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When I left Michelle's apartment that night, I cried. I never really cried about Peter, always just felt like I wanted to cry but never did. Until that night.
I have never felt like a fool in my entire life until now. Not only did I lose a girl who I thought was my best friend, I lost another person as a friend because she knows how to charm him. The only people I had was Ned and Harry.
The next day Peter texted me non stop, he even came to my house but I didn't answer him. I didn't even want to talk to him. All I did was lay in bed and just watch tv shows, that's all I did.
It was Monday now and I wasn't ready to see Michelle or Peter, their locker is right next to mine and I know they were going to be there. My face was puffy, my nose was red, I looked tired but I was only emotionally tired. I just looked tired.
"Hey Y/n!" Ned said excitedly. I looked at him and gave him a small smile.
"Hey." I mumbled weakly. I can feel the burning glare of Michelle.
"Hey Y/n can I talk to you?" Peter asked. I opened my locker and shook my head.
"Please? Why are you ignoring me? What did I do? Did I say something?"
I stopped what I was doing and whispered, "ask your girlfriend, can't you see her glaring at me?"
I quickly grabbed my book and just felt angry. Why was I angry over a crush? Or a friend who isn't even a friend? I stormed off and pushed people out of my way. They all gave me dirty looks but I didn't care.
"Y/n!" I heard Harry call out to me.
He caught up to me and I hugged him.
"Michelle is a bitch." I mumbled into his shirt.
"You told her?"
"She laughed at me and said Peter would never date me."
"She what?-" Harry looked over his shoulder and then held me close, "it's ok Y/n you don't need her, you have me and Ned."
I smiled and pulled away. He was right I do have him and Ned, I wish I could say I have Peter too but I highly doubt that. Harry walked me to class and it went by smoothly. Not thinking about what is bringing me down and just focusing on what I should do makes things go by fast. The rest of my classes went by fast as well, except for lunch.
I texted Harry that I wanted to eat somewhere else so we met up and sat on the benches. Enjoying the fresh cold air.
"You gonna talk to him?" Harry asked me. I looked at him briefly and ate a grape.
"Talk to who?"
"Peter."
"I don't know Harry.. what if she told him?"
He shook his head, "she didn't. Peter texted me nonstop to tell him what was wrong with you."
I took a deep breath and took a bit of my salad, "I'll talk to him later."
And I did. I quickly left my stuff back home and then walked over to his apartment, hoping he was there because he usually never was. I knocked on his door and it was quickly answer by himself.
"Hey Pete." I mumbled. His eyes widen and he pulled me into a tight hug.
"Y/n! Where have you been?"
I chuckled and pulled away from him, "you've seen me. I wasn't away."
"Yeah well it felt like it."
I slightly looked into his apartment, "is Michelle here?"
"No why? You want her here?"
I shook my head, "no... can I come in?"
"Yeah! Sorry!" He moved out of the way and I walked in, enjoying the embrace of his warm apartment. I enjoyed it for as long as I could. I don't know how he was going to react when I tell him why I ignored him and Michelle.
"I need to tell you something Peter."
He looked at me and placed his hands inside his front pockets, nodding. "Yeah what's up?"
"The reason why I ignored you last week and why I ignored you all weekend and today is because Michelle pushed me into saying who I liked and I said you."
Peter slightly raised his eyebrows and I continued talking, "then she started acting rude towards me and laughed and said you would never like me. I didn't want to deal with a friend like that and I don't care if you don't like me... how Michelle acted hurt me a lot."
Peter stayed quiet for a bit and then shrugged, "she's right though... I would never like you."
My facial expression fell. This is what I was afraid of.
I quickly caught myself and gave him a nod, pursing my lips, "ok... and that's fine."
"I think it's best we don't talk anymore.. for Michelle's sake."
I faked a smile, "yes. Leave the friend who has loved you more than a girl you barely met Freshman year."
I left his house and felt tears burn my eyes. I didn't let them fall though. I harshly wiped my eyes and took a deep breath. There is no worth crying over a stupid boy, little did I know he was doing it for my own safety.
• Peter's POV •
"Why did you do that man?!" Ned slightly yelled as he walked out of my room. I looked at him, still trying to process what I just did.
"I don't know Ned.. I had to do, you know I had to do it."
"So you don't care for Michelle at all?"
"I rather see the girl I love live happy then to be with her and see her suffer. I love her Ned and I can't. I just can't ruin her first love."
