"You need to read this, Julie!" Casey came out of nowhere just when I closed the door to my locker and got on my feet.
"What's the name?" I asked because that was the only thing Casey would say that would interest me. Books.
Instead of telling me the name, she shoved the book cover in my face."Oh, I've read that one," I shrugged.
"You have?!" She screamed a whisper then looked around. I just knew she was about to say something weird as fuck."Did you read the part where Lillian's boyfriend fucks her against a wall in the school library?"
I blinked continuously for some quick seconds when I remembered that I thought Uche was going to do that to me when he took me to the library.
Still in that thought, I didn't realize it when I groaned in frustration."Fucking hellll, all he had to do was pin me to the fucking wall and..." I stopped talking when I caught Casey listening attentively, eyes wide open with interest.
"Who?" She leaned in close to ask.
"No one," I hissed and wanted to walk away but she ran in front of me.
"I know." She whispered again and I just rolled my eyes. She surely didn't know shit. I kept walking away till she said something that made me stop."You're dating Uche. I saw you two kiss once," She didn't whisper that one.
"I know," she repeated and walked up to me."Now do you believe me?"
"Okay, fine. You know. So what?" I shrugged. Everyone was probably gonna find out tonight or tomorrow morning anyways.
"O my gosh, you're really dating Uche? I was just joking around." She gasped and covered her mouth and I just knew I fucked up to fall for her I know.
"Kill me," I muttered to myself and started off again but soon she was in front of me.
"Why didn't you tell me?" She feigned an annoyed yet sad face."Best friends should know things like this. I tell you everything that happens with me."
I didn't tell you because we aren't best friends. And even if we were, I still wouldn't have told you. I had Uche keep it from his best friend too.
I knew I should tell her that but I just clicked my tongue and looked back at her since she wasn't letting me leave.
"What's it like?" She smiled widely out of nowhere.
"Huh?"
"What's it's like dating Uche?" She whispered the question the second time she asked it.
"I don't know...as it should be?" I replied thoughtlessly. I didn't want to be having that conversation with her.
"O my gosh, wait till the other girls find out. Oh shit, April will go crazy." She paused when she realized."You don't want people to know?" She asked and when I didn't answer immediately, she went,"I won't tell anyone, I promise," she pinched her throat and swore it.
Maybe I should tell her what was on my mind. She seemed so free and happy whenever she was blabbing about her shit to me. I decided to try telling her things the way she told me, only to see if it took away the crazy feeling keeping it brought.
"Come here," I pulled her by her arm towards a corner and inhaled deeply before speaking."I want Uche to fuck me." I blurted out and saw her eyes pop, I became scared they might fall out of her eye sockets.
"What?" She asked.
"I want Uche to fuck me, so fucking bad. Or at least do something to me. I just..." I stopped talking and bit my lips as the thoughts flooded my head again.
"You guys aren't fucking?" She asked, sounding surprised.
"No," I swallowed, a little embarrassed."He's never brought it up."
"Well, did you ever say you wanna do it?" She interrogated. I shook my head, and heard her snort almost after."Just tell him you wanna fuck, then."
"Just like that?"
"Yeah." She sounded so confident with her advise.
"Why do you sound so sure, you ever dated anyone?" I asked and saw her smile diminish."Oh no, I didn't mean it that way." I wanted to explain.
"Yeah yeah. I'm sure because I think Uche's going celibate, hence why he's never brought up sex with you. But I swear, I remember he once said he'd break his celibacy if he's with a girl he really likes. And he must like you a lot to be dating you."
"How do you know these things?" I was really suspicious. That was a lot of information for her to know about Uche. I thought she was into Nick.
"If I tell you something, promise you won't tell anyone?"
"What is it?" I asked carelessly but it seemed important.
"Promise?" She urged.
"Fine, I promise. What is it?"
She leaned into me and went for my right ear, and into it, she whispered,"I can hack into shit."
A laugh. A slight chuckle was what left my lips. She was definitely messing with me."Really?" I rolled my eyes because no way on earth she was serious.
"I swear." She stopped laughing and became serious.
"Okay. So you can hack into people's shit, what then?"
"That's how I know Uche's celibate. He writes his thoughts on his notes on his phone sometimes." She explained with one of the most 'serious Casey' face I've ever seen her on.
"I'm not falling for that Casey, nice try. You're messing with me."
"Your aunt has Nick grounded 'cause he's been taking these candy pills. I hacked into Nick's stuff so I can listen to him and watch him and..."
"What the hell Casey?" I got worried that she might actually be serious.
"Yeah, I know. I tried to stop it but I can't help it. I have this weird thing for Nick. It's what made me start the hacking stuff, and now I just hack into other people's devices for fun."
"..." My jaw dropped. She was serious. She wasn't messing with me.
"And yeah, I've known about you and Uche since it started. You two are so cuteeee," She gushed and bit her lips."Uche really likes you, you know?"
"..." I was still speechless as she went on.
"He's been ignoring April's texts. She sent him boob pics on a view once image, but she deleted it after he didn't open it for days."
"What!" I finally found my tongue.
"I know right? April has nice boobs, you've got to see them."
"No. What the fuck? That's not what I'm..." I stopped and rubbed my face.
"Oh yeahhh. Shit. You didn't wanna know about April sending him boob pics." She stopped and scratched her head, and at that moment, I saw the half-stupid, annoying Casey I knew, and not the I-hack-into-shit Casey.
"I–I have to go." I told her and turned around to leave but she followed like she usually did.
"Don't tell anyone," She pleaded.
"I won't." I told her. I wasn't planning to. I got to the door and stopped to look at her for some quick seconds."Don't go through my phone." It was a nice request.
"Your phone's boring. Nick's phone is more interesting." She smiled sheepishly. The Casey I knew.
"Grateful for that then," I said and walked away before she told me any more shit I didn't want to know.