Tainted Love (On Hold)

Tainted Love {13}

    Do you want to know something awkward?
    I mean, really awkward?
    Just imagine yourself walking into your best friend since forever's room and find him wearing nothing but his boxers.
    All I wanted to do is ask him to help me with my geometry homework and I find him, completely shirtless on his bed.
    Talk about awkward.
    "'Sup?" Darren greeted with a smile.
    "'Sup? That's it? Darren, put your shirt back on. And some pants too. You disturb me."
    "Okay, you just walk into my room and tell me that I disturb you? Oh, Tara. You disappoint me."
    "Whatever. Can you just put your shirt back on and help me with my geometry homework?"
    He grabs a random shirt from the side of his bed and puts it on. He sat up as I walked over to him.
    "Dude, this stuff is easy." he said, looking at my homework.
    "Easy for you to say."
    "I can't believe you had to repeat geometry. Geometry's easy."
    "Stop saying that it's easy! Some people aren't amazing at it!"
    "This equation's a review of algebra."
    I looked at him confused, "I...I don't get it."
    "Don't you remember the slope intercept line equation?" he asked me.
    I just looked at him and smiled, "No."
    He sighs, "First, you have to figure out the slope. M equals y2 minus y1 over x2 minus x1..."
    As Darren helps me with my homework, I couldn't help but to space out a little bit and glance around the room (blame ADHD).
    Dirty clothes placed all around the room, broken drum set, cans of soda littered on the floor and other shit like that.
    Typical teenage guy's room.
    I looked at his drawers and saw a picture frame of him and Stella.
    It's been weeks since the day Darren and Stella starting going out.
    Noel left weeks ago also, leaving me throwing a party. Lance was especially happy with it since he doesn't have to deal with Noel flirting with me anymore.
    I looked around some more and spotted another picture of Darren and Stella.
    Looking at the pictures made me sad.
    No, not jealous.
    Just sad.
    I sighed softly and stared at the picture.
    What would happen after I marry Lance?
    What would happen if Darren and I won't be friends anymore?
    No, that can't happen. Darren lives with me and is my bodyguard.
    That's impossible.
    He's my best friend. He would never leave me. He would never choose Stella over me.
    Never.
    "Hey, Tara. Are you listening?"
    I snapped out of my train of thoughts and looked back at Darren, "Yeah?"
    "You got it?"
    I looked down at the homework mindlessly and nodded, "Yeah, thanks."
    Darren smiles, "Yeah, no prob."
    I walked out of his room and returned back to mine.
    I sat on my bed and put my unfinished homework away.