My enemy since childhood

Chapter 30

Even though i didn't want to admit it, it hurt painfully to see how right Brooke had been that if i slept with Thomas, he would leave me alone. I had slept with Thomas and now he barely gave me a glance. Was it really that simple?

You fucked and then you forgot? sure, that had been the plan all along, not to lie but to be left alone, but damn it hurt. Not that i wanted his attention back but come on, we had slept with each other and he couldn't even say "hey"?

If, against the odds, i met his gaze, he quickly turned it away. That was probably the disadvantage of us being in the same class. I couldn't avoid his presence no matter how much i wanted to. Every lesson, from morning to late afternoon i had him close yet so far away.

Someone who however gave me full attention was Jake, it was almost even worse than having Thomas hanging around. Wonder if he had been smoking or something? out of nowhere he had started tailing me like i don't know what. I would like to tell him to go to hell or tell my brother he had to fucking tell his pal to stop messing around. Although it would certainly be such a damn life and if it got really bad, maybe Thomas would say something about us that would start a world war and that was the last thing i wanted.

So far he seemed to have kept quiet about it. Even Brooke didn't suspect anything because we haven't been talking about Thomas the past few days and i hadn't told her that we slept together. Just as well i kept it a secret too. Sure i trusted Brooke, she was my best friend, but she was still messing with my brother so i didn't want to risk her accidentally telling him.

But i wondered if he had really meant what he said, sleeping with me had been nothing special. Though i don't think so. I don't want to believe it! for me it would have been as good as anything, but without any major knowledge of maths i could calculate that he had significantly more experience in that area.

It was really something i hated about him ignored me. That i began to doubt myself. It would have been good sex, he must have thought so too? or? well, he must, because it would have been really good...

"Y/n?"

I flinched and blinked a few times as i realized the whole class was staring at me. I turned my gaze to Brooke who raised her eyebrows questioningly so i cleared my throat and turned my gaze to the teacher.

"Uh what?"

"Are you with me? I just asked about this number on the board. Can you solve the equation?" asked the teacher, raising his eyebrows meaningfully.

I looked at the board and my eyes widened. (400+ 4x) • 3 + 2 (350 + 3x) = 2800. He couldn't be serious? i really have no idea and honestly i wouldn't give a fuck.

"Umm..." i began and did everything to show that i at least tried to think. I tilted my head a little as if i was close to having the answer but it was completely empty. Who the hell could solve such an equation just like that?

"X equals fifty" i heard someone mutter.

I looked out over the class until i met Thomas gaze, which didn't look away this time. He kept his gaze fixed on me so that i felt my stomach tickle.

"Thanks Thomas, absolutely correct. Try to keep up next time Y/n."

The spell was broken so i turned my gaze back to the teacher and took a deep breath as i nodded and he continued with his impossible equations.

There you see, to imagine that Thomas was suddenly an expert in math, i thought amused. But i couldn't ignore the butterflies that still fluttered in my stomach. A small smile tugged at the corner of my mouth so i picked up my phone, he could think what he wanted about me but i wasn't going to be the one to sulk.