Boys

Chapter 7: Deal With it

    "I'm just tired" I spoke quietly, so nobody would hear.  Nicole stared at me, her eyebrows arched, questioning me. I nodded with my head towards the ground.

     "Well that sucks" I nodded again, lifting my head only to find Tyler standing in the background with Sydney at his side. I grimaced, continuing my stride. I knew I couldn't let it get to me, but it did.

    I had broken up with Tyler, and I guess I owed it to him. He was after all, pretty upset after I sent him the message

Flashback
I silently flipped through Aiden's texts with Tyler as she flicker her thumbs at her controller.  Finally, I find something that was worth looking at.
    T: I just don't know what to think
    A: what do you mean?
    T: she just broke up with me ya know
    A: Yeah but you seem to be taking it pretty bad
    T: cuz every thing makes me think of her
    T: I was listening to the radio and two imagine dragons songs came on and Ho hey
    A: oooh, her favorite songs...
    T: yeah
I rolled my eyes and shut her phone off, turning my attention to the controller as Aiden shot a figure in front of me on the screen.
      "He said that?" She flicked her head upwards
        "Mhm" she slammed her thumbs on a few keys before completely abandoning the controller, turning her attention to me. Her red curly hair was strewn across her face.
     "Pretty dumb if you ask me" she sighed. "Songs?" I scowled and nodded. I side Is knew I had a soft spot for music, the memories they were able to contain. All I could do at that moment was stare at the circular buttons on the controller, pretending to mess with the joystick. I did had an appreciation for music that people didn't usually understand.  I had an appreciation for imagine dragons. I had a soft spot for Tyler.
Present Day

     I blinked away my haze only to see Tyler in the embrace of Sydney. I pushed back tears, but he turned his head to face me and our eyes locked for just a second. His deep brown eyes that I used to just stare into. His soft gaze that he knew I loved. I clenched my eyes shut and hurried to the bathroom, clutching my face so nobody would see me break down.

     The bathroom was empty, and I was able to let my sobs out.

     The sound echoed on the slick tile walls around me and only made me feel worse. They only made me feel how real my pain was. Suddenly I heard the soft footsteps of Nicole on the floor. She was panting; she had run after me.

     "Jen?" She whimpered as she approached the stall i was sitting in, pushing the door open to slip in.

    My knees were hugged tight over my face, pressing into my eyelids. I made a slightly embarrassing sound as she kneeled by me, still at least two inches taller than me.

     "You still like him, don't you?" She said over my sniffling "Tyler?" I squeaked quietly and shifted my head to reveal a pink puffy face with trails of tears. The salty wetness filled my mouth as it continued to streak over my bright skin.

     Nicole frowned and pulled me into a hug, and I buried my face in the sleeve of her shirt.

      "Don't cry, please, he probably still likes you" she whispered, but the tears kept coming, like a river overflowing in the pressure of the rain. I wiped my eyes and lifted my head, a faint smile dominating the features of my face.

     I washed off my face and returned to the yelling mass of middle schoolers lurking on the other side of the bathroom door. Seeing Tyler, still lingering in the same spot, was a pretty big punch to the stomach, but I held my head high and walked past him.

I didn't have to deal with it

I just had to look like I was dealing with it

**So, just a reminder, all these events did happen unless I tell you otherwise. Tyler did do this and I was really upset and my friend Nicole actually is along side me helping me and leading me through hard times. Although in this story, her name is Nicole, her true name is Jenna, like me. We refer to each other as the twins. Anyway, you may be wondering why I reacted so dramatically to his actions. No I was not on my period, and I wasn't tired.
It actually was what would've been my 9 month anniversary with Tyler and the way he was acting finally got to me. I'm looking forward to continuing this story as things keep happening and I hope you enjoy**