Hate, like and love

4

Karen was nervous, sitting next to Ryan. They were talking about the school in general, about the school, about their friends, and suddenly Ryan was talking about Susan...

,,Since when have you been friends with Susan?" He asked. Karen preferred to avoid talking about Susan. Actually, it was the first time she saw a competitor with a better chance of winning.

,,For a couple of years now" said Karen ,,but we are really close to her and share practically everything."

Actually, they shared everything...until the moment. How was Karen supposed to tell her that she liked Ryan? With her thoughts she saw it. They sit overnight at one of them and reveal secrets when Karen says the name of who she likes. Susan is outraged for a while and then a smile, a fake smile, comes on her face. Karen is shivering at the very thought of it. She looks at Ryan's beautiful eyes. How could she lose them? She decided to change the subject.

,,And you have a close friend?" She asks, and Ryan nods her head.

,,Outside school, I have a friend named Matthew" she replies ,,We ride the board together and play the drums."

,,Oh yes, you said in class that you like to do i," continues Karen, pleased that she has chosen a topic that she can develop ,,Do you go to any drum classes?"

,,I used to" she replies ,,but now I mainly play for pleasure songs that I already know, or I'm looking for a specific song on the Internet."

Suddenly Ryan gets up and Karen already sees a reason. Susan goes here. Would she kill Karen if she saw her? I don't think so. When they're alone, will she be reminded of that? Yes. Susan was a master at evoking guilt. She didn't have time to hide, so she just decided to behave as usual.

,,Hi, Susan" she said, and in her mouth it sounded like she wasn't talking to a nerd, but to the biggest star.

,,Hey" said Susan, and then she noticed Ryan ,,Really Karen?"

,,It's nice to see you too, princess" said Ryan, and Susan showed him her tongue. Karen felt a sting of jealousy. ,,By the way, who are you sitting with, Karen?"

,,Beth," said the girl, trying not to show how much it hurt that Ryan called Susan the princess, not her. Sure, he did it jokingly, but still. Karen pointed Beth's hand. Long black hair, skinny figure. It was her teammate. She waved her hand at her, and she waved it.

,,We are sitting together" said Ryan, and Susan refrained from running her hand over her face. Did he really say that just to make Karen jealous? Sure, she knew they were sitting together, but why would he remind her of that? Besides, it was clear that he was happy about it. He put his hand on Susan's shoulder. ,,Are we going to the bench, Sus?"

Susan took his hand off his shoulder, to the relief of Karen.

,,First of all, don't call me that" she whispered, ,,Secondly, don't touch me, and thirdly, we are only a few meters away from her."

,,You're too stiff" she said, turning over with her eyes and then sitting in a bench. Karen didn't want to look stupid with them, so she just joined Beth, but couldn't focus on her story about the new shoes, because she tried to figure out what they were talking about, but they sat too far away. Their mouths were opening, she knew for sure. And that's what scared her.

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