Polish It Off and Smooth It Over

James' Deed

Calli's POV:
It's not like I ever actually did talk to James though. I was super pissed at him still. He was basically never going to be completely out of trouble again. What can I say, he made me hate my best friend and he kissed her too! What would you have done! Really! Men! But that week I didn't do any of my homework. This fight between me and Calli just consumed all of my time. I sat and thought about it all the time. It was like an all consuming disease. Sit and think about Cass. Sit and think about James. Sit and think, sit and think. Sometimes it was sit and cry. Or sit and rage. Or just sit and stare. Feeling empty. And completely alone. Completely, totally alone. Until one day I knew one person had cared. At one point in time. I knew because on Friday James just decided to get on the morning announcements and say some...choice words to me. No he didn't say something vulgar. He spilled every little secret I had ever told him. Every. Single. One. Like he had a list of them. He told the whole school how we'd kissed in the shower and I fell on top of him. That moment was great. He told everyone how I'd gone skinny dipping with him. He didn't seem to notice that he was also exposing himself but he didn't seem to care. His voice was so angry. At me. I felt like with every word he cracked me more and more. Like an egg, fragile, I had more and more cracks in me every day. That day people stared at me, laughed at me, pushed me around, teased me. "You made out with James way too many times! Slut!"
"You went skinny dipping with a boy! Who does that!"
They just laughed and pointed like they didn't know the normal me. Just the me that James exposed. The me that was happy, romantic, in love. With him. Not anymore. I couldn't stand him. I couldn't stand not being around Cass. Couldn't stand being laughed at. I couldn't stand any of it.

Cass's POV:
I survived the week looking strong for Calli to see. I knew at some point I'd have to talk to her and try to make up. But not now. It's too soon. she needs time. But it looks like time isn't being very kind to her. On Friday, James was on the morning announcements. If that doesn't sound bad then I don't know what does. He exposed secrets about Calli. About their relationship and things she had told him. Great. That idiot was gonna make Calli more mad at me. Somehow his idiocy would be my fault. I still wasn't over the fight and neither was Calli, but James was just being a complete ass and making it worse. I thought maybe in two or three weeks I could talk to Calli, but now is have to extend my period of loneliness. Fantastic. Just fantastic.

AN: this chapter concept was geeklychic_12 idea so love her and go read her story. She is the reason you have a chapter 😂