HEATHER | r.bowen✔️

HEATHER | chapter 10

The next day, Taylor didn't even bother to hide the dark circles around her eyes, or try to get rid of her puffy eyes.

She is too tired.

She just is too tired for all that.

So instead she walks into the school looking like she just died and came back to life.

Her tangled hair thrown in a ponytail, no make up on her face and wearing a hoodie and sweatpants.

"Gross." Gina comments as the girl walks up to the group. "What happened to you?"

Ricky, who's back was facing her turns around to see what Gina is on about now, and his eyes widden as he sees his beat friend.

"I went too bed crying and felt too shitty this morning to try and make myself look presentable." Taylor huffs, crossing her arms as she comes to stand besides Ricky in the small circle of friends.

She is surprised to see Ricky standing alone, not a arm wrapped around his girlfriend like he had for the past few weeks.

Their friendgroup had grew bigger seeing Nini and her friends had joined them.

She likes her friends though, she quickly grew close with Maddox and Kourtney, so she doesn't really mind having them there.

Ricky gently bumps his shoulder against hers. "What's wrong, Tay?"

She simply shakes her head at him, so this guy couldn't even look at her when Nini was here, but now that she's not ut is okay to actually interact?

"Nothing." She shrugs its off. "Once again just me crying over stupid things.

Ricky rolls his eyes annoyed. "How many times do I have to tell you there's nothing to be insecure about?"

"Thanks, but that's not what this is about." She tells him.

He blinks at her. "It's not?"

"It's not." She comfirms.

"Then what's going on? Because I don't remember you saying anything ever to me besides that."

She sighs, running her fingers trough her blonde hair. "Doesn't matter. I'm gonna go to the bathroom, I'll see you in math." And she's off.

When she enters the bathroom she goes into one of the small spaces to pee. She hears a toilet flush and the door besides her opens but she pays no attention to it.

"Oh, girl no." Is the first thing the person says when she exits the toilet. "You look like you just died and somehow git back to life again, three times in a row."

"I feel like that is what happened to me." Taylor answers, stopping at the sink to wash her hands.

"We're gonna have to fix.. this." She points at her whole body and opens her bag.

"Did you bring your whole make up collection to school or something?" Taylor watches with wide eyes at the toilet bag that is grabbed out of the bag.

"Just the stuff that is necasarily." She shrugs her shoulders. "Luckily I always keep a light shade of concealer with me."

"Kourtney, you don't have to do this, it's fine." She tells Nini's best friend.

"Bullshit, I can't let you walk around like this, now turn around so I can fix you." Kourtney tells her.

She sighs but faces her as she starts putting make up on her face.

"So, what happened?" Kourtney asks while blending in the contour.

"Not important." She shakes her head.

"It's about Ricky and Nini, right? You like him." Kourt says bluntly.

The blonde her mouth falls open is shock. Shit, She knows? "What? No. No way."

"It's okay, I kinda was rooting for you two." She admits.

"Huh?"

"Come on, everyone who lives in Salt Lake for a long time knows you two are childhood friends. We were all waiting for something to happen."

"He's with Nini." She remind Kourtney. "He doesn't like me like that."

"But you like him." She hums. "Which is fine, If I'm being honest I don't think Nini and Ricky will last."

"You do?" Taylor frowns. Aren't they best friends? Isn't she supposed to support Nini?

"Yeah, I just can't see them being a forever kinda thing. You two however.." Kourtney grins.

"It doesn't matter." She says sadly. "He likes Nini, and he clearly chose her over me. She asked him to not be too close with me anymore, to change our friendship and he did."

Kourtney grimaces. "Nini did that? I didn't know that, I'm sorry that is not okay."

"I mean, i know we are a bit closer then usual people, but we've known each other so long. It just felt natural at this point.

"How'd you two meet anyway? You always just looked so close." Kourtney wonders.

"Well.."