Something Better || Daniel Seavey

Chapter 9: He doesn't know

Daniel's POV:

I see from the other side of the hall Laurie getting her things in her locker. I've made a terrible mistake I feel like I lost her. I feel like nothing will be the same as before.

I'm still shook from the fight. I can't believe that at the end she confessed her feelings to me. I'm such an idiot to not let her know before that I felt the same. I see her talking to her friends and I guess her new best friends since she spends all of her time with them.

I really want to talk to her. Fix things. I take a deep breath and walk towards her. Once I am close enough, I hear what they are talking about.

"God Laurie I didn't mean to hurt you I'm sooo sorry please forgive me. I promise I won't bother you with the Unicorn ever again unless you want me to." Her friend tells her. She sighs. "Of course but please don't do it again." I hear her say. God I missed her voice so much.

"Pinky promise Kiwi." Says Thomas. I talked to him a few times before going to American Idol so I know who he is.

Kiwi. I like that nickname but not as much as Dimples. I start to get jealous I didn't know why. I don't have feelings for her anymore. Or that is what I like to believe.

I see them hug and I really wish it's me. But something makes me very curious. Who is 'the Unicorn'?

Once the break apart I see her friends' smile turn to a frown. I suppose they see me behind her and that they know what happened.

"Hey Laurie." I say nervously. She turns around and looks disapointed. "Hey." There was an awkward silence.

"I-" "Listen," She cuts me off. "I don't want to hear anything about what happened, I bet you want to apologise but it's too late Dani. If you really wanted to at least stay friends you could have told me."

"But you didn't give me a chance to." I complained. "Well I would have given you but you gave up too easily. If  you really wanted to make up to it, you would have tried harder." Her eyes start to water. That's when I know how much I really hurt her.

"But I didn't want to be just friends Dimples. I also have feelings for you." She sighs. "Had Daniel. It's too late. I don't have them anymore." I felt like my heart shattered.

A tear fell on her cheek. "I'm sorry." She tells with more tears running down her face. She turns around and left me standing there. What have I done?

Laurie's POV:

I leave him standing there and walk fast to the bathroom. I lock myself and cry. It hurt so much. I really want to stay friends with him but I just can't.

I spend ten minutes in the bathroom until I hear someone knock at the door. "Damn it Laurie get out please." I hear Alexa. I quietly open the door.

"Stop being such a cry baby I know how he hurt you but he is not worth it. Don't cry because of him. Come on girl you can do better than that." I take a deep breath try to calm myself down and get up.

We start walking out of the bathroom. "And next time, don't argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience." I smile at her saddly. I look down and stopped. I feel really bad. Alexa notices.

"Hey it's fine. Just continue with your life and make him regret it." I nod.

"I went to buy some camouflage pants yesterday but I couldn't find any." Alexa tells me as we walk out of the restroom. I'm about to ask her why but then I understand. I laugh.

Man this girl knows how to lighten the mood. She smiles and hugs me. She looks happy that I'm not that sad anymore.

We reach Tom. "Hey you're alright?" He asks worried. I nod.

"Thanks guys for being here for me. I don't know what I would do without you guys." I hug them tighly. "That's what we're here for." Alexa winks at me. I smile. God they are the best.

We walk to go eat lunch. I walk next to Thomas. Alexa was a few steps ahead of us. "You wanna talk about it later?" I sigh. "I really want to, I need to open up but I feel like I'm not capable of doing it. I'm scared." I explain.

"Of what?" Asks Tom trying to help. "I don't know."

We enter the canteen. "You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving yesterday. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine'." Alexa said randomly.

We burst in laughter. What an innocent child. "Oh my god I don't think that they meant what you think." I say between laughs. "Oh really?" She asks innocently.

Tom and I burst in laughter. "We'll explain it to you later right now I'm hungry." States Thomas. I agree.

I look around me. I see Daniel looking at us with hurt in his eyes. I try to ignore him. I really want so badly to be best friends with him again. But I'm scared to get hurt again. I'm scared that my feelings become stronger towards him.

Because truth is, deep inside my heart I still love him. It's hard to admit but I still have a spark of feelings towards him. The thing is that he doesn't know. I want him to, but I can't.