Title: Lies
300 word drabble.
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"What exactly is Emily telling you about me?" Derek asked angrily.
"She's not telling me anything that would effect my opinion of you negatively!" Casey cried, so upset that she couldn't tell if she wanted to scream, or to cry.
Derek let out a noise of disbelieving.
"It's true!" Casey said eagerly, "Why?"
Derek shook his head solemnly, before he laughed bitterly, "Because I think she's been telling me things about you. Things you said. That you may not have said."
Casey blinked several times while her mind completely processed his words.
"What?"
Derek looked down at his feet, looking somewhat ashamed, "You heard me."
Casey bit her lip, taking a deep breath, "What did she say?"
"I don't know if-"
"Don't you dare say you don't know if you should tell me," Casey growled, anger rising up inside her once more, "So tell me now, Venturi."
"She said you were using me to become popular," Derek looked angry again, but it was clearly obvious that it was at no one but himself, "That... whatever, it is that's going on between us wasn't real. That you called me an idiot, naïve behind my back."
His bitter laugh resurfaced, "I should have known. 'Don't tell Casey. Whatever you do, don't tell Casey. Don't tell Casey.'." He scoffed.
Casey stared at him, hardly daring to believe her ears.
Thinking for a moment, Casey sifted through all her possible responses;
Why would she do that? Isn't she supposed to be my best friend? I can't believe this! I feel so... betrayed!
But, instead she chose, "And you believe her?"
Derek opened his mouth, as if about to say something, but closed it once more, silently returning his ashamed gaze to the floor.
"Thanks, Derek." Casey said, shaking her head sadly, before walking away.
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Mmm. One slice of Casey bread, once slice of Derek bread, with fulfilling Emily filling.
Yum.
Review, loves.
-Tarryn