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Miss Communication, Chapter 9

I made my way to my locker and collected my stuff to do homework, Spanish folder and notebook, Math book and notebook, and English folder. I felt a hard nudge of an elbow into my side, I was surprised and quick whipped my head around. I saw two girls I had never talked to before standing in front of me. I think their names were Sadie and Franny?

"Listen, we don't need another girl to compete against for Preston so just stop."

They said this in an annoying valley girl accent, were they being serious?

"Your dad may have died, but it was his choice too. I don't want to pity you, so just back off and we won't ever have to talk again okay?"

I felt a sharp pain in my chest hearing someone else talk about my late father like that. I let out a sigh and looked them dead in the eye, my anger was rising scary fast. How annoying could they be?

"Well I don't really think I was the one who started the conversations with him today. So if he wants to talk to me over you people, that's his choice."

I heard a huff and felt a clammy wide palmed hand tightly grip on my wrist, I look back up at the girl who was holding it. She had dull brown hair that was just below her ears, her face was a little rounder, with a thicker neck with skin swooping below her chin, and had freckles scattered across her nose. She was by no means ugly, but she did not stand out much and definitely not gorgeous. The girl besides her was more tall and lanky with obviously died blonde hair because it was a yellow-ish shade. Her eyes were small almonds with a dull brown color,  Her nose had a small ridge and was rather bumpy. She was pretty, but looked more common.

I was brought out of my thoughts by a burning sensation on my wrist. The Franny chick had scratched my wrist, leaving a jagged mark with blood slowly rising to the surface, with her naked nails and rough skin mixed with sweat made my skin red and have a bit of a rash forming. She was trying to bend it a way my wrist would not bend, I felt a sharp pain along with a few cracks and a pop, then a hard yank on my hand. I immediately without thinking slapped the girl who was harshly abusing my delicate wrist. I felt bad, for my hand to touch such nasty people. I quickly grabbed my backpack with my other hand and hip bumped my locker shut then I made my way to the parking lot. Half the parking lot was still full of people and I felt every other pair of eyes on me, I wished that they couldn't tell that my wrist was bruised and throbbing in pain. I finally made it to Radley's car where Preston was already in the passenger seat, I tossed my bag into the back seat and sat next to it. I smiled masking my pain and waited for the car to drive out of the parking lot.

"So Ray once we get to my apartment how about I get the snacks and you set the homework up, then once that is done we can watch a movie?"

"umm... oh, Yeah that sounds great!"

I tried my hardest to sound pumped for the day ahead, but truthfully the thought of the girls by my lockers keep popping up. We made it to his apartment, all three of us walked into the building. Radley and I went right and to his apartment while Preston when left to his apartment on the first floor. We made it to the apartment and I set my stuff on the ground near the couch, I carefully got the homework out trying to avoid putting pressure on my wrist. I really wanted to hang out with Radley and I can't do that when I am at the hospital. 

I sit down on the couch and Radley sat next to me after a minute with smoothies and two containers of cookies. I smiled and started on my homework, first was my Spanish homework.

"Hey Radley do you know what this means?"

I point to the part of the homework I was confused on and look up to see that his face was only an inch away. I felt my heart explode and the blood rise to my cheeks, I immediately look down while he looked over my shoulder.

"Oh, those are the emotions. So that one says 'I like you' and you put down the emotion they are expressing which is love."

I just nod, not trusting my words, but my face surely blew up with a red blush. I wanted to hear him say those words again, but towards me personally. I wrote down the answers and moved on to my other homework.

"Hey Ray can you help me with my Geometry?"

"Oh yeah, of course. Which problems?"

He pointed them out and helped him solve them by working a few out with him, then he went silent and grabbed my hand. Oh shit he saw the bruises. 

"Ray what the hell are these?"

It took me a while until I looked at the scratch marks that ran across my wrist. This must look bad.

"Oh, no... Radley you have it wrong. These two girls came up to me a-"

"Why don't you tell me about this?! If you go to this level why didn't you come and talk to me?! I care about you I don't want to see you do this to yourself!"

I was shocked and a little hurt that he that I would do that. That he would think that of me.

"Wait! Listen to me! This was because two girls tried to make me stay away from your brother and I refused so they grabbed me."

I was now officially pissed and stood up gathering my stuff in my bag. I turn to see anger in Ridleys face as well, he then got up and grabbed what looked like an ice pack from the freezer.

"Wait. I am sorry Ray, I shouldn't have suspected something from you harshly. Just stay around me in school from now on. Okay?"

He wraps the icepack around my wrist and I nod in agreement with a small sprinkle of blush still dusting my cheekbones. We sat in an awkward silence for awhile doing homework, not asking anymore questions. He didn't sit next to me either, we were looking the opposite directions of each other and on opposite sides of the couch. In the dead silence I heard the door open and I look up to see Preston standing there looking at us with his famous smile.

"What happened? Are you two in a lovers quarrel of something?"

He chuckled to himself and sat between us, although a little closer to me oddly enough. I heard the shuffle of Radley's wait and he stood up. He grabbed Preston's shoulder and glanced at me then turned to Preston.

"Are you aware of how many girls like you?"

I looked at Radley confused, and Preston looked at me then back to Radley equally concerned for his brother's sanity.

"Are you jealous? Why are you bringing it up?"

"Well Ray has hurt because you have taken a liking to her, if you want to have a relationship with her you need to cool your followers down. Ray was bullied because she said she wouldn't stop hanging around you. So just tell them to not hurt your girlfriend."

My mouth literally dropped open, did he seriously think I liked Preston. Yes there are signs that strongly point to it.... But it's defiantly not like that! He made Preston blush and he looked at me apologetically. 

"Rad, I think you have this wrong we aren't dating and I had no idea this was happening. I am so sorry Ray."

"Well you can not treat Ray like that! A girls feelings are very sensitive. Espescially when she obviously likes you! She faced another girls anger to stay by your side!"

I was incredibly hurt from him suspecting everything. He had it all wrong and kept making it worse! This was so embarrassing! Preston looked at me blushing, he had more common sense I hoped to know that this look of shock on my face was telling him that I didn't liked him. Right? 

"Well Ray if you like me, then I would like to put it out there that I also have feelings for you... So please be my girlfriend."

I could not get a brake today!!