You Can't Judge Me

Chapter 5: An Unlikely Partnership

Alice’s Pove

It’s been a week since Alex flipped out on me, it was only a misunderstanding and I just wish he would let me explain what really happen. Tell him that Zander came to me asking about him about the sadness in Zander’s eyes when I assumed that he only wanted to hurt Alex. I rather Alex be mad at me for protecting him then to be mad at me for a misunderstanding,  Alex has been hanging out with that new kid Damien is that who he’s using to replace me ? Would Alex really replace me without allowing me to explain what really happen?  I know how hurt he was I could see it in in his eyes the pain on his face the betrayal, I can’t take it anymore I need to make him listen to me I can’t stand seeing him around school with Damien he acts as if he don’t even know me.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. I have to ask for Zander’s help I still don’t trust the guy, but what other choice do I have? Besides he seems to care about Alex so maybe he would be able to help me with Alex.  

I’ll just have to ask him when I see him next period.

Zander’s pove

I wonder why Alice and Alex haven’t been talking they are best friends so why wouldn’t they be talking? Alex seems to be hanging with the new guy are they a thing I wonder to myself as I feel rage build up in me at the thought of them being together, the thought of someone being with my Alex pisses me off. Why do I get like this about him he’s just some guy and we are not even friends yet I feel the need to always be around him.

“Okay class today we will be having a quiz about Romeo and Juliet, I hope you all did the reading last night” Mr. Karp says as he starts handing out papers

“Fuck I didn’t do the reading last night I forgot all about it I was thinking about Alex and Alice and why they haven’t been talking all week. Shit if I fail this test Mr. Karp will have my ass and I won’t be able to try out for the basketball team “I thought to myself as he handed me my paper “I expect you to pass this Mr. Adams “Mr. Karp says as he hands me my test, looking it over and thinking to myself there is no way I am going to be able to pass this.

*20 minutes latter*

Timer goes off “put down your pencils and pens the test is now over “Mr. Karp says coming around to collect our test. I look at the clock thank god there is only 5 more minutes than its lunch time, I need to read Romeo and Juliet so I can talk Mr. Karp into allowing me to retake my test cause I know I will need to retake it.

 *bells rings marking the end of class*

Grabbing my bag I walk out the door once out the door my phone buzzes singling a text, pulling my phone out of my pocket I read the text.

“Zander, meet me at the library in the west wing after you get your lunch that is if you’re eating the school lunch. It’s important or I wouldn’t ask to meet you. - Alice

What could she possibility want? She insulted me the last time we talked assuming that I didn’t care about Alex, which I do yet even I can’t understand why. I am not a mean person but I don’t care about Alex the way a friend or other person would I cared about him the way that a girl cares about a guy she may be with. Thinking carefully before I answered I went with a simple answer cause knowing Alice the way sent went at me the other day she is not someone you want to piss off.

“Sure I will be there in 5 minutes see you in 5” – Zander

I thought about what she could want with me it’s not like me and Alice Sternbuck are friends where not even Acquaintances so why did she want to talk to me by the time I reached the west wing library I had confused myself with all the reasons that she could possibility want to see me. I walk into the library and at first I don’t see Alice, I look around and see that she is sitting in the back of the library the last table. “Hey, you wanted to see me?” I ask Alice nods her head “Yes I need your help a favor if you will, it’s Alex”

When she said those words my heart hurt my mind started racing wondering what could be wrong with Alex making myself relax enough to answer Alice. “What about Alex what happen? Is he okay?” I asked as a million more question raced through my mind.

“I don’t know if he is okay, he hasn’t spoken to me in weeks and he has been hanging out with the new guy.” Alice answered my question

“How do you not know if he’s okay? How come you haven’t talked to him? And I have noticed him with the new guy; I don’t like the new guy, he gives me this bad vibe but what does this have to do with me?’’ I ask her

For a few minutes she thinks I guess trying to figure out how she is going to answer me.

“Well you remember the night you stopped by my house asking about Alex? Well he must have thought I was trying to replace him with you as my new best friend, he got pissed and hurt and started yelling and calling me a bad friend he ran out of my house crying and refused to answer any of my calls or text I have even shown up at his house but he still wouldn’t talk to me and let me explain what had really happen.  With that said I need your help well a favor from you.

I process what Alice told me and thought a while “how could I help Alex “I thought to myself and then at Alice “what is it you need me to do for you? To, help Alex? I ask her

“ I need you to talk to Alex for me tell him that nothing happen that night you don’t have to tell him you were asking about him tell him that whatever you can live with but make sure he knows that nothing happen and see if he will talk to me about it so I can make sure he is really okay. We may not like each other nor are we friends but we have one thing in common Alex and we both want him okay and not hurting, so what do you say? Will you help me?”

“So Alex thought Alice was replacing him with me and went off on her that explains why he’s not talking to her but not why he’s always with that new guy? Am I Jealous? I think all this to myself “Yes I will help you Alex is the one thing we both have in common, my one question is you didn’t believe me the last time I told you I care about Alex but you do now? What changed your mind?”

“I saw the hurt in your eyes when I had assumed you didn’t really care about Alex and when I saw that I knew that you really did care about him” Alice responded

I felt my cheeks get hot fighting it I looked at Alice “when do you want me to talk to Alex?”

I was thinking this weekend but we would have to pry him way from Damien, I’ll give you Alex’s number see if you can get him to talk to you on Saturday text him on Saturday so he don’t think anything is up”

“Okay, I can do that ill text him Saturday and see if he wants to talk and I’ll keep you posted. Oh and Alice thank you for seeing that I’m not out to hurt Alex.

 So Sorry It took me so long guys i had wrighters block :( but chapter 5 is finally here Enjoy