The Tomboy and the Player | ✔

8: Fuck feelings

I walk down the hall of the school, looking at all the posters that are saying prom is in two days.

Today's Wednesday so I have a shift today after school. I guess when I come home I can-

My head hits someone's chest, I look up to see Alex and memories from last night flood my mind.

"I'm sorry" we both blurt out at the same time. I mentally slap myself and quickly pick up my books before Alex can bend down to get them.

My head whips up so fast that it hits his chin, "Oh fuck! I'm sorry" I apologize while he holds his chin groaning.

I look at his face and see that he bit his lip hard because it started bleeding.

He chuckles, "This is not how I was planning to meet with you after yesterday"

I scrunch up my face and move him inside an empty classroom I found. Sitting him on a desk I begin to look at his lip.

I groan, "Ugh! You're such an idiot, couldn't you've moved your big fat head you dummy"

He narrows his eyes at me, "Such nice words you're using..I'm charmed, really"

I roll my eyes and take my back pack off and dig through it to find a pack of tissues.

"Open your mouth" I turn to him.

He gives me a perplexed look.

"Just do it"

He slowly opens his mouth, his eyes trained on me. I carefully put the tissue where he is bleeding, throwing it into the trash afterwards.

I mutter profanities as I walk around the room looking for hand sanitizer.

Why did he have to be so damn attractive?

I get lost in my thoughts.

"Stacey"

"Stacey?"

"Stacey!"

"Why do you have to be so, ugh!" I quickly cover my hand over my mouth once I realize I said that out loud.

I lean against the wall and put my hands over my face, taking deep breaths. I've never had feelings for someone before, especially for my best friend. This is all so..new.

I feel a hand come around my back, pulling me towards them. I peek through one of my eyes to see Alex embracing me.

He kisses my forehead, "Hey, it's going to be okay"

"Not it's not" I mumble, my voice being muffled due to my face being buried into his chest.

He lifts my head up and looks me in my eyes, "We've always been together, what makes it different now?"

Because I have feelings for you.

I put my hands on either side of his face and get up on my tip toes, "Alex"

His grip around my body tightens and his eyelids go half closed, "Yeah?"

"I-"

The door suddenly slams open and I quickly push Alex away and act like I'm doing something productive, I look up to see Jake.

He smiles at me, "Hey Stacey" A sigh of relief escapes me, he didn't see me and Alex.

I smile back, "Hey" I say cheerfully. I look at Alex in the corner of my eye and see that he's frowning.

I furrow my brows, a frown coming upon my face too.

*

I huff and rub the sweat off my forehead.