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âWhy didnât you tell us before, donât you trust us?â she asked in a small voice.
âItâs not like that, I only found out today, I would never keep something this big from you guys, you are my family.â I tried to assure her. I turned to Ash and he looked torn between two things but I let it go since mostly it did not concern me. He stood up and walked to the kitchen and left me with two overly excited girls. It didnât take long for Ash to walk back into the room and he didnât look that well. His posture was stiff and his face had morphed into a mix of anger and guilt. He was definitely not okay. He sat down next to Sapph and turned to me.
âSo, did you decide if you are going with Alec?â he tried to sound casual but there was an edge to his voice.
âIâm goingâŠâ before I could finish my sentence, everyone in the room started complaining and talking at once.
âWait, hear me out first. I need to get closure on everything especially this relationship because I canât keep asking myself what I did wrong to make him just choose another girl. Have to get some answers from him.â I tried to justify myself which worked because Ashtonâs eyes softened.
âWe are your best friends Chloe and we get that but you also have to understand that we are trying to protect you. You want the truth, the honest truth which everyone in school knows then ask me, I am a guy and I know everything because he flaunts them in the locker rooms after gym. Hell, I even know why Jared doesnât like you that much. You want to know everything, ask me Chloe.â He exploded leaving us to gape at him in shock, heâs never been this protective or angry before but he says he knows everything so I decided to put it to the test.
âTell me then Ash, why did everything happen, why does Jared hate me so much?â I challenged hoping to get something that will shed some light on everything. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
âBefore you came here four years ago, Alec was a playboy; he never committed to any girl and always preferred wham bam thank you maâam. He never hung out with anyone but the twins and Jared and everyone knew that.
When you guys started dating everyone thought he would change; that you would change him because youâre a real sweetheart but then after six months of dating he started sleeping around with everything that wore a skirt and had breasts.
People thought that maybe you two had problems or something like that but you were always oblivious to everything so people thought you were a bitch behind their backs.
Alec used that card as his pity card; he would tell other girls how you were sleeping around behind his back and how you never pay attention to him so everyone started hating you. Jared and the twins found out the truth and Jared told me everything to warn you, I never thought it was real until that day when I heard him say it with his own words.
Jared doesnât like us because he thinks that we decided to ignore him. You donât believe me, listen to this recording.â He drew in a deep breath and handed me his phone. It was too much to hear, all this time I thought we were okay and people were just jealous but it was never that, they were being fed something different.
âWe trust you Ash but she needs to hear this; itâs the closure she surely needed.â Em spoke for me, voicing my thoughts exactly as I had. I knew there was a reason she was my best friend, a darn good one too. Ash nodded and I pressed play with shaking hands.
âIt gets so hard when you know your girl is cheating on you and I canât break up with her without being seen as the bad guy so I just do what I can to survive until this senior year is done then I can blame it on the long distance or shit like that.â That voice was definitely Alecâs but I didnât recognize the other girlish sound that awed in sadness.
âBut what if you get caught? Wonât you be the bad guy?â the girl asked in a sultry voice.
âI can always pretend that I want to apologize for doing that to her and ask to take her out. She can never say no to me. No one can.â Alecâs voice rang out loud and clear. So it had been true all along, he was just using me to get laid which was a cheap and stupid move because he was Alec Jones. He could get anyone he wanted. I stared at the phone screen, lost in my own thoughts until something caught my eye.
âYou put Sapph as your screen saver? When? How did it even happen?â I kind of blurted out without thinking. Em snatched the phone from me and looked at it before squealing gleefully.
âYou guys, I totally ship Sapphash or is it phireashâŠI really have to figure out a ship nameâ Em rambled on making us laugh. Just like that, Alec was forgotten for the rest of the night. Hopefully, it would be forever too.
CHAPTER EIGHTOne of my worst enemies is waking up in the morning. I am not a morning person so when the alarm clock decided to mess up my amazing dream with its annoying sound I decided to throw it away where it crashed and finally the room fell silent.
âWake up Chloe, its ten oâclock; you will miss the new episode of Castle season eight.â A robotic voice rang through my head and I would have discarded it as part of my dream if I didnât remember I have a robot named Dusk in my head. This made me jump from my sleep and almost fall.
