Problems || Leondre Devries [DISCONTINUED]

Chapter Four

Della's P.O.V

"So, we'll see you tonight at 5, yeah?" Zoe asked me, just as we were walking out of school.

"Yeah, definitely, see you later," I replied back as I waved at her and walked off.

So a lot has happened since the beginning of this week. I've become pretty close with Zoe and her friends, but I've also become pretty close with Leondre. And I know, deep down, that I shouldn't be friends with Leondre because Zoe and the others won't want to be friends with me if I'm friends with him, so eventually I'll either have to tell them that I'm friends with him, or tell Leondre that I can't be friends with him.

And I don't want to do either of those things.

Anyway, I've gotten pretty used to living here now, which is odd because I don't normally fit in to any school I go to until I have to leave, so I'm happy that I'm fitting in at the beginning of my time here and I get to stay here.

I've been out every night after school this week, either with Leo or Zoe. Leondre's been trying to teach me how to skate which isn't going incredibly well, I will admit, but it has been a lot of fun. And unless we are at the skate park, we'd be at his mum's coffee shop. His mum is actually really nice, she's invited me around to their house on Sunday for dinner so I'll get to meet Leo's brother and sister, which I'm excited and nervous for.

When I've been with Zoe we've always been doing something fun, she works with her cousin sometimes at the local dog shelter so we've been there a few times and played with the dogs and I'm not even joking when I say that I tried to steal one yesterday!

"Della," my thoughts about the dogs were distracted when I heard someone shout my name behind me. I turned around to see Leondre walking across the road to me. I quickly glanced around to make sure that none of Zoe's friends saw me. It's not that I'm ashamed of Leo or anything, but if- when- they find out that I'm friends with Leo, I want to be the one to tell them so they don't get mad at me.

"Hey," I greeted him as he came over to me.

"I was wondering if you wanted to come to the café for a bit? It's just that my mums out tonight and so I have to work tonight but I don't wanna be lonely," He asked me. I instantly felt a guilty look plaster all over my face. "Oh God, what have I said?"

Then I felt worse. "Nothing, nothing honestly. It's just, I mean, I do want to hang out with me, but-"

"But you're going to one of Zoe's famous Friday night sleepovers," he cut me off. Wait- how does he know where I'm going? And how does he know about Zoe's sleepover's?

"How do you know about her sleepovers?"

He sighed, "Because I was the first one that attended." He looked up at me and saw that I didn't understand what he means. I knew that he didn't want to explain but now that he's started I'm not leaving until he finishes.

"We basically started it. Our parents used to go out together most Friday nights and our brothers used to stay at her house with us. After a while they got so busy that they couldn't go out but we still hung out. Then she started to invite the others, you know, Leah and that lot," I nodded at his mention of my other friends, "And after a while stuff happened between us and I stopped going," he finished with another loud sigh.

"You stopped going, and you stopped being friends, right?" I questioned. I kind of knew the answer but I just wanted to be certain.

He looked up at me briefly and nodded, but turned his head and started walking before I could get a proper glance at him. I swear that was sadness in his eyes. But how can it be though? He hates Zoe and Zoe hates him, so why would he be sad about it, unless he still likes Zoe....

"What happened between you and Zoe, like why aren't you friends anymore?" I asked once I caught up with him. He slowed down his pace for a moment before walking even quicker and not saying anything.

"Hey, Leo?" I questioned him, but again, nothing.

"Leo?"

"Della," he shouted at me with the scariest look I've seen on someone's face in a long time. I stepped back slightly, worried about what he was going to do next. His face softened, but only slightly, anger still present on his face.

"Look, I know you're only curious and I know you think you might be helping by finding out what happened and talking to Zoe about this but you're not helping one bit, in fact you're making it worse. So just leave it, okay?"

He started to walk away with one of his hands by his mouth, almost as if he was chewing his finger nails, but before he was out of my sight he turned around and said, "Oh, and if you dare mention this to Zoe, you'll be very sorry."

And with that he walked away.

I sat down on a bench close by and took a moment to think about Leondre's little outburst of anger. I know I've only known him for a really short amount of time but I can't imagine him doing anything like that. But then again, I never pictured him punching holes in walls and flipping tables like he did earlier on in the week.

I know he said not to tell Zoe about this, but I've got to talk to someone. I know Leo was really angry but there was also a lot of sadness mixed in with that, and maybe he needs help. Maybe he needs someone to talk to.

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"Della come and join the party!" Zoe shouted as she opened the door for me to come in. I laughed at her and gave her a chocolate cake that I made earlier. "Oh my gosh, Della," she said after she looked at the cake, "Did you make this?" She asked as we made our way into her massive living room with the kitchen attached.

I felt my mouth drop down to the floor as I glanced at my surroundings. Loads of pictures of Zoe and her family were on the cream coloured walls. A large dining table was placed at the side of the room near the kitchen area, and three large sofas were placed in a square pattern in the corner of the room with the biggest television I've seen placed in the furthest corner. The was a large coffee table in the centre of this with a few unopened pizza boxes and the rest of my friends sat around them.

"I know, it's big," Zoe stated casually and she motioned for me to sit down on the sofa next to her. How can she be so casual about the size of her house; my apartment is the size of the living and kitchen space. "Guys look at the cake Della made," she showed the others as my eyes still wandered from wall to wall.

"Wow, I bet it tastes even better than it looks," Katie complimented me. I felt my cheeks flush a deep shade of red, no one's even complimented my cakes before.

"Now can we please eat this pizza before my stomach rips open and takes it on its own," Leah questioned, not even waiting for a response as she opened a pizza box. We all laughed at her. From the little time I've known these girls I've worked out that Leah eats way too much food but she has such a fast metabolism that she doesn't gain any weight from it. I wish I was like that.

"I'm getting a coke, want anything Della?" Zoe said as she got up from the sofa.

"I'll have a coke too if that's alright."

"Of course it's alright. Della, you need to stop worrying," Zoe said as she came back over to the sofas with two cans of coke. "You're one of us now and we're not gonna get annoyed by anything you do. So relax, breathe," she picked up a pizza box and offered it to me, "and have some pizza!"

I smiled at her and picked up a piece of pizza. I'm so thankful that these girls want to be my friends, they mean a lot to me already. And judging on how nice and fun thy are all being, tonight's gonna be the best night I've had in a long time.

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okay so i know some of this probablt doesnt make sense and im sorry i havent reread it or anything i just wanted to put it up for you guys,, 

also im sorry for not posting in like forever,,, ive been really busy and i went on holiday (also turned 15 yayy happy birthday to me) and my grandparents are moving back to england from cyprus so my family have been busy finding a house and i had end of year exams etc etc

anywayyyy i have the rest of the summer to write loads for this story and for my 5sos story that im planning (look forward to that) 

anyway enjoy this and i promise i will update more frequently now :))