Bet You Can't - Bars And Melody

5

Leo's POV

It was the next morning and I had a bad headache.

"Why did I drink" I murmured, easing myself up. I waked downstairs, which was spotless, and stumbled into the kitchen to be greeted by my family and Charlie stood there, leaning on the counters talking.

"Nice Party?" My mum questioned, even though she knew what time it had ended and that I had been drunk.

"I guess." I slurred, trying to look up at everyone staring down at me expectantly.

"Hmm" She replied, "Leo," She turned around suddenly, facing me with a stern expression, "I told you NO alcohol and you got drunk anyway! Why did you do it? That was one thing I'd thought you'd listen to? Please explain?" She said, becoming quieter as she went along.

"Mum, I'm so sorry. I just followed what my friends were doing, I didn't think it through. I just drank anyway and I regret it so much" I said, rubbing my eyes and clutching my head.

My mum put a cup of water in front of me, prompting me to drink it. I did, gulping it down.

"If you were following your friends how come Charlie didn't do it too?"

I shrugged.

"Oh, also, I heard that you and someone kissed last night."

"OH MY gosh, how did you? Okay, I need to confess something. It's really been bugging me and I cant do it anymore." I sigh.

"You can tell us, sweetie, don't worry."

"Okay so, my friends saw me watching Someone across the dinner hall and presumed I like her, which I kinda do but she's new so i wanted to get to know her a bit more y'know? Yeah, so anyway, Mr Roscoe sat me next to her in a new seating plan..."

"Okay, Leo, skip to the point."

I breathed in sharply.

"Basically, my friends were like 'i bet you can't make her fall for you and then go out with her for two weeks and then you can break up' and I was hesitant at first but then I agreed, I don't know why and I feel really bad because I don't want to do something like that to her because she's really nice and ugh, that kiss wasn't anything to do with the dare, I wasn't drunk yet and I suppose I drunk to forget the dare, too."

"Ohmygod Leo. What are you going to do know?" My mum questioned.

"I don't know!" I exclaimed, putting my head down on my hands and sobbing.

"I've messed up so bad" I sobbed louder.

"This someone is Gillian's daughter, Chloe, isn't it?"

I nodded, sorrowfully.

I know they were trying to be sympathetic but it wasn't working for me.

"I mean, you could pretend to your friends that you're doing the dare but really you're not making her fall for you because if the dare, I thought this because you said the kiss was not part of the dare so, therefore, had to mean something, right?" Tilly piped up.

I shrugged, not taking in what she said fully. I do like Chloe but then I don't want my friends to think its for some stupid dare.

"I've screwed up so bad." I sighed, wiping my eyes.

A sharp knock at the door knocked me back into my senses, making me jump.

My mum went to open it.

"Gillian! Nice to see you again! And Chloe! I'm sure Leo will be glad to see you, where are the others?" I didn't listen to the reply. I was panicking.

I couldn't be seen like this. Mum had just found out what happened and she might tell, Chloe wouldn't talk or trust me anymore.

"Looking a bit rough there, Leo"

I gasped, turning around to see Chloe stood there smiling awkwardly at me.

"Uh, Chloe!" I stutter, Charlie, Tilly and Joey sniggering at me. I glared at them before turning around to face Chloe again.

"So how come you're here again?"

"My mother" She stated bluntly.

I laughed a little and asked why this time and she explained that her mum wanted to talk to mine about something and that she should come too so she could help up with any clearing up from the party. Bless.

"Uh, Chloe, about last night I.."

"Leo! Go get changed!" Mum called, cutting my sentence off. I did ad I was told, taking a bottle of water up with me to help with my headache.

Charlie's POV

Leo came back down stairs from getting changed and sat back at the kitchen counter, the water bottle he took was now empty.

"As I was saying, Chloe, about last night I..."

"I know, you regret it."

"No, no I don't. I was just gonna say I was sorry because..."

"Its fine, don't worry." She said softly.

The others and I were staring expectantly wondering what was going to happen.

"Right, Chloe, we're going." Someone called, entering the kitchen to find Chloe.

"Coming mum" She said, slipping down off the chair. They left and Leo stared after her.

I coughed awkwardly to get his attention.

"What?" He glared. I chuckled and went to sit down.

**

A few days later

In school.

LeO's POV

I had spoke to Chloe a lot over the last few days and it had been fun.

"Okay, class, Mr Roscoe just sent a message to remind you all that your history homework is due in after break. Class dismissed."

oH. Oh no. I haven't done my history homework, I'd forgotten. I don't want another detention.

"Hey Leo" a familiar voice said."Are you okay?" She asked upon seeing my face.

"Chloe, I haven't done my homework. Sir is going to be so mad I stammer."

She took off her bag and rifled through it. She brought out a piece of paper and handed it to me.

"You can copy mine." She said, smiling.

"Really! Ohmygosh thankyou." I said, hugging her.

"It's okay" She laughed, pulling away from the hug.

*

I quickly copied it and shoved mine in my bag, handing her her copy neatly. I thanked her once again and ran back to my friends, smiling.

"Copying het homework, huh?" They joked, going on about the dare. The bell rang and j made myself to history.

I sat down next to Chloe, presenting my homework.

"Thankyou, Mr Devries, you actually bothered." He said, taking it.

"Right, class, I want you to do a history project with the person sat next to you. This is what that homework wad to prepare you for. So that means: (list of names here) and Chloe and Mr Devries. Everything okay, you can have this hour to start it."

So I'm doing a history project with Chloe.

"I promise I'll help" I said to her, grinning.

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