Triangles Are NEVER Good [Book 1]

Chapter 2. There's A Triangle...?

Sydney's POV

After school Caleb walked me home. I lived about a block away from him but he was still happy to walk me home.

On the way back I couldn't help but ask him, "Do you like Katie?" I mean, they did walk to math class together. Caleb never walks with girls to class unless they're his siblings or me. He used to walk with Annie & I in middle school until we started high school. We were like Harry, Ron, and Hermione; inseparable.

"What? Why would you ask that?" Caleb asked as he held my hand.

"You didn't answer my question!" I said as I flung my hand away from his.

Caleb sighed. "Sydney, I like you. You're my girlfriend. Nothing will change that. Not even Katie."

"You mean it?" I asked as I looked him in the eye. His eyes showed secrecy; he was hiding his feelings from me.

"Of course. I love you." Caleb said before he kissed me.

I pulled away. "See you tomorrow Caleb." I ran up to my front door and walked inside.

"Heyo, Syd. Where's Caleb?" Luke asked with a mouthful of popcorn. "He always walks in with us."

"I thought you were sick with the stomach flu." I said as I crossed my arms over my chest.

"What? Popcorn is a soft food." Luke said.

"Whatever." I rolled my eyes and grabbed a water out of the fridge and walked to my room.

I sat in my bed and began to do my homework as I thought about Katie. What does she have that I don't have, and something that Caleb likes?

Katie is sweet, pretty, and funny. So am I! I think...

You see, when I was around 11 and 12, I had really put myself down by saying that I was ugly, and dumb and stupid, so when Caleb told me the opposite of all those things, it made me feel better. Katie seems like the girl who would have the opposite thoughts I did; she probably didn't look in the mirror everyday and say how ugly she was, or how she should lose some weight. She probably didn't complain about every little flaw she had, because she has none!

I sighed and flung myself backwards into my bed and groaned. I was having a sneaky suspicious that Caleb was starting to like Katie...

And that is not okay.

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Caleb's POV

After dropping Sydney off I walked back home with my hands stuffed into the pockets of my hoodie. She was asking me if I liked Katie.

Do I?

I mean, sure, Katie is pretty, funny, adorable inside and out...no. I can't like her! I'm dating Sydney, and she makes me happy...

When I got home I went into the kitchen and grabbed an orange. I sat next to Annie at the table who was doing homework as I peeled my orange.

Annie smiled and said, "Hey, Caleb!" then her smile faded. "Are you okay?"

I shrugged. "Annie you're a girl, right?"

Annie shot me a look. "Gee, I don't know Caleb, am I?"

I laughed. "Sorry, I didn't mean it that way. What I meant was I need some girl advice."