Chapter 12:The prank

The days went by quickly. Days turned to Nights and Nights turned to Days. The circle kept repeating.

Alex and i hadn't spoken much this past week, except for occasional rude comments, sarcastic laughter,death glares, arguments and fights.

Alex had been hanging around lately... too much if I'm being certain. He hung around me most of the times, looking for the best ways to piss me off.

He had stopped his constant trooping in with girls and should i say,the atmosphere has been less.....annoying?

I got out of my almost one hour shower. For some reason the water felt cooler today than any other day and i felt really relaxed.

I went into my walk-in closet to change into a plain blue t-shirt and black tights.

I packed my hair in a neat ponytail and wore a little bit of my vanilla perfume. I grabbed my bag and left the room towards the living room.

I dropped my bag on the couch and scampered into the kitchen to make a quick sandwich. I made an extra piece for some reason i counter even bargain.

Or should i say i actually made it for Alex?

Alex came walking into the kitchen few minutes later as i was holding my half eaten slice of sandwich, leaning against the counter.

"Hey"I was the first to greet him but he didn't even seem to notice me.

Or maybe he was ignoring me on purpose because of our fight at Zoey's birthday party last night?

"Hey?"It came out more as a question.

He still choose to ignore me and walked over to the gas, totally ignoring the sandwich i had dished out for him.

"I made sandwich"I said but he didn't even flinch in the slightest bit as he went over to the cupboard and pulled out a tin of milk and tea with sugar.

He walked to the fridge and took out sliced bread which he placed on the counter beside me.

I watched him turn on the boiler and then made tea for himself. I felt angry and disgusted by his attitude that i walked over to where he stood to question him.

"What's with the damn attitude?"It came out more harsher than i had expected.

"What?"He finally responded and talked for the first time since he got into the kitchen.

"Firstly i greeted you and you ignored,i told you i had made extra sandwich for you but you didn't even show any remark and went ahead to make tea for yourself"I yelled.

"What are you?my mum?i get to decide what i eat and that has nothing to do with you,did you ask me before making extra piece of sandwich for me?no you didn't,because everything always has to go according to Olivia Henderson's taste and only her opinion matters in every single damn situation"He yelled back.

Why do i have a feeling that he wasn't just talking about this morning but about the event last night?

"Well then,suit yourself, I'm running late for class already and i don't have the time for your ridiculous self"I gave him a suiting comeback and washed off my plate of sandwich. I threw the untouched piece which i had made for him, right into the trashcan and left the kitchen angrily.

I know it's bad to waste food but i won't have an arrogant dickhead with an attitude eating food made by me.

It's not as if he had plans of eating either but i got a little bit of satisfaction from my actions.

I grabbed my backpack from the couch and left the house making sure i slammed the door as hard as possible to get attention.

I walked over to my parking lot where my car was parked beside Alex's and something in me made me walk over to Alex's car and hit it hard with my leg in attempt to make his car feel pain,the amount of pain i wanted to inflict on it's owner.

My actions backfired because i was the one who felt pain. It hurt like a bitch and i used my backpack to hit the car angrily, hitting it once more with my leg.

Ouch!

I staggered back to my car and pulled the door open. I got into the driver's seat and tossed my backpack on the passengers seat.

I turned on the engine and the vehicle sprang to life immediately. I buckled on my seatbelt.

As much as i was mad at Alex and probably more angry at myself. I was a very careful driver unlike Alex whom i doubt went to any driving school.

Seriously the guy drives like a lunatic.

Why am i even thinking about Alex.

Ugh!

I groaned and steered the vehicle out of my driveway, heading school wards.

I arrived at school at exactly 7:55am. I was fashionably late but i couldn't care less.

I walked over to my locker and pulled out my biology notebook with my pen. After locking the locker,i immediately headed down to my classroom where Mr Smith was already lecturing.

