You Didn't Think This Through

Chapter 4

Andi

I got avoided for an entire day. I found her the same day but got shut down incredibly quickly.

She was standing there looking nervous, I stood in front of her and she refuses to meet my eyes.

“Hey!” I said in a cheerful voice, Brooks just turned around.

“Goodbye!” She said. She had biology now. We both do, have since when she first came here. Surely she was aware of that fact?

“Um,” I say and Brooks pauses and stops walking. “You do realise biology is this way, right?” I gesture to the way to the science lab. She doesn’t even turn around to face me, that is rather rude, to be honest.

“I’m ditching it today, I’m going home.” She says it over her shoulder before booking it out of there. She just walks away and I’m left standing there looking around.

That seemed oddly out of character.

I shrug and walk away, going to biology. Brooks showed up after biology but she’s still dodged me like her life depends on it.

Whatever.

She can’t run forever.

.........

It’s the day after she ever do kindly avoided me. I’m rushing to my favourite class ever. Maths, gotta love the useless equations you won’t need when you get older! Yay!

I’m alright at maths. I just hate it more than I hate whitewashing.

I hear Lucy and some semi-popular girl, I think her name’s Eliza, talking about some bullshit rumour.

“Did you know, Beatrice totally fucked her boyfriend’s best friend!” Lucy says, a bit too loudly. Everyone looks at her, the teacher raises her eyebrows. She then shrugs and looks away, leaving Lucy to gossip.

What the fuck?

Wait, Brooks has a boyfriend. Surprise, suprise.

“No way!” Eliza says, “Really? Beatrice is such a whore.”

I snap around in my chair to face Eliza and Lucy. Eliza blinks at me, Lucy just looks bored at my sudden attention. “Shut the fuck up,” I say easily. “Where’s your ever so reliable source?”

Lucy just rolls her eyes and Eliza is sitting there with her eyes opened wide.

“Bea told me,” Lucy says easily, “She sleeps around with everyone apart from her boyfriend.”

I roll my eyes, “Who’s her boyfriend then?”

“His name’s Benjamin,” Lucy responds smugly and I roll my eyes. “Apparently he’s rather cute.”

“Mhm,” I hum, I start doodling in my book because I don’t care too much about math. We had biology next, which meant I had an opportunity to chase down Brooks. The bell rang and I jump straight outta my seat and race down the hallway.

I couldn’t find her. What the fuck? Where did she run off to this time?

Soon school ends and I find myself with Aylin as we walk around, not looking at anything in particular just looking at things.