Falling in love with your best friend

chapter 2

A few days later, Tula sees Rich in the street. He was with his girlfriend, Lauren. She walks past him, not even glancing at him. She always thought her and Rich would end up together but he made it clear how he felt.

Lauren: Have you two fallen out or something? You always talk and you're always together.

Rich: Yeah we have.

Lauren: I thought you must have done. It's between you two so I'm not gonna get involved, but whatever's happened, surely you two can sort it? You're best mates, remember?

Rich: Yeah I thought that too. 

Lauren: Like I said, it's none of my business so I'll leave you's too it.

Rich: She told me she'd fallen for me. I put her straight, obviously, because of you.

Lauren: The little bitch!

Rich: Lauren, leave it, I've dealt with it, OK?

Lauren: She's gonna fucking get it! You watch!

Rich: Leave her. I've put her straight and I've dealt with it. I told her I never wanted to see her again anyway.

Lauren: To think just a minute ago, I said I wasn't getting involved.

Rich: You hurt her and we're finished!

Lauren: You're just gonna let her get away with this?!

Rich: Get away with what?! She never made a pass or anything! NOTHING happened! She told me she was falling for me so I put her straight!

Lauren: When I fucking see her...!

Rich: Like I said, you do and we're finished!

Lauren: I don't care if she never made a pass, the fact that she's told MY boyfriend she's falling for him!

Rich secretly texts Tula and tells her to meet them. He goes to the shop and she turns up about 20 minutes later.

Tula: What's up?

Lauren: You fucking bitch!

Tula: What?

Lauren: Don't come over little miss innocent with me you dirty little bitch! What's the matter? Can't you find your own boyfriend so you thought you'd try and get off with mine?! You ever go near him again and I'll shit you up so bad, you'll never forget it! Do you understand?

Tula: He wasn't saying he hated me when he was in my knickers love.

Lauren: What did you just say?!

Tula: You heard. Yeah, we've done it everywhere. My house, his house, in his garden, even at school in the bogs. He's with you because he feels sorry for you. If he loved you, why's he shagging me? Ask yourself that "love"

Tula walks away and goes home. Rich comes back from the shop to a screaming, hysterical Lauren.

Rich: Lauren?

Lauren: You dirty, lying, little bastard!

Rich: What?

Lauren: You have been sleeping with Tula!

Rich: I have not! What the fuck has she said?!

Lauren: she said, and I quote: "Yeah, we've done it everywhere. My house, his house, in his garden, even at school in the bogs. He's with you because he feels sorry for you. If he loved you, why's he shagging me? Ask yourself that "love"" 

Rich: She's lying! She's trying to cause shit between us because she can't have me! Can't you see that? She's jealous. She always has been when I've had a girlfriend. She can't bare to see me happy and with someone who isn't her!