Chapter 19
"Guys are incredibly dumb!"
I went out of the layer for a walk. I just wanted to relax. Things just weren't looking up for me. The only thing that did go my way was that Nicole didn't like Leo. I thought my hints were very obvious but I guess they weren't obvious enough. I hated it.
I was completely unaware of how far away I had gotten but it didn't matter to me. Maybe if I was really lucky, Leo might come looking for me, there was still a slim chance with my luck. I kept my head down as I walked. I continued to walk when I suddenly bumped into someone.
"Sorry, oh hey Lin," said a voice.
I looked up and saw Raphael. He was fixing his bike before he helped me up. I took his hand and he helped me up.
"Thanks," I said.
"No problem. Hey, you look like you've just gone through hell and back," commented Raph.
"Tell me about it," I said sarcastically.
"Wanna talk about it?" asked Raph.
"Why not. I like a guy but he doesn't know I exist. He's fallen for one of my friends," I said realizing that the he could narrow it down quickly.
"Let me guess, Leo?" asked Raph.
"How'd you guess?" I asked.
"Well, it's been very obvious that you like him and he's not picking up on it," he said almost laughing.
"Yea, tell me about it," I said.
"Well, remember, Leo knows squat about women," he said.
"Oh, and you do?" I asked.
"More than you think," he said inching closer to me as his voice got huskier.
Oh my God, please tell me that Raph's not in love with me, I prayed silently. He backed away slowly. Raph sat up straight. I backed up against one of the walls of the sewers.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you," apologized Raph.
"It's okay. I just didn't expect that," I said honestly.
"Well that's what I do when."
"When what?" I asked.
"When I'm in love," said Raphael as his voice got even huskier while he moved closer to me.
My eyes widened. It was happening again. I liked Raphael as a friend, not as a lover. I didn't want him. I wanted him as a friend.
"Well?" said Raph, waiting for a response from me.
I nearly cried. I didn't want him. Nicole wanted him. He started to walk towards me. He had me cornered. He slowly moved his face towards me. I ducked and moved away from him.
I turned from him and ran, leaving Raph calling me. I ran into the room that the girls and I shared. Nicole was on my bed, reading the same book. I hid between the beds and signaled for Nicole to stay quiet.
"Hey, Nicole, did Linnea run in here?" asked Raphael.
"For a second and then she ran out again," She said as she as sweetly as she could.
"Oh. Well, if you see her, tell her I'm sorry," said Raph.
"Okay," said Nicole.
She waited a bit before telling me it was safe to come out. I got up and looked at Nicole.
"Geese, what happened? You ran in here like I did," She said.
"Yea, I came in here for the same reason," I said.
Her eyes widened. She looked like she was going to cry but instead, she laughed. Her eyes watered but she never stopped laughing.
"What's so funny?" I asked, not finding this situation funny at all.
"Look at it! I like Raph but Raph likes you. You like Leo but Leo likes me," She said, continuing to laugh.
I joined in. We laughed uncontrollably. These guys were nice enough to take us in but they knew nothing about love.
"Geese, guys are such idiots," I said.
"Tell me about it. We have to slap them in the faces to say 'Hello! I exist!' I mean, we both know the guys exist but I wonder about the guys sometimes," laughed Nicole.
"It's like that with all guys. I don't know if it gets any better as they get older. I know my mother said it doesn't," I laughed.
"I say we remain single for a while. Hey, it's more fun being single," said Nicole.
"When we were humans," I said.
"No! I mean we can watch movies without the guys and we can joke around about things without feeling bad that we're not explaining things to the guys," she said.
"That sounds fun. I haven't watched too many movies since our mutation," I said.
Nicole held up her hand for me to slap it. I slapped it. We held hands as we nodded. Just then, we heard the call for dinner.
"We start tonight," said Nicole.
"Without Lace and May," I said.
With that, we ran off to dinner, looking forward to not letting the guys get to us until they noticed the right ones.
