life

George

a few days later

Clay POV

"Hey Karl."
"what's up?" Karl looks away from me.

"you know George, right?" I ask "yes, why?" he asks "how is he? what kind of a person." my question made him look at me.

"why?"
"I wanna know about him. He looks interesting." I tell him.

"what exactly do you wanna know about him?" Karl leans against the lockers, with crossed arms, "everything you know." I say.

"uh he's 18 years old?" Karl starts a little confused "he likes the color red and likes pizza to eat..."

"he started to smoke with 13 and started to take drugs at 15." Karl starts the real thing after talking about those little things.

"Nick, my ex, is his best friend. At the time him and I were in a relationship and he talked with me about it-" Karl stops as we walk.

"you'll keep this to yourself, right?" he asks "of course!" I say "it's not like I got someone to tell this." I add.

"George started to take drugs after he met someone named David. He had a huge crush on him which made him do anything for him, even take drugs." Karl explains.

"George started to skip school and become a junkie just like David. Nick got neglected from George that's why they stopped talking for a while.. after David did something to George they started to talk again."

"what did David do?" I ask but instead of answering my question Karl continued to talk about George.

"George and David are friends now, or still, even after he did that to George." he tells me "what did David do to him?" I ask again.

"I know you're my best friend and we know each other for- I don't even know, but I can't tell you."

"did he hurt George?"

"Since that day George got worser than before. Now he's a junkie with one real friend and bad grades." Karl sighs.

He doesn't want to tell me?
alright.

"you said nick is your ex?" I tilt my head "yes.." he mumbles "why did you guys break up?" I ask "he dumped me." Karl laughs a bit.

"Okay not really-" he looks at me "Nick said that he thinks it doesn't sparkle between us anymore and he has to focus on other things that's why he wanted to break up."

"I just let him break up since I didn't want to make a drama." he whispers while nick passes us which made me look back and catch him looking back at Karl.

"He just looked at you." I say "he did?" Karl looks back "hm.." he makes as he turns away again.

"you don't know George.." he suddenly changes subject again "why did you want to know all that?"

"I already told you-" he cuts me off "it's surely not because he's interesting."
"It is. It's not like I meet an addicted teen everyday?" I say.

"Then you're lucky to meet me." I hear someone behind me and when I turn around I see George.

"Nick wants to talk to you." George says to Karl "To me?" Karl asks "I just said 'to you'?" George says.

"where is he?" Karl asks, already walking, "he's in the room." George says before turning around to me.

"hey you." he then says "I'm Clay." I say "I know who you're." he gives me a confused look "then why call me 'you'?"

"Fuck off- just stay away from Karl." he then says "stay away? why that?" I tilt my head "because he already has someone."

"and who should that be?" I raise an eyebrow "his ex nick?" I start to smirk. "I'm seriously." he gets closer "stay the fuck away from Karl."

"There are girls taller than you." I laughs and watch how anger fills in his eyes "chill. I don't want anything from Karl, he's all yours."

"He's not mine- he's nicks!" George quickly says which made me raise an eyebrow "I thought they're broken up?"

"It's a privat thing." George says "then why do you know?" I lean against the lockers "because I'm nicks best friend." he smiles at me "and I'm Karl's?" I say.

"what- you guys met a few days ago!" George says "who told you that?" I get closer "did nick?"

"Cause you can tell him that I see his looks." I move away "you can also add that Karl and I are childhood friends." I say while walking away.

"what's the matter with you!" George shouts which made me turn around "what did I do?" I ask.

"You come new to this city and want to tell me you and Karl are childhood friends?" he angrily comes closer "the world is small George."

"I don't care what you are- if I see you grabbing yourself into Karl.. you're dead." He warns me "I'm soo scared." I smile down at him.

He gives me a look before walking away.

"How did you know I came from another city? Are you stalking me?" I shout behind but get ignored.

Unhealthy but pretty.

"Hey- you're Clay right?" I hear a high voice next to me "yeah?" I say to a red haired girl.

"I don't know if you notice but we're in the same class." she says "I heard that you're really good in math and wanted to ask if you could explain, the topic we've right now, to me?"

"I'm Emilia-"

"Of course- we could meet in the library after school?" I suggest "that would be great, thanks." she smiles at me before leaving.