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Chapter 10

"Eddie!" Raven yelled in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

Eddie just stared at Raven, his mouth agape. Ben and Raven waited for a response. When Raven couldn't wait any longer, she snapped her fingers in front of his face.

"Eddie!"

Eddie shook his head, closing his mouth. "Did...d-did I just hear what I think I heard?"

"That depends on how much you...actually heard." Raven said, scrunching her face.

"See, see now..." Eddie stammered, backing away from Raven and laughing nervously, "Now what-what I thought I heard was you..." Eddie pointed a shaky finger toward Raven.

"I heard you say you were in love with Chelsea."

Raven's shoulders drooped as she let out a big deafeated sigh. She looked to Ben for some help, but he just stood there. He could've been part of the wall, that's how useless he was right now.

"B-but that's gotta be wrong...right?"

When Raven didn't answer, Eddie's eyes widened beyond their limits. Raven was sure that his eyeballs were going to fall out any second.

"Eddie--" Raven said, stepping toward him, but Eddie shied away.

"No. R-Rae. NO!"

Raven couldn't believe this reaction. It was like Eddie was...disgusted with her. Her heart broke a little. If Eddie was this disturbed by Raven's feelings, how was Chelsea going to react?

"It's...I...I gotta go." Eddie ran off without looking back.

Raven turned to Ben, tears burning in her eyes. "Didn't see that one coming." She said, her voice cracking a little with emotion. "Did you?"

Ben sighed and shook his head. "I'm sorry."

"Yeah thanks." She replied, laughing. It wasn't a happy laugh though; it was the kind of laugh someone made when they realized how screwed they were.

Raven walked away from Ben. At least the school hallways were still empty. That was a blessing. Hopefully Eddie would keep his mouth shut. She turned a corner, looked around to see if Ben was following, he wasn't. Then, she kicked the closest locker to her, leaving a little dent. "Damn it!" She whispered hoarsely as hot tears began to roll down her cheeks. She leaned against the lockers, hugging herself, crying. She didn't care if anyone came and saw her.

Nobody came. After a few minutes, Raven decided that going to class wouldn't be the best idea, so she left school all together and went for a walk.