from first love to worst heartbreak

Chapter 18

I wake up the next morning well rested. First, I brush my teeth and wash my face and I put on a comfortable outfit after. I put my jewellery on and brush my hair. There is enough time left till I go to the coffee shop, so I sit down and take a look at my received messages. After replying to all of them, I decide to text my father to let him know that I am alright. Suddenly, Lana calls me and I pick up the call.

"Hello" I greet her.

"Morning" she sounds sleepy.

"Ready for the second day?" I ask half sarcastically.

"But of course Miss Anderson" she replies and I chuckle. "Are you going to get coffee?" she asks.

"Yes, I'm about to go with the boys" I respond.

"That's great. Listen, I need a lot of caffeine right now, so I will see you at the shop" she says while yawning.

"Alright, see you there" I laugh and hang up. Suddenly, I hear a knock on my door and I open it to see the boys standing in front of it. I hug them and we head outside. On our way to the coffee shop we chat about my day. We reach our destination after a very short amount of time. We buy coffee and sit down at our favourite table which is close to the window.

"Where is Lana?" Ty asks.

"I talked to her on the phone earlier this morning. She said she will join us here." I tell him. Lana appears a few minutes later and the first thing she does, is to approach our table and hug everyone with a friendly smile. Then she buys herself a drink and sits down next to me.

"We have a management class first, right?" I ask her to make a conversation.

"Yes" she answers with a smile. We carry on chatting until it is time to go. The guys' classes start a little later than ours, so I return to the college with Lana. Our class goes very well, not only because of the topic we were discussing but also because of Lana's company. I note down the most important aspects, that the professor mentions throughout the session. Next on my time table is a meeting with a professor so I go to the bathroom before I run out of time. I walk quickly down the hall and rush into the bathroom thinking I lost track of time. After coming out of the stall, I notice a girl whose face is familiar. It is Christina! She is applying a bright red lipstick and fixing her outfit. I freeze for a moment, but then snap out of my thoughts and take a step to the sink. As I wash my hands, she suddenly glances to me through the mirror.

"Have we met?" she asks me while I am drying my hands with a paper towel.

"Yes, Christina, we have" I address her by her name.

"Wait, weren't you at the party last Sunday?" she plays dumb.

"I was" I briefly answer and gather every bit of my patience not to flip out, as talking to her makes me aggressive.

"It was nice meeting you there" she acts friendly.

"Yeah, I bet" I respond. The expression on her face makes it clear, that she had to think about the meaning behind my response.

"So, do you always pretend like you are drunk ten minutes after the party starts and then throw yourself over Henry or am I wrong?" I state two options.

"What are you talking about?" she comes up with the question. This is the type of a question one always hears in movies or tv shows. Evil characters who are being confronted, always ask that same question to make it look like they are clueless.

"Come on. Who are you fooling?" I provoke. "By the way, is drugging people also a usual hobby of yours or was Ty your only target that night?" I add. At this point, she is blushing and staring at the ground to avoid eye contact with me. She tries to maintain calm, but the feeling of pressure ruins her cover. Christina is speechless and has no come back at all.

"I have no clue what you are talking about" she idiotically states.

"Here is a clue, it will only take me one call to get you arrested and have the court deal with your shit." I smile after making an evil statement and exit the room before she gets the chance to do so. Confronting her makes me almost feel like a hero but I know that there is more to this story and if I don't get to the riot of this, nobody will.

My meeting goes well, even better than I expected. By the time I am free, it is 2 PM. For the first time, I head to the library and sit down at an empty table. I put on my headphones and turn my music on. I start working on my essay from yesterday while concentrating on the song I'm hearing. After typing a fair amount fo words, I am interrupted by Henry who sat in front of me. I remove my headphones and smile at him.

"Hey" he greets me with a smile.

"Hi" I smile back.

"How are you?" he asks.

"I'm fine. What about you?" I ask.

"Me too. What are you working on?" he shows interest.

"An essay. I am writing about population growth and how it affects the environment in general." I answer precisely.

"That sounds interesting" he reacts.

"It is actually. This is one of my favourite topics." I explain and look him in the eyes. "Do you have work to do?" I ask him.

"Yes, I do" he responds briefly. "Listen, we didn't get to hang out much to get to know each other. I haven't seen you since you left the party on Sunday." it sounds like he wants to ask the reason since I didn't talk to him after the incident.

"That is because Christina drugged Ty. I left with Jace and we basically waited till he woke up, because whatever she put in his drink, it was 6strong." I explain. "We waited over an hour for him to wake up and talk." I add.

"I'm sorry that happened. I did talk to Ty afterward" he answers.

"You did? I didn't know that, he didn't tell me anything." I am sort of surprised but I expected Henry to talk to Ty because they are good friends.

"Are you sure it is Christina though?" he asks in disbelief.

"Look, I know that I am too new here too accuse someone of doing something or assume a thing about them but I have been through shit like this" I accidentally curse. "And what happened that night, I don't need a private detective to sort it out. Maybe it was Dakota who actually did it, because she was talking to him before he went to the bathroom but I know that Christina is behind this act." I share my thoughts.

"I mean Dakota does everything she says" he slowly says.

"Exactly, she is basically her minion" I state. This makes him break a quite laugh.

"All the drama aside, would you maybe want to grab dinner tonight?" he politely asks. "If you are free of course" he adds and makes me chuckle. I look directly into his eyes and start thinking about his offer. Should I reject his idea or should I say yes?

"Sure, just text me when, okay?" I ask.

"Of course" he answers with a happy smile.

"Great see you later then" I say while putting my laptop in my bag. I stand up and exit the library.