rivals in the sheets

chapter ten

As soon as Joshua and Ethan walked through the front door they immediately settled for the kitchen which was still somewhat empty.

Most of the party was yet to arrive and they had some time where they could be in peace and talk properly.

"Ava bothered me at lunch again today. She can't stay away from me but I just want her to leave me alone."

"You're acting like she's your high school bully," laughed Joshua as he grabbed a plastic cup and poured himself a drink.

Ethan smiled and got himself a drink as well. "Who knows, maybe she is."

"Then you better deal with it or she'll just get worse."

As sarcastically as Joshua said it, Ethan understood that there was a hint of truth behind those words and that Ava really was something he would have to deal with sooner or later.

"And every time I walk into a class she's trying to talk to Hamilton and he seems just as satisfied to talk to her as she is to him. They're constantly trying to ruin my life."

Joshua shrugged. "Ethan, I really don't know what you want me to do about that."

"You really can't do anything, Hamilton should. He should understand that she's our common enemy," groaned Ethan and took a sip from his drink.

Joshua smirked at him. "Does that make you his friend then? You know, enemy of my enemy, and all that crap."

Ethan immediately shook his head. "She brings bad news with her and I just want to know how long it'll take him to realize that."

"It's not your duty to make him realize it, though. I'm sure he's perfectly capable of doing that himself."

"Are you saying he's more capable than I am?"

"Not at all, but you know how I feel about Ava and how most people see her. She's a perfectly nice friend but as soon as you start to consider her as more than that, she becomes something nobody can be sure of."

"She's like wild waters."

Joshua shrugged. "I think you're giving her too much credit. She just does what she wants and people let her do it because she looks good while doing it."

Straight to the point and Ethan had to agree.

She looked good and even though that was a bullshit excuse, it worked with him plenty of times before.

He had told himself he wouldn't go back to her, but just a simple talk would be enough to change his mind and get him to come back to her.

I'm reality, Ethan was like a puppy always needing love from Ava no matter what she did to him. And as much as he tried to get rid of her in his life, he just couldn't.

Maybe if he were the one who transferred schools and not Hamilton then he would be able to escape her.

He poured himself another drink and quickly downed it. "You know, Joshua, I feel like I'm talking about my life too much."

"Yeah, I use that as an opportunity to not talk about mine. Yours is a lot more interesting anyway and I don't mind listening to you."