Finding My Muse - Nicholas Galitzine

Chapter 30: Street Tacos

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--Esmerelda's POV--

All last night Kylie stayed up with me as I cried about another man being the worst. I think I'm destined to be alone. Maybe a hookup here and there but never love. Loves too complicated anyways. I jump when Kylie puts her arm on my shoulder knocking me out of my daydream, "We should ...." Kylie says making me look up. Nick and Harry are walking down the same block as us. Of course the time I want to push Nick into oncoming traffic is when we cross paths. He should be the one dreading this not me.

"It's fine," I tell her as she gives me a sympathetic look, "You better not start acting weird with Harry. You two are too cute of a couple to waste because of Nicholas," I state pointing my finger at her.

"I'm mad at him too. He was there he could have stopped whatever the hell was going on," she says quieting down as we get closer. Harry giggles like a schoolgirl when he sees Kylie. He immediately runs the other half and wraps his arms around his girlfriend.

"TODAY HAS SUCKED," he says holding his hand out for our handshake. I raise an eyebrow and tell him I'm going to be last for class. I feel bad when I see the flash of hurt in his eyes as I turn away from him. Kylie says she will see him later as Nick tries to get my attention.

"Are you alright?" He asks putting his hand on my shoulder.

"Yeah"

"Essy?"

"It's Esme," I say with a sarcastic smile,  starting to walk away. Kylie links arms with me as we continue walking the rest of the way to class. It's taking everything in me not to turn around and look at him.

"You did good," she says as I fight the tears from falling from my eyes. I feel so weak crying over a man but isn't that girlhood. Probably not but I'm going to convince myself it is, "How about we have a girls night tonight?" she asks as I sigh.

"I'll pick up some tacos before I come home," I tell her knowing that's the best way to lift our spirits.

"I'm excited already," she says turning down the path she takes to her building. Today is going to be the longest day of my life.

My last class of the day was like torture. The professor has always been the dullest person on this planet but he managed to be even worse today. It's almost as if there's no reason to dedicate an entire class period to the history of clef notes. I think I lost brain cells listening to him, "Esme," Nick yells making me jump as I walk out of the door.

"What are you stalking me now?" I ask walking towards the door.

"I know your class schedule. Can you wait up?" He says getting stuck behind other kids from my class. I use this opportunity to jog out of the building. I've never been more upset at his tall legs than right now. His hand wraps around my arm making me stop as I pull myself away from him, "Did I do something? Talk to me," he says as I look up at him with a straight expression.

"Fuck off," I mumble continuing my walk home, "Stop following me," I yell turning around seeing him still there. I turn down a wrong street to get away from him but he continues falling me. Some other people on the street are giving us weird walks as he continues trying to talk to me.

"You're being a child," he yells making my fuse explode. I turn around and grab snow from the ground. He tries to block his face but I manage to pin him straight in the face.

"Now I'm being a child. You asshole," I state walking off. Thankfully this time he gets the hint. I get into the apartment and my hand is frozen from picking up the snow. I slam the door shut and cringe at how loud it actually was. Kylie comes running out.

"What happened?" She asks as she sees me empty handed, "no tacos?" She says.

"Fucking Nick decided to stand outside my class. Then he started following me home trying to get to talk to him. so I might have thrown snow in his face," I tell her.

"Dirty New York snow? Are you trying to kill him?" She asks as I close my eyes feeling terrible, "He deserves it," she assures me.

"Do you mind if we just order in? I don't really want to chance seeing him again," I tell her.

"What about your internship?" She asks. I know I'll have to face him tomorrow but that's a later me problem.

"I'll figure something out," I tell her, "Did you talk to Harry?" I ask.

"No, he's on probation for now. My best friend needs me and I'm not wasting my time on a boy," she says as I laugh.

"I'm allowing this for one day," I tell her as she smiles.

"I'm going to go out and get the tacos cause I'm craving them. Do you want your regular?" She asks. I nod my head and she grabs her coat before heading out. I yell that I love her and she just flips me off before closing the door. Gotta love best friends.