I walked across the school's halls, heading for the bleachers, a numb look covering my face. It had been two days since the talk with Cole, one of which I missed school, not wanting to have to look at Aiden's face all day long. I couldn't stand being near him, or having to hear his voice. That voice that I so adored and wanted to hear, was now haunting me, the spiteful words that had come out of his mouth still replaying in my head.

Ivory had called me first thing in the morning to tell me the plan for today; skipping the first two periods to hang out in the bleachers while they were still empty as no one was practicing in the field yet. Under any other circumstances there's no way I would've said yes, but I felt so detached from reality that I cared about no implications.

I found Bailey, Ivory and Maya sitting together and talking, as per usual being the first ones to get there. I was actually very glad to see that, because it meant I could talk to them before the boys got here.

I joined them and rubbed my hands together, my face changing from numb to excited and Ivory nudged my ribs "Girl you better tell us why you look like you won the lottery" she said and I laughed, hiding my face in my hands. "Dude, you're blushing! What happened?" Maya covered her mouth in shock, making Bailey roll her eyes. "You're acting like 14 year olds, she's blushing- so what?" she laughed nonetheless.

I finally removed my hands from my face and straightened my back, taking a deep breath. I found the guts to tell them. "Bryan asked me out...and I said yes" I announced and they all shared a look. "Bryan?" Bailey asked, frowning. "Yup" I replied, popping the p. "But I thought that you and A-" Maya started but I cut her off "-Well you thought wrong. Aiden's in a relationship and there's nothing going on between us. Bryan asked me out and I said yes, there's nothing else to it."

"What?!"

I froze, hearing Aiden's voice from behind me. I regained control of myself, turning around to face him. "Is there a problem?" I asked him, my face cold, head leaning to the side a bit. He composed himself, realizing what he had said. "No, no, of course not. I was just caught off guard, I guess" he justified himself. I chuckled, shaking my head.

"Is there a problem?" he used my own words, seemingly annoyed at my reaction. "No, no, it's just that you seem to be getting 'caught off guard' a lot lately" I told him, the girls sharing a look, 'ooh's' coming from Noah and Parker, while Jagger rolled his eyes, clearly not amused.

"For the love of Pete, don't start" Jagger said, taking a seat a step lower than where I was sitting. "If she wants to go out with him, I don't see why not, he seems like a good kid." he took my side and Aiden seemed ready to explode, not believing what he was hearing. Let's say, I was more than amused.

"Seems like a good kid and is a good kid are two different things, don't you think Jagger?" Aiden took a seat across from Jagger, getting a cigarette out of his pocket and lighting it. "We're still at school, can you not? I don't want to be expelled because of you" Maya reprimanded him, looking around her frantically. "Well that'd make it two of us then" I muttered under my breath.

"You got in a fight with Linsday, not me." Aiden fired back, hearing my remark. "Yes, a fight that happened because of you, and Lindsay's psychotic ass" I replied.

I heard Bailey mutter "Here we go again" under her breath, but it was quickly overshadowed by Aiden. "I believe we've had this discussion again, I don't think there's a need for it to happen again."

"Oh, I'm sorry, did I insult your precious little girlfriend?" I fired back, knowing that what I was saying would cause a fight, but being unable to stop the words from coming out of my mouth. He glared at me and threw his cigarette somewhere on the field, causing a pained reaction from Noah who reached to grab it but was stopped by Parker who slapped the back of his head and motioned for him to sit down.

"What the fuck is your problem, Hayes? Oh, I know, you wish you were in her shoes so bad and now that that can't happen, you're using Bryan as a substitute. Pathetic, if you ask me." he spat and my mouth dropped, unable to believe that he was saying all this in front of our friends. Everyone was clearly taken aback by his words, it was the first time that some of them were hearing about this. Who did he think he was, talking to me like this in front of everyone.

I felt utterly embarrassed and wanted to get out of there as quick as possible, tears were starting to brim in my eyes. "You're sick" I muttered and grabbed my things, storming away and walking towards the girls' bathroom, my tears making it harder for me to look straight.

Walking inside the bathroom, I was pleased to find it empty. Releasing a sob, I threw my bag on the wall, forcefully, and started pacing back and forth in the small space. He's a pig. I couldn't grasp what had happened to him that had made him become this sick person that only cares about himself. He's cold, hostile; he was never like this before, not even during our worst fights.

I remembered his confession the first night I saw him.

