Chapter 38: Chapter 38

Me: Dina why are you doing this?

It felt like my brain and stopped working properly, I was getting mad at everyone for everything. My mind kept repeating that they were becoming a hurdle, and I was agreeing to it. This feeling of being completed with Tucker was going to make me draw away my friends from me, but I was in too much love to understand it.

Dina: What did I do?

Me: this!

Dina: You told Steven you are going with me.

Oh! So Steven was behind this plan, why was he being so difficult. I closed my eyes shut in irritation and clenched my fist. Why can't he leave me alone? Why was he being so clingy?

Me: Why is he being so irritating? Why can't he get a hint that I am not interested in him? Why is he looking for ways to make me talk to him?

It was an outburst, without thinking about my words or how they will sound, I wrote them ruthlessly and hit the sent button. I never really opened her chat again due to the sole reason that I did not want to ruin my mood and thankfully, she never reached back as well.

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The next day, Tucker dropped us at the school. He wasn't very talkative at the beginning, which made me worried for a second, but as he parked the car, he opened the door for me, which kind of gave me relief.

I was heading in the direction of the classroom when Dina approached me, she hadn't answered me back last night.

We both greeted each other with a fake smile on and approached the gang briskly. I didn't want to abandon them just like that, so my plan has been to just avoid them here and there, spend less time with them and they'll eventually get the hint.

"So you two are going together?" one of the guys asked us, trying to tease Sid, who I guess hadn't been on good terms with Dina and me of course. I was really pissed at people repeating that statement. Steven did tell every single one of his gang members. Why do they care who I go to this party with?

"No! I'm not going." Dina didn't bother looking at me, Steven was standing opposite us as we all stood in a circle. Sid was on the left side of Steven and Dina on the right side of me.

"Why, you got no date?" Sid had a smirk on his face. He was really this pleased to hurt Dina, all that because of me and what have I been doing to her was even worse, I felt a hint of guilt in my skin. Have you ever been in love before? The kind of love that made you selfish? I was head over heels in that kind of love with Tucker so I decided to shut the thoughts that had anything to do with anyone else's feelings except for mine and Tucker's.

"Why do you have a date?" Dina questioned back, looking bluntly in his eyes. His answer wasn't what we were expecting, he totally went far.

"I got a date the moment I ended things with my ex." he looked straight in her eyes and muttered, making Dina's jaw to hinge wide open. Everyone cheered him like it was the best comeback of the year, but Dina definitely was broken. And she called them her friends, I was happy to be out of that toxic group soon.

"That's what every f***boy does." Steven, who watched Dina's face going pale, added, making Sid awkwardly stare at his friend. "it's not something you should be proud of." he finished. I can tell he doesn't like Sid teasing Dina, but was that comment really for Sid? Because Sid hadn't been f**** around, oh my God! This was for Tucker. It has to be for Tucker, Steven was jealous of Tucker.

"One should look at himself first." I spat, frowning in irritation. Everybody glanced at me and then at Steven, who had no idea why I passed that comment. Why? He really thought he would take a dig at tucker and I won't say anything?

"Was that for me?" he didn't waste a single second to voice out. He pointed his finger at his chest and bent ahead, everybody silently stared at us.

"Did I say your name?" I shrugged my shoulders, Dina glared at me to shut me up, of course, she'll, after all, he was her bodyguard and she was his. Or maybe they were more than that.

"Is there something bothering you Miss Giselle?" Steven, who was staring at me constantly now, asked, keeping his calms. After the last day, when he, himself denied going out to the party with me, Steven gad has been acting a bit salty.

"Nope," I shook my head, "you are just imagining things," I added, "maybe drugs have gotten into your head," I whispered that part, but my bad, everybody heard it. Okay! Might not be a good time or choice of words, but doing drugs isn't cool.

"Okay, that was a good joke." Dina faked a laugh to make everyone easy, to make them think I was just joking. I wasn't, Steven had to stay away from me or he was going to mess up my chance with Tucker.

Steven watched my face blankly and then lowered his eyes, I can tell he didn't like it. If you can't take a comment on yourself, don't pass it on to others as well.

"I gotta go," I mumbled and walked away towards the class.

"You must." Sid scoffed, I wanted to turn around and answer him bitterly, but he wouldn't spare me after that so I decided to make it appear as if I didn't even hear him.

"Who are you doing this all for?" Dina approached me and said, walking along my side as she expected an answer from me. She was getting on my nerves, Steven's friend broke her heart, she should have left them too.

I didn't reply to her after that, Honestly, I had nothing to say. What did I possibly gonna say? That I'm going insane? That I am lost?

I attended the rest of the class silently, rethinking my actions and my decisions. Steven had been there for me, he had always saved me from troubles, and what I said to him in the morning was just plain wrong, but then what about Tucker? What about Lauren, the things she told me were not cool. If I kept hanging around with Steven, there will be more nasty rumors spread around, which I won't want for myself. I swirled my head to the side and my eyes fall on the small window, which showed me my reflection, is it scary to say I didn't recognize the girl I was staring at my reflection. Who was she? This wasn't me.

I was feeling lifeless, the class was over and I was leaving the classroom, but my ruined mood brightened up when someone grabbed the books out of my hand and my bag too, I jumped in terror and quickly veered to see Tucker is standing behind me, talking to Mr. Ben on the phone and my books and bag in his hand. I didn't answer him but followed him, every single girl was staring at us. I was blushing nonstop, his tall back facing me as we reached the car.

"How was your day?" He asked, opening the door for me. It felt like I was in heaven, his eyes had sparked in them, I was loving every bit of him.

"It was great," I mumbled and tug strands of hair behind my ear. He passed me a smile, not breaking the eye contact.

"You didn't answer my question," he whispered and quickly regained his posture when Ivory appeared out of nowhere.

"What is going on here?" She asked, looking suspiciously at us. I just stared at Tucker, I wanted to see how he answers her.