rivalry ( sam larusso x tory nichols ) { ON HOLD }

11

if there was one thing everyone knew about tory , it was that her mood swings were uncontrollable.

she said things out of anger . pure impulse . half the time it was rage and she never meant it.

other times it was the truth slipping , thoughts she had kept bottled up for quite some time.

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sams pov:

robby would not stop blowing up my phone.

I'd be lying if i said i wasn't hesitant to answer but I still press the decline every time.

thanks to him, my secret was known.

i'm happy with Tory , it's been great , don't get me wrong.

but i needed time .

it was some thing I had to face my whole life , the thought of ' what if i really do like girls.'

for a while i was scared of it. i let it eat my alive.

but one thing about being outed is you learn to just accept it after a while.

when i met tory , i had so many feelings i couldn't even fathom.

i hated her so much yet wanted her so bad all in one.

as i pull in the parkway,
i notice tory walking out of her car.

' hey princess!'

i yell .

a smile plastered across that beautiful face of hers.

i run up to her after i lock my car .

' hey beautiful.' she chuckles , placing her
hands on my waist , pulling me in for a kiss.

as we walk hand in hand , the whispers of people linger the air.

god i hated the attention. it made me anxious.

i never knew what people were saying , nor did i want to.

as for tory , she couldn't give less of a fuck.  it's almost like she's bulletproof.

what i loved about her most was she never let anyone or anything stand in her way . she never payed mind to what people had to say wether it was positive or negative.

at this point we were standing by our lockers. i didnt want to make a scene knowing tory and the way her mood could change within a milla second.

but the attention from others was truly starting to bother me.

' hey babe ? ' i stammered

' hey ?' tory responsed in a concerning tone.

' do you think we can like save all the pda and shit for when we're alone ? don't get me wrong i love it but i just can't-'

before i could finish , tory low key slams her locker , sucking her teeth.

' yup. I know. you can't deal with people knowing your dirty little secret sam. I get it .'  tory spat.

shit did those words sting.

she thought it was personal, as if i was embarrassed of her when in reality that was far from the truth.

' no babe , it's not like that i-'

' then what the hell is it , sam '

' please hear me out. the attention, the stares . i just don't like being the center of attention that's all.'

' really? that certainly wasn't the case the other night , princess.'

' what in fucks name is your problem, tory .'

' i think you know exactly what my problem is.' tory spat.

i knew she was a spitfire but what did i do to deserve this?

' you know what , forget this conversation. i should've known what i was getting myself into when i agreed to dating you.' I spat giving tory a taste of her own medicine.

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tears began to form in my eyes.

not even two weeks of dating and we're already fighting?

maybe she didn't change.

there was no way id be able to focus in school with all the shit that just went down between me and tory.

I rush to my car as tears begin to fall into place.

god  i hated feelings.
i hated everything.
i hated fighting with her.
she was my everything ,
and i thought i was hers.
this was just a little miss communication..
right?

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as i step foot in my car , i feel my phone vibrate for the 4th time in the past 10 minutes.

robby.

i pick up.
im so ready to spazz on his ass.

' what the fuck do you want keene?'

' shit sam i didn't except you to pick up. i just want you to know our friendship meant everything to me. my actions sure as hell didn't show that , but i promise you if i could take everything back, i would. I'm-'

before he could finish, i cut him off.

' oh so when you say you wish you could take everything back does that include the part where you outed me in front of the whole cafeteria? in pure silence too ? Robby what the fuck. '

god did it feel good to stand up for myself.

' sam please.'
robby pleaded.

' sam ? let me make this up to you .'

he did seem sorry but at the same time, i felt like i couldn't trust anybody right now .

' aren't you supposed to be in school dipshit ?'   I say jokingly, easing the awkwardness, not wanting to talk about this anymore.

I just wanna go somewhere. I was desperate for a distraction and robby was the only one available right now.  5 days suspension.

' there she is ' robby says letting out a laugh

' pick me up ?' sam pleads

' what ? '

' im gonna drive home and then you can pick me up ? duh . we can do whatever'

shit . tory would hate me for this but i had no idea what kind of terms we were on right now.

given she just really hurt me . right after she made it seem like she wanted to change for the better ?

like i said I should've known better.

' sam ? I thought you hated me '

' whatever robby just pick me up . I'll be home in 5 and i guess we can just sort things out '.