I woke up with a start as someone poked my face. "ray.. What are you doing in my house?" I groaned sleepily, rolling over and putting the duvet over my head. "uh.. I'm not ray. But where you expecting her to be in your bedroom when you woke up?" I rolled my eyes under the duvet knowing he couldn't see me. "llain?" "the one and only." I threw the duvet off of me "may I ask why you're in my room when I just woke up?" he shrugged "because."
"I saw you and ray yesterday, and I thought you were just friends?"
"what? We are."
"yes because friends often sit there cuddling and holding hands.."
I blushed "whatever."
"anyways, that's not why I'm here. Her Sister romi, are you friends?"
I frowned "..yeah.. Why?"
"she's trouble. Not kidding she deceives people to believe what she wants them to, then stabs them right in the back. She befriended you and jehanne for a reason and I'm almost certain that it's not for a good reason. Just be careful with what you tell her." I nodded "well thanks but she's fine.."
Me and llain walked to school, stopping at the co-op to get crap first. When we got there, betwen is we had two bags FULL of crap. We walked in to the part of the hall were we usually stand, and jehanne wasn't there. I spotted her across the hall with ray and Rosie. "ya comin'?" "na, don't like year elevens." he said, walking towards a group of year tens.
I walked to where they were stood and rosie was the first to notice me smiling. "heyy rays cousin!!" she beamed, tucking a bright red strand of hair behind her ear. I completely forgot we'd said I was her cousin..
"hey!" I said as cheerfully as I could as my eyes fell on their linked hands. Calm down, you're not even going out with Ray. Yet.
She laughed loudly, startling us all. "nala, you don't have to pretend anymore, I know you're not her cousin." I smiled turning to ray as I'd felt her eyes on me for a while now. She smiled at me, but it looked as if she wanted to tell me something. "so what are you guys doing at lunch?" rosie asked me and jehanne, and we both looked pointedly at ray. "you can sit with me and rosie if ya want, behind the canteens."
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In english first lesson, romi decided to move back to the other table, giving me and jehanne dirty looks. "woah what's her problem?" tamsin frowned, looking over and romi suspiciously. "I dunno.. I'll ask her later." I sighed. When jehanne gave me a questioning look I sighed again, running a hand through my hair "just feel sick and I've- what?" jehanne was smirking. "you just did the hair thing, like she does!" "haha she must be rubbing off on me. So I'll be at yours for the party at six, to help ya get stuff ready?" "yes. Oh my god I can't wait!" "yeah me neither- hold on, I've got a text."
I typed in my password: 1310 quickly, opening a text from ray eagerly.
"I'm going to talk to rosie now, I need to be honest. Xx"
I grinned to myself, looking up at jehanne "ray said she's gonna be honest with rosie!" I beamed and jehanne raised her eyebrows "really? That's great!"
I replied back quickly, making sure the teacher didn't see.
"aw ok, good luck I hope it goes well :) xx"
"romi is looking over again."
I turned my head a fraction, meeting romis cold eyes from the other table. I did a small smile and she glared. "what's wrong?" I mouthed "you. I thought you liked me." she whispered, looking hurt "I do, youre my fri-" I trailed off, realizing she meant more then friends. Wait. So she liked me?!
Jehanne, who had been watching our whispered conversation with wide eyes shook her head "too much drama.." she sighed and I chuckled.
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"hey, did you speak to rosie yet?" I asked ray at lunchtime. Rosie was getting her lunch and jehanne had to get something from her locker. "uh.. Not yet." ray looked shifty and I frowned but didn't question it. I got a text as I was about to say something. "meet me in the library. Need to talk. -Romi."
"i- uh need to go find romi, I'll be back in a few." "kk. See ya."
I walked into the library and she called me over, getting shushed by the librarian. "hey.." "nala.. I need to tell you something, as your friend I can't let you get hurt." I sat down, waiting for her to talk. "I know you like ray." I nodded, raising an eyebrow "and?" "I know what she's like. Let me guess she told you she'd end it with rosie? She's liying. She told me. She just wants to hurt you. I care for you so much, I'd never hurt you.." she trailed off. I didn't know what to believe. Llain said not to trust romi and romi said not to trust ray. Rays so nice though.
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I walked back to where rosie ray and jehanne were all Sat and I whispered to jehanne what romi had said. "so.. Who'd you believe." I shook my head "I really don't know." "is it ok if Rosie comes to the party?" Ray asked, leaning on Rosies shoulder. jehanne glanced at me. "uh I guess so."
"so what did romi want nay?"
"just asking me about the English homework."
"nerd"
I just rolled my eyes.
"you ok? You look ill?" rosie asked, placing a hand on my forehead. I felt fine. "oh my god, you're freezing! Sure you're up for the party." "yeah, I feel fine." "who else is coming ?" I asked jehanne "well I invited about fifty people but they're all bringing friends. And alcohol."
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The party.
It was eight thirty. Me and jehanne had set up food and got loud speakers, and a LOT of alcohol, and suddenly I was surrounded by groups of people. Some I recorgnised, some I'd never seen before. Litterally there must be more people then she invited here.. Oh well what's a party with out drunk, (hormonal) loud teenagers? Note the sarcasm, I was beggining to feel slightly claustrophobic, and to top it all jehanne, llain and ray weren't in sight. I made my way through people slurring loudly, and stood by the debating whether I shood drink or not- I was a bit of a dick when drunk- and decided to risk it. "there you are!" jehanne tapped my shoulder grinning. "you ok?!" she yelled over the blaring music "yup, you?" "mm. Seen ray yet?" "no not yet."
Young wild and free by bruno mars came on and I sang along "so what we get drunk..." I felt a hand around my waist and someone whispered next to my ear "hey what's up." I looked round, hoping it was ray, but with no such luck.
It was brooke.
She chuckled darkly so only I could hear "you look suprised babe. Miss me?" "no! And don't call me that!" I spat and her grip on my waist tightened slightly "now now, no need to be rude." I glared and she just smirked. Jehanne looked from me to brooke with a questioning look. "b-brooke?!" she gulped and brooke sneered "well well if it isn't jehanne! Long time no see!" jehanne rolled her eyes "well duh it's my house. What the hell are you doing here?" "well- I thought, what the heck why not go to a party if I see one-" "don't act stupid. You know what I meant. What are you doing HERE? In Cornwall?" "oh just visiting my FRIENDS."
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Brooke was my ex. We went out and she cheated on me. And she bullied llain- he actually moved schools for a year, untill we were sure she was gone. She was a complete bitch to both me and jehanne. She treated us like complete shit, even when me and her were going out. That was three years ago. We were only young, but it was a big deal and we haven't spoken to her till now- she moved to wales.
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"god you guys are just as dull as you were back in year seven. See ya at school."
I let her words sink in, sobering up immediatly (i wasn't really drunk) and feeling sick.
