Hollywood Heights! Leddie must go on

chapter 10

"Lo, where the hell were you?" Mel asked.

Loren was at her locker getting her stuff to study for her History final the next day. She was going back to Eddie's. There was no need for her to stay at school any longer today. Her body guard was leaning against the wall keeping an eye on her. She had told him that she got turned around in the crush of students. He seemed nervous that he had lost sight of her, but was content with her explanation. If Eddie ever found out that he had lost sight of her, he would not be happy. No need to cause more chaos.

"You know how everyone is around here," Loren said trying to laugh it off. "I just got stuck with the wrong herd."

"Are you sure?" Mel asked."Yeah, of course," Loren answered slamming the locker. "I gotta get back to Eddie's. I'll call you later, okay?"

"Okay," Mel said. "Hey, what happened to your arm?"

Loren looked down and saw fresh scratches on her left forearm. It must have happened when she was pressed up against the bricks. She hadn't noticed them until now.

"Nothing, I fell in that herd I was talking about," Loren said. "I gotta go. Later."

Mel watched Loren rush out of the school with her body guard close behind. Something was off with her best friend, but she couldn't figure out what it was. She started to get her books out of her locker when she heard Adriana talking on the phone rounding the corner. Mel didn't feel like dealing with her drama today. Adriana and Phil were on again off again, and Mel didn't want any part of it.

"I just wanted to see if she was going to be home tonight," Adriana said to whoever was on the other line.

"Look, Trent, I understand, but she said she would consider me moving in with you two. I wouldn't ask if I wasn't desperate," she pleaded.

Apparently Adriana's mom had shacked up with some guy, Mel thought. That's why she didn't want anything to do with Adriana. Mel was the last person who would say she liked Adriana, but no one deserved that. Mel knew what it was liked to be rejected by your biological mother.

Mel shut her locker and started to walk away when she came face to face with Adriana.

"Yeah, I understand," she said to the person on the other line. She jumped seemingly surprised to see Mel standing in front of her. Adriana finished her call and delivered her patented mean girl look on Mel.

"Look, you better not say anything to that rock star wanna be," Adriana said.

"Loren? About what? I don't know what you're talking about," Mel said. She was trying very hard to remember that Adriana had just lost her father and appeared to be breaking up with her brother.

"You didn't hear who I was talking to?" Adriana asked.

"Some guy named Trent," Mel said.

"Exactly, so don't tell your BFF about it, okay?"

"Why would I tell Lo?"

Adriana just shook her head, "Nevermind. Whatevs, I have to get to class."

Mel didn't quite understand the conversation she just had with Adriana. She was trying to be nice to her since no one deserved to lose their parent, but she was making it very hard.

As she was trying to figure out how Loren fit into her conversation with Adriana, Adam walked by.

"Adam, wait," Mel said.

"I have to get to class," Adam said as he worked on the combination to his locker. Adam and Mel had lockers close to each other, so it had been practically impossible not to see each other after every class.