song for this chapter:
'fix somebody' by new rules
(repeat it)
• laiyas pov •
i got gabi into the kitchen and i stood next to the counter. my heart was beating ouT of my chest.
"i have to tell you something" i said, my voice all over the town.
"mmh?" gabi asked, stuffing her face with cereal.
"last night, when kio went into the closet with me.." i said. i took a breath. gabi swallowed her cereal.
"dont tell me what i think you're about to fucking tell me, laiya." gabi said. woah.
"fine." i said, crossing my arms. "i wont tell you that the boy you like kissed me even though i didnt want to kiss him" i said, raising my voice a little. that wasnt like me. i immediately regretted it. especially when i saw gabis face.
"you whAT?" she shouted. cleo and elle ran down the stairs and into the kitchen.
"whats going o-" cleo started.
"you said you wouldnt fucKING KISS HIM!"
she whisper shouted in my face. i was not about to cry. nonono. nonono.
"woah! chill, ok?" cleo broke us up. i couldnt take it. kio had ruined everything. by being drunk and selfish while playing a game that was shite anyway. i ran out the kitchen.
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• dannys pov •
kio laughed. shut up! this isnt fucking funny.
"shut up! did you kiss laiya?" i asked. i was getting heated.
"no" kio said. that was it. i stood up, and so did he.
"yes ya fucking did, laiya told me what happened." i said carefully
"that bitch is a snitch!" kio said all sassy.
"shes not a bitch, and shes not your 'bitch either, so i dont know what you're doing kissing her n all?" i said, with air speech marks.
"listen buddy, it was fucking ga-" kio was cut of by
"fucCKING KISS HIM!" from gabi in another room. oh no. laiya. i gave kio a very dirty look and opened the door. i left, only to see laiya running out the kitchen.
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• laiyas pov •
danny was already making his was over to the kitchen. "woah laiya, whats going on? i could hear shouting?" i turned to look at him, hot tears uncontrollably trickling down my face. i turned away, just as i saw his expression change. i ran up to his room, closed the door, and sat on the bed. i heard footsteps. and then a knock.
i didnt say anything. the door creaked open, and i saw danny poke his head through and smile. i only just noticed he had a goofy lil tooth that stuck out. i only noticed it because he normally doesnt smile with his teeth. ig today was a day for firsts. from the door being open, i could hear gabi going batshit downstairs. that just made me cry harder. i had destroyed the one relationship gabi had, and i felt horrible.
"hey!" danny said softly. he shut the door and came to sit next to me. he cradled me while i cried.
"its not your fault, and i dont like seeing you upset" i lifted my head up. i was ugLy crying. it was fucking embarrassing. i hated upsetting my friends. i put my head on his chest and he lay down. he kissed me on my head. my crying subsided, and my breathing got more regular.
i couldnt hear anything from downstairs anymore. i hoped kio wouldnt go in and fuck it all up again. thats the pattern he seems to create. maybe elle and cleo had calmed her down? i thought. i suddenly remembered i hadn't given gabi her present yet. i sat up.
"gabis present." i said.
"havent you given it to her yet?" danny asked. i shook my head. i retrieved it from my suitcase, and i padded downstairs. i could hear faint talking. the present was a photo album full of pictures of me, gabi, and elle. there were a few of cleo too. i took a deep breath. i looked behind me at danny, who nodded at me and smiled, showing his goofy tooth again. my heart melted.
i walked in over to the kitchen door and turned the handle slowly. i swung the door open and looked at gabi. she scowled and rolled her eyes. but somehow, she looked a little less batshit. progress is progress!
"i dont really wanna-" she started.
"gabi, i dont really care. i forgot to give you this." i walked over to the table she was sat at. i placed the photo album on the table. she looked at it, then me. i turned and walked away. i could feEL elle, cleo, gabi and kios eyes on me.
"wait." gabi said quietly. she can say something to me that isnt louder than dannys sex noise? wait. am i talking shit about my best friend? im a bitch.
i turned around. gabi got up, grabbed my hand and pulled me out. father, son, holy spirit, lord above. she took me into the main room and we sat down. i noticed she had been crying. i felt a pang of guilt.
"kio told me what happened"
