Seth sighed and rested his head on his desk. He couldn't get enough sleep last night. He was about to go to bed but his mom came home drunk again and she started scattering the house and yelling. His younger brother, Horus was scared so Seth put him to bed and he went to confront her.
Of course their conversation did not end well. They had never gotten along after his father left. His mom had called him good-for-nothing and a waste of space. He had gotten really angry and had shouted at her which earned him few slaps, so he left the house. He was thinking about going to a bar where he would get drunk and get laid, but he took a detour to the lake he had recently found.
He had found that lake when he was being chased by some guys. His motorcycle had swerved and he had crashed. His injuries were not that severe, so he had gone deeper into the bushes so that the guys won't see him and that was when he found the lake. It was so beautiful, peaceful and quiet, except for the crickets and toads.
When he went to the lake yesterday, he had heard someone, a girl talking to someone. He didn't mean to scare her but she got scared and hit him with a fucking branch which earned him a small bruise on his eyebrow and few scratches on his hand which he used to protect his face. His instincts kicked in and he dragged the girl down. He couldn't see her face but he could never forget her scent. She smelt like lavender. He knew she had shoulder-length hair but he couldn't make out the colour. Before he could tell her his name, she threw sand at his eyes and ran away.
"The nerve of that bitch!" he muttered. "Good morning!" Taylor said cheerfully and he grunted a response, "What got into your pants?" Zed asked and Seth raised his head with a slight smirk on his face, "Nothing, except Lois hands and lips". After the whole lake stuff, he went to have fun with Lois. "Pretty sure her name is Sabrina" Zed said "Same thing" he shrugged and See opened his mouth to say something but he just kept quiet and rolled his eyes. "Ew! No one wants to know about your sexcapades" Taylor said and she sat down.
"By the way, why did you guys come in together?" Seth asked and they looked at each other then they looked away. "Don't tell me you guys had sex till morning" "It wasn't till morning. We stopped at six" Zed said "In the morning!" Seth said and Taylor rolled her eyes, "So what? We weren't able to keep our hands off each other" she said. "Are you guys back together?" Seth asked and they shook their heads, "We thought we would be better off as friends" Zed said "But you guys had----" "...with benefits!" Taylor completed and Seth rolled his eyes, "You guys would eventually start dating again" he said and Zed frowned, "Untrue!" "You would get jealous when you see Taylor flirting with that kid with blonde hair" Seth said to Zed.
"Tyler? He's a nice guy and he's great with his tongue and fingers" Taylor said "You slept with him?" Zed asked and she shrugged, "We weren't dating then. We had just broken up" she said. "See! You're already getting jealous!" Seth pointed out and Zed glared at him. "Our names even go together. Taylor and Tyler sitting on a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G" she sang and Zed glared at her. "Good morning my favorite people!" Sam said as she took her seat which was in front of Seth. "Oh hi Sam!" Zed said and sat down while Sam and Taylor exchanged fake smiles.
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Brittany looked at herself in her pocket mirror. Could this day be any worse? She had eye bags. She couldn't sleep after she had ran away from that monster. She thought he would come and get her. She touched her hair. At least, the mac and cheese had only touched the extensions and not her real hair.
"Hey!" someone touched her shoulder and she looked up and saw Maddie. "Hi!" she said and Maddie sat down, "Are you okay? Yesterday was terrible" she said. "I know right! Those nails were so cute but daddy promised to get me a manicure again". Though her's and her father's relationship was strained, he never denied her anything. "Besides, it was all Jake's fault. He's just so annoying" she scoffed and brought out her phone, "Who in their right mind gives someone twenty-three missed calls, seventeen voicemails and nine messages all saying the same thing; Please accept me back Brittany" Brittany mimicked Jake's voice.
"Well, that's what you get for breaking up with him for no reason" Maddie said "Excuse me?! I have a very good reason. I'm on a mission to find love and there was no way Jake could have given me that love" "How do you know if you did not give him a chance?" Maddie yelled. "O.M.G! Maddie, did you just yell at me?" Brittany asked but before Maddie could say anything, Brittany started fanning herself with her hands.
Two girls immediately came with smudge sticks and started saging around Brittany. "I can't even breathe the same air as you" she said and stood up then before she left, she whispered, "Break up with Ken before today ends".
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Maddie sat in her car waiting for Ken. She was going to do it. Brittany was her best friend and she could do anything for her...she could even end her happiness.
"What are you thinking about so seriously by 12pm?" someone asked and she looked at the person. It was Ken. Her Ken. His dark hair fell across his left eye and she wanted to brush it away but then she remembered that she was supposed to break up with him.
