Guns and Roses

Chapter Eleven

"You did what?"

"Ipukedonhishoes"

"Wait, what?"

Taking a deep breathe, I looked up at the ceiling. There was no way I could bear to face Mr Please's smirk right now.

"I. Puked. On. His. Shoes"

Mr Please burst out laughing, his voice resounding in the infirmary. A nurse peeked through the open door and frowned at him. He gave her an apolegetic smile and turned back to me.

"So how did the the Black Cat end up in bed in the clinic?", he grinned.

I glared at him, "Ned. He rushed me out of there before Mr Frog could do anything. I was perfectly all right! But he insisted that I rest here for a while, so here I am." I rolled my eyes.

"And on the contrary, I was thinking that I might have to visit Summer here after lunch when you are done with her", he grinned.

"I probably won't..."

The infirmary door burst open and we turned to look. It was none other than little Miss Perfect.

"OH MY GOD! Lexi!", she screeched, her hand outstretched towards me. "I just heard! Are you fine, Sweetie?"

There were two of her minions, bobbing behind her. She took my hand and sat on the chair beside Mr Please. "I...uh... I'm fine", I said in a tone to match hers. Unfortunately, it came out sounding much more lame. Mr Please sniggered. Miss Perfect turned to him, her eyes wide. "Hey Justin. You missed a nice dinner last night. Your parents told me that you're sick?" she said. His laugh turned into an awkward cough. "Uh, yeah. Just a minor fever. I'm okay now." He shot me an apprehensive look. I raised my eyebrows at him. Dinner, uh?

"We'll have a talk later, bitch." I mouthed to him.

He rose hurriedly, "I ... uh...should leave. I have to finish my English paper."

I smirked and reached for his hand. "No, no. Sit. You just came by, Justin". I said his name with venom as I pushed him back on the chair. He looked longingly towards the door.

"Actually,"said Miss Perfect, "I was hoping to talk alone with Lexi." Mr Please looked confused so I guessed that he too had no idea what this was about.

"Uh. Actually, Justin has to help me with my meds in a few minutes. So, he should stay here. Right, Justin?" I shot him a fierce look. He'd better not betray me now.

"Erm... Yeah, of course! Your meds. It's important to take them at the right time to get better early." He nodded at Summer sternly.

"Okay." She said. She looked down at her lap and folded her hands. She was wearing a pale blue skirt and a white flowing shirt. Her blonde hair was open and curly at the ends. Just like the previous time, she looked perfect.

Everyone was looking at her, waiting for her to begin. She kept looking down at her lap, as if the matter embarrassed her. Mr Please and I exchanged a wary look before she began.

"Yesterday, I heard some disturbing rumours."

Uh oh.

"That you and Ned were...well... seen together."

Mr Please laughed. It was a fake and croaky one. "Ha-ha. Alexis and I can be seen together too, you know. All the time!" His right eye twitched.

She looked up at me, paying no attention to him. She was scrutinising my reaction. "Some of my friends told me that they saw you walking with Ned to the History class, hand in hand".

Well, it was more like I was holding his arm.

"And that, you both sat together."

Correction. I sat beside him.

"And Jeremy told me that you said that Ned is your boyfriend."

Well... undeniable.

Her minions had a scandalised look on their face. Mr Please looked troubled. I shifted a little on my bed and sat up. Time to own up.

"That's true."

Mr Please looked as if he thought that I am bonkers. The minion's expression turned to rage. Miss Perfect's face betrayed shock. "Y... You, WHAT?" she screamed. All of us flinched.

"You... YOU BITCH! How dare you! I... I..." Her voice quavered. "I will ruin you!" She jumped up from the chair and all three of them loomed over me in rage. Mr Please hurried to stand between us.

"Now come on, Sum. Let it be." He coaxed her.

But it was no use. By now, she was screeching stuff rapidly, none of which I could make sense of. Her minions were holding her back as they shot me outrageous looks. The nurse came running inside followed by Ned.

Mr Please and I groaned as soon as we saw Ned. Sure enough, she started screeching all the more when she saw him. Ned looked confused as he stood near the end of my bed, his eyebrows scrunched up in that familiar cute way.

The nurse looked shocked. "Miss Meyers! That is no way to talk to a patient!" No one paid attention to her.

I folded my legs Indian style and tried to look innocent in the midst of all the drama. The nurse and the minions tugged little Miss Perfect out of the ward and shut the door behind them. The screech was soon a distant noise.

Mr Please glared at me. "You could have handled that in a better way," he groaned as he dropped on a chair. I shrugged. Ned sat on the chair closer to me.

"What happened?" he said. His eyebrows were still scrunched up. Mr Please and I shared an awkward look. "She came to Alexis asking whether she felt fine or not," explained Mr Please.

"That's it?" said Ned. Mr Please seemed unwilling to continue.

"And then, she started screaming." I edited.

"Oh..." he said. He was quiet for a moment. And then he spoke up, "She knows, doesn't she?"

"Yeah" said Mr Please.

"Hell, yeah." I said at the same moment.

"So what do we do now?" said Mr Please.

"We'll explain it to her. That it was all a lie," said Ned.

Ouch.

Mr Please raised an eyebrow at me.

"Was it?" he said casually. That bitch. He was probably dying to hear the details.

I kept my mouth shut. However, Ned didn't. "Yes. Alexis came to the library on her first day here and ordered me to pretend to be her boyfriend."

Double ouch.

Ned ran a hand through his hair, messing it up all the more. It made him look... sexy. I swallowed and looked away. Mr Please gave me a knowing look. I glared at him.

"Why would she do that?" He said to Ned. "Actually, she never gave a reason." replied Ned. They both looked at me, waiting for an answer.

"What?" I snapped. "I am not answering any questions. If you both have a problem, then you can get the hell outta here. I don't give a rat's arse."

And with that, I jumped off the bed and walked out of the ward, not bothering to look back at either of the guys.

I had had enough of crazy professors, screaming cheerleaders, a hot guy and a fake friend who noticed too much. Parole or no parole, I was getting out of here.

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