As soon as Patricia and KT left the bathroom, they saw the three boys. Judging by their expressions, they knew. KT froze where she stood and Patricia placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Guys..." KT began.
"Save it, KT." Alfie said, and he turned and walked away.
"Alfie, wait!" KT ran and stopped in front of him. "Please, I didn't..."
"Why didn't you just tell me?!" Alfie demanded. "You had plenty of chances to."
"I didn't want to ruin your relationship with Willow!" KT argued. "I'm sorry, Alfie!"
"How is sorry going to fix this?!" Alfie shot back.
"Stop acting like this is all my fault!" KT shouted, suddenly angry.
"Well, it is!" Alfie yelled back.
"It takes two to tango, Alfie Lewis, so don't you dare put all the blame on me!" KT screamed, and with that she grabbed her bag and stormed out of the house.
Alfie stood, stunned for a moment. Patricia rolled her eyes at him, getting her own bag.
"Nice one, Alfie." she said sarcastically.
Fabian, with his bag on his shoulders, appeared beside Patricia. "You just made things worse."
With that, the two left.
Eddie stood behind Alfie. "I think you need to tell Willow." he said.
"What?" Alfie frowned.
"If she really loves you, she'll understand." Eddie told him.
"You're right..." Alfie bit his lip.
"I already know." Willow said from the doorway.
"What?!" Alfie turned to face Willow. "Willow, I..."
"I heard you and KT arguing." Willow sighed.
"Please, Willow, I don't even remember..." he began.
"No, Alfie, don't. KT's right...it takes two to tango, and you were both so drunk you can't even remember it. Which means if you get drunk again, it will happen again." Willow's voice was surprisingly calm. "It's over, Alfie. I'm sorry." and with that, Willow was gone.
"You shouldn't have been so hard on KT." Joy said, crossing her arms as she stepped out of the living room.
"Actually, um...I think he had a point." Eddie said.
"What?!" Joy said incredulously. "How could you agree with him?!"
"KT shouldn't have let it happen." Jerome spoke from behind Alfie.
"How can you say that?" Joy rolled her eyes. "You're an idiot, Jerome. It's not KT's fault!"
"It...it kind of is, though. Girls have more self control when drunk. Guys...guys don't..." Mara said. "KT could have stopped it but she didn't."
"Wow..." Joy crossed her arms. "I can't believe you guys would say something like that." she grabbed her bag and left, to try and catch up with KT.
Meanwhile, KT was walking quickly towards school, tears streaming down her face.
"KT!" Fabian called, jogging to catch up with her. Joy and Patricia appeared next to her a few seconds later. "Hey, don't cry..." Fabian said, handing her a tissue.
KT mopped up her face. "He was right...it is my fault."
"Don't say that." Joy said.
"Like you told him...it takes two to tango. Don't blame yourself, KT." Patricia said.
Fabian and Joy wrapped their arms around KT, one on either side, while Patricia put her arm round Joy so it was kind of like they were linked.
"Where's Eddie?" Patricia asked.
Joy bit her lip. "He...he stayed with Alfie."
"To try and talk sense into him?" KT asked, moving out of Fabian and Joy's arms and smiling weakly. "Typical Eddie..."
Joy bit her lip even more. "KT, he..."
"What's going on?" Fabian frowned at the look on Joy's face.
"Nothing, it doesn't matter." Joy said, smiling fakely.
"Okay, great! I gotta make a stop at Mr. Sweet's office, but I'll catch you guys later." With that, KT hugged all three of them and rushed off.
When in school, 10 minutes later, Joy pulled Patricia and Fabian into the girls' bathroom just as the bell rang.
"We're going to be late for class...plus this is a girls' bathroom." Fabian huffed.
"Exactly. Nobody will be in here because of the bell. It'll only take five minutes." Joy took a deep breath.
"What's this about, Joy?" Patricia asked.
"It's Eddie." Joy said.
"What happened?" Fabian asked.
"He...he thinks Alfie was right. He's taken Alfie's side instead of KT's." Joy told them.
"WHAT?!" Fabian and Patricia exclaimed together.
"I couldn't tell KT, the smile on her face when she thought he was trying to help her...it would break her heart even more to know that one of her best friends is siding with Alfie." Joy said.
"We won't tell her until we get home later...maybe even tomorrow." Patricia said.
"Are...are you sure?" Fabian frowned.
They both looked at him.
"I mean, it feels mean to freeze her out on this. It may upset her but isn't it better to be honest?" Fabian asked.
"I...look, let's just get to class." Joy said, and with that the three left.
A few seconds after the door closed behind them, a cubicle door unlocked and opened to reveal KT, shock on her face at what she'd just heard.
Ooooh, drama! Let's see where this goes haha. :) Hope you enjoyed!