Behind the Bad Boy

5.

"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM HER!" Mason is screaming when I walk into the school. Everyone gives me soft smiles and Alyssa looks desperate to speak to me, but it's like she can't.

I slept with Bear last night.

"I-I-I am!" Cole stutters.

"No you aren't." He walks towards him and Cole stumbles back.

He was so sweet last night! No! Please be nice!

"I did-I-I-"

"Chased her after school yesterday?" He hisses. "You tried to speak to my lady. She's mine. Not yours. Back the fuck off. She's not a toy."

Cole tried to chase me after school...

I see Cole's eyes flicker to me, looking like he wants me to help him.

I'm so confused.

Why does Alyssa look like she's wants to speak to me? Why does she look as sad as I felt until I got Bear? Why does she look excited, too? Why is Mason so angry? Who's the girl?

I'm the girl he chased after school yesterday...

It clicks instantly.

I'm the girl. Alyssa isn't my friend because Mason said she can't be. Everyone isn't speaking to me because Mason said they can't. Cole looked to me when I walked into the school on Monday, which is why Mason snapped.

When the fight started on Friday, I was just coming from a class which I had with both of them. Cole was staring at me and Mason was switching between eying me not so discreetly and shooting laser glares at Cole.

Both boys like me.

Fuck.

My mouth opens and closes and I see something like hope in Alyssa's eyes. She knows. She's been dying to tell me.

It all comes down to Mason. He's really an asshole. I bet that soft side outside of school is fake. I hate him. What a bitch!

"Mason!" I yell. He whips around. "Stop bullying him!"

He lets go of the front of Cole's shirt immediately.

"This is your fault." I hiss.

"What are you talking about?" He demands.

"The girl he chased? That was me. The fight Friday was because he was looking at me! The argument Monday was because he was looking at me. I lost by best friend and nobody is talking to me because you scared the hell out of everyone. Your judging an asshole. I hate you. Fuck you for trying to control everyone."

"Melly." He says, hurt, moving towards me.

He reaches for my hand but I put both of mine up. "Don't touch me. Get away from me. I hate you."

"You should be thanking me." He says. "Your wrong about one thing. I fought Cole on Friday because at lunch he said he was going to slip a drug into your water during the softball game to drug you, and then when you got put in the dugout, he would volunteer to take care of you, and then he was going to take you home and force himself on you. If you don't fucking believe me, ask everyone." He gestures around wildly.

I look around the cafeteria and everyone nods except for Alyssa, who looks pissed and shocked.

Everyone watches as she storms across the cafeteria and slaps Cole as hard as she can.

"Fuck you!" She snarls.

She doesn't come over to me though.

"So excuse me for being a little bit overprotective!" He snaps.