My New Boyfriend Is So Amazing

"Yeah, he's just amazing. I love my boyfriend so much. I wouldn't want to be with anyone else."

I roll my eyes as I hear Sky go on and on about her boyfriend Ryan. I think she's saying it loud just so I can hear her.

Sky's teacher got into a car accident and is in the hospital, so all the students from that class had to come into this one.

I didn't think Sky could be this petty, but I'll let her play her game and I'll just ignore. I'm not saying anything now because I know in the end, Ryan will hurt her and she'll come running back to me.

Like the good friend I am, I won't say I told you so. I'll accept her with open arms and comfort her. I'll tell her to forget Ryan and help her move on because she deserves better.

"Awww. Look who finally found a boyfriend." I turn to see Lily sit down next to me. She was apart of the class that joined ours.

"Why are you sitting next to me? Go talk to one of your friends. I'm certainly not one of them," I tell her, not bothering to even look at her. I just sketch in my book. I hear her chuckle.

"We have so many similarities, yet so many differences. We'd still be great friends if you realized how much we could've shared. We can still share a lot."

I roll my eyes, but I don't say anything. Maybe eventually she'll take the hint and go away.

"See. That's one difference. You stay quiet and let people walk all over you. I don't. You could learn something from me," she says.

"I'm not letting you walk all over me. I've already made it pretty clear I want you to leave me the hell alone," I growl at her.

She doesn't say anything for a while, but also doesn't make a move to get out of the seat next to me.

"Sky can be so naïve. She's a pretty girl. Just doesn't have much of a brain," she says.

"Are you bored? I really don't understand why you're talking to me right now," I say. She ignores what I say and continues talking.

"I mean, look at her choice of guys. I can already tell this guy is a jerk too. No guy is that perfect. Sky is so easily manipulated. How could you let her get with him?"

I look at her in disbelief and scoff.

"Are you seriously trying to act like you care about her? What? You prefer I sleep with him like you did all the other guys she liked?"

"Yeah. Show her how much of a jerk he is for sleeping with her best friend. If he were really good for her, he wouldn't do that," she says, as if it's logical.

Why am I still sitting here listening to her talk? I can just get up and leave.

We aren't doing anything in this class anyways. So, I pack my bags and get up from my seat, but before I go, I get close to her ear to whisper.

"If you say one more horrible thing about Sky, you're going to wish you never met me. I'm a better friend to her, then you could've ever been. So, you stay the hell away from her and mind your damn business."

I walk away from her and towards the front of the class where the teacher is.

When I pass the group Sky is sitting with, the conversation stops to make sure I don't hear what they're talking about, but I've already heard enough.

"May I go to the nurse? I'm having really bad cramps," I tell my teacher. He's a guy and I know it would be easier to convince him than probably some of my female teachers. I used the same excuse the week before and a woman would've caught on. He doesn't have much knowledge of menstrual cycles and wouldn't want to talk about it, so he hurriedly writes me a pass and I leave.

I head straight for my locker and put some of my books away. I go to the indoor gym, knowing no one would be there. I hide between the bleachers in case someone were to walk in, so they won't catch me.

I close my eyes, just wanting to clear my head.

The quiet in the gym doesn't last long because the door to the gym opens.

Someone walks in alone, but doesn't say a word. They stay quiet the whole time and grab a basketball to start making shoots at the hoop.

I contemplate just getting up and leaving, but a few moments later, the door to the gym opens again and someone else walks in.

"What did you want to talk about? Why did you call me here?" I freeze as I recognize the voice. Max.

I'm definitely not getting up and leaving now.

"I needed to let you know something important," I hear the second voice say. Soft, but determined.

I'm surprised to hear that tone come from Chester.

Why are they in here? Why did Chester tell Max to meet him here?

"You know I'm here for you. You can tell me anything," Max says, but it bleeds sarcasm. Max chuckles, laughing at his own joke, but Chester stays quiet. "Jeez, tough crowd."

"Max, after today, I'm done listening to anything you have to say. I'm done associating myself with you," I hear Chester say.

How surprising. He should've stopped being friends with Max once we started dating, considering what he did to me.

"Is this about the whole Spencer thing? You're going to stop being my friend because of a girl we met a couple of months ago? We've been brothers since primary school," Max says.

"Max, after everything you did, I should've stopped being friends with you a long time ago."

"You're just saying this now because you're heartbroken," Max says sarcastically. "But when you need my help again, like you always do, you'll realize how much of a friend I actually am. Don't try to act all high and mighty, Chester. You've done horrible shit just like me."

"Every time you help me, it comes with a horrible cost. I know I've done horrible stuff and I'm no angel. I'm trying my best to fix all of that and I can't be friends with you if I'm going to accomplish that."

"Whatever. You'll always be a fuck up, Chester. Accept it. Just know that if you're not my friend, you're my enemy. See you at practice, asshole."

Max stomps out of the gym and slams the door behind him.

I can hear Chester pacing back and forth. He bounces the basketball in his hand.

My body is aching from having to stay in this position. I wish he'd just leave, so I can get up.

I can't deny that I feel happy that Chester is trying to do better. Trying to change. I can even see my mind starting to imagine the possibilities we could have together again.

No, I have to stop. I can't allow myself to go down that road again. I've made a vow to be done with dating.

I'm going to stick with it for as long as I can.

Out of nowhere, I feel vibrating coming from my pocket and a blaring noise comes from it.

I freeze.

Shit! Why did my phone have to ring right now?!

I pull it out and decline the call, hoping he didn't hear it.

"Who's there," Chester asks and it echos through the whole gym.

Double shit!