He ran a hand through his hair, sighing ''You have no fucking idea of how hard I tried to make things work so that they wouldn't've led to this, but I couldn't'' he paused and tugged at his hair, looking away from me ''they wouldn't let me'' he said with a shaky voice

''They? As in the guys?'' I said, making him laugh, bitterly before sitting in the chair on the other side of the counter which we were sitting by. ''The guys? No, no, no. The people I'm talking about could only wish they had even a third of the guys' hearts. Maybe then they'd actually see what it's like to have a heart'' he said, locking his jaw and looking away, his words emitting hatred.

I could tell he was hurt, I just didn't know why. It was obvious that he wasn't given a choice when he left our hometown but the reason behind it stayed unknown and I could already tell that there was no way he'd tell me even if I asked. ''What did they do to you, Aiden?'' I said with a quiet voice, looking at him with worried eyes. I was angry, yes; but that didn't mean I stopped caring about him nor that I was less worried now.

I felt him, I felt his pain because I could see it. But unfortunately, this time my compassion wasn't enough to save our friendship. Words, his confirmation of his feelings, of how much he cared, of how he would do anything for me, even kill; they weren't enough. I needed actions, and his actions in that moment of me sobbing for him in the school's bathroom- they told me to move on.

Suddenly, I heard the door slam against the wall, heavy footsteps accompanying it. Instantly, I knew it wasn't any of the girls, I could feel his presence behind me. Sighing, I refused to turn around, not wanting him to see me in this mess that he had caused and give him the pleasure that he had managed to break him.

"Can we talk?" his voice was weak, defeated, not even close to how it sounded minutes ago in that field. "Go away"I muttered, facing the wall. "Evelyn, please" his voice cracked and he put a hand on my shoulder . I shoved him away, finally turning around to look at him. "What? What else is there to say? What more is there to say?" tears were streaming down my face and I could imagine how I looked, and I was sure it wasn't pretty. Wrecked, desperate...pathetic. Those fit better.

"I'm an asshole, I know but-" he started, but I scoffed, shaking my head "I'm an asshole? That's all you have to say for yourself? And you know it, too. Wow. You have some nerve. You know what I know? I know that you're an egotistical liar who did nothing less than play me, use the trust I have- correction, had in him just to spend his time with something. You disgust me, you know that?" I spat, and hoped no one would enter the bathroom anytime soon. We'd both be in trouble and the last thing I wanted was for someone to think I was being sexual with him.

A deep frown settled on his face. "What are you saying, have you lost it completely?" he paused, running a hand over his face. "Cole has you completely brainwashed, doesn't he?" he concluded and my mouth fell open. "Don't talk about Cole, the only one that had me brainwashed here, is you" my finger reached his chest, accusingly.

"You don't even know what you're saying" he shook his head in disbelief, a chuckle leaving his lips. "I don't know what I'm saying? I heard you Aiden, I fucking heard you talking about me, talking about how it's all a game for you and the only girl you care about is her! Don't try and make me look crazy, here" I said and took a breath to calm myself down, realizing I was shouting.

"If you had talked to me before jumping to conclusions you'd know that-"

"See? You're doing it again! Trying to manipulate me into thinking that it's my fault and that I didn't hear enough. I'm done with you" I pushed him out of the way and went to one of the sinks, pouring water on my face generously, trying to release some of the tension I was feeling.

"Where is this coming from, Evelyn? Manipulation? Seriously? When have I ever even tried to do something like that to you, huh? Tell me. Because I don't know what he told you to get you against me, but all I've done was try to make us work"

"How? How the fuck were you trying to make us work? By having a girlfriend, a girlfriend you've lived with and telling me nothing about it? Leading me on, being flirtatious with me one day and bringing her to school the next to shove it in my face? Or, or maybe making a fool out of me in front of our friends? Or, I don't know, letting her talk shit right in my face in front of everyone at the diner?"

"Enough" he slammed his hands on one of the sinks, pausing to think about what to say. "I know my actions weren't the best they could be and I know I haven't handled this how I should have but you don't know a thing about the position I'm in right now so until you do I think it's best you don't make assumptions"

Before I could answer him Bailey and Ivory joined us in the lovely scenery of the bathroom, worry having taken over their expressions. They both shot a hostile glare towards Aiden, but he kept his feelings to himself, probably realizing he was in no position to react.

"Maya went to class, we're leaving. Are you coming with?" Ivory spoke, completely disregarding Aiden's presence. "Yes. I grabbed my back and quietly left the room, not bothering to say goodbye to Aiden, as he didn't make a move to speak to me either.

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I know I said I wouldn't post much because of school, but I really want to get the story to the point Evelyn isn't getting screwed over by everyone so I got carried away hehe...

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