Love is my Drug

8

AVA

I crept carefully back into the cafeteria, extremely self-conscious. I didn't want to face the mocking mob of my peers. I was a coward. I admit it. But that really didn't change anything. I stopped right outside of the doors. I put my brave face on and slipped inside.

Nothing.

Not a thing. No one looked at her, pointed, nothing. Not even Aria looked at me, which was surprising, though she was too preoccupied with Noah. I looked at him, and he must have sensed someone watching him because he looked around. He caught my eyes, and butterflies erupted in my stomach. He gave me a small smile, acknowledging my presence and... and... checking me out? No. That wasn't right. He went after girls like Aria. Aria noticed me after Noah, only because I stole his attention for a minute. And she did not like what she saw. Her glare could freeze hell. I panicked and ran back out of the cafeteria, and ran straight into Kaylee.

"No no no. You are not going to let her in. No. I refuse to let it happen." Kaylee raged. "This b*tch has ruled your life for way too long. I'm sick of it." Kaylee pushed past me into the cafeteria. She stomped up to Aria and started shouting.

"You worthless dog!! How dare you even think nasty thoughts about anyone else in this school.You know nothing, you ugly cow, your opinion is irrelevant, you believe yourself to be a goddess when all you're good for is being a wh*re!!!" Kaylee spat in Aria's face. Aria, in turn, scoffed at Kaylee.

"Listen, you little freak. How dare you even talk to me. I run this school. Everyone is under my control, and if you have a problem, you and your weak, whimpering, pathetic pity case can just leave. You are worth nothing, you mean nothing, and will never be anything." Aria smiled, pleased with her come back. Little did she know that she had just unloaded a sh*t storm upon herself.

"You run this school? Please, all you will ever be worth is spreading your legs. That's why your so popular. Not because you're nice, or pretty, or funny, nothing. All you are us a warm body and a place holder. They guys you sleep with are just using you so they can move on to someone they truly care for, you're just the practice. And one day, when you're old, and loose, and saggy and alone, I will be there laughing, you b*tch." Kaylee was right in Aria's face when she finished. A stare off between the two dragged out, until suddenly, Kaylee drew her hand back and back-handed Aria across the face. She screamed over-dramatically, like she was in a horror film, and flung herself down on the table. It wasn't as Kaylee's slap wasn't hard, it was hard enough to make you stumble, but it wasn't hard enough to make Aria go flying. Over dramatic sobs started dripping from Aria's lips, along with a trail of equally fake tears.

"W-why would you h-hit me?" Aria choked out. Her little groupies had flocked to her, cooing and comforting her. Aria's lips trembled with fake pain, and she acted as if she were dying, relishing in all the attention. I, however, noticed something she didn't. All of her jock friends, as in guy jocks, were off to one side of the cafeteria either rolling their eyes at her dramatics or re enacting how ridiculous she looked. I giggled under my hand, and during that time, Aria broke her 'little miss innocent' act and snapped at me.

"What is so funny about my pain?!?" she snipped at me. I blanched not wanting to draw attention to myself, but Kaylee saved me, once again.

"What she is laughing at, my dear a*shole, is the fact that your dear friends are off the side laughing at your awful acting skills." Kaylee smirked. Aria's head whipped around to look at the boys, who immediately stopped what they were doing, but not before Aria saw. She let out a strangled sound of disbelief, before getting up, and flouncing out of the cafeteria.