Three Boys, One Love

Chapter 3

I hardly slept that night due to all the butterflies in my stomach. Do I text him do I not, does he feel the same way? Are we just friends or will it lead to something more?

I make my way to school with Rachel. She's talking about how great Ryder is and how they made out all night but he respected her by not going all the way. I sigh and twirl my phone in my hand.

"what's up with you?" Rachel asks giving me a concerning look.

"Nothing just a lot of homework and no sleep" I don't want to tell her about Eddie. He's like my little secret and to be honest I'm not one hundred percent he's real!

She continues about Ryder and how he's the best yet. She says that about all of them and they only last a week at a time.

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When I get to school I go to my locker, I don't dare look to my right. I can't face seeing him today. But to my annoyance I turn around to find Zarkary, inches from my face. We could have kiss. I step back.

"What do you want?" I avoid his eyes altogether if I look at them I may have to urge to forgive him.

"Well I thought, maybe we could walk to lesson together?" He asks, put back a bit by the angriness in my tone before.

"Well you thought wrong. Anyway why can't you go walk to lesson with that slut you were with last night. Oh yeah I know she so damn fucking stupid she isn't in any of our lessons!"

Everyone's staring now. I blush and quickly get away. I don't dare look back.

I forgot what subject we have so I quickly check my planner. To my dismay, printed in black and white was English. Great, but then I think of something as I sit in my seat. I reach for my phone and text him.

"Hey, need some cheering up:)" I find Eddie in my contacts list and send it to him. This may seem shallow but at least I have something to talk to him about. I smile already feeling better thinking about him instead of someone else. As I think that Zarkary walks in, totally ignoring me.

I sigh maybe I was a bit harsh? Then my phone beeps. I reach for it dropping it numerous of times and it's from Eddie, I don't know what I must have looked like some love sick girl? I read his text trying to work out if there is something that tells me he likes me.

"Hey, what's the matter? And I will always be here to cheer you up;)"

A winky face and flirting! Could that mean something? I reply urgently not wasting a minute more.

"The douche I feel in love with talked to me like everything was fine and like he didn't hook up with the girl at the party! And thanks always here for you too:D". it's strange how we instantly became best friends. I mean we hardly knew each over. We only met last night!

Some one nudges me from the side disturbing me from my thoughts, I turn and to my surprise find was Zarkary who still had flushed cheeks from my outburst earlier. He coughs and looks at me anywhere but the eyes and speaks in a hushed tone "I think you got the wrong idea about me and the girl I was with".

"So you didn't flirt with me then dump me for a slut".

"I'd appreciate it if you didn't call her a slut because she isn't one".

"What is she then? Because she sure as hell doesn't look like your average maths geek!" I still speak in a whisper but my words came out as daggers as I look him in the eye. Damn those eyes! I instantly quiver in my seat and listen to what he has to say.

"She may not be perfect but for one thing she is my cousin." He was looking down the whole time he said that and now he looks in my eyes, probably seeing a very shocked and embarrassed stupid girl. "I'm sorry you got the wrong idea".

The bell rings and he leaves and I sit here wandering if I could get any blonder. Why did I assume such a stupid thing? Yeah she was all over him but why didn't I just think they were really close? But he is a bit of a player, I mean this is the only time he hasn't been seen with any girls hanging of his arm and snogging his face off. My thoughts stop when a buzz comes from my pocket. Eddie.

"Just forget about him many more guys out their;)" Yeah there are, but knowing he isn't taken I want Zarkary. I text him back and leave out the detail that my douche didn't really leave me for a slut. He probably isn't interested anyway.

I continue texting Eddie throughout the day about pointless like Coronation street I can't believe he watches it! And I told him an embarrassing story of when I was younger that I peed in a public swimming pool, he didn't even say he was disgusted he sent "hahahaha, trust me I've done worse".

When lunchtime came I hung out with Karen and Rachael. Oh and there boyfriends isn't it great when your the only single friend. By the way that was sarcasm. So I ate my lunch whilst Ryder and Rachael got down to business and fiercely but intensely kissed each over. Seriously it's been like 5 minutes how can you hold your breath that long? And Karen was sitting on Fred's lap feeding him food. I couldn't text Eddie because he had football practise. So I sat in peace. Or so I thought as someone slipped in beside me.

"Hey, can we talk?" I turn towards Zarkary and seemingly so does everyone else on the table even Ryder and Rachael break away for it. I nod he gets up and I follow.

When we are alone he turns around facing me and I wait for him to speak. It was a very twilight moment.

"I'm sorry for they way I acted before, I was just offended in many ways". He looks away and continues "I mean you think I would get of with another girl when I like you and you also said my sister was a slut, but in all fairness you didn't know she was my sister".

I look away embarrassed. "I'm sorry. I jumped to the wrong conclusions. But can you blame me? Your a known player, you've practically sleep with everyone in our year!"

His face turns and I see the ugly side of him. He stares down at me as though I am nothing. I stand back and look up at him. Why does he have to be so hot when he's angry? He looks me dead in the eye as if he is freezing me. "People change and don't go judging me because of the way I act. Some people have bad pasts that make them act the way they are".

I look down feeling embarrassed, he's right. I judge people, I mean I called his cousin a slut (which is kinda true). He's right again that I have no right to because I don't know there pasts. "Sorry... Can you forgive me?" I give a weak smile. He face changes slowly into a massive grin.

"Yeah" I breath out. "Only if I can take you on a date?" I can't remember how to breath! And then he tucks a pierce of my hair behind my ear. I think I just died. Well at least I died happy right? He looking at me intently now. Oh yeah I need to answer but I can't speak so I just nod like a lunatic. "Is tonight ok? I'll meet you at pizza express at eight." I nod. Then he walks away and I can't help but look at his ass but that's ok I'm practically his girlfriend now, right?

I just can't wait to tell the girls!