There he is again. Smiling without a care in the world. Showing everyone that he's all fine and dandy without, well …HER. It annoyed her to no end. She just wants to slap his face until it caves in but at the same time, she wants to kiss his face off. What the freaking hell is going on with her hormones?! She heard his suave voice, his rich baritone laughter along with the irritatingly high pitched female voice.
UGHHHH…If I can stab someone in the eye, I would definitely- STOP.
She shook her head. TOXIC thoughts…we do not entertain them, she fervently reminded herself. She stood up abruptly. Walk away. Just walk away with some dignity left. She turned around and briskly walked away, keeping her head down. She could almost hear people laughing at her.
That crazy chick that keeps following him. He finally told her NO and now she acts like a kicked puppy licking her wounds in a corner. HOW PATHETIC…
She winced. Her already low self-esteem had taken a beating. Now she can't stop herself from verbally abusing herself, if that's possible. She groaned out in despair. Maybe I am crazy as they say.
She heard a shriek of laughter and couldn't resist stealing a glimpse back. Oh great. Let's all hug under the sun. Why not up the ante and suck faces while we're at it?!
She quickened her pace, keeping her head down. She was almost at the safety of the elevator when she bumped into a solid mass. And down she went.
"Eyes on the road dickface," she couldn't help but mutter under her breath. She stood up and peered at the person that blocked her way. A very attractive face looked into hers in concern.
"I'm sorry I was in a hurry and I didn't see you there."
My god…a heavy Australian accent with a tanned, well toned body. While she's unfortunately trapped in a one-sided love affair, she cannot help admiring the rare species of perfection that comes about her way. And this hunk, with his blue eyes and sandy blonde hair, is most certainly God's gift to the female species.
"No, I'm sorry. I was running to the elevator and I wasn't looking," she licked her lips while fidgeting her skirt. Suddenly, she felt very self-aware of her appearance.
"Well I promise that the next time I go walk around here, I'd keep my eyes on the road," he replied with a chuckle.
Her face showed different shades of crimson as embarrassment settled in. "I'm sorry. I…um…I really…you see..um," she stammered.
He laughed out loud. "You are very cute when you're embarrassed," he said with a patient smile. "I kid. It's not every day that I'm called dickface. I find that really refreshing actually. I'm Colby by the way." He drew out his right hand.
She shook his hands. "Camile…"
She smiled at him. She noted his statement earlier. Refreshing?
"Are you new here?"
"Yes ma'am, I am. I just moved in yesterday."
"Welcome then," she beamed at him.
He looked at her expectantly, a curious look on his face. "Well?" he asked.
"Well, what?" her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"Aren't you going to ask me where my room is at?"
"And why would I do that?"
His grin got wider. His face lit up instantly. "You don't know who I am," he said excitedly.
"Yeah, I just met you," she reminded him. "Should I know you?"
"No. I'm sorry if I sounded like a jerk but I…" he stopped reluctantly, looking for the right words. "You made my day Camille."
While still bewildered, she offered him a smile. "Sure thing?"
"Crikes! I need to go. I'll see you around?"
"Yeah. Nice meeting you Colby."
He responded with a wave of his hand, beaming still.
This day just got weirder. At least, I know someone's out there weirder than me.
Jo scowled. Logan is a huge jerk. An asshole even. He's downright cruel to her friend. And truth be told, everyone knows that he likes her back. Why would you let someone kiss you and tackle you for a whole freaking year if you don't like them back? Why lead them on if you're just going to say no at the end? She could have been happier with someone else. Instead, Camille shied away from the group and avoided everyone, even her.
"Fuck me," she swore silently as she rolled her eyes.
"Excuse me?" A befuddled Kendall turned to her. Everyone turned to look at her.
So maybe she's not as silent as she thought.
"I just forgot something," she replied awkwardly.
"Never thought I'd hear that from you," Carlos said as he wore an amused smile.
"Nah, it's always the silent ones." James interjected knowingly. "I always pegged you to be a wild one once you loosened up."
Kendall smirked. "Well…"
"Don't you dare say anything, Kendall or I swear to God-"
He threw up his hands in the air. "I'm not!"
Everyone laughed as Logan made a whipping sound. Mercedes squealed and scooted closer to Logan. The latter just smiled at her. She took his arm and draped it on her shoulder.
Jo groaned. She was sick of them. So Logan picked the annoying bimbo instead of Camille. She doesn't really have a say in who he dates but it's driving her crazy knowing that Camille is suffering. She turned her head in an attempt to distract herself and then she saw her.
She stood up and called out. "Camille!" Everyone looked at her direction. The girl seemed to not hear and hurried away from them.
"It looks like she didn't hear you," Mercedes sneered with a smug look on her face. "That's ok. It's too crowded here already."
Jo was livid. She was sure she's going to strangle this girl right here. Only her boyfriend held her off and whispered, "Not worth it," to her ear.
"I'm pretty sure it is," she said through gritted teeth.
"So um…corndogs huh, better with mustard or…um, ketchup?" Carlos asked to diffuse the situation. He turned to James who was too busy trying to get one of the Jennifer's attentions. He focused on Logan who was looking in the direction of Camille. "Anyone?"
"I think that this group is already big enough. We don't need a wannabe actress. You do know that she's leeching of your limelight, right?" Mercedes taunted. "Plus it was embarrassing enough that she got dumped. Frankly, I think that she should just move back to wherever she came from."
Everyone gasped. Jo moved closer. "I dare you to repeat that shit again. Try me."
Mercedes' smile faltered slightly. She pulled Logan's arm and whined in his ear, "Logan!"
He snapped at her, "Well if you aren't such a bitch then people will like you more."
She huffed indignantly. She stood up and pointed at everyone. "You are all losers. I am done with you all!"
And with that, she walked away.
"Finally! Her whining is throwing my whole game off, " James said.
"I don't know what you saw in her, " Kendall piped out. "Like seriously, she sucks."
Carlos just eagerly nodded.
Logan just shook his head and murmured quietly, "Statistics say that-"
"BULLSHIT!"
Logan exasperatedly looked at Jo. "And I guess you just want me to tell you why I didn't pick Camille over her."
"I'd love to hear that too. You guys are perfect for each other," James pointed out.
"I don't want to be in a relationship that is forced."
Kendall looked at him disbelievingly. "But you like her…"
Logan looked confused for a second. "Yeah but in a way that I like…puppies. She's too out there, so unpredictable and she confuses the heck out of me. And there is that thing that happened with James."
"I'm going with Jo with this one call bullshit on you, bro." Carlos stated.
"We apologized a thousand times; at least I know I did. Knowing her, I bet she apologized a million times over. You can't still hold that over our heads," James said.
"I'm not," Logan said weakly.
"You know, I think I preferred it this way. At least, she can completely get you out of her system. She deserves someone better, not a doormat to someone undeserving of her," Jo viciously said to Logan.
"Kendall, let's go rehearse my lines?"
"Sure. See you guys."
After the two walked away, Carlos fumbled for words to say. But James beat him to the punch, "Look man, I don't know why you're so hesitant to give it another try when clearly, you were the happiest when you were with her. I just hope that if and when you see her in a different light, she's not already taken by someone else."
Logan just shifted uncomfortably in his seat.