"Ms Henderson,may i know why you're late to class?"He asked and just as i was about to respond,i heard a voice from across the class.

"She was probably making out somewhere with some dude"Alex said.

Alex?

I tilted my head to see Alex sitting across the room with his friends.

How in the name of whoobidy doop did he get to school before me?

"That's enough Mr Williams" Mr smith then turned to me "You can have your seat Ms Henderson but make sure you don't show up late to my class again and also endeavor to copy the notes from your peers"He said and i gave him a slight nod and went to my seat where Jane had occupied.

"Hey J"I greeted,earning a smile from her.

"Hey Babe"She said.

"Why isn't Zoey here yet?"I asked.

"Oh,you know....after last night's party she didn't to take the day off"I said and my eyes immediately darted across the room for jo reason,in search of Blake. Blake was no where to be seen and for some reasons only known to me,i felt he had a hand in Zoey's disappearance.

After class,we went to the cafeteria to have lunch. We talked over our meal.

Well,Jane did most of the talking because my eyes were fixed on Alex who was sitting few seats away from me with a blonde straddling his lap.

I was still contemplating on how he arrived at school before me. If i remembered clearly he was still in his night clothes when i left him at home so how the hell did he get to school before me?

"Hey guys,mind if i join you?"It was Justin's voice. I turned to see Justin standing in front of us smiling and i didn't ignore the fact that Jane was blushing at him in the sluttiest way.

What's it with my friends and these playboys?

Before i can even respond to him,Jane is fast to reply.

"Here"She tapped on the seat next to her.

"Okay?"He responded. He had a weird expression on his face as he sat down beside Jane.

"Why aren't you with your set?"I asked.

"Alex is busy with...you know?and Blake is at Zoey's"He said.

I knew i was right!

"Oh"Was my only reply as i turned back to face my past forgotten food.

The rest of the lunch break was spent with Jane talking and Justin laughing at her lame unfunny jokes which to my amusement,he found funny. I sat there with them just nodding in reply to whatever they were talking and laughing about because the whole time,my eyes was fixed on a certain boy who was sitting a few tables away from ours, making out with some blonde.

I don't know why but i felt like puking at the sight before me but luckily my attention drifted away from them with the vibration of my phone in my back pocket.

I pulled it out to see Zoey's caller Id on the screen and immediately picked up the call.

"Hey girl!"Came her cheerful voice which instantly turned to a....moan?

"Hey....Zoe"I sounded unsure.

"Sorry i didn't inform you that i wasn't coming to school,i had some work at my aunt's place so I'm busy with helping my aunt make preparations for a party"She said.

Of course.

Party at her aunt's place.

A knowing smile crept up my cheeks

"Oh...i see, that's great"I stifled a laugh.

"Yeah, we've been....oh....so....busy....i.... couldn't....call....to inform you since"She moaned making my smile grow wider.

"Oh, that's nice,i see your aunt is keeping you really.... busy"I smirked even though she couldn't see me.

"Yeah....she is"She moaned louder this time.

"Okay then,have fun at your aunt's place...oh Blake and Alex arr coming"I decided to tease her a little.

"Blake?but Blake's here with me"She said with uncertainty in her voice and i broke out in a laughter.

"Oh...."I smirked mischievously.

"You bitch!you played the damn cards on me!"She exclaimed and i could hear Blake's chuckle from the background.

"Tell Blake i said hi,make sure you use protection, I'm not planning on being an aunt yet"I teased.

"I hate you!"She said but it came out in a playful tone.

"I love you too sweetheart"I said amd ended the call fast enough not waiting for her response.

I slid my phone back into my pocket and finally put my attention back to Jane and Justin who were busy giggling and discussing things i had no idea about.

I thought she liked Cade?

Well, that's none of my business, whatever makes her happy.

The day went by fast and i was now in my room studying for my upcoming test.

After about two hours of study,i was already exhausted. I got up with my brain filled up as i went into the bathroom to take a quick shower.