Not a second later, my bedroom door burst open and everyone I knew came flooding in.
âDamn, I wanted to jump on her bed and scare her like last time. Oh well, Iâll just jump on your bed. Happy birthday Chloe!! Welcome to the grown-up side.â Ashton yelled as he threw himself on my bed and almost crushed my legs. Everyone in the room laughed and muttered their birthday wishes. My parents came in holding my favourite cupcake with a lit candle.
âHappy birthday honey, make a wish.â Mom said in a loving tone. I blew the candle after making a small wish (that I wonât tell you) and greedily ate the cake.
âWow, you still eat like a pig.â Em exclaimed with a serious face making everyone laugh.
âHardy har har, very funny Em.â I retorted sarcastically making everyone laugh even more.
âLetâs all go and have some breakfast, I made the traditional birthday waffles and the last one down is not getting any.â Mom chimed as she walked down the hall with dad. We stared at each other for a minute before everyone scrambled out of the room.
Usually, I would be the last person because I canât run to save my life but today I found myself moving with ease and I even beat Ashton who stopped and gaped at me. He opened his mouth to say something but closed it, thrice. He looked like a fish out of water.
âHowâŠhowâŠâ he tried to form a sentence but his mind was not processing it quickly enough.
âHow did she do that? Easy, it was all thanks to Dusk and her super speed. We all know Chloe canât run to save her life.â Em, so sassily reminded them.
âTimes like this I wonder why you are my best friend Em.â I tatted in a sophisticated manner making them laugh.
âYou know you love us.â She retorted and stuck out her tongue at me; very mature.
Everyone sat round the table and we did the normal birthday ritual; told stories of interesting encounters with Ashton going on about his âsecret missionsâ since he is a âspyâ on a mission to protect âthe princessâ from the most vile creatures on earth.
We all know itâs a load of bull crap but we always let him humour us because his stories are surprisingly very interesting and heâs the only one who can come up with such stories not to mention how he can have all of us, including my parents hung up on his every word. Itâs pathetic really but itâs what makes us great friends; we listen to each other.
âSo I got the message from HQ that there was a traitor among us but they had no clue who it was so it was up to me to identify him and keep the princess safe.â Ash told his story about how he was able to foil an attempted kidnap on a certain princess. We all waited for him to resume his story after pausing dramatically for almost five whole seconds; a new record for him.
âI knew I shouldnât let word get out so I went to my partner; the only person I trusted and I was like âhey dude, thereâs a mole here whoâs working for the vile onesâ but Leo thought I was just fooling around so I went on detective mode to find who he was. You wonât believe who it was,â he paused again making Em groan in frustration.
âGet it over with, I want to know what happened.â She complained making everyone chuckle except my dad who was glaring daggers at Ash who didnât seem to even notice.
âSo I did my digging around until I came across a voice recorder. Guess whose voice was there; the boyfriendâs I took it to HQ and he was arrested, the kidnapping never happened and I saved the day. My partner was so jealous mostly because the princess kissed me. It was my best mission yet.â He sat back on his chair, satisfied with his story. Everyoneâs face had matching smiles on them except dad who was still glaring at Ash.
âWhatâs wrong dad? You look mad.â I commented; drawing everyoneâs attention to him. He managed a brief smile before muttering nothing.
âAshton, can I have a word with you?â he said as he stood up. Ash shrugged as he stood up and followed dad into the kitchen. He looked mad, very mad. We all turned to mom who only shook her head that she didnât know anyone. I wished I could hear what they were saying.
âWould you like me to access their intercom to overhear their conversation?â Dusk asked inside my head. It was weird having her there but it was cool.
âYes pleaseâ I mentally agreed but absentmindedly nodded my head.
âWhat are you doing?â mom furrowed her head in confusion. I couldnât tell her what Dusk was doing so I decided to create a diversion.
âDusk just reminded me that the new episode of Castle is almost starting. Itâs the episode where Kate and Castle are supposed to get married.â I gushed, temporarily distracted from my mental quest.
âOh, then I guess I better let you girls get to it.â She mumbled before walking out in the opposite direction from where dad and Ash went.
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