She Brought Light || Guy's POV

Chapter 79: Jealousy

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You know that one friend that always gets what they want yet no one has a problem with it or calls them spoilt even though they fit the description perfectly?

That would be Veronica.

I've known Veronica for eight years and even when she was getting her ass beaten by her own father she still managed to be spoilt.

Veronica is someone I really did consider my best friend, but all that changed over the years. She's just too spoilt and she always gets what she wants while the rest of us have to work for what we want in life.

I mean, she got a fucking Subaru passed down to her and that shit isn't fucking cheap.

She acts like she had the toughest childhood when in reality she didn't. Sure, the shit she went through growing up was hectic and anyone would find it hard, but there are people out there that went through so much worse.

There are kids out there that gets abandoned and not know who their parents are. There's people out there that doesn't have a home and have no idea where their next meal is coming from or if they'll even get anything to eat. There are people out there that witness just how cruel the world really is and have no one to help them through the shit they're forced to deal with.

I can't say I know how Veronica feels because my parents never made me feel like anything less than their daughter, but I know that if I were in her shoes, I wouldn't use my life as an excuse to get what I want. I wouldn't use it as a crutch to get through life and have people feeling sorry for me.

And people call her strong? Seriously?

Mason, Matt and Veronica all three had to deal with Henry, so why is it that everyone immediately feels sorry for Veronica and not Matt or Mason? Why is it that everyone jumps to her defense if she's so strong yet no one jumps to Mason and Matt's defense? Why is it that everyone in her life is so overprotective of her if she's so strong?

Just because you got thrown around as a kid, raped and watched your sister get murdered doesn't mean the world suddenly have to fall at your feet.

Every guy in Veronica's life is so protective of her that if anyone so much as breaths the wrong way around her they'll hand you your ass. Even my own brother would jump to Veronica's defense over my own.

And then I find out the two had a thing going on. I never kissed her brother so no one can say I didn't respect girl code.

Hell, even Cole would jump to Veronica's defense and the dude is only 7 years old!

Throughout our eight years of friendship I was always stuck in Veronica's shadow. Everyone always notices Veronica first, whether it be guys or coaches. Hell even the people we pass on the street or in the mall will always greet her first like I'm not even there, and that gets fucking frustrating.

For once I want someone to walk up to me and know me for me, and not associate me as "Veronica's friend".

Veronica acts like her family struggled with money when in reality they never actually got to that stage. They've all been living off of Henry until Mason started racing. By the time Ben and Lynn realized they would be having some serious money problems Mason was already making a hell of a lot of money. They never reached the point in their lives where they struggled with money because not long after Veronica started high school, she started racing too.