A Quiet Heart

Chapter Five - The Fight

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

It's been a couple of weeks since my date with Ethan. We don't talk to each other in school - like usual, but we text a lot. We haven't been on another date but we are still getting close. I think he is thinking of asking me out again because he's been asking me a lot of things. Ethan doesn't know that Tyler knows about our date because I threatened him, Carson and Stiles.

During school, instead of texting Stiles, Carson, Tyler, or Nathaniel, I've been texting Ethan a lot. He told me that he got his phone taken away twice. He should just be more sly.

Right now it's fourth period, I'm in Spanish and Ethan is in Italian. Out of nowhere a paper ball comings flying at me. It hits my cheek and lands on my desk. Luckily my teacher doesn't notice. I look around and see Stiles and Nathaniel smirking at each other. I open up the paper:

Natty, we miss you! You haven't talked to us in weeks. IDK about Carson. Nathaniel and I feel left out! I personally feel a bit betrayed, you barely talk to me about anything. And have you forgotten that Nathan here is a new kid and his first friend -you - just stopped talking to him. We miss you - talk to us!

~ Stiles the hotty and Nathan buddy

I immediately feel terrible. I can't believe that I just forgot about my friends. I'm a shit friend. I grabbed a new piece of paper and write back to them.

IM SO SORRY! I can't believe I've been such a shit friend to you guys. I'll make it up to you two. Come over my house today, I mean it is an early dismissal because tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I'm so sorry.

~ Natalia, the guilty friend

I crumble the paper and throw it back to Stiles. I watch them read it. When I turn my head back, I see my teacher staring at me.

"Miss Natalia, no throwing papel en el clase." (no throwing paper in the class)

God, I hate her use of Spanish. "Lo siento senora." (I'm sorry miss)

My teacher walks away from me and I turn back around to see Stiles and Nathaniel. I stare at them, watching them laugh at me.

Once the class is over, I run out the door and wait for Stiles and Nathaniel to exit. I wait behind the door, and as they finally leave, I trip them both. I laugh at they fall. Their bodies twisting on the floor, trying to stand up. I eventually stop laughing and stick my hand out to help them. But they pull me down to fall with them. They continue twisting around, trying to get up. No one cares though, the student just continues on walking. We finally stop moving when we hear a cough. We freeze in place. I end up on the bottom, with Nathaniel on top of me and Stiles on top of him.

"Natalia, are you okay? Are these guys bothering you?" I look up and see Ethan.

"Huh? Oh, yeah I'm fine. These idiots are my friends. Guys get off me." Stiles gets up, but Nathaniel stays. "Nathaniel we're going to be late. Stiles if you don't want to be late too, I suggest you run." And he does, but Nathaniel still stays on.

"I'm actually comfy, love. I don't mind being late." He moves trying to get more comfortable on me. I groan.

"Dude get off of her!" When saying this, Ethan grabs Nathaniel by the shirt, pulling him off of me. I immediately get up, worrying that someone is going to do something they'll regret.

"Mate, relax. I was going to get up." When Nathaniel says "mate", he lightly shoves Ethan.

"Well, she wanted you to get up then." Ethan shoves Nathaniel back when he says "wanted". They continue shoving each other until a full fight broke out. I try to pull them, but they are too strong for me. I'm screaming at this point. I'm so mad because I don't understand the reasons for this fight.