What Comes After Betrayal?

Chapter 2

   
    "Hey Laury"      
   
Are you kidding me? No you can't be kidding me because you have got to be kidding me.

     "A-ashton, is that y-you?" I said in complete shock and total excitement too. I'm a different-emotions-put-together-in-one-face kinda girl.
    "Yep, in the flesh." He walked towards me and gave my a bone-crushing hug that can completely destroy my ribs. But I'm used to it. Perks of being an awesome close friend. Mom said she didn't want me to have boys as best friends. I know why. But why is her mind so corrupt?
 
You better shut up and tell God you are sorry. No form of insult to your elders. Remember?

    SC scolded me and I genuinely told God I was sorry.
    
     "Laura,Ashton you gonna be late for school." my mom said with a large grin and a hint of excitement on her face.
     I looked totally confused 'cause my mom and Ashton look like they robbed the bank and were successful with ten million dollars at their disposal.
    
No you idiot, Ashton is going to your school. Dummy.

     Not believing SC, I asked,
    " Is Ashton coming to my school?"
    " Yes,you dummy. It took you long enough." my mom, Ashton and SC said in unison
    "okay, okay just don't swallow me whole" we all chuckled an sat down to eat.
  I am so so happy when I saw my best friend from Nigeria, Ashton. My maternal grandmother is from Nigeria. I have visited Nigeria a lot of times to know that that country is beautiful...
   
Why are you lying? We both know that it's not true.

    "oh shut up" I said to SC. In my mind of course.

  "What are you doing here? I thought you said you were gonna come here when you were through with school over there? I missed you very much. You are growing a beard... Since when were you growing a beard? I thought you said you were not the 'manly type', more of a I-wanna-do-ballet-type" I said to Ashton. Before he could say anything I beat him to it.
    "Did puberty hit you with a baseball bat? Look at that huge Adam's apple you got there." I say staring at his Adam's apple. When we were kids Ashton behaved like a gay kid. Let's just say he was a girl in a boy's body. He frowns and he does this calm-down-and-shut-up-before-I-tell-your-mom look that always scares me. Even when we were kids. I immediately shut up and let him talk.
"Laury, I missed you too and yes, I, Ashton, I'm growing a beard."
   When Ashton and I first met, He didn't have any friends whatsoever. We met 1st Grade while I was living in Nigeria for a while. We were paired together as seat partners. I can still remember it like it happened yesterday..

  Flashback
   "Hey, I'm Ashton. What's your name?"
   
   "Hi, My name is Laura. Do you have any friends? I'm new here."
   
   "It's nice to meet you Laura. And no I don't have any friends either. Hey! I have an idea"

   "What's the idea?"

   "Can we be friends?"
End of flashback.

         I chuckled at the thought and saw a really hungry Ashton looking at the table full of eggs,bacon and my mom's special Omega sauce that can put the world's famous chef to shame.
       "Are you two gonna just sit there and look at the food all day? 'Cause them Omega sauce sure as heaven didn't cook itself" mom said. I looked at Ashton and he looked at me with the same thought lingering in our minds.
   
      oh boy
  
   Oh boy indeed SC, oh boy indeed.

   Without wasting any time, Ashton and I  ate like animals. We devoured the food like cavemen who couldn't find food for months. My mom just looked at us at disgust and shook her head with a little sigh of disappointment.
  
I can't say I'm not surprised you always behave like an animal. I just don't understand why you didn't realize it since.

    Ignoring SC, I asked Ashton what made him come here to America. He said his parents wants him to stay here with my mom and I for the time being. He would also be going to school here so I am excited. He is gonna be so happy to meet Rita. I'm sure they are gonna get along pretty well. With that, Ashton and I finished breakfast and bid my mom goodbye before heading to school in my car.
     When we got to school, I was immediately greeted by Rita.
    Rita is a nerdy brunette with killer hazel eyes and an awesome figure. To top it off she has this psychic power of knowing what's up with people. Plus she gives the greatest advice on the planet. To me.
   We met when we were in the 8th grade. That was when I looked like a whale with bipolar issues. She saw that I had problems and stuff, so she helped me get over it. Those problems are a little confusing and still hard to believe and forget but it's not the time to tell yet. Only a few people know. Rita,Mom,Ashton and Bennett.

  Wait, oh my gosh
  Oh my goodness
  Oh my, oh my, oh my...
   
    Let's go!  We have to look  for him.
I gotta a feeling Laura and it's not a good one, I can assure you that.

   How could I be so stupid. I forgot my boyfriend. I never do that. That's really impossible. There is never a day that goes by that I don't think about him.

    Come on, stop reminiscing and look for him.

    Right! I leave Rita and Ashton together to get acquainted.. If you know what I mean. I walk down the hallways and ask people where to find Bennett. Some shrug, some just roll their eyes and some just stared at me like I grew a two heads.
    Just as I pass the Janitor's closet, SC causes an alarm in my head.
  
Laura, do you think...you know... He could be in there with a girl?

   "SC how could you say that? We both trust him that he would never ever betray our trust. He wouldn't hurt my feelings
or anything like that."
       But just then, I hear the door to the janitor's closet open and I saw Bennett come out with messy hair and a hickey on his neck that was not really noticeable but I noticed it. He adjusted his collar to his shirt and looked like his was looking for someone then his eyes landed on me.
    Just then, Stella came out of the janitor's closet too, adjusting her skirt and looked up at Bennett then at me. She held no emotion whatsoever and she walked away.
     Stella is, or should I say was one of my friends. The friend that brought Bennett and I together. She shipped both of us and even solved most of our fights. Stella was a girl I trusted so very much.
      Stella was making out with my boyfriend in the janitor's closet.

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   Here is another chapter. I hope you are enjoying it so far.  Also, I didn't mean to detest in what you believe in. I'm really sorry if made you feel inferior or get angry about your religion or what you believe in.  I chose Christianity because it is the religion I am most familiar with and also I believe in Christianity so it's much easier since I know almost everything about it.  Once again I am so so sorry. I have no intention of detesting your religion whatsoever.
  This goes the same for your sexuality too.  I am really new to writing and people's sexuality but I don't mean any harm. Really. So the part about Ashton being a gay kid. I  am totally sorry about that. I just tried looking for a phrase or simile. Y'all know what I'm talking about.
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-Otu