"C'mon! Get in!" she said and opened the door for him and he got inside. "So, what's this about?" he asked and smiled. How was she supposed to break up with him when he smiled at her like that. "We have to break up!" she blurted out. He stopped smiling and she felt terrible.
"Why? Did I do anything wrong?" he asked "Ken I----" "I know I have been hanging out with the boys often that I hardly have time for you but I'll make up for that. We could go to the beach, just you and I on Saturday" "Ken----" "And if I have done anything to hurt, just know that it wasn't intentional" he said as he grabbed her hands. "Ken stop!" she said and removed her hands from his. "It's not you, it's me! I...I want something and I don't think you can give it to me" "Lies! You sound just like Brittany!" "I don't sound like her. I'm just saying I don't think this thing will work again".
"Thing? You're calling a whole year of our lives a thing? Maddie, what's wrong with you?" "I just----" "This is because of Brittany right?" he asked and she looked at him. "I'm right! You're breaking up with me cos Brittany told you to!" "That's a lie!" "When are you going to realize that she's manipulating you?" "She's not! She just cares for me" "And I don't?" he asked and dragged her closer by her waist then he rested his forehead on hers, "Matilda, you are the only girl that I have ever liked. I can't live without you. I can't live without knowing that you're not mine" he whispered and kissed her.
A tear slipped out of her eye as he kissed her. As tempting as it was to kiss him back, she just stayed there. Her lips remained stiff under his. He pulled back and searched her eyes for any emotions, "I'm sorry Ken, I can't do this again" she said and he smirked, "Yeah sure!" he said and got out of the car. Maddie buried her face in her hands and cried. What was she supposed to do without her Ken?
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"Remember to bring your homework tomorrow" Mr. Charles said as people left his class. "Brittany! Can I see you?" he said and she walked up to him, "Yes Mr. Charles" she said and he held up a sheet of paper, "It's about your grades. Their even worse than last year" "Mr. Charles, I really don't care. I can't be getting good grades in all my subjects" "You don't get good grades in any of your subjects" he said and she rolled her eyes, "My brain is just too occupied these days with----" "Your brain is incapable of holding anything so I doubt it's occupied" he said and she gasped and put her hand on her chest dramatically, "Mr. Charles did you just insult me?"
"Anyway, I got a call from your daddy. Looks like he has seen all your test scores that you hid under your bed" Mr. Charles said with a smug smile. "I knew that wasn't the best hiding place!" Brittany muttered. "He said you should get your grades up else he's taking your car" "No! Not my baby!" she said "So get your grades up" he said and she pouted, "Where am I going to find a tutor?" "I got you covered!" he said and signaled someone to come in.
Brittany turned and saw him. It was him. The nerd of her dreams. She was finally going to get a fairytale life. He wore suspenders and gray pants that were bigger than him and his glasses were huge. She knew those glasses anywhere. They haunted her dreams. He was the guy that spilled mac and cheese on her.
"You?" she said "You know him?" Mr. Charles asked "Indeed I do! He's the jerk that poured his lunch on me. It was mac and cheese!" she said putting emphasis on the mac and cheese. "It was an accident" the boy was saying "Shut up four eyes!" she said and looked at Me. Charles, "I'd rather fail than let my mortal enemy tutor me!" she said and walked away but before she reached the door, Mr. Charles said, "Well then, I guess you're just going to start walking to school. It would be good for you, considering how far you are".
Brittany turned to him, "Did you just call me fat?" "You must be hearing things. Anyways, this is Damian and he'll be your new tutor. You guys should get along!" he said and picked up his stuff and left. Brittany turned to Damian and studies his movements. He was definitely a nerd. "Why do you wear pants bigger than you?" she asked and he adjusted his glasses, "They are comfortable" he said and she inwardly groaned, yes she wanted a nerd but she wanted a nerd with fashion sense. She looked at him again then she made for the cafeteria, "Where are we going?" he asked "Don't follow me!" she said and continued walking.
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Brittany and her posse sat at their usual table during lunch and Ken passed. Maddie locked eyes with him before she painfully looked away. Brittany followed them with her eyes, "OMG!" she said as she hugged Maddie, "I'm so proud of you. For a moment, I thought you didn't love me" she said and Maddie forced a smile, "You're my best friend, I do love you" she said. "Don't worry, we'll find hot nerds" Brittany said.
"Umm... Brittany" someone said and the girls looked at who spoke. It was Damian. "Is that Brittany's nerd?" So she broke up with Jake for that?" some girls sniggered and Brittany grabbed Damian by the hand and dragged him to a secluded corner.
