6
Win-win
"Can we talk?"
"Absolutely not." Grenada answers on my behalf, I hadn't even known she was around me. Or that Matthias was behind my locker. Let alone with a question as stupid as that. "I heard the stunt you pulled last Friday, Coleman, and I'm not happy about it."
If it were any other person talking, Matthias would've been terribly irritated or just ignore, but it's Grenada. His G. They had known each other long before I became friends with them individually, and while they might not exactly be friends, they get along most days. I also know Matthias has a lot of respect for her in academics.
"G." He murmurs, sounding sober in a way. "That's what I want to talk to her about."
"I don want to talk to you. Matthias. So, beat it." I finally speak up for myself, making sure to avoid eye contact so I can stay steadfast.
"Melanie, I'm justâ"
"You heard the lady," My friend rightfully interrupts, "beat it."
Matthias appears as though he's about to say something else but a look on Grenada's face makes him retreat. I think she gave him the universal I'll talk to her for you look. However when I turn around to stare at her I see nothing other than a straight face.
Once he's gone, we let out a breath I'm certain we both didn't know we were holding. I, for one.
"Hey," She says, leaning on the closed locker beside mine to watch me and my every move. I'm grateful for her, but I'm also hypersensitive, terribly angry, and frustrated so I choose not to say anything in reply to that. "You really don't want to talk to him?"
"I don't."
"Well, you know that him fighting Nick over you shows thatâ"
"Can we not talk about him?" I shut her off at the same time I grab all the things I'll need from locker.
I know she knows that I love Matthias. It's a bit frustrating on it's own. I never told her, however I probably didn't have to. It was probably obvious. Especially in ninth grade. Without my crush on him ever being a discussion between us, she asked me to 'go for it'. Letting me know how non-subtle I'd been.
I remember staring at her with wide confused eyes, and terror in my stomach that my secret was out.
"You like him don't you?"
After twenty dreadful minutes of denying the obvious while watching him play on the field with the team, I finally agreed that I would at least try. And I would've if Matt hadn't asked a certain sparkly cheerleader to be his girlfriend the night they won home run, which was the following day. In front of the whole damn school too.
My heart shattered to pieces where I sat in the crowd, it was like watching my entire world fall apart. I'd planned everything out for goodness sake.
Grenada's my best friend but there wasn't much she could do besides being with me while I picked up the pieces over time.
It's all in the past anyway.
The bell for first period goes off getting the hallways to begin emptying little by little as everyone heads to whatever class they have. I should too.
I don't mean to appear snappy right now, especially not with the one person I have, but I know my temper's the reason Grenada just nods at me before heading for class. No forcing a hug, no farewell. Groaning at myself and situation, I jam my locker shut and just do the same.