Hey guys! I finally got around to updating! So please read! And also, this is from Zoey's POV.
*A great song recommendation would be Let the Flames Begin by Paramore ;)
It was around 10 pm when I got back from my movie date with Chase. When I opened up the door, neither Lola nor Quinn was there. Strange…usually they would be up here by now.
I pulled out my laptop and decided to make the best of this time alone by working on my English report due soon.
Soon enough, there was a knock on the door. I expected it to be either Lola or Quinn, forgetting their keys for the umpteenth time, but instead, there was Logan. Wait…Logan?
I pushed him inside, "What are doing here? It's way after curfew! You could get caught!" I scolded him.
After I was done, I finally got a good look at him. His eyes were red and watery, his hair was disheveled (it looked perfectly gelled a few hours ago), and his clothes were wrinkled. So unlike the Logan I knew.
"Something's wrong," I said matter-of-factly.
"Just…where's Lola?!" he cried out. Lola?
"What is going on, Logan?" my voice filled with worry. I hadn't intended it to be, but seeing him so…battered and bruised, so fragile and vulnerable, it made me sick to my stomach. It was rare to see Logan Reese like this, and it almost made me want to cry.
"Just…nothing. If you see Lola, just tell her to come to talk to me or something. Look, I gotta go…" he trailed off.
I put my hand almost subconsciously on his shoulder, and he turned around, "You can tell me, Logan."
"Please, Zo…leave me alone. Maybe this was a bad idea."
I wanted so badly to reach out and hug him, but I held back, "No. You can stay here until Lola gets here."
"This is a bad idea. What if Quinn gets back…" he trailed off and looked toward the door, "Let me go!" he cried, and jerked his arm away, close to tears.
I caught hold of his rough, calloused hand, "Please…"
He turned around to face me, tears streaming down his cheeks, "Quinn...she's cheating on me…"
A wave of shock hit me, "What? No, no, no…I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding…Quinn…she would never -" I tried reassuring him.
He laughed sadly, "Yeah, that's what I thought. Whatever. I need to go before I get caught."
My brain was whirring until all of the puzzle pieces fit together, "Why do you want to see Lola? Is he cheating on her with…Quinn?"
I saw his eyes grow wide, "Please don't tell her, Zoey. Let me be the one," he entreated.
"Okay," I nodded my head yes.
"I don't wanna talk about this anymore. I gotta get going anyway," he said, pulling away, opening the door.
"Logan!" I needed to tell him one last thing, "You and Quinn are both meant to be. You're crying over her. I've never seen that happen – ever. Admit it! You love her! You love her more than I love Chase, more than Michael loves Lisa, more than Lola loves Vince! I'm hope this doesn't tear us all apart."
"I don't love her anymore," I could tell he was denying it, "and we're in for a bloody battle, Brooks. Let the flames begin," he said cynically before closing the door shut.
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After he left, I sat down on my bed, contemplating all of this. It still made absolutely no sense. Why would sweet, quirky Quinn do something like this? Why did we ever believe that Vince ever had changed? Where is Lola and does she know about this?
Soon, my pillow was wet with tears, my perfectly applied mascara running down my face.
Quinn entered the room. I wanted to scream at her to get out, I wanted to throw all of her scientific crap out the window. Instead, I just said, "Hi," I felt like I had betrayed Logan by acting like everything was okay.
"Why are you crying?" Quinn looked genuinely concerned.
I ignored her question, "How could you?" I spat at her. Logan would like that, I thought.
"Zoey, let me explain…"
"I don't care what your reason is. I don't want to talk to you right now," and with that, I snapped off the light, and crawled into bed.
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I don't know how much later, but I heard, Lola creeping in softly. I was too tired to ask her if she was alright. I was too tired to even look up and see if she was crying or if she was perfectly fine.
No matter if she was still clueless or not, like Logan said, let the flames begin.
Yes! Mwahahaha another chapter down!
A note to all: I don't know how long this story is going to be, but I do know that I will be switching POV's every 1 or 2 chapters, so be aware ;)
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