Stuck In The Middle

Chapter 8

I walked into the hallway and saw Mr. Harris talking to the boys. They were smiling and nodding while talking. By their facial expressions I could tell they were agreeing to something. After he left I walked over to them. "So what was that about?" I asked. "A new artist is opening for us tonight," Toby said. "Oh," I said with a smile, "I wonder who it is." Riley was looking at his phone and smiling. He was probably talking to Ramsey because he always smiles like that when he's talking to her or about her. I found it cute that he liked one of my best friends. And by liked I mean totally obsessed with her. "We don't know who it is. Mr. Harris told us they're brand new," Connor told me. "Oh," I said still smiling and staring at Toby. Riley pulled me aside and turned my face away from Toby. "Ramsey told me why you didn't go bowling with us. Whatever you have planned Connor and I will help you," he said making sure I knew he was there for me. "Okay. Well. Since Charlotte hates me I've been trying to come up with something to expose her to Toby," I explained. Connor walked over. "Charlotte's here," he said rolling his eyes with annoyance. Riley explained what me and him were talking about before he walked over. "Just gawk at him like you always do. It'll set her off. There's security cameras everywhere in here. They turn them on during shows. It'll catch her," he told me. Okay so there was the plan. Just gawk at Toby like always and make sure Charlotte sees me. The security cameras will do the rest. It should be easy enough after I perform. She'll be super jealous. Toby will see what a two-faced double timing b**** she really is and dump her. "Guys!" I heard Ramsey yell from down the hall. Her and Grace ran over to us and Ramsey had her phone in her hand. "What's wrong?" Riley asked walking over to her. "Charlotte's cheating on Toby," she said pantng and trying to catch her breath. I looked at her in shock. "What? Seriously?" I said trying to register what she just said. "Yeah, look!" she said showing us a picture on her phone. The picture showed Charlotte kissing a guy that wasn't Toby. "When did this happen?" I asked. "While we were bowling. I went to the bathroom and saw her and Freddie making out in the hall," she said. I looked over at Toby. He was cuddling with Charlotte. He was going to be crushed when he found this out. Ramsey started walking over to them. "Ramsey no," I said stopping her. "Why not? I wanna expose her now," she said. "Wait until after the concert. He'll be really hurt and will be too upset to do the concert if he finds out now," I said. I knew we should've showed him now but I didn't wanna see him upset before his show. I cared too much about him to put him through that.