5am Start

Enemy

Yourri

"Where did you go during the party?" Akilah asks me leaning her back against the lockers, "you and Xana never came back"

"Yes we went out" I shrug like it was a normal thing not wanting to go deeper. It did feel like it was normal all of a sudden.

I understand the depth of our friendship and I respect it a lot but at this point I have to defy the boundaries of our friendship which has boundaries to even begin with.

Also, I decide not to go deeper and betray what Xana told me under the secrecy of trust. I don't remember he telling me that I cannot share it but I for one know that it isn't much of a right thing to do to be sharing people's past personal experiences which they confide in you with.

But as for the new level in relationship Xana and I had just chalked, I am not sure i want to share them with anyone just yet and knowing very well that my friend likes to remained informed, I veer off any route that would possibly end her coming to the conclusion I very much prefer that she wouldn't.

"Where?" She asks me with bulging eyes, the size of watermelons.

"We went swimming after that we went to grab something to eat because we got hungry and then we went back to the Ibn Khoury mansion " I answer her with the headlines, it's hard trying to not feed her interest.

"You've got to be kidding me" she squeals in my right ear attracting a few stares from the people around. I ignore them, drop my books into my locker and grab my lunch from my bag and a bottle of raspberry juice.

"Why?" I mutter shutting the locker and turning the lock.

"So you telling me that you was out with Xana the rest of the evening ?" She probes further.

"That is what I told you Akilah" i start walking towards the cafeteria, trying to clear my mind.

Ever since Malika dropped the bomb that she was still in love with Xana, my mind has been racing. Did they ever have a thing? Did he love her back once? Did they ever- I clear my mind from these unhealthy thoughts, we just started this and I cannot be having negative thoughts already.

I enter the cafeteria and get seated at our usual spot, which gives us a clear view of the decagon table. Immediately I look up my eyes meet his and he smiles making his face brighten, it's like he was waiting for me to enter the cafeteria.

I don't know why but he wasn't in any of my classes so far, wait come to think of it, no athlete was in class. I think it's got to do with he sports season coming up soon and they have credit hours for practice so.

He calls a junior by and whispers something into his ears before his attention his attention moves to what by Sasu, our president and captain of the basketball team is saying.

"Hey Yourri " Akilah half screams into my ear bringing me back to reality, "what's with you?"

"I was just thinking about something, sorry " I turn to face her, "you were saying?"

"I asked if you had a great time" she repeats

"Well it wasn't anything special" I shrug coolly to avoid raising any suspicion by her, "you know how he is"

"Yeah, you're right" she says, "it's such a bummer how someone as good looking as him can be so smug and sullen at the same time" I'm happy she decides to drop the case, "no wonder he's still single, I feel sorry for whoever would date him" she adds and I pretend to choke on a cough. That person is me, me is that person, she's feeling sorry for me?