Or So You Thought

Boys Will Be Boys; Girls Will Be Cool

"I can't believe she called you out like that. That shit was too funny" Seth was bent over in laughter. "Yeah. With yo no dick having self" Riley added, laughing with Seth. "That's not what she said assholes. If you're going to make fun of me, at least get it right" Brian replied. "Aww. Did we hurt your feelings? Its just not a good day for him guys. A broken heart & a tiny dick!" Adam said, as all three boys fell into a fit of laughter. "Screw y'all" Brian replied. "Bro I'm sorry. You know I had to do it. We're done, aren't we guys?" Adam asked as they all had calmed down. "Yeah for today, we're done" Seth & Riley replied in unison. "So you guys want to go to the court with me? We can go two on two" Seth asked. "Yeah, I'm in" Riley & Adam  replied. "What about you Bry, you down?" Seth asked with pleading eyes. "Alright. But let's do One Man Showdown" Brian replied as they went cheering down the hall.

"So what was all the ruckus about today?" Brittany asked, looking at her phone. "That guy we saw, Brian, was super disrespectful. So I set him straight. We're on good terms now" Ari replied. Brittany didn't say anything. She just kept groaning or sighing, every time her phone went off. "Are you okay Britt? You look real upset" Ari asked. She looked up quickly "It's nothing really. My Dad wants to come & take me to dinner tomorrow night," she said, sad. "That's awesome! What's bad about that?" Ari asked. Brittany's sad frown turned to a frown of anger. "He's bringing that bitch of a girlfriend, Andi, with him. She's the reason my parents divorced. She ruined my life. But he's so pressed on me getting to know her. I keep telling him 'I'll talk to mom about it' but he just won't let it be" she replied. Ari felt bad for her new friend. She couldn't tell her it would be okay, knowing it wouldn't. She's never been in a situation like that, so she wasn't going to act like she knew how it felt. For the first time, in a long time, she had no clue what to do or say. As tears started to run down Brittany's face, Ari got up, crawled into Brittany's bed & hugged her. It felt weird since she just met her but she did it anyway. She just hoped her friend would feel better afterwards.

After they hit the showers, the boys called it a night. In the dorm room, Brian seemed to keep thinking about Ari & it was driving him nuts. "You're thinking about her, aren't you?" Seth asked, as if he didn't know. "How did you know?" Brian replied. "Bry? I've known you since 10th grade. You can't hide from me," Seth said. Brian kept his head down. "Don't lose sleep over her" Seth continued, as he turned off his lamp. "Yeah. Night bro" he said, turning out the lights. As much as he tried not to, he thought about her the whole night.