Chapter 7: Chapter Six!

Adelynn’s POV

Okay, so I told Mike everything. Yes, the kiss and the girlfriend part too. Hey, I don’t want to keep anything from my best friend. I would feel the guilt take over me and I wouldn’t want him to find out from anyone else. It would be so much better if he found out from me than from someone else.

Boy was I wrong.

I wished he found out by someone else because well, let’s just say that he got angry. Really angry.

First, he was already tense then it started to get worse as his hands were balled into fists. When I was talking about him and how he kissed me goodnight, Mike’s jaw started twitching as he clenched it shut. But when I nervously and hesitantly told him about Alex asking me to be his girlfriend, all hell broke loose.

It seemed like something popped inside him. If this was a cartoon, steam would be blowing out of his ears and his eyes would be raging with fire. Instead, Mike started breathing heavily but when he noticed this, he tried to control himself as he tried to breathe in a steady rate to try to calm himself down.

I knew this because I was the one who taught him the breathing exercises. The bad thing was, he only used it whenever he was about to like about to blow. Like a big volcano explosion with lava coming out and everything.

When he calmed down a little bit, Mike sat down on the couch. He pinched the bridge of his nose with his eyes closed.

“So, you guys are a couple then right?” He asked with a scarily calm voice.

“Yea…” I trailed off not really knowing what to say. I never had been in this situation before.

“Break up with him.” He suggested like it was the answer to everything. Not that I had a problem in the first place.

I scrunched my eyebrows in confusion. Why would I do that when I just became Alex’s girlfriend?

“Why?”

“He’s a player. Everyone knows that.”

“What are you talking about? He’s not a player. If he was a player, he would’ve gone after someone else.”

“What do you mean someone else?”

“Someone prettier.” I said looking down. I know I wasn’t the prettiest person but I didn’t actually want to say it out loud. I didn’t want to come to the fact that I was just an ugly duckling.

“You’re not ugly Adelynn. You’re the most beautiful person ever.” Mike told me while standing up. My heart beat skyrocketed when he called me beautiful but I told myself to not get excited since he was just saying that. Mike didn’t mean it. I didn’t believe him either. My self esteem was too low.

“You’re only saying that because you’re my best friend.” He didn’t reply back which I secretly hoped that he would. It hurt me a lot. I took his silence as a yes, that he only said that because I was his friend and it wasn’t true. I wasn’t beautiful. Not in his eyes or anyone else’s eyes.

“Adds, just don’t associate with Alex. He’s no good. He uses girls.”

I felt myself get a little angry at this. So do you, I wanted to shoot back at him but I didn’t. Anyway, how does Mike know anything? He’s always spending his time with girls that he doesn’t even know anything that happens around him.

“No.” I said back sternly, showing my anger.

“I’m only protecting you Adds. Just listen to me.” Mike seemed to get a little angry too as he clenched his jaw a little too tightly.

“No, I’m sick and tired of doing everything you tell me to do. Hell, I even let you decide which clothes I can buy. I’ll do what I want. I don’t need your protection by the way. I’m old enough to take care of myself.”

“I can’t want to take care of you?” He asked angrily.

“No, I can take care of myself. Piss off.” I replied just as angry.

“Are you going to break up with Alex or not?”

“No.”

“Screw you.” He made his way to the door with quick strides.

What the hell? I ran after him.

“Wait, Mike!” I ran out and crossed the street after him. I got hold of his wrist but he pulled it away.

“Don’t touch me. That’s what your boyfriend is for.” Mike angrily spat at me then walked away.

I stood there outside in the dark wondering where Mike was going at such a late time. It was probably twelve something. After a while, I walked back into the house. My parents were still asleep, having no idea that Mike and I just had our first actual big fight. Sure we had fights about little stuff but we would apologize right away. Why do I have a feeling that this argument was going to last longer than I was used to?

I made my way back to my room, taking a hot shower to clear my thoughts. It didn’t help one bit. I kept on thinking again and again what I could’ve said to make things better. What I could’ve said to prevent the fight.

When I was done with my shower, I put on a white t-shirt and these bunny pajama pants that Mike bought me last year.

Mike wasn’t going to forgive me that easily. Tomorrow is a Sunday and we always go bake some sort of dessert on Sundays. Does it mean that it’s cancelled?

After two in the night, I looked into Mike’s room. He still wasn’t home. I started worrying about where he was and if he was okay. But then his words rang into my head and it hurt me a lot.