"Just tell me what your problem is!" she yelled "I just wanted to...ask for your number so we could keep in touch" he said shyly with a tint of pink across his cheeks and her anger subsided. Another reason she wanted a nerd was that they were shy and when they blushed, it was so cute. She cleared her throat, "If you wanted my number, you could have asked me in private. I don't want people to start thinking that you are my rebound" "I'm sorry" he said. While he talked to her, he looked everywhere apart from her face. She smirked and raised his face with a crooked finger on his chin. His face immediately heated up. He was tomato red. "And when you're talking to me, look up" she said and smiled then she walked away.
Damian really wasn't that bad. He had dark brown hair that was almost black. The only problem was that it was sleeked back with gel and it made him look old. Brittany smiled at the thought of running her fingers through his wet hair. When she was up close to him, she noticed that he had the most prettiest light green eyes she had ever seen. The green in his eyes were not noticeable unless he took off the glasses. He was taller than her, shy, cute and nerdy. The only problem was that he had no fashion sense.
"Umm... Brittany" Damian called out and she turned, "Yes?" "You did not give me your number again" he said. Oops! she thought as she walked back to him. She was caught up in behaving cool before him.
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"The best part of the day is when school is over!" Brittany said and someone called her name. Thinking it was Damian, she turned but was disappointed when she saw Jake's face, "Ugh! This guy again" she muttered as she rolled her eyes.
She pulled her sunglasses and kept it on her hair, "What do you want Jake?" she asked obviously not interested in talking to him "I heard you're dating some prick now" he said angrily. "First of all, language! Second of all, I'm still single and waiting for Cole Sprouse to find me" "I heard you were flirting with some nerd" "Where did you hear that from? Your loyal dog of a best friend?" "Hey watch it!" Jake said as he got in her face, "Don't talk about Ken that way". Brittany pushed him, "Get out of my face and hair! You're so annoying!" she said.
Jake's voice softened and he knelt down, "Brittany I'm sorry, please take me back!" he begged. Brittany always thought Jake had a personality disorder. He could be so sweet and follow her like a puppy for a minute, but then he would just change and start acting like a jerk. It happened while they dated but Brittany was the kind of girl that doesn't take shit from anyone, so whenever Jake was in jerk mode, they fought and then he would come and apologize to her when he was in puppy mode.
"I'll get you back Brittany Hope Copper" he said as he stood up and walked away. Yup! That was jerk mode right there. "Lunatic!" Brittany muttered under her breath and continued her walk to her car.
When she got to the parking lot, there were many people, mostly girls around her car. "I know my car is awesome but you guys don't have to drool everytime you se----" she stopped when she noticed that on top her car was a tall dude in a simple black shirt and red checkered shirt on top. He had a pair of black jeans and a helmet on. His outfit was simple but he made it look like it was worn on a runway. Most girls were fanning theirselves with their hands as he flashed them a killer smile. But not Brittany. She was immune to this kind of thing.
"Get off my car!" she screamed as she pushed him off. He nearly fell but she didn't care about him, her concern was her red convertible. She searched the hood for any dent and then she saw one. It was small but it was enough to tick her off.
She turned to the sexy guy that flashing killer smirks at girls. It was a smirk but why was the dimple on his left cheek showing? Brittany couldn't care less though. "Hey jerk bag, my car has a dent in it" she said and he turned to her. Dark eyes staring at her blue ones. "If your car has a dent then that's how it was, cos I'm light as a feather, sweetheart". The way he drawled the 'Sweetheart', could have made any girl weak at her knees but Brittany only felt weak at her knees when a nerd was concerned and looking at this guy, he was definitely not a nerd. He looked like the type bad boy parents told their children to stay away from.
"My car has never had a dent cos no one has ever dated to sit on the hood, till you came. Your ugly butt made the dent and you're gonna pay for it!" she said as she poked his chest. He smirked. Why was he smirking for Chrissake? "Princess, you should be grateful that my pretty ass touched your car. Many girls are dying to see my ass naked on their bed" "Of course they would be dying. It's obviously ugly. I think it's even dented" she said and people oohed. "Wanna check that out princess?" he said, that cocky smirk never leaving his face.
Brittany glared at him as he continued to smirk at her. If looks could kill, he would be in hell because people that makes dents in others' cars, don't go to heaven. "Seth! And I must say that glare makes you look so sexy" he said in a husky voice. When did his voice get that husky? Brittany didn't answer, she just kept looking at him, millions of 'How-to-kill-the-jerk-that-dented-my-car-and-not-get-caught' ways running through her head as she stared at him.
"You didn't tell me your name princess" he said and she rolled her eyes, "I don't tell jerks my name" she said and got into her car, "Especially the ones that makes dents in my car" she said and drove off, leaving a trail of smoke behind so that the people in the parking lot would suffer, especially Seth. Seth smirked, finally, some fun, he thought. "See you around... Brittany" he called out but he whispered her name.