This Is Us

Chapter 8

A/N: Disclaimeeer... And i have no idea where i do from here now. but i'm updating. Don't get mad. READ ON! enjoy and dont forget to drop a comment

Chapter Eight

I wish I didn't mention Peter's girlfriend. It's not because my heart is breaking as we speak. I actually don't mind this, at least I found out. It's better to know. Lucas and Pammy were right. You need to know where this friend thing is going. It's going straight into a wall and banged up everywhere, broken into little pieces then stalled. Not moving, stuck into that wall forever.

But besides that, it's the mere fact Peter hasn't uttered a word since we left the restaurant. And it's so awkward between us now. I could feel the air and it's so prickly and cold despite the heat blasted to my face.

Maybe I should have waited till he'd tell me about his girlfriend instead of blindsiding him. I try my best not to do anything to catch attention like sighing or jumping out of the car (which by the way I'd so wanna do right now.)

It doesn't help that Keboys is thirty minutes away from my house. And it has been complete silence since then, I could hear a pin drop a mile away.

We were about ten minutes away from my house when Peter breaks our silence. "Lara Jean, Listen." He clears his throat. He's not himself this way. He was always so sure of himself and so confident it's so bizarre seeing him this way.

"It's okay Peter. You don't have to explain anything," i say in the most cheerful way as I could. He isn't really obligated to say anything. The fact that he admitted to having a girlfriend is explanation enough.

The silence is deafening. I could hear his hand grip at the steering wheel, "What about you, Covey?" He sounds out of breath for some reason.

I turn to him. His jaw is tightened, teeth clenched. "What about me?" Though I know where this conversation is going.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" when he says that word it's like poison left his lips. I don't understand how he act like this. I'm happy for him. He should do the same if I had one too.

I shake my head. For some reason a chuckle leaves my lips, "No, I don't."

He keeps his face straight on the road, but I could tell he wants to look at me but he's trying his best to calm down before he does. I don't get it, how come this Peter i can't read. Why is he upset and what is he irritated about?

"What?" I ask him.

"Oh come on, Adam Smith didn't ask you out as soon as we broke up?" He sounds like he's accusing me of something. Like I just admitted to having a boyfriend instead the other way around.

"He's my study partner!" I laugh at this. It sounds so ridiculous. Even now it's stupid. He had been a little jealous of Adam. Adam is the only person that I have all my classes with so of course we have the same study group. I reassured that Adam was no threat and he said he believed me but from this conversation it seems like he's been doubting me the whole time.

"Well he's stupid then if he didn't," he mumbles under his breath barely audible.

I didn't want to get into that. Besides, Adam likes Candy our other study group member. They might be dating now too which I don't intend on sharing with him.

I sighed, i really don't know where this is going now. The past two week interaction we had of happy blissful relationship has flown out the window and now replaced with hostility, defensive, awkward and angry thing like what a recent ex boyfriend and ex girlfriend should be.