Don’t touch me. That’s what your boyfriend is for.”

It was a stupid fight. I trusted Mike but he was being a hypocrite. He tells me how Alex is a player and he uses girls when Mike does the same exact thing. So now I don’t even have a right to have a boyfriend?

Questions started to make its way into my head.

Was Alex actually worth Mike and I’s friendship?

Of course not but Alex was the only chance for me to actually get a boyfriend. If he was a player, why would he get with an ugly girl like me? The one who no one wanted.

I was so confused. Mike was really mad at me. I was mad at him too but at the same time, I really didn’t want to be. I had a hard time going to sleep as thoughts were jumbled up in my head.

Then, my heart sank when I started to think, what if this was the end of Mike and I’s friendship?

The whole entire week passed and well, it was horrible. Mike cut me off. He was so upset at me that he ignored me at all costs. He never showed up on Sunday for baking when I spent the whole day waiting for him. He no longer woke me up in the morning which left me late to school almost every single day of this week. Mike rode the bus to and from school without me. It made my heart break that my best friend no longer wanted to have anything to do with me anymore.

Now, curled up on my bed, I looked across my window and all I saw was darkness. Mike wasn’t home but I didn’t need to be a genius to figure out where he went. He was most probably at John’s party. That’s where Alex was taking me today and he was going to arrive in about an hour.

I didn’t really want to go though. I was more of a movie at home while cuddling person. I mean, I didn’t mind parties but I liked the idea of staying home on a Saturday evening cuddled up in blankets much more. Besides, I was still upset that Mike still hasn’t said a word to me. I thought that he was the one who would break through at first but it was me.

I said hi to him the other day and all Mike did was turn his back at me, like I wasn’t even talking to him at all. Instead, he ignored me to speak to some girl that had on a too short skirt and wore too much makeup.

When I glanced at the clock, I took notice that I only had forty five minutes left to spare. I lazily crawled to the edge of my bed. Swinging my feet off from under the warm and comfy bed sheets, I made my way into the bathroom to take a shower.

I close my eyes as the hot water hit my back, relaxing my muscles. I think about my relationship with Alex. We’ve been dating for almost a week now and well, I don’t know. Alex is really sweet towards me but sometimes, he just didn’t get it.

Sometimes, well most of the time when we kiss he would, how do I say this, want to take it to the next level. I’m inexperienced and uncomfortable with this so I always push him away. In the beginning, he was okay with this but then, as the days passed, he seemed to get more impatient and kind of annoyed whenever I pushed him back. I mean, I wasn’t ready for it, so he can get as annoyed as he wanted. I won’t cave in under pressure.

Mels didn’t agree with me dating Alex since just like Mike, she thinks that he’s using me. I liked Alex though so she can’t really do anything about it. Besides, I don’t think Alex is using me. Like my brain said a billion times, if he was using me, why would he even choose me in the first place? Guys doesn’t seem to be attracted to me so why would he choose ugly old me? That makes a lot of sense in my mind so therefore, Alex wasn’t using me.

After a good fifteen minutes of showering, I stepped out, not really wanting to since the hot water was just so relaxing. I wrapped a towel around my body and walked to my room.

I put on this black dress that I bought the other day. It was too short for my liking but Alex seemed to like it so I guess it was okay. I wasn’t going to cake my face in makeup just to please Alex though since I didn’t want to ruin my face with these products. I just applied some mascara and a pink lip gloss. I let my hair dry naturally since I liked the way my hair looks when it dries by itself.

I heard a car honk three times outside. Knowing that it was Alex, I put on black pumps, they were the only ones I had, and made my way to the door. My parents were both on a date outside eating at a fancy hotel so they weren’t due back home until tomorrow afternoon. I locked the door behind me, putting the keys in the little bush so it was hidden. I didn’t have any pockets so I put it in my secret spot. It’s not really a secret spot since Austen, Melanie, Mike and my parents know about it but still.

I left my phone upstairs in my room since I didn’t want to carry my phone with me later on. I got into the car and was greeted by a kiss. When we pulled back, Alex smirked.

“You look hot baby.”

“Thanks.” I replied, looking down with my cheeks red. You would think that I would get used to these comments but every time he says that, I would blush no matter what.

Alex placed his hand on my thigh while he drove. I was kind of uncomfortable with this but then I let it go.

