The Bad Boys Girl

A Ticking Time Bomb

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The silence was unbearable, it made every ounce of your muscle tense the unnerving atmosphere bouncing off the walls of the school. Ethan's mouth was sealed and it didn't look like he was going to blab the girls name out anytime soon.

He looked away as if he was the most innocent person ever yet he was doing everything in his will power to avoid my burning gaze. What's so bad about not telling me? It was after school now and everyone had gone home, well everyone except us. We are sitting in the library studying for our next test trying to cram it all in and remember everything that we can to the best of our abilities.

Although we ain't getting much done, the tension is almost suffocating, he doesn't want to talk about it and here I am exploding with questions. The librarian packs her bags getting ready to leave as I wonder where we are supposed to go afterwards.

I pick up my bag and stand up as Ethan does the same, we walk out and head to his car but it wasn't long until trouble started to rise. Hunter was standing next to his motorbike which was parked next to Ethan's car. Great.

Ethan looks down all the sudden really interested in anything but what was standing right in front of him.

Hunter walks and stops blocking our path, I give him a questioning look but he just brushes it off and keeps his gaze fixated on Ethan. He looks up holding his stare without a movement or a flinch.

Hunter was the first to break eye contact as he turned his attention towards me or at least I thought it was me until I looked behind me and saw Noah looking straight at him. What is this?! Some staring contest? No I didn't think so either.

"What are you still doing here?" Noah asks with nothing but bitterness lacing in voice.

"I could ask you the same thing." Hunter replies taking a daring step forward as me and Ethan took a step back.

Noah didn't seem to back down and manage too stand his ground then again so did Hunter.

My body was in shock as I was unsure off what to do, do I step in front and stop them or do I hurt stand here more helpless than ever?

I go to take a step forward but it looked like Hunnter noticed it too and instantly pull his arm out to stop me from making any further movement.

I sigh in response and and turn to face Ethan who was just as confused as I was.

Hunter walked back and walked towards his car clearly giving up. Noah had the look of satisfaction on his face as he realised that he practically won.

Sighing I walk the same path Hunter just stormed of into. His eyes are trained on the cars that were all lined up trying to bypass traffic.

"What was all that about?" I ask making him flinch, clearly this is a touchy subject. He doesn't answer nor does he turn his head to look at me. Slouching in despair I lean against his car not saying another word.

A couple of more minutes or silence and awkward glances later he begins to speak but he manages to choose his words wisely and with caution.

"Everyone thinks its about a stupid crush but it's not, it's a lot more than just her, I guess it's secret rivalry that never gets spoken. He likes every girl that I go for and yet here he is always having a go at me for it when I liked her first, everything I do, he does." He runs a hand through his hair as he looks at me. His gaze is torn between me and behind my back, his anger raging in his eyes without a sense of guilt.

I could tell that he had been dealing with this for a while, a hurting truth, a split between friendship and rivalry. Without another second thought he gets in his car without saying another word as he drove off out of sight.

He exploits a lecture and storms off without saying a word more after, who does that? Ethan walks away with Noah probably trying to talk him out of killing Hunter or anyone else next time he comes in contact with anyone besides himself. I began to walk home but it wasn't long before that Hunter didn't leave, instead his car was parked outside a small cafe that took many back to the 1950s. It's rare to have that kinda stuff round here, but I guess one place still stands.

I walk in as the bell rings signalling that someone has entered, I look around as I catch someone's burning gaze stare straight back at me. I walk over to the booth and made myself comfortable before I begin to talk.

"You both need to learn that having problems aren't worth running from and instead chasing them is the only thing that will resolve the situation, you can run, you can hide but no matter what it comes back to bite you in the arse. Is that what you want? Cause quite frankly running away from your issues is the easy way out and there's no doubt about it." I reply as I wait for the response. I grab the drink that was on the table and took a swig, it wasn't long before a deep voice broke the silence.

"I ain't running away from it, I'm extending the time I have before I face it, it's like a ticking time bomb, you are given a specific time to run away from it as most people would do where as I would try to extend the time it has before the impact and damage is done." Hunter answered his mind clearly somewhere else as he plays the scenery out in his head.

My mind struggling to process what he said, discovered new scenarios that could happen if him and noah extended their time on the situation.

"Do you really think gaining more time would work? News flash it won't because then your giving a loop hole where anything could happen, weather it's for the bad or good it's still giving something the opportunity to thrive of your weakness." I all but mumbled as my eyes found their way staring intently into his.

His contact couldn't bare to meet mine as he let his eyes trace around the the diner. His thoughts taking over his words and every action he could possibly think of. What happened next was all but positive, in fact it was completely the opposite, something I never thought would happen. Not now, not ever.

Hi, this chapter is a bit late but that's because I'm writing a new book that isn't going to be released just yet. Hope you enjoyed it.
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