The Bad Boy's First Lady

TBBFL 37: Wasn't It?

VOTE PWEASE :3 

CIELO MONTEZ

Yells from irritated parents and soft giggles from playful children were all that my ears could perceive as I stared straight ahead, swaying slightly on a swingset.

I felt awkward to say the least. The swing was only two feet above the ground to accommodate the height of elementary aged kids, and my body was squeezed between the steel chains attached to the sides of my seat.

I shouldn't be complaining since the park was for children, and a teenager like me shouldn't be spending her time here, creepily watching the kids play around. But I'd rather be surrounded by noise than go crazy from the deafening silence at home.

It didn't help that I had been going nuts for the past few days about what Joseph had said at the grocery store.

It seemed that my lovely boyfriend had been in Australia for a week now because of a certain someone.

The logical part of me reasoned that I shouldn't overreact before hearing the whole truth. Joseph could be bluffing, trying to rile me up. And even if he was indeed telling the truth, I should chill out since someone could just be a relative— nothing to worry over.

But the other part of me, my insecure side, wondered why Chancer was being so secretive. Why wouldn't he tell me why he'd had to leave me hanging during our supposed to be intimate moment last Friday night?

And if that someone was something I shouldn't be worried about, he could have told me about the person so I didn't have to act like an obsessive girlfriend.

I grunted in frustration, knowing that I was right.

I really was acting like an obsessive girlfriend. I should probably give Chancer a break.

If things were the other way around, I wouldn't want him nosing his way into everything I did.

He was my boyfriend. He loved me, and I felt the same way about him. Trust was important in all relationships. And right now, I needed to trust that he wouldn't screw us up for a second time.

I could only hope he wouldn't.

Another thing that I was concerned about was the relationship between Joseph and Charlie.

Yeah, Lei had been hanging out with Charlie for a while now since they had been introduced to us by Chancer's father. But why did I find it suspicious that he'd replaced Joseph in his position as coach, just after Joseph had quit the job?

And why was Lucas the one who had introduced them in the first place? The principal could have done that. Did he know them personally? Well, certainly Lucas must have met Lei before since she was Chinito's cousin. But Lei acted like she had known Charlie for a really, really long time.

If that was the case, if Lei knew Charlie, that meant Chinito knew Charlie. And if Chinito knew Charlie, everyone in the gang probably knew him as well. But why the hell did both Mike and Zion deny the fact that they'd met him before? Why would they lie? Was there something more to it than they were letting on?

I snapped out of my thoughts with a jolt when I felt small hands pushing me lightly on the back. Using my feet to stop the swing from moving, I turned around to look at the culprit responsible.

My brows furrowed when I saw a boy with dark curls and light grey eyes that reminded me of ashes. His lips were set in a thin line, as he eyed me curiously.

"You're sad," he observed, tilting his head to the side.

"Why would you think that?" My lips curved up slightly.