"You are crazy" I say and drop the pillow on the bed.
"I am! Crazy for you Nikki" Alec says and I furrow my eyebrows
"Okay stop this and lemme go take my shower! Remember I need to get to school early" I say quickly to forget what he just said.
"Since when?" He says and pulls me back
"Since the agreement" I reply.
He chuckles and I wriggle out of his grasp.
I walk straight for the bathroom.
"Can I join you?" Alec hollers.
"What? You mean in the shower?" I ask surprised
"Yes" he hollers back.
"No! Don't even dare step foot in here or else I'll......" I trail off thinking of something to threaten him
"You'll?" He urges.
"1. I'll put soap in your eyes or
2. I'll call the police to come and arrest you for raping me" I say proud of my comeback. He wouldn't step in here with that!
I hear him laugh wildly in the room
"Oh my God Nikki! Hahaha" he says.
"Okay, I wouldn't come in there! But you better hurry up you slow poke" he says and after that the place was silent.
I hurried up and got dressed in the bathroom. I wore blue jeans, a black tank top and white sneakers. Then I combed my hair and held it in a ponytail. I did some light make up and left the bathroom.
"Someone looks gorgeous" Alec compliments and I roll my eyes.
He walks up to me.
"You look stunning babe" he says more softly and my stomach does a double flip again
"I'm not your babe" I point out and he chuckles.
"You are Nikki! Have you forgotten you are my girlfriend?" Alec says loudly and I look at him wide eyed.
"You don't have to say that so loud! Anyone can hear" I chide but it was too late. Aaron was at the doorway. The door was opened ajar with Aaron's mouth flung open
"Girlfriend?" He asks and I swallow hard. Alec ruffles his hair. Its all his fault!
"Oh hey Aaron! Good morning" I say sweetly but nervously.
He doesn't respond. He's still shocked with what he just heard and is still processing the news in his brain.
"Aaron ummm.....I can explain" Alec speaks up.
"OK so you two are a couple? Since when?" Aaron blurts and I shush him closing the door so that no one else would hear us.
"Its not that Aaron please! I'll explain it to you" I plead.
"There's no need for you to explain! I get it! You'll just feed me with lies even though you guys are together! I should have known this! The writings were on the wall" Aaron says with hurt evident in his voice.
I look at him dumbfounded
He smiles a bit but it doesn't reach his eyes.
"You always win Alec! Girls love you! You took the woman of my dreams from me! Congrats" he spits and I swallow hard. Alec looks confused and ashamed in a way.
Aaron's green irises are darker now and he has his fists balled at his sides. I could see the hurt in his eyes mixed with rage?
"But I tell you! I would fight for Nikki's love no matter what! Even if I have to kill you" He says and my heart jumps into my throat.
"Hurry up! The others are waiting" he concludes and leaves the room upset.
I can't believe what I just heard. Aaron liked me? Oh my gosh!
Alec sighs and rubs his temple.
"I honestly didn't know he liked you" he spoke up.
I looked at him.
"If you hadn't blurted the whole girlfriend thing, I wouldn't be in this mess right now!" I yell at him.
"I didn't know Aaron was at the door! I'm sorry" he retaliates.
"You know what? Forget about me! This fake relationship thing is over! Don't come near me ever again!" I warn and grab my satchel
"I can't do that Nikki!" Alec says a bit hurt.
"Well try!" I say and bolt for the door
"Nikki please! I love you" he hollers and I turn to look at him.
"What?" I ask surprised again.
He looks shy and tries not to make eye contact but he looks honest.
This was too much to bear! I got out of the room and walked swiftly to the hall. I've never been this confused in my life!
I get to the hall and everyone is having breakfast. Aaron doesn't look at me.
"I'm leaving" I tell Kimberly
"Won't you eat anything? Aren't you hungry" Kimberly asks concerned
"No am okay" I reply quickly.
"Ooh! Looks like someone's in a hurry to get to school" Melissa taunts
"Okay! I'll see you later" Kimberly says ignoring Melissa's jab
"Sure! I loved the sleepover" I reply.
"I can take you! Am done with my breakfast" Jake suggests but I am afraid he will also end up like Aaron and Alec confessing their love so I politely decline his offer.
I make it straight for the front door and take a cab. At least I would feel more relaxed in the cab.
I thought about all that happened. Were they really in love with me? I sigh.
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Aaron POV
I can't believe what I just heard and what just happened. My heart hurts. I think its shattered into a million pieces. I feel broken! I feel like crying my eyes out.
