My Other Half

Chapter 19: Frustrated

Feelings that come back are feelings that never left.

--Anonymous.

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Chapter 19 : Frustrated

Listen to the song Friends By Marshmello and Anne Marie.

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"I'm late Stella I can't have breakfast!" I shouted over the top of my voice as I rushed out of the house.

"At least eat a toast with butter honey!" Stella shouted as she made her way down the lobby with a toasted bread in her hand.

"No thanks Stell I have a granola bar it should be enough" I announced and shut the door behind me.

The whole week was hectic for me, homework, homecoming, homework again. I swear if Peyton and Harvey find out that I kissed James earlier this week they'd be skewering me for not telling them earlier.

Technically speaking, I've hardly seen James the entire week other than once or twice, if I wasn't this busy I swear I would suspect that he is ignoring me but I have no time for that.

As I rolled into the school parking lot, I spot my friends all at the entrance discussing something with great enthusiasm, I walk over keen on finding out what they're so seriously talking about.

"Oh Rilly, you heard about Astrid?" Dean asked as I arrived. Stunned on seeing Dean talking to me like that I didn't answer but just kept staring instead.

"April? Earth to April!" Peyton's voice brought me out of dream land while she kept waving her hand in my face. Pushing her hand out of my face I blink back in curiosity.

"What about Astrid?" I asked, as I scan the group but I realized Astrid and James were missing.

Harvey nudged Dean shaking his head as if telling him, 'don't tell her' but Dean paid no heed to him.

"Are you guys going to tell me or else I'm going in to get a few things from my locker" I asked pointing backwards to the schools glass door behind me.

Dean's eyes fell on something behind me as he rolled his eyes in disgust, so did Peyton, "you'll find out either way" Peyton muttered so I turn around to see what had captured everyone's attention.

The minute I did so, I regretted it. I should have known.

You're stupid to think you ever shared anything with him in the first place, April.

Cause down the corridor at one of the lockers I saw James with a blonde bimbo, her hands on his chest as he caught her by the waist.

The second his eyes caught mine the look of hurt and pain all over over mine, he moves down and places his lips on hers. Through the whole thing his eyes remained trained on mine almost like he was challenging me to look away or burst into tears but I knew better than to satisfy a guy with an ego like his.

A pair of muscular arms spinned me back round till I was face to face with Harvey.

"Forget about Astrid, she doesn't deserve your attention" he commented. 

"That was Astrid!?" I asked completely bewildered. No I didn't realise it was her. I have so many questions.

How could he do that after everything I told him? what if he tells someone?

But most importantly why did he kiss me and why was I stupid enough to kiss him back?

This is enough! This guy thinks he can take up a part of my thoughts well guess what they have no time for him, I have better things to do with my time.