Chapter 4

"So what you're angry at me because of that lowly waitress" I heard her yell.

"Of course I'd be angry at you, you basically humiliated her in her own workplace and as if that wasn't enough for you you just had to humiliate her in school too" Jackson said his voice not so calm but not so angry either.

"Wow so you like her now don't you!" She yelled but Jackson didn't say anything. "You...yo-you like her, don't you?!" Ashley asked with a hint of irritation in her voice.

"Why does it concern you?" He asked her calmly.

"Yo-you-you're disgusting" she said and I heard her hitting him.

"Alright stop it!" He yelled this time and it was silent. "You have done way too much, I am sick and tired of you and your nonsense" Jackson said and I could here he was trying to be calm.

"What do you mean!?" She asked.

"I mean..." I wanted to walk in so they'd stop but when I stepped out of the corner I saw Jackson pinned against the wall, Ashley's arms were around his shoulders with her body pressed against his then she brought their faces close.

"I'm sorry" Ashley said as she placed kisses on his cheek. "Let's not do this please, I'll try harder to be nicer, please" Ashley said as she looked Jackson in the eye and Jackson just looked stunned and relieved but then he breathed a sigh of relief and put his hands on her waist.

"Okay." He said and she kissed his cheek again before smiling and letting him go.

"I don't want you talking to her" she said out of nowhere and I slowly hid in the corner again.

"Why?"

"Jackson, my love, I love you and Kyra has the attention of every single guy in this school, I have you and you're the one thing I don't want her to have" she said. Was she even listening to herself? I mean, she was blabbering nonsense.

"But, Kyra isn't even interested" Jackson defended and it made me smile to myself.

"Who told you that? Don't tell me she did. Kyra is dating a handful of guys and this guy is one of them." It was quiet before she spoke again. "That's the only guy she's dating that's not in this school, that I'm aware of that is, but for the ones in this school I'd rather not tell you. Jackson, baby, please just stay away from her please, knowing that she might take you away from me is killing me" Ashley said.

"Ashley c'mon, she's not even interested in me"

"But you're interested in her?"Jackson didn't answer again. "You're... actually interested in her..." She said and started to cry.

"Ashley"

"No! Don't touch me! You're in a relationship with me and here you are falling for someone else, don't you love me anymore?"

"Ashley, I still do"

"Then tell me you don't like Kyra"

"Why is she the reason we're fighting Ashley, you're gonna make her feel like she's in the centre of attention if she finds out we're fighting cause of her" he said. I couldn't get angry or irritated at him. I mean it was indeed true, I'd be happy if I found out a couple was fighting cause of me especially if it's Jackson and Ashley, they should break up anyways.

"You're right"

"Let's go, please" when I heard their footsteps I ran to another corner where they wouldn't see me and ran to my class.

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 During recess I was practicing basketball on my own when I heard the gym door open and close. I didn't bother looking back cause that very minute his scent filled the room and I tried to concentrate but couldn't. He didn't even say a word to me he just walked up the bleachers and sat there. I didn't look at him it's what I could feel and hear him doing. I continued playing blocking him out and allowing myself concentrate. But in mid air as I was about to throw the ball through the hoop he spoke —more of a call than a word.

"Kyra." I found myself suddenly falling and then I hit the ground, for some stupid reason I expected to see him near me ready to pick me up but I didn't, he sat where he was just looking at me his gaze emotionless.

"Yes" I answered as I stood up and felt my arm bruised. I continued playing regardless.

"So what...?" He said which made me trip and hit that same left arm on the floor and I whined in pain, not wanting to scream or anything like that.

"What?" I asked looking at him.

"We're just gonna pretend like I don't know or like you didn't do anything?" He said and I got confused.

"What are you talking about?"

"Ashley told me you threatened her" he said coming down from the bleachers, then I fell again and hit my left arm again. It was killing me but I was still going. I was so mad at him already and now he's here.

"Ask her which Kyra threatened her cause it's definitely not even me, I have better things to be doing"

"Kyra, Ashley is my girlfriend-"

"And so what!? All hail queen Ashley, she's Jackson's girlfriend, I mean, I'm so scared forgive me" I said sarcasm clear in my tone.

"Threatening her, Kyra" Jackson said.

"First of all I didn't threaten her, and second I haven't even had time to even see Ashley today" I turned away from him and continued playing.

"Really you haven't? Cause I think I remember seeing you two in the halls together and she told me you threatened her again." he said.

"Jackson listen, I don't know what Ashley told you but please I didn't threaten her"

"She gave me proof of you saying you'd make her life miserable a few days ago and she also proved that you haven't failed to actually make her life miserable"

"And you believe her?"

"Of course, she's my girlfriend, and I know she's telling the truth"

"Wait wait wait, so you're telling me, if I were your girlfriend, you would support every single ounce of nonsense I did and fight for me even when I was wrong?" I asked walking slowly towards him till I was face to face with him.

"Ashley is changing" he said and I just laughed.

"Ashley? Changing? Nahh, those two don't go together, the same way you two don't go together" I turned to continue playing when I heard him say.

"Why? You want to have me for yourself by adding me to your list of boyfriends?" I turned to him shocked that he'd actually said that to me.

"Wow. You know Jackson, when I noticed we've been fighting all week nonstop I just knew she'd won and not because I want her to but because I let her to. I don't know if you're just so dumb or just so blinded by this fake love that you can't see this girls advances against you, I mean really. Basically this lowly waitress doesn't have the capabilities to threaten your precious girlfriend or anyone for that matter, I mean, I've known you for three months now but I guess that's not even enough to keep what I thought would be a strong bond between you and me.a

Guess I was very wrong, cause now all I see is all my precious love and time wasted." And with that I walked off, only to see a cackling Ashley outside the gym door, she had heard our conversation.

"Jackson really is head over heels in love with me, isn't he?" she said and continued cackling, I just quickly walked off, I opened my locker grabbed a bandage and went to the locker rooms to clean up, then to the nurse's office where my elbow and wrist was bandaged.

  I couldn't even believe Jackson right now, he'd really think I'd threaten Ashley, for what? And of all days my friends just had to not be in school. I went and sat on my own at our usual table —the girls and I— only for Ashley to come up to me smiling.

"You made me see a side to Jackson I'd never seen before and I gotta thank you for it"

"You're welcome, leave"

"Aww, the little Kyra also liked my boyfriend, didn't she?" Ashley teased.

"Get away from me"

"You're threatening me now, why don't we just play nice here" she said and I looked at her.

"I want to arrange a deal with you"

"I'm not doing anything with you"

"Really? Then enjoy going to this school and suffering, it's either that or you help me out with my little plan"

"Yeah, I'd rather suffer" I stood up then walked out of the cafeteria.

  This just turned out being another one of the worst days of my life.