The person I suspected to steal Nikki away from me was Jake and I hated him because of that but he didn't even do it! But my own friend did! I know he didn't know but it still hurts in a way.
"Aaron! You haven't answered the fucking question!" Melissa spits even louder
"Which question?" I ask. Thoughts had taken my mind off to another land that I forgot she was actually seated in the car. She scoffs under her breath.
"What are we doing after school? You know its a long time we went out" she repeats.
"Oh umm" I say.
"Let's do it another time" I add. Sorrow evident in my voice but she doesn't notice.
"Oh please! I want it today!" She pleads and I sigh heavily. Maybe I'll be much better if I go out with her after school. My heart is too heavy.
"Okay Melissa! See me after school" I state and she yelps. She pecks my cheek.
"Thanks Aaron! This means a lot to me"
We finally arrive at school. I'm in the shittiest mood ever. I can't even think straight. I wonder if I would be able to focus in class. Melissa waves me and I enter the building.
I stride to my locker and key in my combination. Then I opened it and brought out my books for first lesson which was literature. I slammed the locker and went straight for class.
I was happy to find the class empty. I sat at the back and cried my eyes out. I tried keeping the tears back but they still fell. I thought I could keep Nicole! But no! I couldn't! Am a loser! Someone snatched her away from me right under my nose and that person was no other than Alec!
I'm so stupid! I should have told her about my feelings long ago! Maybe we would have been in a relationship by now.
Fresh tears soak my cheeks. My heart is broken! I lost her! For good now!
"Aaron! Are you okay?" A familiar male voice asks and I raise my head to see Jake. Fuck! I don't want anyone to see me cry! They all know am a strong guy.
"What's wrong Aaron? Did something happen?" Jake asks concerned.
"No! Am okay" I say and wipe my wet cheeks with the back of my hands
"No you don't look okay" Jake insists.
"Am serious Jake! Am alright" I insist
Jake shrugs and sits beside me.
"You know you can tell me" He states when he sits down
I sigh deeply.
"Have you ever lost the love of your life before?" I ask him. He's in deep thoughts and sighs.
"Yes I have" he replies.
"How did it feel?"I ask him
He rubs his face.
" Terrible"he replies.
"That's what's happening to me right now! I feel terrible" I explain to him
"I'm so sorry about that!" He blurts
"Is it Melissa?" He adds.
I shake my head slowly.
"I'd rather not mention her name but you know her" I reply and he frowns slightly.
Class starts and I remain silent.
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Alec POV:
Okay so I messed things up! Real bad! And I lost Nikki! Fuck! I can't think properly right now. I just feel horrible right now.
I look at the time. I need to speed up. I press on the accelerator and the car moves faster.
I know Nikki would talk to me. Right now she's just upset! I just need to calm down and relax. I'll talk to Aaron and sort things out with him even though I have true feelings for Nikki. I know you're wondering when I fell in love with her but I always liked her ever since she moved from nerd to alpha! I always admired her and she puts a smile on my face unlike other girls.
I park at the parking lot and run straight for class. I try as much as possible to pay attention in my favourite class, calculus but it doesn't go well. It just confuses me the more.
When its finally time for lunch, I make it to the cafeteria in search of Nikki and Aaron. I spotted Aaron sitting with Troy , Jake and Kimberly but Nikki wasn't there. I walked up to Aaron. I needed to talk to him. He spots me and a frown becomes apparent on his features. I didn't care! I needed to talk to him and explain things in detail at the expense of my hunger.
"Hey Guys!" I greet everyone when I get to their table.
They all respond
"Aaron, can I talk to you for a sec?" I ask nervously praying he doesn't decline my offer.
"Sure" Aaron says sweetly with a small smile. I know he's doing that so that no one will suspect we aren't on good terms.
He gets up and I smile gratefully. We walk to the hallway together.
"We have nothing to talk about okay! I just followed you here because I don't want anyone to suspect that we are....." He trails off
"Not in good terms" I complete for him
"Yeah! That's it! So just get lost! I don't wanna see you" Aaron states raucously.
I sigh.
"I just wanna explain things to you! At least hear me out! We are friends Aaron" I say.
"You are just gonna lie to me and I don't wanna hear it! And we are not friends anymore" Aaron spits and walks away. I rub my face tiredly.
I shrug and just go back to the cafeteria. He will talk to me one day. Am sure of it.