drive ♢ muke ✔️

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"hey bryana, do you want to be partners?" i ask shyly at the fit blond girl to my right.

thankfully she nods.

the professor usually demands we get into partners and have a heated debate to practice being a lawyer in the future.

"do you mind if we just sit here and chill? i'm really sorry but my boyfriend recently bought the worst album and i have a pounding headache," bryana states, rubbing her temples.

"i understand," i nod my head and offer a sweet smile.

"and my thighs are also aching. god, ash is monster in bed," bryana continues.

my face flushes and i try not to make a face. "oh," i say calmly.

bryana laughs softly to herself. "too much information? sorry, i tend to blab."

"it's alright," i look down and avoid eye contact.

bryana's phone dings and the screen lights up. she has a message from my prince. bryana's face flushes and she rushes to lock her phone and hide the surface.

"ashton's texting you?" i guess, assuming the pet name was for her boyfriend.

bryana's bottom lip quivers and she forces a nod. "my boyfriend's picking me up now."

"want me to walk you to the parking lot?" i offer, because i'm a gentleman.

"no, it's alright." bryana shakes her head without a thought. she shoves her textbook and papers into her bag and tries to walk off and leave me behind.

"why not?" i furrow my eyebrows, quickly collecting my shit and following her.

"i'm fine. i'm an independent ass lady," bryana states. i can tell she's lying, i've been studying the human reflects to when they lie and i can automatically tell if someone's being untruthful.

"i'm coming with you," i purse my lips, pushing out the door.

bryana sighs when she realizes i'm not going to give up. "fine. but you have to promise be you won't say anything alright?"

i slowly nod my head. "strange request, but alright."

i hold out my elbow and allow her to cling onto me as we walk across the campus. bryana keeps sending nervous looks around and gnaws on her bottom lip. i feel her sharp nail pierce into my skin when we hear a male speaking.

"hey clifford, get your hands off my girl." i hear a familiar voice say angrily.

i turn around just in time to feel luke push me off of bryana. i'm confused when i see bryana giggle and pull luke down to kiss him passionately on the lips.

"hey lukey," bryana says breathily.

"wait luke? what happened to ash-" i look at the two of them, holding hands and sending each other loving stares.

"hey michael, remember what your promised me earlier." bryana warns, sending me a look that implied 'if you say a single word about my affairs with ashton i will slice your penis off and feed it to the pigeons'.

pieces lock in my brain and i feel stupid for not noticing beforehand. it all made sense. the the way bryana would clam up everything someone referred to ashton as her boyfriend.

it was because ashton isn't her boyfriend, luke is.

bryana is cheating on luke.

other clues lock in. like the time bryana wore the exact same sparkly pink pumps that i saw luke buying. i thought it was a coincidence at the time but i've been proven wrong.

"are you okay?" bryana asks, shaking my arm softly.

i jump back into reality. both luke and bryana are giving me confused looks. i must've just stood there blankly like an idiot, i do it all the time when i'm deep in thought.

"uh, fine. yeah." i say, giving bryana a bewildered look.

i can't believe she could do something so terrible. she gives me a sad look; she mouths that she'll explain everything tomorrow. 

luke opens the door of his car to allow bryana to step inside. the minute the door is opened, i hear green day blasting. it was the album i referred to him the other day.

bryana grimaces and shuts the music off. luke pouts his lips and reaches into the car to put it on full blast again.

"i'm assuming you enjoyed the album?" i state rhetorically.

luke gives me an embarrassed look. "it was the best thing my ears have ever listened to. you may be gay but you have a great taste of music."

the tips of my ears burn shyly. "was that a compliment?" i ask awkwardly.

"i don't know, perhaps." luke shrugs, fighting back a smile.

he looks like he's stalling for time to continue talking to me. he purposely unties his shoe so he can bend down and talk to me for a little more.

the small gesture makes me smile.

"well," he finally says, standing up. "i guess i'll be going now. expect me to swing by the music store soon."

"bye officer pickle. you too bryana." i wave at the tall beaming boy and guilty looking girl.

"bye cliff- michael. bye michael." luke catches himself, sending me the cutest grin.

for some reason, my heart flutters.