I went out of the layer for a walk. I just wanted to relax. Things just weren't looking up for me. The only thing that did go my way was that Nicole didn't like Leo. I thought my hints were very obvious but I guess they weren't obvious enough. I hated it.
I was completely unaware of how far away I had gotten but it didn't matter to me. Maybe if I was really lucky, Leo might come looking for me, there was still a slim chance with my luck. I kept my head down as I walked. I continued to walk when I suddenly bumped into someone.
"Sorry, oh hey Lin," said a voice.
I looked up and saw Raphael. He was fixing his bike before he helped me up. I took his hand and he helped me up.
"Thanks," I said.
"No problem. Hey, you look like you've just gone through hell and back," commented Raph.
"Tell me about it," I said sarcastically.
"Wanna talk about it?" asked Raph.
"Why not. I like a guy but he doesn't know I exist. He's fallen for one of my friends," I said realizing that the he could narrow it down quickly.
"Let me guess, Leo?" asked Raph.
"How'd you guess?" I asked.
"Well, it's been very obvious that you like him and he's not picking up on it," he said almost laughing.
"Yea, tell me about it," I said.
"Well, remember, Leo knows squat about women," he said.
"Oh, and you do?" I asked.
"More than you think," he said inching closer to me as his voice got huskier.
Oh my God, please tell me that Raph's not in love with me, I prayed silently. He backed away slowly. Raph sat up straight. I backed up against one of the walls of the sewers.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you," apologized Raph.
"It's okay. I just didn't expect that," I said honestly.
"Well that's what I do when."
"When what?" I asked.
"When I'm in love," said Raphael as his voice got even huskier while he moved closer to me.
My eyes widened. It was happening again. I liked Raphael as a friend, not as a lover. I didn't want him. I wanted him as a friend.
"Well?" said Raph, waiting for a response from me.
I nearly cried. I didn't want him. Nicole wanted him. He started to walk towards me. He had me cornered. He slowly moved his face towards me. I ducked and moved away from him.
I turned from him and ran, leaving Raph calling me. I ran into the room that the girls and I shared. Nicole was on my bed, reading the same book. I hid between the beds and signaled for Nicole to stay quiet.
"Hey, Nicole, did Linnea run in here?" asked Raphael.
"For a second and then she ran out again," She said as she as sweetly as she could.
"Oh. Well, if you see her, tell her I'm sorry," said Raph.
"Okay," said Nicole.
She waited a bit before telling me it was safe to come out. I got up and looked at Nicole.
"Geese, what happened? You ran in here like I did," She said.
"Yea, I came in here for the same reason," I said.
Her eyes widened. She looked like she was going to cry but instead, she laughed. Her eyes watered but she never stopped laughing.
"What's so funny?" I asked, not finding this situation funny at all.
"Look at it! I like Raph but Raph likes you. You like Leo but Leo likes me," She said, continuing to laugh.
I joined in. We laughed uncontrollably. These guys were nice enough to take us in but they knew nothing about love.
"Geese, guys are such idiots," I said.
"Tell me about it. We have to slap them in the faces to say 'Hello! I exist!' I mean, we both know the guys exist but I wonder about the guys sometimes," laughed Nicole.
"It's like that with all guys. I don't know if it gets any better as they get older. I know my mother said it doesn't," I laughed.
"I say we remain single for a while. Hey, it's more fun being single," said Nicole.
"When we were humans," I said.
"No! I mean we can watch movies without the guys and we can joke around about things without feeling bad that we're not explaining things to the guys," she said.
"That sounds fun. I haven't watched too many movies since our mutation," I said.
Nicole held up her hand for me to slap it. I slapped it. We held hands as we nodded. Just then, we heard the call for dinner.
"We start tonight," said Nicole.
"Without Lace and May," I said.
With that, we ran off to dinner, looking forward to not letting the guys get to us until they noticed the right ones.