I changed into my dora the explorer purple nightgown and sprinted out of the room to the living room where Alex was seated with his eyes fixed on the Tv.

He seemed to notice my movement as his eyes follow the sound of my legs creaking down the stairs but immediately dart his eyes just as fast as they landed on me.

I had tons of questions to ask him, most especially about how in the damn world he got to school before me.

I sat down in the couch across him and pretended to show interest in his boring excuse of a movie....Anime to be precise.

I hated animes,i just didn't know what boys saw in it that amused them. It was some lame boring show to me.

"Can we talk?"I asked,unsurely.

"I'm busy"He said with a cold expression,not even taking his eyes off the Tv.

"Sure you are"I said and got up to switch off the Tv.

"Hey!"He yelled but i couldn't care less as i stood in front of him with folded arms.

"We need to talk"I spat.

"What part of I'm busy didn't you understand? You could see that i was watching that"He yelled standing up to face me.

If he is trying to show me how much of a dick he can be then I'll have to pussy him out.

"Is there any where,I fucking care is written on my forehead?"I asked humorously.

"Get out of my sight Liv, I'm in no mood to speak to you right now"He said rather calmly this time.

"Does it seem like i care? what's with you and the attitude since last night?"I asked.

"Give me the remote"He said ignoring me as he reached out to grab the remote from me but i took a step back.

"Not until you get your shits together and give me an answer!"I yelled.

"Look Liv, it's better if we don't discuss this any further,i really don't have the strength right now"He said.

"Oh...too bad because i do have the strength and i wanna talk about it"I spat.

"What's wrong with you?"He asked, looking at me in disgust but i ignored his expression. They had no effect on me either way.

"I should be the one asking you that, what's wrong with you?"I raised my voice a little more than I'd planned.

"Hand over the remote Liv"He said, avoiding eye contact with me.

"No,not until you tell me what's wrong!"I yelled back.

"Fine then"He said and i let out a breath of relief "Keep the remote, I'll be in my room"The words came out to my surprise and horror.

What?

Before i can contemplate what's happening, he's already halfway through the stairs and i don't even bother to go after him.

I slumped down on the chair, already exhausted and cool my head down for a few minutes before standing up and walking back to my room.

***

I woke up the following morning,the sunlight blazing through my windows and deflecting down on my half conscious body.

I got up lazily and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and then went back down,still in my nightgown since it was a saturday.

I planned on getting Alex to speak to me about his reaction to Cade and I kiss.

It was just a peck,a slight and friendly peck on the lips which had no meaning so i don't know why Alex had to hit him so hard.

I went to the kitchen to see Alex making coffee and i walked past him to the fridge to get a can of yoghurt

Two can play at this game right?

I poured the almost frozen yoghurt out in a glass cup and walked past him to the living room.

Half of the day was spent with the both of us avoiding each other. Alex was doing a better job at it than me because i occasionally tried to get him to talk but Alex being Alex was so......grumpy?

I was now in my room,fully dressed in a light blue t-shirt and black extremely short shorts.

I packed my hair tidily in an extremely neat bun adding a few edges to make it a lot appealing. I applied a little bit of mascara,eye liner and lipgloss with a touch of powder.

I stared at my reflection at the mirror and when i was satisfied with my look,i grabbed my black purse and booted heels before leaving for the living room.

Alex was sitting down in the leaving room playing a video game all by himself which made no sense to me.

I thought video games comprises of two players.

Well that wasn't my business.

I walked past him making loud noises with my booted heels as i walked towards the door.

"What the hell are you putting on and where the fuck are you going to?"He asked and i turned to face him, ignoring his use of dirty language.

"And since when does my activities concern you?"I asked and he looked quite amused.

"Oh,ok have a nice day then"He said and i groaned angrily as i stepped out of the house heading to God knows where.

I only pulled up this charade to get something out of Alex.

I don't know what.

