Money can't buy love

~4

Chloe:

"I don't hate you. I just don't like you because you treated my like shit." He nodded his head "Yeah, honestly I would hate me too. Well, I do."

I smiled brightly at him "I think I like you more now." Thomas started smiling too "I think I do too." "If you don't mind me asking. Why did you treat me like that in the first place?" His face turned from happy to guilty. "I was jealous." I just started laughing "Jealous. Thomas, god there is nothing to be jealous about. My life is not as good as it seems."

He was now looking at the ground "I know that now too. That's why I stopped hating you. It was just that you got into UCLA because you worked hard, I didn't. You have parents who are happily married, I don't. Your life just seems so much better than mine, but when you told me what happened to you, I realized that I just didn't know you." I placed my hand on his shoulder "It's ok. So, what would you think if I asked you to be friend?" He smiled "I would say yes." I don't know why I told him my secret, but I don't regret it.

Maybe we can actually become friends. "You do realize you will be forced to do the rest of the project with me. Well, I'm technically done, but I can find something." Thomas started laughing "I can live with that. Just tell me what to do and I'll do it." I just nodded my head in response.

„It's beautiful out here at this time of day." "It sure is" I noticed that he was looking at me instead of the campus. "Thomas stop flirting with me." He smiled "Sure, Princess." I rolled my eyes "Really, can't you give me any other name?" He shook his head "No, I like the name." I sighed "Fine, but don't you dare call me that in front of anyone else." Instead of answering I just saw him smirk.

That definitely means he will call me that in front of people.

„You should go back to your brother or he will get worried." I started laughing "His girlfriend is with him and I'm sure Kiley has left by now. So yeah, I don't think that the case, but I should still go back." I stood up "Thanks for listening to me and telling me why you hate me. You're a great guy actually or at least I think so." Thomas smiled "Same goes for you. Just tell me the work I'm supposed to do when we see each other next." I nodded my head before starting to walk back to my dorm room.

As soon as I opened the door to my dorm I was engulfed in a hug. "Did he do something to you?" Elena asked worried. I shrug my shoulders "Nothing bad, but you could say we don't hate each other anymore." She gasped "How? Why? Wait, you didn't tell him, did you?" I smiled with guilt visible in my eyes "Oh my god, you told him. So, what did he say?"

I looked at Elias to see his confused expression. "Well, he figured it out himself and just came to apologize so yeah I don't know what else to say." Elena started laughing "That's great, but I was talking about your feelings for him." My eyes widened in shook "I do not like him as more than a friend." Kiley stepped in "Sure Girl, keep telling yourself that." "Can someone tell me what's going on here?" Elias asked.

I sighed and nodded my head. I knew I couldn't hide this from him anymore. "For starters Thimas and I are friends now."

He nodded his head "I got that, but not the part where you said he figured it out himself. I feel like you are hiding something from me." My eyes fell on my best friends, who just nodded their heads. "I think I should tell you the truth then." He nodded his head "That would be a good idea."

I took a deep breath before starting to talk "You probably remember when I went to that party when I was 17 and as soon as I came home you were worried about me." "Yeah, I remember." Elena walked over to me to squeeze my hand "That night Elena and Kiley left me alone for a minute to get drinks when Elena's brother showed up. He told me that the girls were upstairs in Elena's room and that he could bring me there. Since I knew him, I trusted him enough to agree. We didn't go to Elena's room after all." My brother immediately hugged me "So Elena's brother did something you didn't want him to do?" I nodded my head, which caused him to hold me tighter. "How far did he go?" He asked Elena quietly. I knew he did that because I was crying for the third time that day.

No one answered, but the way he held me even tighter made me sure that he got his answer. We just sat there silent for a few minutes. That was enough for me to start crying. "I'm here for you if you want me to be" Elias said when I stopped crying. I smiled "I know, thank you."

Deep down I knew this would cause some trouble although I told him, but I pushed that feeling aside. Today was the day I would start over. Thomas and I are friends now, Elias knows the truth and my exams are over.

I'm going to enjoy life more form now on. That's what I promised myself.

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I did not mean for them to be friends this early, but I kinda like it. Anyways do y'all think Chloe can keep the promise she made for herself?

Edit: this is awkward as hell. Did y'all actually like this? If yes how?!