After that amazing night that had been Dominique's beach party, Audrey had spent every single second she could alongside her now-100% official boyfriend. When before Audrey would do the impossible to keep everything under wraps, now she was spamming all of her social media accounts with cutesy pictures of her and Troy. She wanted to let the world know she was his, and that she'd found that long sought-after happiness at his side. The way things were going, nothing could go wrong... Right?
The first day of school had been uneventful so far. She'd arrived early to make sure everything was clear and in order with her schedule, the Dance Team and have breakfast with Troy before heading off to class. The first three periods went by without anything interesting happening... That was, until Audrey was exiting her Creative Writing classroom and found Analise waiting for her outside.
"Audrey!" Anna called, putting on her happiest voice. Her voice cracked anyway, but she could only hope that Audrey didn't notice the tremour over the loud background chatter from the other students. Waiting until Audrey approached her, Analise smiled.
"Ready for lunch?" She asked, gesturing towards the lunch hall.
"Ah... Aud? Before we have something to eat... I need to tell you something."Audrey raised her eyebrows suspiciously at Anna. It wasn't like it was odd for Analise to be waiting for her outside her classroom for lunch, but she sensed something was different today. She didn't like the way her best friend was looking at her, or the way her voice had slightly quivered when she'd said that last sentence. Something was definitely up, and judging by Analise's nervousness, that something was
not good.
"Sure, I'm ready for lunch. But what's going on?" Audrey asked in that intimidating, suspicious voice that only she could make. She crossed her arms out in front of her while keeping one haughty eyebrow up. Any other friend would make it easier for the other to confess anything to, but if these were bad news that would be affecting Audrey in some type of unexplained way, then she wasn't going to make it easy for anyone.
'Oh god she's doing the thing. Maybe this was a bad idea - I might have enough time to nudge in a joke before she gets too suspicious.' Anna thought, panic filling her up.
"Promise you won't get mad?" It was worth a shot. Anna may have been naive, but she wasn't stupid. Anna was either going to be killed for kissing Jackson, or she'd get Jackson killed. Or both.
But here's hoping to friendship, eh?
Audrey raised her eyebrows even higher, to a point not even she thought possible to reach. Whatever Anna had to tell her was definitely something Audrey didn't want to hear.
"You know I can't promise anything, Anna. My temper can be easily swayed in one direction or the other. So, speak, my dear.""I umm... I..." Inhaling sharply, Analise spoke in one breath;
"JacksonandIkissedduringDomi'spartyandnowIthinkIhaveacrushonhim!"Audrey gasped, her mouth forming a perfect O of surprise. Her head was spinning out of control as she tried her hardest to process what her best friend had confessed to her. Anna and Jackson? Kissing? At Domi's party?
When the hell had that
happened? How? Why?After a few long minutes of shocked, stunned silence, Audrey cracked a little smile.
"So you kissed Jax... He's quite good at that, isn't he? I don't blame you for getting a crush on the guy: handsome, athletic, sexy and just a great guy in general. He really is quite the catch. Go Anna!" Audrey finished with a chuckle, giving Anna a one-armed hug.
"Kissing Jax is one thing, but as long as you didn't bang with him then the Girl Code has not been broken, and our friendship has not been harmed."Anna wasn't sure whether she was dreaming or not. Audrey,
smiling after being told that her best friend kissed her ex/other best friend? It was either a dream, or her new boyfriend was
definitely rubbing off on her. Anna let out a sigh of relief. At least she wasn't incurring her wrath. At least, not yet.
"N-no," her cheeks flushed at the thought of banging Jackson. She could barely wrap her mind about
kissing him, but... the other thing? Too soon.
Tomato-faced, Anna continued to
deny assure her friend.
"I promise, we didn't do anything. It was a kiss, and then we watched the sunset together. Nothing else, okay!"Audrey simply giggled at the way Anna's face got all red at the mention of them getting it on. Leave it to Analise to be all prudish about just the thought of such a thing. She knew in her heart Anna wouldn't betray her like that, so why get upset over things that hadn't happened?
"You know, I'm actually jealous!" Audrey said in a mocking tone.
"Jackson never took me to watch the sunset! I'll be having a few words with him about that!" she finished the statement with a laugh so Anna could tell she was joking. No harm done to any of the parties involved.
Anna laughed, partially awkwardly and partially with relief.
'As long as she doesn't kill him for it.' She thought. Things were looking up!