I felt like crap as i got into my car and rested my head on the steering for God knows how long.

"All that just to sleep in your car?"Alex's voice rang beside me and i jolted immediately to see Alex by the door and then i realized i hadn't locked the car.

I cleared my throat and stared blankly at him.

"W....what are you doing here?"I asked.

"I can also ask you the same"He said.

His choice of words always baffles and annoys me.

"Um...well...i was....um"I start off but he bursts into a fit of laughter.

What's so funny?

"Why are you laughing?"I asked, feeling disgusted suddenly as there is a sly smirk on his face.

"Olivia...Olivia....Olivia"He called,the annoying smirk still present on his annoying face.

"What?why are you calling my name?"I'm shocked at how easily my temper rises around this jerk of an animal.

"Oh Olivia Henderson,how much fun i had since,the look on your face was priceless"He kept laughing.

"What in the name of fuck are you talking about?"I asked.

"You've been Pranked"He kept laughing stupidly.

Whatever was making him laugh was something i definitely wasn't finding funny.

"Pranked?I don't understand"I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Ok...let me put it in more simpler terms to your brains capacity"He started.

Did he just call me dumb?

"I fooled you"He smirked.

"Fooled me?How?"I asked.

"Well,i was bored and needed to have some fun so i plotted with your so called friend Cade to play a prank on you"He said,his smirking widening.

"You mean,the kiss was a prank?"I asked unsurely.

"Yup"He said, popping the 'p'

"What about the fight?was that also a prank?"I asked,my face scrunched up.

"Yeah,that was all part of the plan but i went a little overboard with it and punched him a little too hard, script gone wrong i guess"He smirked.

"So the whole attitude and ignoring thing was also a prank?"I asked.

"Yeah, everything was a prank"He smiled simply.

"And what did you gain out of this if i may ask?"I asked curiously.

"Pleasure,i was very pleased to see you dying to talk to me,you were so persistent and it was really a turn on"He said.

"Why do you always have to give idiot a new name everytime i see you?"I asked and he kept laughing louder till it turned to a cough, making me to laugh at his expense.

***

"Come on Liv, I'm sorry,i just did it to please him"Cade said running after me.

"And why if i may ask?I thought you guys didn't like each other"I asked, looking confused.

"Yeah but he sort of..."

"Sort of what?"I asked, demanding.

"He gave me back my post in the basketball team"He said.

Cade and Alex used to be friends once upon a time,good friends until Alex as much of a bastard as he is had to sleep with Cade's girlfriend. Though no one except Alex and Cade knew the full story which they kept secret but ever since,they hated each other and Cade got kicked out of the basketball team.

I thought it was Alex who deserved to be kicked out, given that he was the culprit in the situation but i still couldn't sum up the mystery of the victim being kicked out.

Or maybe there was more to the story?

I knew that Cade loved playing basketball more than anything,maybe that's why he had agreed to help me with my little plan of revenging Alex during one of his game and i couldn't sum up the possibility of them being friends after that kind of fight and to such an extent that they plotted together against me and Alex game him his old post back.

This all made me nauseous as i had a sicky feeling down in my stomach.

"So you agreed to gang up against me just for basketball?"I asked.

"You know how much it means to me Liv, I'm really sorry" He apologized and for some reason,i seemed to calm down.

"It's okay"I said.

"Do you forgive me?"He asked and i gave him a quick nod.

We had lunch together and after that he dropped me back home since i had a flat tire and had to drop my car at the mechanic.

After saying our goodbyes to each other i went into my house to see Alex on the couch with a brunette half naked over him.

I cleared my throat and walked past them. I don't know how much more of this I'd have to tolerate till my parents return but i sure hope it ends soon or else there will be murder in this house and I'll be the culprit.

I went to my room to take a quick shower and changed into something lighter.

I lied down on my bed with thoughts on how to repay Alex the favour of pranking me before sleep enveloped me.