The Emo Girl and the Lying Bad Boy

Am I the Only One?

*AVA CLAIRE*

I walked down the hallway with Josh, my hand in his. Don't take that the wrong way, we've just been bestfriends forever.  I sigh and let go opening my locker, stuffing everything inside violently.  "Woah there girl." Josh says and raises an eyebrow. "Why you so pissed?" I glare at him and walk away.

He runs after me, picking me up bridal style. I gasp. "Joshie! Put me down!" I exclaim. He shakes his head.

"Nope, not until you tell me why you're so pissy." I punch his arm. "Ow!" I stick my tongue out.

"Put me down.Now." I state again. He shakes his and keeps walking. Then I realize we're not going to the class that we need. "Uh Josh, where are you taking me?" Josh keeps on walking even when I poke him constantly on the cheek. "Oh Joshiiieeee, I have pepper spray so you better not rape me." That got him to look at me.

"Ava, really? No, I'm taking you to the batcave." He replies with a wink. Oh no he isn't. I start to struggle in his arms.

"Oh no you don't!" I push off of his chest, but his grip on me is too strong.

"Don't make me drop you." His voice was stern and it kind of scared me so I stopped. The "batcave" is an off-limits boys bathroom in the school. No one goes in there anymore and Josh found it our freshman year. It's our hang out spot when things get rough or we need some time alone. We named it the "batcave" because in one of the stalls someone had spray painted a huge batman symbol on the wall behind the toilet.

I sigh. "Josh, I don't want to go to the batcave." I pout. I haven't gone in there since last year for reasons no one, not even Josh, knows about. I've been afraid ever since it happened. Josh stays quiet and continues carrying me until we get to the door of the shut down bathroom. It has the sign on it that says 'No going beyond this point'. 

He puts me down and opens the door. When we get inside and make sure no one followed us, we go to our favorite spot. I sit in my corner over by the last sink and Josh slides in beside me. "Okay Aves, what's bothering you? Why are you being so pissy?" I sigh and run my hands through my hair.

"I can't stop thinking about Nathan." He raises an eyebrow. "Not in that way you doofus." I roll my eyes. "Just the way he looked  when you told him to get out of my room. He looked so hurt and about ready to cry and I don't know why, but somehow that bothers me." I shake my head and Josh puts his arm around me. "I'm pissed at myself for feeling sorry for him. I mean, he did me wrong! He read some of my diary. That's personal."

I place my head on his shoulder and sigh. What is wrong with me? "Ava.." I glance up at his face. 

"Yes?"

He looks away. "There's something I have to tell you about Nathan." Josh turns back to me and opens his mouth. Just as he's about to say something someone bangs open one of the stall doors. It's Nate. 

*NATHAN SANDERS*

I've been sitting in the old boys bathroom stall for awhile now. I don't want to go to my next class. Ava's in there. I don't think I could stand to be around her after what happened. All I did was make her hate me more. Wait, why do I care? Ugh. I hate this. Why can't things just be easy and I hate her too?

I run my left hand through my wavy black hair and grab a cigarette from my pocket. I light it up and take a puff. I know, cigarettes are bad for me. But what's the point of trying to take care of your body if you're just going to die anyways? I take another puff then toss it in the toilet. I slide down the stall wall. 

"Ava, what have you done to me?" I whisper. Then I hear the door opening and I scramble onto the toilet, placing my feet on the sides and squatting. Who would come in here?