Forbidden Love (gxg)

chapter 8

Blithe's POV

"Mine."

Her words make my heart stop in my chest and my insides turn to goo (because lets face it, I'm a bit dramatic.) There's goose bumps spreading all over my arms, hope blooming in my chest, spreading throughout my body like wildfire. Jesus, talk about a bloody cliche.

Until I realize what she said, I mean really, I'm not some bloody object you own. Talk about being possessive.

I look at Kate, her face smug with a cocky tilt to her lips. "Yours?" She scoffs "She's not some object you own." A part of me agrees but another, bigger part of me shivers at the mere thought of belonging to Jade. Does this mean she likes me? I mean, even just a little? Is it stupid of me to get my hopes up, thinking Jade could like me a fraction of what I do her?

I look to Jade on my right side, my heart soaring, feeling hopeful and a bit too optimistic. My smile slips off my face though, when I find Jade glaring ahead, not sparing a glance my way.

"She's MY BEST FRIEND! Key word being MY!" She adds in afterthought, emphasis on friend because why not, it's the only thing she sees me as anyway. It's as if she doesn't even realize her words have just crushed any hope left in me. The hand still wrapped around my arm feel like its burning and I just can't. My brows furrow and I look down. Knots form in my stomach, my mood turning sour in a blink of an eye.

Which makes no sense whats so ever. Jade and I are friends and just because I want us to be more doesn't mean I should take it out on her, I try to tell myself.

The thought doesn't stop me from pushing her away and look at the floor. Distance, distance is good.

"No touching." I mumble, a natural instinct has the words slipping out of my mouth without really meaning to. Add the fact that it feels like heart has been ripped in half means the words come out a little harsher than necessary.

"Right?" Her question is directed to me so I nod, because Jade is my friend. The word has a particular place in my heart, wedged deep inside like a shard of glass, so its no wonder I have such contempt for the word friend when it involves Jade.

I can feel the older girls heated stare burning into the side of my face but I keep my gaze resolutely on the floor. So I completely miss Kate's smug grin, Jade's irritated sigh and Alice's glare.

I see Alice tug on her arm out the corner of my eye but Jade just brushes it off, heated gaze still on me. It probably shouldn't give me satisfaction, having her attention on me and only me, especially in a situation like this but I'll take what I can get.

Suck on that Alice! Jesus I need professional help.

There's this awkward tension in the air that seems to surround the four of us. People around keep their distance as they pass us, as if we were the plague.

"Well!" Kate says loudly, clapping her hands once. "I have to go to my locker, but I'll see you at lunch Blithe, okay?" she asks, shifting her book-bag on her shoulder.

"Okay" I whisper. She nods, hums and turns the other way towards her class. I turn my attention to my locker and put in my combination, not looking at the pair beside me.

I can act normal, pretend like nothing happened and be civil. Yes, sounds like a plan.

"I'll see you later Alice." Jades voice is tight but kind none the less. I hurry up and gather up the books for class and start putting them in my bookbag.