Chapter 11

"So how was the date last night" Eli asks Adam as soon as he walks into their English class. Adam doesn't say anything back. He slumps into his seat, crossing his hands onto his desk before slamming his head into them. "That bad huh?" Eli remarks. Adam lets out a groan before lifting his head up and looking over at his best friend.

"It was worse than being an atheist and asked to say grace"

"I really tell you too much"

"The whole night, I had Katie on my left, Fiona on my right and just…" Adam slams his hand on to the desk, really feeling his frustration boiling to the surface "And then while I was leaving her…"

"What? no goodnight kiss from Lady Katie?" Eli laughs before becoming aware that his friend was not laughing along with him. "It wasn't…."

"Fiona? So instead of leaving your date at her house, you took Fiona?" Eli was acting surprised, but he recognized that all that didn't surprise him one bit, then it clicked. "Oh no." Adam darted his eyes over at his best friend, knowing what he was going to ask "What happened?"

"I live here" Fiona let out while Adam stopped in front of her. The night had not gone according to what either had wanted. Adam turned and looked up at the apartment complex. "Thanks" Fiona told him, making his eye make look into hers as he took his eyes off the building. "Thank you for…"

"No problem" he cut her short in a mono tone voice. He saw sadness in her eyes as he did this, but didn't let it the expression mirror upon his face. "I'm sorry" came out of nowhere, almost making Adam believe that someone else had said it instead of the girl in front of him. "I'm sorry, Adam. I'm being a…"

"Save it" Adam was tired of her apologize and didn't want to hear them any more. "No." Fiona rebuttal, not buying into Adam's cold exterior. "Why are you acting like this towards me? I thought you were different from everyone else. That you actually knew how to treat someone with kindness, but all you have been doing to me this whole day is giving me the cold shoulder! I don't deserve it"

"Oh please spare me your little girl crap, ok? I don't have to give a crap about anything about you, Fi. Nothing that you say will make this any better so just save your shit for some who cares ok? How about you tell all this to Drew? I mean we both know he has been dying to get into your pants so this might be the chance right?"

Adam quickly regretted all the words that came out. "Fiona I'm…."

"Whatever" was all he heard from her as she quickly made her way to the main entrance of the complex and stepped in, not once looking back at him. There he stood defeated, only having one thought in his mind haunting him.

"I'm an idiot" Adam whispered as he played with the sleeves of his sweater covering the pink new burn scars he had done last night. "No you're not, grasshopper. This is just getting to you is all"

"How do I stop it from getting to me?" Adam asks him "I don't know, man. I wish I knew"

"Oh the old wise Eli has no answer for this? I'm shocked"

"Haha. Very funny."

"I mean I could try and talk to Drew…"

"He's an asshole, Adam"

Adam looks at his best friend, shocked and confused at the same time. "Whoa where did that come from? You've only had a handful of conversations with him, most of them just saying hey when you come over to play video games. What's with the hostility?"

"I know his your brother, Adam, but you have to see the guy for what he is. He's a dick. He doesn't care who he hurts. He's hurting you with all this and Fiona"

"Uhh I don't think he is doing…"

"Dude he is che…." Just then the bell rang to begin class. "He's what, Eli?" Adam says after the bell ends. "Nothing. Hey class is about to start" and with that Eli steps down from the desk and takes his seat next to his best friend, looking over at his girlfriend sitting a few rows in front of him, wishing she was closer so that he could tell her. He needed to let someone know.

"So he's cheating on her?" Katie whispered over to her best friend as they made their way out of class. "Yeah that's the rumor around school." Katie rolled her eyes before turning to her best friend. "Rumor? I thought you told me yesterday that you saw them?"

"I've seen them like sneaking glances at one another in classes, but according to Chantay…"

"Chantay? The biggest gossiper slash lair in the whole school told you this? I swear Mar, I think you are losing your touch" Marisol scowls at her best friend while the blonde walks away. "I know what I heard and saw and Drew Torres is cheating on his girlfriend with boiler room Bianca…again" Marisol expels while walking up to Katie, not noticing the red head leaning on the other side of the upcoming hall who overhears their conversation.

The bell rang and Adam wasted no time to look over at his best friend. He had spent the whole class time trying to think of what Eli wanted to say and the only that popped into his mind he didn't want to believe. "Eli" he says, getting the attention of Clare who is walking up to them. "I need to talk to Clare, Rocky so can we talk…"

"What is Drew doing?" Adam asks before his friend can come up with an excuse.

"What's going on?" A confused Clare looks between the two boys while Eli contemplates speaking another word. "Drew is a dick. Let's just leave it at that, shall we?" Eli starts for the door, grabbing Clare's hand and dragging her out of the room. He needs some advice.

End of Chapter 11