Chapter 29
Drew
I went to the back of school where Leslie and I agreed to meet. I was really grateful for her help plus she's actually pretty cool. She agreed to help me pick a gift for Bella. I went to her cause I know they've been friends since childhood meaning she knows Bella better than anybody else.
"Hey" I greeted when I saw her
"Hello"
"I've saved 200 dollars"
"Shut up. Are you serious?"
"Yup"
She gave me a High five
"That's great. We should head over to the mall today after school to check out what we can buy"
"Sure. I'm thinking about a dress"
"It can't be any dress. Bella's fucking rich, all her clothes are designer or custom made"
I sighed running my fingers through my hair
"What do you think I should buy then?"
"We'll figure something out"
"Thank you for everything"
"You're welcome. How did dinner go?"
"Horrible"
"Say no more. I'll get the full scoop from Bella"
I chuckled
"You're a bunch of gossips. I'm sure She'll tell you everything"
Students started passing by. School is about to start
"Let's head to school. I don't want rumors to spread about us" Leslie whispered
"Exactly"
"Bella's suspecting already. I think she saw your message at the mall on Saturday when she was playing with my phone. She started asking weird questions"
"Like?"
"If we've talked, did we exchange numbers"
I snapped my fingers in realization. It all made sense now
"She thinks I'm cheating on her with you"
"She also thinks I'll betray her again"
"She asked if I would cheat on her on Saturday. She felt so insecure, now I know why"
"I changed your name on my phone to Partner"
"Really?"
She shrugged
"Yeah. You're my partner in crime right"
I shook my head
"You're so stupid"
Bella
"She said that?" Amber gasped as she chewed her chips
"Yup"
I narrated what happened at dinner to them. Our teacher wasn't in, meaning we have a free period.
"Wait, Damien is back. He's so cute" Tiffany sighed dreamily fanning herself with her hand
"Is that all you got from the story?" I asked in disbelief
"What? He's hot. Since you're with Drew, I might as well take him"
The bell rang which I was happy for. We packed our things and went out of class
I looked for Drew in the crowd of people. I haven't seen him or Leslie today
I responded to people who said hi, faking a smile till I got to my locker
''Bella I think you need to see this" Tiffany said handing me her phone
There was a recent post on 'The Eye'
It was a picture of Drew and Leslie at the back of the school talking. The picture was taken this morning.
The post was captioned: Where is Bella?
My blood boiled as I read the content
Leslie Arnolds and Drew Parker were caught behind the school in a heated conversation. The question is; Where is Bella Martins, his girlfriend? Perhaps it's an open relationship where the pair can flirt with other people? Leslie is getting a little too close, after all this is what happened with Eric LOL. Until next time
I angrily shoved the phone in Tiffany's hands and stormed off to find them
"Wait"
"Bella, calm down" Tiffany and Amber called after me
I didn't pay them any attention as I walked out of the school building. Coincidentally, they were walking towards me, talking and laughing.
What a fucking cute scene. They stopped as soon as they saw me
"Hey babe" Drew said trying to hug me. I shoved him off
"What is this?" I basically screamed
"I told you she saw it on the blog" Leslie said
"Babe look I was on my way to school when I saw Leslie. I decided to say hi and somehow we got into a conversation. That's all that happened, I swear" Drew explained
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Leslie hid behind Drew in fear
"Are you sure that's all that happened?"
"Yes. You gotta understand that people would do anything to jeopardize our relationship"
"Okay"
"Thank you" he hugged me
"This is the part where we leave you both. Come on guys, let's bounce" Leslie said to Tiffany and Amber
I totally forgot they were behind me. When they left Drew and I went to the parking lot and got into my car.
I remembered I haven't given him what I bought at the mall. I brought out the box from my bag
"Here, this is for you" I handed it to him
"Me?"
"Yeah. I bought it on Saturday but I forgot to give it to you. You know how hectic this weekend was"
"I-i don't even know what to say"
"You can start by opening it" I joked
He blushed in embarrassment
"Yeah, right"
He opened it and stared at the box. I became worried. Didn't he like it?
"Uh Drew, you don't like it do you?"
"I..... "
"Its okay. I thought you would"
"I... "
"I'm sorry I... "
"Bella shut up"
He ran his hands through his hair. He does that either when he's nervous or confused
"What's wrong?" I asked
"I love it. I can't let you buy me gift, that's my job"
Is that what he's worried about?
"It doesn't matter"
"It does. I don't want you to think I'm with you for your money
"Its fine, alright? Just take the stupid gift""
"Thank you. I appreciate it" he said kissing me on my cheek
'You're welcome"
"I'm really sorry that you had to see Leslie and I in the news. The last thing I wanna do is embarrass you"
"I'm straight as long as you aren't doing anything wrong"
"I'm not I promise"
"Okay then"
"So am I forgiven? "
"Yeah. You wanna hang out today after school?"
"I would love to but I have plans"
"Oh"
"I'm sorry, maybe tomorrow? "
"No problem"
"Sooo you wanna get out of here?"
I gasped
"Are you suggesting we ditch school?"
"Uh yeah"
'Its over. I can't date a guy who doesn't take his education seriously"
He laughed
"You're so overdramatic"
"I know. Where to though?"
"I don't know maybe somewhere we can make out"
He wiggled his eyebrows.
"Skate park?"
"Yes"
Drew's P. O. V
"Nope nope nope. Eww"
I followed Leslie as we looked through every clothing rack. She condemned each of them
"What about this one?" I asked holding up a red flair short dress
She checked the price
"Too cheap and simple. Bella loves sophisticated things"
That is true. We looked around some more
'You still haven't seen anything?" I asked again
We've been to four stores in the past two hours. My stomach is rumbling and my feet are aching
"The dresses are cute but not for Bella"
I groaned
"I'm tired"
"Hey don't blame me. I'm not the one who told you to date a girl that's out of your league"
I placed a hand on my chest
"Ouch"
"Truth hurts, doesn't it?"
"You know, I like you better with your mouth shut"
"What a ray of sunshine you are"
She squealed loudly. I could see why. Standing in front of us was a blue sequinned dress
It was knee length at the front and flowing at the back. It had matching shoes and a purse by the side. It was inside a show glass, must be expensive
"You thinking what I'm thinking" she nudged me
"Its perfect for her"
"Exactly"
My heart began to beat for what's about to happen next; time to check the price tag
"I can't do it. Check it for me"
She checked it while I closed my eyes
"How bad is it?" I asked
"1000 dollars. Look on the bright side its her favorite designer; Dolce and Gabanna "
"1000? How am I supposed to get 800 dollars in less than three weeks"
"I'm a little broke right now so I can only help you with 100 dollars"
I hugged her spinning her around. I almost cried tears of joy
"Thank you so much!"
"No big deal. Its just that my boyfriend kicked me out so I had to rent a new place, buy basic necessities to start over so I'm a little low on cash, if not I could have afforded the whole thing''
"I don't mean to pry but what about your parents?"
"My pride won't let me go back to them"
"You have to"
"Can we change topic? Now you have 300 dollars, how are you gonna get the remaining 700?"
I sighed running my hand through my hair. I do that a lot when I'm nervous or confused
"I'll figure it out"
"You will. Wanna get something to eat?"
I patted my pockets.
"I don't have money"
"My treat"
"You don't have to. You've already done enough for me"
She pulled me out of the store by my hand. My eyes squinted when I saw a flashlight
A blonde girl took a picture of Leslie holding my hand and ran off
She looked really familiar like one of the girls on the cheer leading team.
That's it, we're screwed
"Who's that?" I asked Leslie
"Stephanie"