a/n: sorry if this chapter sucks, i wrote it at 1:00 in the morning.
"I mean come on, the least she could have done was to say thanks. I might have saved her life!" I was fuming about what had happened at the crime scene earlier that night.
"You are so overreacting, Caleigh, the guy didn't even have a gun. He was scared. He hid in a supply closet. How dangerous could he be?" Lucy seemed overly annoyed with me. Luckily, Brooke was on my side.
"Cut her some slack, Lucy. She didn't know that the guy was unarmed at the time. She could have just ignored the fact that there was a suspicious person in the supply closet and left him for Sara to find," Brooke argued.
"Brooke, the only reason you're siding with Caleigh is because you're mad at me. Usually you would be right with me, making sure that Caleigh gets some sense talked into her. Now you're unnecessarily fueling the flames just to spite me," retorted Lucy.
"I have to live with her, too, Luce! I'm not siding with her just because I'm mad at you. For once, Caleigh seems to have a good point. I'm allowed to hold a different opinion than you!" Brooke said.
I could tell that the conversation was starting to shift. Not that I cared, I was curious to find out why Brooke was mad at Lucy. It was a first.
"The only reason you have a different opinion than me is because you're mad that Greg likes me!" Lucy yelled.
"So, what if that is the reason! It's a pretty darn good one if you ask me. I mean seriously, Lucy, I'm the one shadowing him, not you. You're the one who gets all the guys back home. Now, when I finally have a chance, you go and steal him right from under me!" Brooke replied.
"I didn't steal him! He was the one who asked if I wanted to catch a movie; he was the one who asked me out for coffee, and there's nothing you can do about it, Brooke Taylor!" With that Brooke and Lucy went to their respective rooms, leaving me standing in the living room wondering how I could make it through the summer with roommates who hated each other.
I dozed off on the couch until Lucy came out of her room. She was dressed pretty nice, but still managed to keep the casual look about her. She glanced at herself in the mirror and nervously played with her hair, leading me to guess that she was getting ready to leave on the date that had caused so many problems between her and Brooke.
"Caleigh, Greg's going to pick me up in about five minutes. Could you do me a big favor and change into something else. No offense but it's would be kind of embarrassing if Greg saw you wear that." I looked down at my Star Wars boxers and shirt. I saw nothing wrong with what I was wearing, but this was the first time that I had seen Lucy anxious about a date. She was so cute that I gave in without hassle and changed into jeans and an Enoch shirt.
Brooke finally came out of her room after Greg picked up Lucy. She didn't look too pleased with me.
"Caleigh Kirkland, why did you let Lucy push you around like that?" Brooke held up her hand signaling me not to answer. "It better not be because you support Lucy going out with Greg."
"Brooke, changing my clothes because someone wants me to look presentable isn't a crime," I explained.
"Yeah, but double crossing your best friend is." With that Brooke grabbed her purse and bus pass and left, slamming the door behind her. It seemed that this summer was only getting worse.