it was a deal

"how did your lessons go" Don asked as they walked to his house.

"as usual I did not understand a thing. The new maths teacher is cute though " her eyes shimmered.

" you have a crush on a teacher?? "

" that's not what I said"

" that was what you were suggesting "

She smacked his head " don't be such an ass wipe. I just think he is cute. Weird he looks a lot like you "

He brushed his hands through his hair " he is my cousin after all. "

Angie's jaws dropped and in the next second, she was screaming in excitement " tell me everything about him"

" fine. As long as you help me clean my room "

" you piece of shit" She punched him right in the gut.

Don's room had a light blue butterfly wallpaper. His bed was neatly dressed in an aqua bedspread. The carpet, furniture, curtains and even the window bars were all color blue. Only thing with a different color was the ceiling which was pure white. A crystal chandelier hung up shined with different colors but blue was dominant. A POP design of a flower in the middle of the ceiling added to the fantasy of his room. The wall by his bed had a bulb light design of his name in torquise. On the table was a laptop also blue in color as well as a headphone, ear pod, iPad and a boom box all in different shades of blue.

" I never thought one person could love blue so much " Angie said as her eyes feasted on the beauty of his room.

" wait till you see Caleb's room " he smiled as he dragged her up a flight of stairs.

She marveled at the largeness of his house and how spacy everything was. The tiles squeaked as they ran up.

" Gram must have overdid the vanisher" he explained the squeaky sounds.

He knocked lightly on a giant mahogany brown door with eccentric designs.

No response *

He opens the door slowly, taking a peek in case Caleb was inside.

He walked into a room painted in firey red. The walls had flame patterns all over them. His bed was designed like a bull so he matched his bed sheets with a red angry bull on it. The carpet was tomato red covering the whole floor. If was as if he meant to create the finer version of hell. An aquarium being the master piece of his room was placed elengantly on top of the table. Somehow, he made it look like the aquarium was engulfed in a realistic raging fire but the fish weren't startled by it. She reached to touch it but her hands went right through it.

" it's just a hologram " he was thrilled at her curiosity.

" wow. This is super amazing. Your room gives off a calm vibe, like water and this is just the opposite. Fierce, thunderous, flamy. It packs heat " she praised.

" If you would have a sleepover here it would be amazing. My mom won't mind " he silently begged her to agree with him.

"If Bella was here it would have been the best "

" please don't talk about her " he warned

" jeez, what happened between you two? I saw you guys behind the school "

He was about to answer when he hears someone ring the doorbell. He left her alone in Caleb's room as he we t to attend to whoever it was.

She was mesmerized by the beauty of it all and she couldn't help but move around, touching and feeling everything. She went to the shelf, looking at his collections of Shakespeare and anthologies.

" Bella would have been excited to be here. Can already see her reading every single book here nonstop " a faint smile on her face as she recollected memories of her best friend reading under the mango tree at school.

She was ruthlessly jerked from her trip down Memory Lane by a harsh yet melodic voice. Turning around swiftly, she looses her footing over the thick red carpet and falls face flat.

"ouch! " her hand on her forehead rubbing gently to ease the throbbing pain. " That really hurts like hell. Thought the carpet would ease my fall "

His voice redirects her back to his presence " what are you doing in my room " she lifts her face up to him. " your my student. The girl who barely paid attention while I taught. So your a friend of Don's "

She was lost in her own thoughts - thoughts of his body build. His ripped six pack struck at her like a raging blast. Her eyes devoured his every nook and cranny, feasting greedily on his perfection. Why are all the Luke's so god like. She questioned herself. Her eyes moved to his face making a full halt at his full juicy red wet lips. A strange lust to consume him fired up her spirits but it wasn't enough to make her throw herself at him.

"leave!!! " his voice thundered.

Hastily, she picked herself up and exited the room, taking a final glance at him before shutting the door.

She sat on Don's bed waiting for him till he returned with pizza.

" Sorry to have kept you. "

He narrated to her what transpired between he and Bella as they ate.

" I say you go ahead and date Stacey " Angie said without hesitation.

For a moment, the room was still and it seemed that time itself had paused to take in the shock of Angie's words.

" You deserve better than her. Bella is a nice girl but ever since her mom passed on she lost her touch. We have tried to make her come around but our efforts are futile and she isn't willing to cooperate. We even thought love would heal her but she isn't even willing to allow herself a chance to be revived as a happier person. " she looked down at her fingers. " Don, what i am about to tell you should stay strictly between you and I" He nodded.

" Bella's dad hired me to be her best friend ". She paused to see the effects of her words on him but his face held no emotion.

" her mom died and Bella became crazy. She tried several times to commit suicide. Her dad was worried and he thought she needed a friend to support her, someone she could open up the sorrows in her heart to, someone to help ease the pain. My dad is a drunk and my mom barely has enough to feed my whole family. I needed money to aid them and her dad dropped a whooping hundred grand on my laps. What was I to do? of cause I had to take the money. He helped out with my siblings and I helped out with his daughter. At least I got her to stop trying to take her life. I think of her as a best friend now but if she ever finds out ..."

" She'll never find out. Your her best friend no matter what Ang. She needs you to be by her. And I'll be by her as well. And I have a plan"