Chapter 3

"Zoey!"

Zoey turned around and saw Chase running towards her. He caught up to her and caught his breath for a moment.

"What's the matter?" Zoey asked.

"Nothing. But I could ask you the same question," he said.

Zoey looked at him.

"And why's that?"

She gave him a look.

"Because, you didn't seem too friendly when I introduced you to Mariah," he said.

Zoey rolled her eyes.

"Why aren't you being your normal happy friendly self? What's wrong?" he asked.

Zoey shook her head.

"Nothing's wrong. I just… haven't been feeling well for the past few days," she told him, starting to walk away.

Chase grabbed her arm and stopped her.

"Zoey. We're friends, right?"

She nodded.

"And friends tell each other what's bothering them. So here's your shot. Clear the air."

He crossed his arms and looked at her.

"Nothing's wrong, Chase. I promise," she told him.

"Ok. Anyways, me and Mariah are going to go to the movies tonight. You should come. I'm bringing Logan since Michael went home for his Grandpas' funeral. You should bring Nicole, since Dana's gone home for that wedding. Come on! It should be fun!" Chase told her.

Zoey nodded.

"Yeah, sure."

Chase smiled.

"Awesome. We're meeting there around 6:00, and the movie is at 6:30."

"Awesome. But I've gotta get to class. I'll see you tonight," Zoey said.

"Yep. I'm going to go show Mariah around some more. I'll see ya!" he said, running away.

"Yeah, bye."

Zoey walked to her history class and thought about the movies tonight. She wanted to impress Chase, but she wasn't sure why.

Maybe Nicole is right. Maybe I am jealous of Mariah. Zoey thought. She shook her head and thought more about what she was going to wear tonight.

It's gotta be something that will make Mariah jealous. She'll see what I'm going through.

History class finally ended and Zoey bolted to her dorm. She ran inside the dorm and stopped dead in her tracks. Mariah was sitting on the ground unpacking her things.

"Hey Zoey. I guess there is room in here after all," Mariah said with a smirk.

Mariah stood up and started walking towards Zoey.

"Look, I know you like Chase, but you better step off, cause you're not gonna get him," she said.

Zoey scoffed.

"Well, we'll just see about that, won't we?" Zoey told her.

Mariah rolled her eyes and went back to unpacking.

There's no room in here for her. What's she doing in here? Zoey thought. She can have Chase, but only if she's willing to fight for it. This is war, Mariah. Get ready for it.