A Beautiful Affair 10
Everything seemed normal the next morning; until Mick Campbell stormed inside the dining room, rage all over his expression.
"Clarke!" he yelled, a look on his face that would make the bravest of people cower.
"He's not here," Fabian answered "he went to school early"
Mick looked around the room and true enough, Jerome wasn't there. He looked over to his other housemates and by the looks on their expressions, he was sure they all knew. His eyes landed on Mara, who was sitting on her chair, not meeting his eyes. She was playing with the food on her plate with her fork and Mick just scoffed at the site and stormed out of the room.
"This is gonna be good" Patricia whispered to Joy as Joy's gaze locked onto Mara who was sitting across from her.
"This is your entire fault" Joy accused as Mara's head shot up to look at her housemate
"My fault?" Mara asked, baffled "How is this my fault?"
"You just had to sleep with Jerome didn't you?" She asked, her eyes were cold as she stared at her with a disgusted look.
"Oh, that's just…" she trailed off, not finding the right words, she was too frustrated to. "It's not like you're so innocent!"
"Excuse me," Amber said, both gazes moving towards her "but I'm not sure I understand"
"Oh, don't you know Amber?" Mara asked a sly smile on her lips. Joy gulped, she shook her head as she looked at Mara with a pleading look but Mara couldn't care less. "Joy's been sleeping with Mick"
"What!" The word echoed through the room as the other Anubis residents looked shocked beyond belief.
"That can't be true" Fabian stated, still not believing Mara's statement "Joy, is it true?"
Joy looked at Fabian for a moment before looking at the others, a guilty expression visible on her features.
"Tell them, Joy" Mara said "Tell them the truth, tell them how you've been sleeping with my boyfriend!"
She shook her head, tears threatening to fall from her eyes. "It's true," She whispered almost inaudible
"I'm sorry, what was that?"
"I said, it's true!" Joy said. "It's true…."
"I knew it" Mara shook her head "Why? I thought you were my friend but–"
"I love him!" Joy yelled, tears finally streaming down her eyes.
"It's not love!" Mara replied "Stop thinking that in your twisted, psychotic, delusional little head!"
"Since when have you become such a bitch?" Joy asked
"I was given that right the moment you slept with my boyfriend"
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"Clarke!" Jerome's head perked up from his locker to turn and look at Mick who was walking towards him. "I need a word with you!"
Jerome closed his locker and leaned against it, meeting Mick's angry face. A smirk on his face.
"About what?"
"I think you know exactly what" Mick's voice was low, dangerously low.
"I'm afraid I don't Campbell." Jerome said, empathizing Mick's last name "Enlighten me."
"Oh I'll do more than enlighten you." "Mick took hold of Jerome's uniform by the collar and pressed him against the lockers, hard.
A crowd was now gathered around them, watching the scene with intense eyes.
"Hey, the jacket, I just got it ironed"
"Shut up" Mick spat, still infused with rage
"Could you just tell me what's your problem?" He asked "I have places to be"
"Oh, really now?" Mick asked "Where to? The library? Gonna met up with Mara?" Jerome's eyes flashed with realization and interest. "That got your attention, didn't it?"
Jerome pushed Mick away from him as students watched nearby.
"None of your business, meathead"
"Like hell it's my business!" Mick roared "She's my girlfriend!"
"Yeah. Its funny isn't it? The school's golden boy's perfect girlfriend would rather be with me, the school's prankster" Jerome said "I bet it hurts your ego doesn't it Campbell?"
"Shut up, Clarke!"
"Why? That's all it's always been about with you and Mara. You've never really loved her."
"I love her and she loves me"
"Oh cut the bullshit, she obviously doesn't love you"
"You're wrong"
"Am I? I fucked your girlfriend Mick." He said, stepping closer so that Mick and him were staring eye to eye, "Now whatcha gonna do about it?"
Blinded with anger, Mick swung his right arm and punched Jerome right in the gut. Jerome, after a moment tackled Mick to the ground and after that a full out fight broke loose in the halls. Both kicked and punched one another.
But the fight ended just as quickly as it began with the arrival of Mr. Sweet.
"Break it up! Break it up!" He yelled as Fabian and Eddie came and swoop Mick up as Alfie did the same with Jerome. "Thank you, now you two better get to class unless you want to have detention for the rest of this year! That goes for the rest of you lot"
The large group quickly scattered, as Mick and Jerome continued to glare at each other, Fabian, Eddie and Alfie still holding them back.
"Mick, I think we should head to class, before Mr. Sweet comes back" Fabian suggested
"Yeah, come on" Mick agreed, still looking at Jerome.
"Dude–"
"I don't wanna hear it Alfie" Jerome cut his best friend off and shrugged the hands on his shoulders and walked away.
Eddie scanned the now almost bare halls and his eyes landed on Mara.
"Hey" he greeted as he came in front of her. "Are you okay?
"I'm okay… I'm going to be okay… I want to be okay… I'm not okay" she held her books near her chest as she closed her eyes, trying to hold back her tears "This is my fault, isn't it?"
"What? No, of course not" she looked at him and Eddie frowned. "Okay, maybe a little"
"I knew it" she sobbed, Eddie hugged her as she cried into her chest.
"Its fine, it's going to be fine, Mara." he assured her "But, you need to make a choice"
She looked up at him "What do you mean?"
"I think you know what I mean, you're clever" he said "The boyfriend knows, and you have a decision to make" He pulled back away from her and was ready to walk to class "Just make sure, it's the right one"
Next month is our prom and I'm so excited.
I don't have a dress yet or a date!
Yay!