‘A week has passed, you should be used to this Addy.’ I told myself.

When we arrived, which was about fifteen minutes later, I let out a sigh of relief when I got out of the car. It was the car rides that I dreaded whenever Alex and I went out. It was always uncomfortably silence. We both made our way into the house which was blasting with music and booming along with the loud bass. My heart was pounding to the beat of the music.

“I’m going to get drinks, I’ll be right back.” Before I even got a chance to reply, Alex’s back was already turned away from me.

I turned around and looked at the people. Most of them seemed drunk. Actually, all of them do. I was looking for a particular person though. I scanned my eyes through the crowd looking for a certain blue eyed and back haired boy but was resulted in disappointment. I stood in the corner for a good ten minutes but Alex was nowhere to be found.

I started to walk around to see if I was Alex lingering with some friends but he wasn’t so I went to the kitchen. Then, I saw John stumble into the room.

“Hi John!” I greeted him.

“Hey, uh pretty.” He said back, kind of slurring. I rolled my eyes. Drunk.

“Do you know where Alex is? He said he was going to get drinks but he still didn’t come back yet.”

I waited for a few seconds staring at John, waiting for him to reply. When he didn’t say anything, I spoke again. “John, do you know where Alex is?”

This time, he replied. “I think he went upstairs. Yeah, upstairs.” He was about to say something else but I quickly walked away from him before he got the chance to call me back. His breath reeked of alcohol so it smelled. Any normal person would want to get away from his stinky breath.

I made my way towards the staircase but it wasn’t that easy though. I had to maneuver around inseparable people and made sure I didn’t bump into anyone which was quite impossible. Everyone was stuck to each other like skin.

When I finally made it to the top of the stairs, I started looking through the doors. There were a total of three doors on the top floor so I figured that it won’t take me that long to find Alex. The first door was the bathroom where I saw a girl with her head in the toilet bowl with a guy holding back her hair. How sweet I thought to myself.

I opened the second door and was greeting by a group of guys and girls sitting on the floor in a circle playing spin the bottle. I gave them a smile, said sorry for interrupting them and closed the door behind me. The last door, Alex should be in here I thought. I was right.

I opened the door and I saw Alex alright. What I saw brought tears to my eyes along with total shock.

When Alex saw me by the door, he winked at me. “Hey babe.” Yeah that’s pretty normal. Why would you cry when you see your boyfriend?

Well my friend, that’s because I found him in a compromising position with a blonde girl. The girl was on top of him and even though their clothes were on, it didn’t take a smart person to figure out what they were going to do next. They were alone and in a room together. Yeah, you figure it out yourself.

“You wanna join us?” Alex slurred, breaking me out of my state of shock. I scoffed. What a jerk. Him being drunk wasn’t going to pass as an excuse.

“Go to hell.” I spat at him, slamming the door shut. I wiped away the tears that managed to escape. I was angry with myself. Mels and Mike was right, he was probably using me. I can’t believe because I was so naïve, it caused a gap in Mike and mine’s friendship.

A wave of anger passed by me. Alex was probably cheating on me all along. It all made sense now. That’s why he seemed to be annoyed whenever I pull away when I felt uncomfortable. He just wanted me because of my body. The question was why? It wasn’t like I had a great body or anything.

Whatever. Who knows what he was thinking. Screw it. Screw him. I just wanted to forget everything.

I walked into the living room and found some people doing shots. I told the girl to pour me some. She seemed more than eager to. People chanted and cheered for me so why would I disappoint them? I drank down my fifth shot and was feeling a little bit more than the fuzzy feeling I felt when I drank just a beer. I felt so relaxed and carefree. Even though it was just the moment, I wanted to enjoy myself. No more of the stupid lying cheating boyfriend or even my best friend that was ignoring me. Tonight, I was going to have some fun.

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Ehh, this wasn't my favorite chapter since well, no Mike. ): I miss him! But don't worry, he'll be back next chapter. :D Yayyayay! This chapter is dedicated to the second person who voted for this story. Thank you so much!

Did anyone see Vampire Diaries? ;o

Well, okay, that's all for today. I don't have anything to talk about today. This is a really short author's note compared to the ones that I usually write. The side is a picture of Mels and Austen. (: Talk to you guys next time, thanks for reading this. xx <~ Confession: I only wrote that because I see that Liam does that on his Twitter. One Directionn♥