Troy wanted to be elsewhere. Anna annoyed the fuck out of him. And it wasn't REALLY her fault, she just happened to be far too
nice for him. And too friendly. And too naive. And too blond, Troy didn't really like blonds anymore, not since the last one he'd been with. As the two girls talked, Troy couldn't help but stare at Anna. He hadn't wanted to comment, but he couldn't help himself now.
"Oh my god, Anna, who the hell cares? You can do what you want, you're damn near a bloody adult, don't come apologizing for kissing someone. I never asked for this."Audrey rolled her eyes at Troy and gave him a slap in the arm.
"Troy, don't you have somewhere else to be or someone to beat up? I didn't force you to be here, you know. I love you, but there is really no need to follow me around like a pitbull, babe. Plus, you have no business telling Anna whether or not she should share with me that she kissed Jax. He is my ex-boyfriend, after all!""A-ah, it's f-fin--""Kissing?"Audrey's head had nearly snapped and her brown locks had flown from her back when she turned in the direction of the sound of a familiar voice she detested incredibly. She had to admit that the girl had balls to prance around the halls and interrupt Audrey's conversation with her best friend, let alone stand at such a close distance from her knowing fully well she was Troy's new girlfriend now. She probably thought she was untouchable with that dumb butler of hers, but heaven knew Audrey didn't care about that.
"Who the hell called you into this conversation, Blondie?" Audrey briskly asked Alyssa.
"Didn't your parents teach you it was rude to barge into people's conversations, or were they gone for so long that they couldn't even afford to teach you those basic manners?"Annnd, there was the blond that Troy
didn't like. Alyssa Green. His ex girlfriend, sort of. And her ever present butler, Logan. Although, Troy was almost positive that he was the only person that called the man by his name; Lyss simply called him Butler. Fantastic. Troy sighed and looked over at the pair as they approached, making a face.
"Lyssa, don't you have, like, servants to terrorize, or people to seduce?" He asked sarcastically and Alyssa scoffed as Butler rolled his eyes. Troy nodded to the man.
"Logan.""Troy." Butler said, returning the nod before Alyssa pulled her sunglasses off of her face and pointed at Analise, folding her arms.
"I'm just saying, she told me she was getting the d. How was it, anyway? Pretty dope I bet. I remember the first time I got fucked. And please, Anna, don't call it "getting the d" ever again. I dropped Winnie off at Geo's. Did you know there's a duck there? The fuck is up with that?"If only for a moment, Audrey Hunstberg was left speechless. Analise hadn't just kissed her ex boyfriend: she'd
banged with him. Just like she told him she hadn't. Anna had lied to her, and Jackson had bailed on her to have sex with her best friend. All of this done behind her back. Again, Audrey's head was spinning, but this time her ears were blocking off any other sound besides that high-pitched
piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing sound of her neurons dying.
"YOU KNOW THE DUCK." Troy protested.
"....I do?"'Oh god... I thought too soon.' Anna looked over her shoulder in horror. Alyssa was here. And it only meant one thing. Anna was
boned. "N-no, Alyssa! Nothing happened! I just texted that to get you to stop texting me!" Anna explained, attempting damage control.
Troy and Butler quietly shared a look that said, very plainly
"I never asked for this," as Alyssa looked at Anna and folded her arms, pouting slightly.
"Why would you lie to me? Maybe if you responded to my texts in a timely manner, I wouldn't have to send so many!" She complained, blowing a raspberry.
"If someone doesn't respond after the hundredth text, it's probably a good indication that they're busy." Anna responded.
"And I knew that if I responded with anything other than that, you would have spammed me with even more messages!""You might be busy, but it doesn't matter what you're doing, it can't be more important than me. Have you met me? I'm a queen. I only didn't continue because you're a virgin and I wanted you to enjoy getting railed by what's-his-face. I see now I made a mistake." Alyssa said before huffing and tossing her hair over her shoulder.
Audrey had stopped hearing everything that was going on around her from the moment she'd heard Alyssa say Anna had been getting Jackson's d. By the time she'd gathered her thoughts and decided what would be the best course of action, Alyssa had walked away. It had been a lucky call for her, though, because had Audrey heard the way she spoke to Anna, what she'd been saying or had spent another minute next to Audrey she would've gotten a slap at least.
Now, Audrey turned to Anna with one of the darkest scowls she'd ever had on her beautiful face.
"You know, Anna, out of all the people who could have done this to me, you're the one I east expected to. And I'm sure you should know fully well by now I despise being lied to and being thought of as a fool. I thought we were friends, Analise, and friends don't lie to each other. How would you have liked it if you had an ex, and then out of nowhere I come up to you and tell you I kissed him and have a crush on him only to have someone else correct what I said by telling you we fucked instead?" Audrey gave Anna a few seconds to let that sink in.
