Patience is a Virtue(Under MAJOR editing)

Chapter 19

**Crystal POV**

I run out of the boy’s bathroom confused. I like Calvin. I like Calvin. I like Calvin. I like josh.

I snap that out of my thoughts. NO! I can’t be thinking that way. I like Calvin and that’s it. Nothing to it. Nothing more.

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I see Calvin and practically run to him. “Why?”

“Hi to you to.” He jokes.

“Why?” I ask my stubbornness coming out. His facial features become puzzled and I noticed that his brown eyes become lighter when angry or confused. Now they are like a dark hazel. Much like joshes.

“Why what?”

“Why would you get into a fight with josh?!” my voice was rising.

“Why do you care?” he snaps and looks around to other people that were starting to stare. I mean this town is boring but no one has to stare at the latest drama.

“He’s my friend.”

“Well I don’t like it. Why do you have to be friends with him when you have me!” he yells. I look around and even more people are staring.

“What are you looking at?” I snap and grab his arm and start dragging him to the cafeteria. This would be the second time today I am going to be late to class. Crap.

“Where are we going?”

“Shut up.”

“Ok then.” He comments and I resist my eyes rolling but they do anyways but he doesn’t see them. We get to the cafeteria and the bell rings. Great. Now I am officially late. Great.

“Why do you want to be friends with him?” Calvin snaps.

“He is my friend.” I snap quietly.

“You shouldn’t be friends.” He warns.

“You aren’t the boss of me.”

“But I am your boyfriend.”

“But that doesn’t mean you can boss me around.” I throw my hands up but then cross them when they come down and look at him angrily. He is getting on my nerves.

“But he makes me uncomfortable! Don’t you get it? He is after you! all he wants is you to be his! But I got you and not him but you never know what he will do to get you back!” he yells.

“I can take care of myself! You don’t need to bodyguard me! And he is a friend. Nothing more and nothing less.”

“But don’t you get it? This is what he wants! For us to fight so you’ll go to him.”

“You don’t get it do you?” a tear slips from my face and travels down my cheek. His face softens and he steps forward but I push him away anger getting the best of me.

“You don’t get it. I am stronger than you think! But no one realizes that and all they do is order me around except josh. All he does is care about me. He sees right through my artificial smile and sees the real me and nothing else. So you see I can’t escape him if he actually cares about me and no one gives a shit about me. So you know what? He might just be able to push us away but it won’t be all because of him. It will be because of you.” Calvin looks close to tears and reaches out to me again and I push him away, yet again.

“Crystal I just-“

“Save it for your next girlfriend. Good bye Calvin.”

I run away before he can say anything and run right into the girl’s bathroom closest to me.  You can hear his pleas from outside the bathroom but I just don’t even answer him. Not like I would want to anyways.