Egos and Sides (In highschool) --Discontinued--

Chapter 3: I'm a Pretty Girl!

"It's so good to finally hang out with you guys again!" I exclaimed.

"B-i-t-c-h, you are so right!" Remy agreed.

King (King of the Squirrels) and Bing were giggling in the backseat.

I turned around. "What's so funny?!"

"I forgot... How hilarious you two are around each other," Bing wheezed.

King nodded in agreement.

"And we forgot how stupid you two are around each other," Remy quipped.

King and Bing went quiet as Remy and I had our turn at laughing.

Remy parked in the Starbucks parking lot.

Once inside, Remy said, "Gurl, I would kill for a vanilla latte right now."

"You're such a basic bitch." I shook my head in disappointment.

Ignoring me, King said," Dude, coffee? I'd kill for cake-pops. I haven't eaten since this morning." As if on cue, his stomach grumbled

Everyone besides Bing got in line. He branched off, sitting at a window table.

Remy ordered an iced vanilla latte, I ordered a Cinnamon Dolce Latte, and King ordered all of the cake pops. All of them.

We sat down with Bing. And King started discussing his pets.

"I'm glad they've finally started to get along. The barking and hissing were really starting to piss me off."

"Well, I'm gonna have to visit one day to meet those little cuties." Remy took a sip of his latte. "Gimme a cake pop."

King handed one of his cake pops to Remy. He turned to me, "Do you want one?"

Even though I hadn't eaten since two days ago, I said, "No."

"King, I was thinking about becoming a vegetarian, maybe a vegan, do you think you could give me some tips?" Remy inquired.

"Shure," King slurred through a mouthful of cake-pop.

I gagged. "That's di-sgusting."

King shrugged, then he and Remy launched into conversation.

I turned to Bing. "How has it been going Bing, at home?"

"Ugh, bruh, the Professor still doesn't talk to me, and Google still treats me like a kid. I guess those dudes just don't get it."

"Ah! I'm sorry Bing, it'll get better eventually."

Slowly, he nodded, looking down at the table. "So, have you been working out?"

I raised an eyebrow. "No."

"Dieting?"

"No."

"It's not like you were fat before, but all of a sudden your super slim. Have you been-" He cut himself off. Bing looked into my eyes. "Bernice." He lowered his voice, "Are you starving yourself?"

"No."

He studied me. "Your lying, aren't you?"

"No." I sighed. "I'm okay. Don't worry about it."

"For now, brah," he hissed. "Do you know what that kind of thing does to you?"

"I'm still a pretty girl, aren't I? It's only temporary. I'll be finished with my 'fast', in the next week."

Bing's voice returned to normal. "Why don't you stop now?"

"Because I don't want to."

"No, because you can't!" He exclaimed.

"Yes! I can!" I denied.

"Stop trying to lie to me, I can tell when your lying. How long have you been doing this for?"

Anger bubbled through me. "None of your business!" I yelled.

The entire shop went quiet.

My face flushed red. "I'm gonna go." I got up from the table and went to the door.

Before I exited I felt a stone-cold hand rest on my shoulder.

It was Bing."I'm sorry." He removed his hand. "But I don't want you doing anything you'll regret."

"I-I know Bing." A tear began to shed, I wiped it away. "I'll have to sort this out eventually. But for now, can you keep it a secret?"

"If that's what you want."

I opened the door, and walked out. I began the twenty-minute walk to get home.

Within the first ten, I fainted.

Author's note: I apologize if the story seems slow in the beginning. I'm trying to introduce all the characters so everything makes sense later on. Hopefully, you guys are enjoying it!