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Chapter Five - I think Brian likes me

Chapter Five

"i think Brian likes me."

"Brian? As in Brian Peters?"

"Yes Alice, that Brian."

it was currently around 10pm and i had just gotten back from my waitress job. i work part time after school at Besties' Cafe; a popular youth cafe and restaurant. Currently, i was working on one of my paid web development projects that i had to complete before Friday; which was tomorrow.

i was experiencing a terrible migraine that had my eyes hurting, red and teary but i kept on working; knowing fully well i was probably only going to get around two hours or one hour of sleep. so here i was writing some web code while video chatting with Alice.

thinking on what i had just told Alice, i knew that i didn't just think Brian liked me, i was sure he did. that was just too bad for him. i mean, it's not as if Brian is a bad guy or an ugly guy because he wasn't. he's popular, handsome, though not close friends but he is friends with Slade and that say something about his character. i think he has had two serious girlfriends but they never spoke ill of him. Yeah he wasn't as nice as Slade but he was okay.

but still, it was just too bad. no matter how attractive or good of a package some may say he was, i didn't have feelings for him in anyway what so ever. and i wasn't interested in dating.

Yes, i wasn't interesting in dating or going out with guys. i didn't even have time to sleep much less date. and i didn't want to date. i just didn't want a guy to come and mess up my life. i know for a fact some people have good relationships and all but i just don't think i'm meant to be one of those people. for one good guy, there are two assholes like my father who just want to suck and squeeze the life and happiness out of you.

i didn't hate guys or anything. i mean, i'm friends with them and if a guy is hot, i'd be the first person saying how hot it was. but i couldn't invest myself in a relationship with anyone. yes i have had crushes on a few people who had liked me back in turn but when they asked me out, i always said no. i didn't want to date. i don't know why but thinking of dating sends chills down my spine. i just couldn't do it yet; at least for now.

People knew i didn't date but only Slade, Tasha and Alice knew the reasons for that.

Slade always joked that i needed a therapist and i knew for a fact that he was only half kidding whenever he said that. i knew my problem and i knew the steps i needed to take to solve them but i didn't want it solved. i liked myself this way and by the way, you don't see a therapist with just your worries. you have to pay and i have better things to use that money for. and i could always talk to my friends especially slade about anything that bugged me.

"wow Brian! why do you think so? did something happen?" i glanced briefly at her, seeing her eyes widened in curiosity and i smiled before i turned to the code on the other side of my laptop screen.

"You love gossip a lot."

"Hey! there's no one that doesn't like gossip. else, how would all those gossip magazine make some much money if we didn't like gossip."

"Yeah yeah." i said nonchalantly and i heard her sigh.

"So..........."

"Right. i just noticed the way he acts around me. and you know the outing on Saturday that he organized?"

"Yeah, the same one the almost all of us are going for right?"

"Yup, he asked BJ to ask me to come and he seemed so nervous yet excited when he found out i was going. not only that, he kept stealing glances at me and he was always just talking to me and all lately. i don't just think it but i'm sure he likes me."