Fighting Feelings

3

Nadia

I was slowly falling, falling and I landed on my carpet in my room. I didn't know how it had happened but I must have been in a very deep sleep for me to have fell from my bed and face down on my carpet. My Mum burst into the room.

"Nadia..... What are you doing on the floor?" She asks looking at me like I'm crazy.

"Just... Never mind,"  I was too tired to explain myself. My Mum was probably quite worried about me. She immediately closed the door on me and I stood up and jumped in the shower. Before putting on a pair of jeans and a crop top. I quickly had time to straighten my hair and I then let it down and put my baseball cap.

I took a breakfast bar and headed towards my car. When I got there Caleb was already standing there leaning on my car.

"About time.." He chuckled.

"I forget we go to the same school," I say and he gives me that 'really' look.

"I highly doubt that," he replies as I start the engine.

"Why is that?"

"My boys and I are well known around school," he smirks.

"That's very true Caleb, well let's hope you are ready to hear the latest rumours around school," I say whilst driving.

"What rumours?" He asks in confusion.

"That apparently we are sleeping together," I tell him as I couldn't help but laugh at how creative some people at our school got.

"What!" He shouts so loud that it made me halt the car.

"Woah! It's just a rumour so just chill," I say getting a little annoyed. He could handle everyone telling him he was a bad boy and that all he does was sleep around but the slightest rumour considering him and I was too despicable for him.

"Yeah I know.. It's just," he never got to finish his sentence as I parked the car and his boys came to swarm his side of the car.

Devonte and Pamela were walking behind with Devonte's arm around Pamela. I saw Debbie walking behind them analysing them both. I could see how upset she was and Devonte would barely look at her. He must've been really hurt by what Debbie did but he did not know the full story. When Caleb and I arrived, we all formed a circle.

"So man have you heard any news about your Pops?" Marcel asked.

"No they say that he's still in the same position," Caleb sighs.

"He'll be okay," I say placing my hand on Caleb's shoulder and as soon as I place my hand there he looks at me and sends me a tiny smile.

"So what's going on here?" Trey asked grinning like a Cheshire Cat.

"What are you talking about?" I asked letting my hand fall from Caleb's shoulder instantly.

"We are not stupid," Trey says. "There's something going on here,"

"I called it all along," Devonte chips in and Pamela nudges Devonte backing me up.

"That doesn't mean I don't agree with him though," Pamela smirks and I look at her disappointed.

"Come on guys be serious," I huff. "Right Caleb?" I ask him and he just nods silently leaving me in confusion.

Devonte then all of a sudden grabs Pamela's bum.

"Woahhhh chill on that PDA shit man," Caleb says smacking Devonte's head and I laughed in response. Honestly, Devonte had no chill if he had it his way then he would be doing a lot more right now.

"Guys I've got to go," Debbie says before running away before I went to follow her I could see Devonte looking over to her and trust me the face he held was the face of someone who still cared.

I ran after her and Pamela was about to come too but Devonte kissed her and made her stay. In a way I was thankful as if she had come then Debbie would probably cry and have a breakdown knowing that she loved her best friends man.

I walked in the toilet and knew that she had locked herself in one of the cubicles. When I walked in the girls that were already in snickered to themselves and made their way out. Amongst their snickering I heard one of the girls say 'doesn't know she's getting used by him'. If only they knew the truth about Caleb and I and how the chances of him and I sleeping together were zero.

"Debs! Debs! Come on!" I say.

"I'm not here," she replies sniffing.

"How dumb do you think I am?" I chuckle.

"I just want to be alone," she moans with her continuing sniffling.

"Debs! Listen you can't let this guy take this much of a toll on you,"

"I know," she grunts.

"Well if you know then get your ass up from that toilet seat and out here so you can sort yourself out," Pamela was normally the tough love kind of person but seen as she couldn't give her any advice with this situation, I had to do it myself.

She slowly unlocked the door. Her mascara was smeared under her eyes.

"I just love him,"

"Look I understand that... I do but you haven't even explained what had happened that day, he might understand,"

"But he's in a relationship with Pam and I can't ruin that,"

"Let's get out of here, I have an idea, go to class and I'll meet you there," I tell her.

I walked through the corridors and went straight to the gym. The guys would always be there. I walked in and some of the guys made whistling noises which I gladly ignored. I saw Caleb with the ball in his hands staring at me. I looked at him from head to toe and the sight of him was was a very pleasant one but I was here for one thing and one thing only. All the boys looked shocked when I dragged Devonte out of the gym hall. Caleb was the most bewildered.

"Woah! Chill Nads I thought you wanted Caleb not me!" He said in a joking manner but I wasn't having any jokes and he could tell by straight face to his joke that I was not in the mood to be messed around with.

"So you and Debbie," I say and he gulps.

"Don't know what you're talking about?" He replies playing stupid.

"Don't play dumb Devonte, I know you have feelings for Debbie and she has feelings for you..." He cut me of short before I could finish.

"You're wrong Debbie doesn't feel that way about me,"

Wow that's really what he had to say? He didn't even deny his own feelings. This was going to be one hell of a ride.

"Why don't you tell that to the girl who is a blubbering mess over you, look I don't want my best friends taken for fools, so you've got to decide and fast because Pamela is going to find out and the only reason she doesn't know is because I don't want hers and Debbie's relationship to be ruined," I explain.

It pained me deeply not telling Pam this information but Debbie swore me to secrecy and Pamela and Debbie not talking and hating each other would be hell.

"Alright Nadia," he groans before walking away.

"Ps Debbie's sister had an emergency surgery that night.... so make sure you know the whole story before you go and shack up with the girl you like best friend," I told him turning to look at him before I left him shocked with the revelation.