traitor • cmb

09; you too?

erica

"hey now I get to sit and rest anytime I want. retirement life is the best" grandma says causing corbyn to giggle. that boy has to have the cutest giggle I've ever heard.

"yea, I can't wait to graduate and go into college, I hear from many people that college was the best experience" corbyn says.

"not with your grades" I say joking around causing him to laugh out loud.

"haha well it's a good thing I got a tutor then, you better watch out jones cause I might steal your brand for being the smartest in the group" corbyn claps back.

"haha it's always a competition with you two" grandma says clearing the table of the empty plates. "who's your tutor corbyn?" she says sitting back down. oh god.

"um my girlfriend is, madison" corbyn tells her.

"ah how nice, madison who?"

"madison turner" he says as my grandma almost chokes on her spit.

"madison turner?! why would you associate yourself with that girl when she bullied your best friend and my granddaughter?!" she said. my eyes widen as corbyn has a confused expression on his face.

"grandma, why don't you go rest you look a bit flustered and tired" I say before corbyn could speak.

"I have to do the dishes honey"

"I'll do them, you go rest"

"but-"

"grandma, it's fine"

"fine, goodnight honey. goodnight corbyn" she says walking off. she never calls him corbyn.

I look at corbyn sympathetically. he didn't know about my situation with madison and didn't deserve to be yelled at for it. I wait till my grandma closes her door to her bedroom before I turn to corbyn.

"corbyn-"

"you too?" he says interrupting me while looking up at me.

I just sighed and looked at the floor, not wanting to see his facial expression.

"and you didn't tell me?!" he says sounding annoyed but still sad.

"it happened in elementary school and it just never came up again"

"when she was going after julia you could've warned her, warned us about what she was like. it could've came up then!" he finally says trying not be too loud.

I keep my head down, not wanting to look in his direction. he's right, I could've told him when I told the girls and I don't know why I didn't. honestly, it probably would've stopped him from dating her in general.

we stand there in silence before he speaks again.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get mad at you. I just thought we tell each other everything. but anyways it's in the past now and we can move forward from it."

I just nod looking back at him standing in front of me with a small smile, which I return.

"my moms calling me, I'll be right back"

"your phone didn't right though"

"I put it on vibrate" he says walking away.

weird.

corbyns pov

erica was right. my phone didn't ring. I just needed an excuse to get away from her to text madison. not only did erica not tell me, but when I asked madison how she knew erica she just said 'acquaintances from elementary school' nothing else.