Bet. //Montgomery de la Cruz\\ AU

Chapter 9

//Emily\\

It was now Monday. Yesterday I didn't really do anything except go riding around with Tony and Clay. Clay had some stuff on his mind and Tony already knew my situation so he figured he'd take us out and talk with us about things. Clay also just found out Tony's gay. Not sure how he didn't know before but then again Clay doesn't pick up on the obvious.

I pulled into the school parking lot and decided to just sit in my car for a minute and think about the weekend.

My dad cheated on my mom. His mistress is a few years older than me. I spent the night out with Monty. We got drunk. I don't remember anything.

I sighed remembering I had to ask Monty about our drunken night together. I held the bridge of my nose suddenly feeling anxious.

What if something did happen that night? How will I be able to look and talk to him the same as before?

"My life is such a mess," I muttered to myself.

I sighed again before getting out of my car and locking it. I was not ready for today. I trudged through the school doors, slowly making my way to my locker just wishing for the day to be over already.

I started getting out what books I needed for the first half of the day when Tyler stopped beside me.

"Hey Emma," he greeted smiling.

"Hey Tyler."

"You still wanna come shooting today?"

"Oh yeah I definitely need it after the weekend I've had," I told him exasperatedly.

"I'd ask about it but I've got to get to class, but you can tell me after school, yeah?" He asked.

"Of course," I said smiling at him.

He smiled back before rushing off to class. Next I was approached by Jeff.

"Em, can we talk?" He asked, looking unsure.

"About what?" I asked not looking at him as I shut my locker and started walking to Algebra.

"The other day, what I said, how you got mad."

"What about it?"

"I'm sorry, I just, I don't trust Monty, and I was trying to keep you safe, I don't want him to hurt you," he said quietly.

"It's fine Jeff. If he hurts me, he hurts me. I have to be able to make my own mistakes in order to learn from them," I sighed turning a corner.

"I just don't understand his sudden interest in you."

"Neither do I, but that's what I've been trying to figure out. Jess asked Justin and then in Bio he acted really weird, like he knew something he didn't tell us."

"What did he tell Jess?" He questioned, stopping.

"He told her that he didn't know Monty's game plan but to be careful. Then in Bio he told me to stay away from him."

"That does seem weird." Jeff said looking down in thought.

"Exactly, so instead of staying away from Monty, I've been hanging around him more to try and get Justin to spill his guts. So far he hasn't said shit." I shrugged as we started walking again.

"I'm not in their little circle or I'd try to find out what's going on. I know none of them would trust me enough to tell me."

"It's okay, two can play his game, whatever game that is anyway," I said furrowing my brows as we reached my Algebra class.