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14 - The Chase

14 - The Chase

{arabella's point of view}

I thought about Calum's text for the rest of the day, refusing to reply. What did he mean by you can thank me later? What had he done for me?

The girls and I were at our smoothie place. I had the same as I did every time, a mango and passionfruit. Yet again they were having a conversation that I didn't want to be involved in. I don't know what had happened lately but their conversations seemed, too childish and repetitive. I used to have no problem with the bitching. In fact, I loved it. But there was nothing new that came around in our school, unless it was about Calum Hood and I didn't want to listen to that, I'd had enough of thinking about him to last me a lifetime. But then I heard something that did spike interest through me.

"Wait what did you just say?" I asked Meredith. She rolled her eyes at me.

"I was speaking to Brad at the end of the day and he said Nate and Calum had a fight and Calum almost killed him." My thoughts went wild. Is that why I would thank Calum? Why would I thank him for beating up a guy that's crushing on me, it's not like he's done anything to me, granted he's an annoying shit that gets super over-protective but he hadn't done anything, had he?

"Why were they fighting?" I was oblivious to the situation, why had I not heard about this?

"Because Nate told Calum to stay away from you. Calum got defensive and Nate pushed him and spat on him. Apparently it sent Calum into this spell of anger and he punched Nate loads and kicked him to the floor. But the weird thing was, after he'd stopped, because of Ashton, he told Nate he could have you and then whispered something in his ear. I'm not sure what it was, Nate wouldn't say," Natalia explained.

"I'll find out what he said." The girls looked at me in confusion. I sighed. "I have Nate's number, you know, the guy that's got a weird stalker crush on me. He'll tell me anything. What did you all think I was going to text Calum? As if." I laughed at their shocked faces. They immediately relaxed. I didn't want to ask Calum what he said, I knew he'd beat around the bush and lie or make a stupid pick up line out of it. Nate would tell me straight.

My phone was already unlocked and in my hand. I typed in Nate's name and typed in my text. Not sending it until I had read it to the girls, so they would trust me.

"Hey Nate, I heard you took a few punches for me today. Thanks I guess, but I heard Calum told you something at the end of the fight. Can you tell me what it was? I need to know if I need to kick him in the balls again," I read out. All of the girls chuckled and nodded, approving the text. I clicked send and we all anxiously awaited a reply.

It took a while for the reply to arrive but, sure enough, it did, that boy was like clockwork. I felt 4 pairs of eyes on me, daring me to read the text. I took a sip of my smoothie before reading it out.

"You need to stay away from that dick, he's a psychopath. But yeah he felt the need to tell me that I had no chance with you... because he had already slept with you." I choked. He said what. The girls all gasped, but there was more text that I had to keep on reading. "I've been nothing but nice to you all of your time at this school and he's been a dick. I honestly don't know what to believe. I don't know if you're worth the chase anymore." The eyes became stares and I shook my head. Of course Calum would say something like that. "Girls, listen, I told you nothing happened between Calum and I and that is the truth, he was probably just pissed of with Nate or something because that is a complete lie, he even told the boys it didn't happen, didn't he?" I needed them to confirm this. Beth nodded. "Exactly, which means he was just saying it out of spite. I mean, at least Nate's off my back now, hey?" They all chuckled nervously.

"Don't worry, we believe you over that dickhead. He thinks he owns the school and he wants everyone to know that," Beth said to me, I smiled at her and she returned the gesture, the girls were always on my side and I thanked whoever was looking out for me for that.

The conversation returned back to normal and I clicked onto my texts once more.

Why the fuck did you say we had sex? Nate now thinks I'm 'not worth the chase', thanks for that... I guess. But still, did you have to go that far? 

I pressed the send button so hard I thought I might break my touch screen. The reply came soon enough.

He was a stalker and I knew you didn't like him. So to answer your question: Yes, I did have to go that far. But Nate is so wrong.

I was puzzled at his reply. I understood the first part, and to be honest I was kind of happy that Calum had told the stupid jock that we were sleeping together because that meant that he would no longer be constantly asking me on dates to the stupid park or some fancy new restaurant.

What was he wrong about?

It wasn't that Nate wasn't attractive, because he really was; it was just, he was incredibly dull and ordinary. I couldn't do ordinary, ever.

You're so worth The Chase xx

 

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