Devils and Angels (GG Reboot)

Chapter 34

Monet and mine conversation comes to a halt as Zoya walks into the room. 

"Ew. Who gave you my address?" Monet questions, seeing Zoya. 

"Uh, the Constance contact list." Zoya answers. 

"I thought your parents redacted that." I state. 

"They did." Monet replies, looking Zoya up and down. 

"Town & Country did a whole feature. It wasn't hard to deduce through Google Maps from there. And Willow, I was not expecting to see you here but I just wanted to say that I'm sorry about-" Through the corner of my eye I see Monet shaking her head indicating Zoya not to keep talking but she continues. 

"The court case. I think it's really messed up what Luke is doing and if you ever need anything from me or my dad let me know." 

"What court case? There's no court case." I shrug her statement off.

 Denial has been my go-to method ever since Gossip Girl broke the story. 

I know it is dumb and maybe even selfish of me to pretend this isn't a thing when my parents have already put together a team to defend me, but I can't help it. 

If I think all of this isn't real, then it isn't real. 

Right?

 "What exactly is it that you want?" Monet questions Zoya, bringing the attention off me.

 "I know that we haven't always gotten along." Zoya begins. 

That's an understatement.

 "We've never gotten along." Monet states bluntly. 

"But I wanted to say thank you for, um, for helping me." Zoya continues.

 I raise an eyebrow at this, not sure what Zoya is talking about. 

"I helped you? No, no. That doesn't ring any bells." Monet says. 

"I made scones." Zoya voices, showing us her basket.

 "They're lemon-lavender, which I know you like. I did my homework." 

"You brought me food? No one died, Zoya." Monet speaks. 

"I was just trying to be nice." Zoya replies.

 I get up from my seat and take a scone, wanting to be nice.

 It was 8 am after all, a little too early to be mean.

 "Wait. Oh my god these are fucking good." I exclaim in between bites. 

"Thanks." Zoya smiles at me in relief. 

"Willow, we're gonna be late for school. So you can leave those anywhere and they'll be decorative, I guess." Monet states as she gets up. 

"Mon, come on. Don't be like that, you have to try one." I whine. 

She rolls her eyes at this and leaves the room. 

Turning to Zoya I say, "Thank you again. Sorry about her." 

"It's fine. I should be used to this by now." Zoya sighs. 

"Look, the fact that she helped you with something is enough, given she's Monet. Don't take offense to any of this...she just has a funny way of accepting thank yous." I encourage her as I too leave the room so Monet and I can ride to school together.

Once we get to school Monet is booking it inside to speak, well probably threaten, one of our teachers about a grade she got on our last test.