Cranston High

Torque • 9

Walking into Mr. Parker's class I run smack dab into Ark on my way to my desk.

After last nights fiasco with him, I've been trying my best to avoid even being around him, I'm too afraid of that I might actually slip up saying to him if I'm anywhere near him.

Sidestepping by him, without bothering to say a single word to his ass, I head off to my desk trying to get ahold of my flaring inner rage.

Izzy finds her way over next to me but I avoid even looking in her general direction. I'm just far too pissed off to mess with anyone at this moment.

I can't wrap my head around about what actually went down between me my best friend Ark.

The asshole must have it pretty damn bad for that yellowed eyed freak of a girl named Haze to actually do me like that. She has obviously gotten her nails sunk deep into my friend. She's got him all messed up in the brain over her.

That's the only logical explanation that I can come up with to explain his current issue with me. I just don't understand why he would be acting this way? Especially over a damn girl.

He knew before we even met her that I didn't want a damn mate. I fucking told him that continuously. So why is he acting so damn surprised when I refuse her like I do?

I try to put myself in his shoes as Mr. Parker keeps droning on and on about this and that.

If by some miracle I did accept Haze as my mate how would I feel if some strange guy talked about her the way that I did? Would I be as upset about it as Ark apparently is now?

Then I side eye Izzy from under my lashes, how would I really feel if someone like me talked about her as disrespectfully as I did about Haze last night?

Would it even bother me like it did with Ark? Not fucking likely.

Not in the fucking slightest, I wouldn't give a damn if someone just so happened to disrespect Izzy in that type of way. Hell I would congratulate him.

Maybe it's because I just simply don't care enough about Izzy to even care one way or the other about her or her damn feelings?

Honestly if she ended up hooking up with someone else right now, I simply wouldn't fucking care. She means absolutely nothing to me. So why is Ark getting all out of shape and protective over that little wisp of a damn girl?

Unless, he actually does care for her in some sort of way?

But that's just ludicrous! He barely even knows the damn chic.

Neither do the others. So why are they all getting bent out of shape over her like they seemingly are?

Fuck, I'm starting to get a damn headache from trying to figure out all of the ridiculous bullshit out.

Rubbing my fingers along my temples leisurely, I close my eyes up tightly and try to will myself to just fucking relax.

Just as I'm finally at the pinnacle of relaxation I suddenly hear a small scraping sound coming from the top of my desk. When I reopen my eyes back up I see a small piece of paper that has landed directly on top of my black notebook on my desk.