If Only You Knew (#Wattys2016)

Chapter Fourteen

             *Gasp* A COUPLE PICTURE! Could it be........? 

Its Hazel and Austin!  

Hehehehe

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               "So guys, what I'm pretty much trying to say," Austin continued, "is that Hazel and I have started dating."

                 We sat in stunned silence, looking around at each other. Hazel glanced around the table, biting her lower lip nervously. I broke the silence.

                 "Congrats guys."  I said, smiling and getting up. I hugged both Hazel and Austin. 

                 That broke the dam. A flood of excited congratulations came from all sides of our table. I sat back, smiling to myself. Why hadn't I seen it coming before? Hazel and Austin had liked each other for years. 

                  "Its about time, dude!" Jason exclaimed. 

                  "You practically read my mind." Olivia giggled.

                  "They're really cute together." I commented to Dylan.

                   "Yea, they are." Dylan murmured, putting his hand over mine.

                    I started at our hands entwined on the table. I was speechless. I had not been anticipating that at all.

Like at all.

                   I saw Sophia glance at our hands on the table and turn to Alex. She whispered something to Alex and he turned and looked at our hands. Then he looked up, straight into my eyes. I saw those hazel eyes, the eyes I had admired for so long, go from hurt, to raw pain, to cold in a second. He turned and said something inaudible to Sophia. She smiled at him and rested herself against him gently. 

                    My hand must have tensed because Dylan looked at me, concerned.

                   "Are you okay?" He asked. "Did I make you uncomfortable?" He continued hurriedly.

                    "No its fine." I smiled up at him.

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                   Friday was one of the days I had Social Studies. And both Dylan and Alex were in my Social Studies class.

Fun times.

                 I ducked into the girl's bathroom on my way to class. I nervously smoothed my hair and reapplied my lipstick. Just then I heard a toilet flush and the clicking of heels. Tiffany walked out of a stall, and over to the sinks, where I so conveniently was. I turned and hurriedly made my way for the door.

                "Stephanie wait." Tiffany's voice called out.

                 I stopped and slowly turned around.

                 "Whats up?" I asked, trying to keep my cool.

                 "I was just wondering about the deal with you and Dylan." She said in a fake, sicky sweet voice.

                  "Nothing." I muttered.

                  "So no feelings there? No... spark?" Tiffany asked lightly.

                 "No." I said, gritting my teeth. How could I have been so stupid to hold Dylan's hand in a crowded lunch room?

                  "Good." Tiffany said, moving slowly towards me, cornering me near the stalls. "Keep it that way. If you don't,  the consequences would really leave you and your little group of friends rather..." She smiled wickedly. "starved."