"I don't think we can be friends anymore, Arnette. But you sure have plenty of those, don't you? So it's not like I'll be missed or anything." she told her with a sarcastic laugh. "See you around, then."Anna felt her heart breaking into a million pieces. This was definitely
not the outcome she had in mind. Things were going well, damnit! Now she had not only lost her best friend to a misunderstanding, but she probably even lost another friend by being a complete douche.
"Wait, Audrey- you're misunderstanding this situation-" Anna stepped forward, as if to block any exit route her (ex)best friend could have.
And with a broken heart unlike anything she'd ever experienced before, Audrey turned her back on her long-time best friend and walked away. When people often say that best friend break-ups are a million times harder and more hurtful than couple break-ups, they aren't lying. Though externally keeping a cold, stony-face, Audrey could feel as a big part of her was now void and empty. But what else could she do? Her best friend had pretty much betrayed her. It was best to part ways now before anything more serious could happen.
It seemed like her attempt at blocking the exit didn't work anyway, as Audrey simply brushed past her as if she didn't exist anymore. Anna felt her eyes sting, and she pressed the palm of her hand against her eye to stop any tears. This was definitely the worst day, ever. But Anna knew she wasn't going to let Audrey simply walk away like that. It was best to let her cool down, to get her own feelings back in place before attempting to get Audrey to listen to her again. And only once she was sure that Audrey knew the
full story, she would back off and let Audrey choose whether she wants to remain friends or not. It hurt, but now it was time to play the waiting game.
And Anna hated waiting.
"
Oooh, did I say the wrong thing? Whoops, I forgot to care..." Alyssa tsk'd-tsk'd and drummed her fingers on her side. She paused for a moment, and looked over at Butler, then back at Anna. Troy took a moment to process the situation, then gave Butler another respectful nod before he dipped off after his girlfriend. Alyssa scoffed again toward the departing Troy before turning her attention once more to Anna. "
So, anyway, I was thinking I would just pick Winnie up from the pet sitter, and take him to the castle, to play with Turk. Turk's at the pet sitter as well, you see? I wasn't really sure about anything, but I figured 'Turk needs more friends, and what better place to get friends than a place with people just like you in it?' And then I thought it'd be easier if he already had a friend, and Turk only really has one other dog he likes, at least right now. And that's Winston. So naturally, I let myself into your house, and took him to Geo, since she's so highly recommended by you." Alyssa paused for a moment, and cleared her throat, seemingly oblivious to the touchy situation going on around her.
"
Anyway, you're welcome to stop by whenever you want, lovely. I have something to attend to." She smiled, and blew Analise a kiss before departing, Butler walking behind her. As they walked away, Butler's almost stern words could be made out:
"
It wasn't really your place to do th-" But he was quickly cut off by the queen of the world, who gave him a sharp reply:
"
Buttle in silence, Butler. It suits you better."
With each step she took, Audrey kept a lookout for the man who was at fault for this whole mess. As soon as she laid eyes on him, Audrey sprinted at Jackson and gave him the hardest slap she could, mustering all of her anger and kick-boxing developed strength into the hit. She couldn't help the way her body was now quivering with rage.
"You fucking asshole!" Audrey hissed at him.
"You think you can just bail on me to go fuck my best friend behind my back and expect me to not find out?! And you left me alone with Alexandros, at that, knowing fully well what he did to me ahd what could've happened had he turned on the charm long enough! I know it wouldn't be Anna's idea to take a 'romantic walk along the beach' to butter things up for a night of banging, so I'm perfectly aware that you were the instigator of all of this. Well, the both of you have now officially lost me as a best friend. I hope you two find comfort next to each other."If Audrey thought her heart couldn't break any further, she'd been wrong. Losing one best friend was hard enough, but two at the same time? It wasn't fair, and her tough-girl persona couldn't take it.
She turned to Troy with tears in her eyes.
"Babe, I'll be taking the rest of the day off. Too much has happened today, and I know I won't be able to concentrate with the shit way I'm feeling right now. I'll just be holed up in my room crying my eyes out with a pint or two of Ben and Jerry's. Feel free to join me if you wish."Troy nodded his agreement to Audrey, kissing her forehead lightly. "
Okay. Anything you want, princess. I'll drive you there." He kissed her again before looking at Jackson and giving him a shrug and an apologetic look.
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