Stained

Chapter 74

It's break time and after my breakdown in the car I feel a little better and am peacefully reading a new Fantasy series and eating chocolate whilst my high school friends talk amongst themselves when Olivia, Estella and Trena plop down on our table.

The girls immediately stop talking, and I turn off my phone because I know they're here for me. And the book was just getting good too.

Estella's from Cresent May, my first high school, and the friends I hang out with in college are all from my second high school, Aajlant.

Both parties are strangers to each other, but I'm sure my second high school friends have heard of them... mainly Estella because she was a bit promiscuous with the guys at Aajlant. I vaguely remember a huge drama involving her going for another girls boyfriend, both of whom attended Aajlant and the girls were friends with them so I'm sure they do.

Where it goes for that couple still being together I have no idea.

None of the girls bother making conversation with them, yet neither do Estella, Trena and Olivia, so the girls go back to talking.

Before Trena pulls me in for a hug, I catch Estella throw a dirty look Dakota's way. I think it's because the guy she was with at the party mentioned her name, or maybe they have some feud that I don't know about.

Olivia takes a seat opposite me whilst Estella sits where my bag was and Trena sits in the empty seat to my left.

Olivia doesn't say anything as she chews her gum loudly and occasionally blows a bubble. I find it extremely uncomfortable and creepy how she blatantly watches me. I try to pretend she's not here and focus my gaze on Estella who is grinning from ear to ear as if she won the lottery.

"I was looking for you at break, and lunch yesterday, but you were nowhere to be seen," she says.

"I left school before break that's why."

"You won't believe what happened after you left the party," Trena pipes up.

"No! No! I want to tell her!" Estella chimes in, interrupting whatever Trena was eager to tell me.

Suddenly Trena and Estella burst out laughing hysterically. I gape at them.

Olivia silently watches my confused face, I don't even remember the last time I saw her blink.

I can tell she's trying to unnerve me and it's slowly starting to work.

"So," Estella chokes out slowly, calming down enough to speak. "After you left, the bottle landed on Bill, and Trevino was the one to roll it—." She's unable to finish her sentence as another wave of laughter hits her.

My stomach sinks from the mention of Billy's name and I swallow hard. I peek at Olivia from the corner of my eye and see she remains indifferent.

Trena finishes for Estella. "Okay so cutting to the chase, Trevino was pissed that Billy asked me to kiss him despite knowing I was on a date with Trevino," she laughs harder and I didn't think it was possible but Estella's laughter picks up a notch and gains the attention of other tables.

"Okay. Okay. So, yeah, he saw how Billy was trying to get away from Sander and how uncomfortable he was by him. So... so he told him to kiss Sander!" She goes off like a skyrocket, bursting with laughter and even Olivia laughs under her breath.

I laugh too. Feeling a little relief from the karma he endured.

"But!" She holds up a hand. "Billy insisted he's straight so he had to take a shot... a shot out of a condom!" She says it so loud everyone turns to face us. I can't help the laugh that escapes me. And then the image of Billy taking a shot out of a condom also has me laughing hysterically.