Crazy Over You

📚 Chapter 40 📚

"He practically proposed." Hailey concluded, holding my hand and looking at the ring that's not even on the ring finger but index.

"He did not. Plus, we've only been dating for like five to six months." I reminded her, trying to calculate how long James and I have been together but realized that the beginning was fake. We became official in November.

"Yet you two knew each other for years." Hailey added on.

Before I had the chance to point out the fact that he wasn't into me as kids and only started to develop feelings for me this years or towards the end of last year. Or the fact that the beginning of our relationship was fake until things were made official in November.

But a kid, Tyler, ran past us like his life depended on it. Hailey and I looked at each other and then back at him.

"Not even a hello." Hailey looked annoyed now. "I swear, he always--" The another student ran and another. "What's going on?" Hailey asked.

"I don't know." I said, looking back at how there's now students making their way into a classroom, some even standing outside the door to look.

I noticed how most of James's friends were moving people away to get in but James was no where around.

"I have a bad feeling." I said and made my way over. Hailey followed but once we arrived, we also pushed -- Hailey pushed-- the students aside so we could get through and see what's going on.

My heart dropped because James was being held back by Tyler and Koshi. I've never seen him so mad and angry before. He kept trying to pull away but Tyler and Koshi along with a few others were telling him to calm down and that the guy is not worth it. Tables and desk were on the ground, not all but some were along with papers and pencils.

I look away to see another student on the ground with a bloody nose. A female student was helping the student get cleaned up but he looked a mess. His hair just everywhere, as if he didn't bother to brush it this morning. He's breathing hard and--

"Enough!" Emma yells, getting in between. "You were way out of line, Liam." She told the student that's on the ground. He's not in my grade nor a ground under mine but Hailey seemed to recognize him because she told me that he's in her class and has been starting to act out a few times now which many found weird because he was never like that.

"James, calm down!" Emma added, dealing with the situation but like every other student, I'm confused to what just happened.

"Hey, what happened?" Hailey asked a girl next to her.

"There was a fight." She told her.

"Yeah, no shit." Hailey answered. "Come, the details." She elaborated.

"Okay, so apparently James was with Emma. Then this guy," she waves her hand towards Liam, "comes out of nowhere and starts insulted them, mainly Emma. So James being that guy, defends her. He didn't like what he said about her so he punched the guy." She explained to which another girl turn and asked her if that's what really happened to which she said it did.

"Yeah, but you know what the worst part is?" The girl continued her gossip. "James has a girlfriend. I mean, we all know that, obviously, but apparently he still has feelings for Emma. They had a thing but couldn't be together."

I froze in place because that's not true. I mean, yeah, they had a thing together but it's not that they couldn't be together. Emma kissed his best friend and his best friend kissed her. They hurt him. He chose to not be with her.

He didn't want to be with her, not after that betrayal. That's the story.

Then he asked for my help to make her regret it and then we feel in love.