That's Not Her

3. I was an alien

Alec's point of view.

I came to California with one thing in mind. I'll destroy Maia McQueen.

5 months ago, I opened my door to see my best friend standing. He was drunk. I mean yeah, he drinks but this was first time I saw him out of sense drunk.

"she left me. and I don't even know why" he said.

He wasn't crying or anything which scared me even more. He looked broken.

I knew he had this perfect girlfriend back in Cali but the last time I talked to him everything was fine. He was telling me how she might get an art scholarship and he was so happy for her. Now two days later he stood in front of me. looking like a wreak.

In next two months he went back to Cali thrice before moving back here permanently. Apparently, she avoided him like a plague and refuse to give any explanation to why she broke up with him. Plus, all his friends were her friends first so he decided not to drag them in between.

He still wanted her. Even a month later he was still drinking heavily and stayed holed up in his house.

"did she stopped loving me? because there is no other reason she would leave me. how can you stop loving someone?"

"maybe she never loved you" I said trying any way to comfort him.

"Give me some credit Alec. I knew her. I knew her love. When I meet her, it was like someone finally understood my music. She became my music."

She was his music. He believed.

She was a bitch. That's what I believed. He shouldn't give a shit about her.

But as soon as I said that he punched me. he still loved her. He said she was perfect and he would do anything to get her back.

That's why I jumped at the opportunity when a coach from Cali asked me to join their basketball team. I was going to make her pay.

As I got closer and closer to mark's old school I kept getting angrier. I wish I hadn't asked him to go to this country this school so he never would've met this girl who scared him forever. Just as I was about to slow down a girl jumped from a moving car. What the fuck? In order to save her I tried to change my direction and tripped.

Damn it.

This was the first time I ever fell off my bike. All because of this damned girl.

"hey are you ok?" I looked up to see the idiot but when I saw I was struck. She was beautiful.

Wild grey eyes and hazel hair made her look like a goddess. Maybe Diana goddess of hunt. She was breath takingly stunning. But then I remembered I was lying on road because she decided to jump.

"Are you crazy? You jumped in front of me"

"not my intention" she said not really bothered that she almost died.

"are you suicidal? You almost killed yourself" I snapped.

"are you homicidal? Cause you almost killed me" what the fuck? Did she just tried to blame me?

"Maia get in now" came a scream from car.

Maia?

Mark's Maia?

Maybe it's not? Just a same name I hoped.

"wait, are you Maia McQueen?" I asked when she finish shouting at the car driver.

She looked at me and her eyes narrowed.

"maybe...who's asking?"

Damn it. From all the girls in Cali she had to be Mark's.

"now it makes sense. You not just a crazy. You're a crazy bitch" I spat in disgust and rode off towards school leaving her open mouth in middle of road.

And that was my first interaction with mysterious Maia McQueen. I only wished it could've been last cause it was just lunch break and she had already

1. Made me fall of my bike

2. Almost got me detention and using the fake help me tactic. (it might be clever but still tasteless)

3. Annoyed me with her attractiveness.

So, behaving like a complete stalker I followed her to her locker as she was taking her stuff out.

"Do you regret it?" I asked getting directly to the point.

"Regret what?" she asked innocently. If I hadn't known about her I might have fallen for her puppy eyes. But I knew what a heartless bitch she really was.

"Saying yes to helping me... oh and breaking up with Mark" I said.

"yes, to the first and no to the second" she said evenly. Good that's what I need to hear. She is a just a heartless player who played my best friend.

"He's doing better by the way" I informed her to see how she'll react.

"I didn't ask"

God I never wanted to hit a woman so much in my life before. She wreaked his life and not even bothered to acknowledge his existence.

"Of course, you didn't. It's obvious that you don't give a shit about him"

"Alec you have already made up your mind about me and I cannot change your opinion of me so I am not going to explain or justify myself to you" she said and started walking away.

"so, you'll walk away from me like you walked away from Mark" I yelled over knowing there was no one in hall except us but she just kept walking till she was out of building.

How dare she dismiss me like this?

Like I was a minor nuisance in her day?

Just wait darling, I'll show you how much of a nuisance I can be.

She was missing in next period. Maybe I upset her too much. I shook myself from that useless thought. Maybe she is just out there hooking up with someone else.

Oh god.

Did she ever cheat on Mark?

He would say no of course but then again, she was his blind spot.

If she did, I'll make sure she will regret it for her life.

Now she stood in café, tray in her hand and frowning at her friend. I tried to get close enough to eavesdrop (yes, I am aware how stalkerish it sounds)

"Without permission I swear to goddess" I hear her say with clear annoyance in her voice.

"Relax queenie." Guy in front of her replied. "I just saw you upset and wanted to know who upset you. Now I see that asshole is the reason."

"Watch it Cahill. One word you say about him and"

"Move it Parker" Their conversation stopped as other people joined them.

Who were they talking about?

Her new boyfriend?

Who was she defending to her friend? And why was she upset? Maybe it's all a ruse to get some sympathy from her friends.

They were all laughing when I got up from my bench and decided to join them.

"mind if I sit with you guys?"

Everyone stopped and looked at me like I was an alien. Maia must have told them about me already. Good.

Then everyone looked at her as I challenged her to refuse me.

"sure"

Ha.

This might be most fun lunch I ever had.