How To Stay Afloat (BxB)

Chapter 124: worth

Did I get enough sleep? No. I lay in bed, beating myself up over what I did all night.

Then I beat something else while thinking about Adam and after that I felt even worse.

Despite my mom's protest I decide to go to school because Lamine told me I can't miss more days.

As I get to the classroom I'm ignored by Carla, Harry and Adam. They all just continue talking, not even looking up at me.

I sigh and sit down on top of Austin's desk, waiting for him to arrive.

"Oh my god!" I can hear Lisa exclaim.

I take a deep breath to prepare myself for a bunch of questions as she makes her way over to me.

"You're here!" She says, looking at me and then at Adam. "What happened yesterday? You got arrested!"

I sigh and rub my face. "Lisa. Please keep it down a little. We were just questioned about something." I explain.

"Yeah. But I heard you even got handcuffed!" She exclaims.

"Yeah. Because we were suspected of a serious crime which we didn't do." I tell her.

"Oh okay, okay." She says. "But are you okay? You seemed super upset. I mean I would also be upset if the poli-" I can't listen to that right now.

"Lisa. I'm fine. Thanks for your concern." I say.

She can read my tone and nods. "Yeah. Okay. Good to know. I'll head back over to Jess." She says and turns around. "Just reach out when you feel like talking."

I close my eyes and sigh.

"Wow. And I thought you're just shitty towards us. Turns out you treat everyone like that." Carla comments.

I groan. "Just shut up, okay? I can't hear that now."

She gasps. "Since when do you talk to me like that? What is wrong with you? What did we do?"

I glance at Adam and he instantly looks away. I feel bad. I feel so bad for how I treat them, but I'm not gonna hang out with Carla and Harry if they stay friends with Adam. I don't care. I just care about my relationship with Austin.

I made a mistake. A grave mistake. But that doesn't mean I have to ruin my relationship with Austin. I gotta put an end to this and I can only do that by avoiding Adam.

"Do what you want. I don't care." I say and grab my stuff and put it on the place next to Austin's seat.

I'm sitting here. I'm a good boyfriend from now on. Carla and Harry will come around. Maybe they'll stop hanging out with Adam or I have to talk to them when he isn't around. Poor Dean is alone all the time because Adam sits here during every bigger break.

"Seriously Sammy. What's up with you all of a sudden?" Harry asks me angrily.

I point at Adam. "He's the problem." I say.

Adam raises his eyebrows as he looks at my accusing finger pointing in his direction.

"You want me to leave?" He asks.

"Yeah. I don't wanna have to see you all the time." I tell him.

He presses his lips together and nods before he stands up and leaves to go back to his seat.

"What's wrong with you?" Carla asks me. "Why are you so angry at him? What did he do to you? You are the one who hooked up with him. Or whatever it was." She says angrily, a little too loud for my liking.

"Who hooked up with who?" Austin asks as he appears next to me.

I gasp and turn to him wide eyed. "Uhm, no one! Carla is saying bullshit." I quickly say.