Know your secrets

Chapter Eleven: Lattes, Questions and Broken hearts

I saw Nicky standing by the door, a concearned look was plastered on her sweet face. I have to act calm, like nothing is bothering me...The last thing I want is a bunch of people over my head asking me what's wrong and what happened. After all, I doubt anyone is genuinely concearned about me, people are just curious and that's it.

" No Heather don't but-I-was-just me! We're worried! What happened? You could've at least replied to our texts! " She said while making her way to the back of the library. Where me and my long gone dignity decided to hide from humanity.

" Nicky I'm fine. Seriously." I replied coldly. I tried to act normal but tears were forming in my eyes, threatening to fall from my eyes any minute now. I slowly got up from the ground to walk towards her but she quickened her pace as if she was scared I was gonna have some sorft of mental breakdown.

As soon as she reached the back of the library she hugged me tightly. And that, ladies and gentlemen, was the time that i did have a mental breakdown. I thought I could act strong but when I felt her warm embrace, when I saw the honesty and the true care in her eyes, I let myself go.

Once more, I uncontrollably cried in her arms and Nicky was just there. And that's all I needed. I didn't need her to talk or convince me to tell her what happened, or try to make me feel better.I just needed someone there, to hold me tight. I cried for what seemed to me as endless hours while Nicky was caressing my hair.

" You're shaking baby. " She said wiping the tears on my face. " Are you feeling any better? Now that you got it out of your system? "

" Y-Yes. " I muttered.

" Come on. Let's go get you cleaned up and then we'll just ditch school and go drink some hot chocolate. My mom always says that if you have a problem you cannot solve, hot chocolate will solve it for you  " She said smiling. " And if you're feeling better, maybe you can tell us what happened. Huh? What do you say? "

" Can anyone say no to hot chocolate? " I replied. My voice shaky and broken.

I forced myself to give Nicky a weak smile because of how sweet and caring she was. Then, I took a deep breath and walked towards the exit. It's time to face reality... I couldn't hide in there for ever anyways. If it wasn't Nicky, someone else would have found me eventually.

" Here. Wear my glasses. The last thing we need right now is a bunch of loosers asking why the new girl is crying. " She searched through her bag and tossed me her sunglasses.

We got out of the library and went straight to the bathroom. 

" Oh my god! My poor poor little sweet baby! What happened to you? Who did this to you? Was it Sawyer? I knew this guy did something stupid AGAIN! Ugh! I'm gonna make his sorry ass disappear! He doesn't know who he's messing with! " Audrey suddenly appeared and started blabbing like there was no tomorrow. Her face was red and she was furiously walking back and forth with her high heels clapping the floor as if an elephant was in the room.

" Let's not stress her okay? " 

" You are NOT gonna tell me what to do! " she barked pointing at herself.

" Guys, I'm fine now. All I wanna do is get out of this place so can you two stop fighting? " I snapped in annoyance.

" There's concealer, mascara, eye-liner, lipstick and make up in my bag suit yourself boo. And trust me. You need each and every product in my bag cause you look terrible. " Audrey said while lighting her cigarette and exhaling a big cloud of smoke directly on Nicky. Nic was lying against the door looking through her bag again. " Dammit, give me your lighter. "

Audrey tossed her the lighter and suddenly the room looked like I was in Snoop Dogg's house. I turned around to face them both. The concearn on their faces was gone and it was replaced with a huge ass boredom. " Give me a cigarette. " I demanded.