You Don't Know Me

The Arguments

CHAPTER 7

I spend mostly all day in the common room trying to take in some revision before tomorrow. It is currently last period and I can't wait to get home and put my feet up. I can't be bothered with revision, that's enough for the biology exam. Too much revision is really bad and I don't know how people are capable of doing such a thing. 'Hey Kiera, what are you doing here?' I turn my head to find Lily coming in the common room.

'Just wanted some peace and quiet.' I quietly respond.

'Oh okay.'

'Did I miss much?'

'It depends on what you mean by that.' I smile and just nod my head.

'Are we okay?' She randomly asks which is somewhat bizarre.

'What?'

'Are we-' I cut her off and say 'I heard you the first time; I meant what's brought this on?'

'I don't know, it's just something I need to get off my chest.'

'I don't know Lily, I have nothing against you and I get that I’ve been a little distant since my little outburst but I don't get why you would go confiding in Lucy? I mean I’m a few meters away and you still talk about how weird I’ve been acting?'

'Well can you blame me? I feel like I don't know you nowadays and you go mental when I talk to someone else about it?'

'You should've spoken to me out it!'

'Oh, you're jealous? Is that it?' Why is she acting like this? It was a normal conversation. How did it get into an argument?

'There is nothing to be jealous of.' I say rolling my eyes.

'You know, you've changed so much.'

'People change Lily; no one stays the same for ever, well except you.' Yes, I know, rude but she will get over it. Somehow.

'What is that supposed to mean?'

'I don't know.' I say acting like I'm not bothered.

'You never really know much do you? So I can't say I’m surprised.'

'Have you just come here to argue with me? Because if you have the door is that way.' I say pointing to the door to emphasise my point.

'No, I haven't come to argue with you but right now, I really can't be bothered with you either so I'm just going to go.'

'Suit yourself.' I tell her as she just storms off acting like a kid. It is kind of hypocritical of me saying she's acting like a kid because she stormed off after the way I stormed off this morning but oh well. 

The bell rings and I gather up all my stuff and leave the school premises.

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I get home to an empty house so I just go to my room and change from my current outfit into something more comfortable.

As if right on cue, my dad comes home and I just watch him from the stairway. He takes off his shoes and leaves them on the floor, and then he takes off his coat and throws it on the floor as well. There is a coat hanger right above it, how lazy can a person be? This is clearly a whole new level of laziness. He goes into the kitchen, gets a can of beer out and sits himself on the sofa. I roll my eyes at his behavior. 'Kiera, get down here!' He screams and I stand up immediately.

'Coming!' 

'Now!' Typical. I go downstairs to see what he wants. 'I got a text from your school today.' He does not carry on so I ask 'what did it say?'