Chapter Twenty Eight

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Mya's pov
I went to my dorm, plopping down on my bed upon setting my stuff down.

I thought about what Jana said earlier. I was confused, and nervous.

On one hand, I really loved Paige, and I wouldn't trade her for anything.

On the other hand, I felt bad for Jana. I don't know what to do. I know I shouldn't tell Paige about this, but I was contemplating about it now. Should I tell Paige about this? Or should I not?

I mean, the things that could happen between them if I told Paige and she confronts Jana, what would they do? And I wouldn't want them to be hot headed with each other, neither do I want them fighting on and off the court.

And- Knock knock

Shit. Who's here?

My mind only thought about two people. One - Paige. Two - Jana.

"Baby?" Another knock.

Okay, it was Paige.

I mentally prepared myself to pretend as if Paige's teammate wasn't crushing on me and I need to not act weird.

I sprang out of bed and went to open the door for Paige, giving her an akward smile which was NOT what I intended to do. God, I was already fucking up.

Paige chuckled at my expression, stepping inside while I closed the door. "You okay babe?" She questioned, putting down her stuff.

No. Yes. Actually no. Nevermind, I don't know.

Her eyebrows furrowed as she haven't received an answer and I stuttered.

"Y-Yes! Everything's okay, as always-! Of course it is, why wouldn't it be? I mean-" I got cut off as she pecked my lips to stop my rumbling.

"It's either something's going on or you haven't ate." She pulled me closer to her, her hands on my waist.

"Oh shoot, yeah! I haven't ate." Which was true, because I haven't.

Paige frowned, which made me feel a little guilty inside, because of the constant worry she has for me, and the need of her reminding me.

I immediately got anxious, fidgeting with the hem of my shirt. "I-I'm sorry, I- I just- I just keep forgetting and I know it's a bad habit and I have to change it- and I- I'm trying but I-" She cuts me off by taking my chin between her fingers, tilting it up to make me look at her.

"I know you're trying, I see that. And as much as it pains me to see you struggling to eat, I will be here with yoh every step of the way, and even if you forget, I will never, never get tired of reminding you. I'll be patient with you, and I won't get mad at you for this. I promise I'll do my best to help you and be there for you every step of the way." She comforted, which stunned me for a moment because no one has spoken this way before, I mean Haylie has, but not exactly, if you get what I mean.

Even though this wasn't how what I imagined would've happen, at least I had an excuse for my unusual behaviour.

"Now here's what we're gonna do, okay?" She questioned, and I nodded.

"I'm gonna quickly run down to mac's, get you your favourite mcwing's meal with shaker fries (the author likes shaker fries so why not) and then we're gonna enjoy it together, okay?" My mouth curved into a slight smile, nodding. "Y-Yeah."

"Okay, good." She kissed my forehead, grabbing her wallet and keys as she left.

I settled down on the couch, scrolling through Tiktok, occasionally coming across edits of Paige, making me giggle and like them, and if I really really like them, I'd favourite them.

Just then, a notification appeared from the top of my screen. It was Jana.

hey, i thought abt u mentioning hanging out, mayb we cld next thursday after school?

God, I really didn't want anymore thoughts I didn't wanna have after what just happened. But at the same time, I didn't wanna come of as mean, so I sighed and agreed.

Jana

hey, i thought abt u mentioning hanging out, mayb we cld next thursday after school?

yeah, sure. i'll meet you at my locker.

paige wouldnt be there right?

no, shes going out with kk and nika then. why?

nothing, just curious. but im looking forward!

okay, see you.

see you!
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Okay, this feels really off now. She seems to happy that Paige isn't there. Maybe I made a wrong decision agreeing going out with her? Should I cancel it?

The door openend, showing Paige holding up mcdonald's and announcing 'I'm back!' cheerfully.

I immediately switched my phone off as it was still in Jana's contact, throwing it across the sofa and it almost fell off the sofa. Thank god it didn't.

"Woah, you okay baby? I've never seen you throw your phone before." She spoke up.

"Yep! Yep! Everything's fine!" I said, almost too quickly and definitely too suspiciously.

"Okay..." Paige nodded her head but gave me that look, setting the food down on the table infront of us.

We then took out the food and made some conversation, and Paige ended up eating most of the food becaude well- you know.

Jana's pov
"YES!" I yelled as I managed to get her to hang out with me.

Maybe it was a 'hang out' to her, but in my view, we're going on a date.

I already got everything planned out. I'm going to take her to this restaurant I already have rented out for our 'date' and I got her flowers, which were her favourite after I did some thorough information checking on her socials.

Call me crazy, but I've been in love with Mya since high school. I was always looking out for her everytime, and I would say she probably didn't even know I existed.

Now that she knows, I will take her from Paige. No matter what.

Call me a psycho, but hey, I get what I want.

Author's note
Ya'll I don't know what im writing anymore but i hope it works cuz its still my first time writing a book and yeah

and srry bout the lack of activity

and jana (in this book) is def a psycho 100%

anyways, love yall

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