Jane was sprawled on the couch, notebook open, pen flying across pages.
"Ugh, Raye! You won't believe what happened in creative writing today," Jane groaned, tossing her pen onto the couch.
Raye slumped beside her. "Is this about that annoying dude again? The one who reads every single line out loud like the class is his personal stage?"
Jane groaned louder. "Yes! He thinks quoting Shakespeare at random counts as insight. Insight! I swear, one day he's going to get us all expelled just by existing."
Raye let out a small laugh, then flopped back, rubbing her temples. "At least you're distracted… unlike me. Kyle… he followed me home today."
Jane's eyes practically popped out of her head. "Wait, what? Kyle? The bad-boy senior Kyle?"
Raye nodded, cheeks burning. "Yeah… and he—he told me he sees me as his. Like… his. And then he hugged me."
Jane blinked. Then grinned, tapping her notebook. "Raye… you should've said yes right there. Boom. Done. Easy. Life solved. Bad boy, heart-melting, senior guy… textbook move!"
Raye groaned, flopping back dramatically. "I didn't say yes! I… I need to think about it , beside, anytime I want to say it ,I feel judged ".
Jane frowned before muttering an o as she looked down back at her opened note book .
"Dan , again right , can you believe she didn't talk to me at creative writing class ...".
"Seriously ?" Raye asked to receive a nod from Jane . "Didn't you, at least try to talk to her ??".
"Gal , her scowl was enough warning that stated, I don't like you ...if I were to actually make an actual conversation a fight would have broken out ".
"Is it that intense , I didn't know Danielle could be this furious ...worst over a guy who doesn't even liked her "
"Yeah , anyways forget about that you keep saying think ,think think ...Jane waved a hand like she was dismissing all logic. "Ugh. Classic Raye. Always thinking."
Raye rolled her eyes. "It's not that simple. Danielle's still mad at me about Kyle… and now she probably thinks I'm stealing him or something. That's why I couldn't even talk to him properly today."
Jane's grin faltered just a little. "That's actually kind of a big deal. Your friend's grudge-meter is off the charts."
"I know!" Raye exclaimed, throwing up her hands. "I just… I can't make it messy. I can't just jump in without thinking it through. Danielle's still mad, and I don't want to make things worse."
Jane leaned back, smirking. "Fine. But… if you do think about it, don't take too long. Kyle doesn't do waiting around, remember?"
Raye muttered under her breath, "Yeah… I know."
"And also try to ask him about Danielle , let's be sure ...we don't know if he is leading two girls on like Joshua , don't miss anything , even his reactions too ".
"Yeah sure that's a good idea, but I was planning on avoiding him , also , most of the time I have seen Kyle , I don't think I have ever seen him with a girl ...just that his friend with the weird hair dye " .
Jane whistled with a grin " that guy is super hot , and his hair color pure gold " .
. Raye stared at her for a long time before rolling her eyes .
Classic Jane she thought scoffing .
"How did Kyle and Danielle even meet ??".
"Yeah it a weird case , here , Kyle got into a fight ..as usual , then Danielle somehow helped him in picking his backpack up when he forgot it , he met her in the library and offered to tutor her that was all " .
"Wait , he didn't even tell her he liked her , that felt like he was just trying to repay a favor " .
"Yeah that's what I thought to , I wanted to warn her but she seemed too ...clingy and like she would cry if it didn't work out so I held my tongue ...she passed creative writing through his help according to her " .
That means he was also smart Raye thought a small smile tugged her lips ..
Did the guy have to be perfect ..apart from the fighting and all ...geez he was good at everything .
Raye shook her head snapping out of her thought as she stared outside the window thoughtfully .
"Worst , he didn't even talk to her again after the whole tutor session , Danielle said this, not me , she said he was avoiding her ...as she saw it but I felt like , the guy just wanted to return a favor and after that he was done ...no strings attach " .
"Jane , these isn't healthy at all , it feels like Danielle is no longer infatuated but more like obsession " Raye said sharing a look with Jane who had a serious face .
Infatuation was one thing ...but obsession was another and it became unhealthy when you are having feelings for someone who doesn't see it that way .
"We need to talk to Danielle fast "..
"Look I want to help her , but I don't think she would listen it's been four days since the whole basketball thing and she still angry even after we apologize " .
"Yes that true , but when we apologized the wound was kinda of still fresh, it was same day , maybe by now she would have process some stuff and all " .
Jane scoffed out loud flipping a page of the book in her hands .
"Not to be a diva here , but the Danielle I saw today doesn't want apologize "..
Raye rolled her eyes tossing a pillow on Jane who turned to glare at her .
"You are definitely a diva and we are going tomorrow to talk to her , after basketball practice"
Jane huffed before saying .
"Fine , I warned you though , anyways let forget that , I survived another hour of that drama king in creative writing. Honestly, Raye, you should be grateful I'm here. Otherwise you'd be spiraling alone while thinking about your senior crush and Danielle's wrath."
Raye groaned again, half-exasperated, half-smiling. "I really am. You make things more bearable… even if you're completely ridiculous."
Jane winked. "Hey, that's my superpower. Now come on—let's figure out how to survive Danielle's wrath and your bad-boy problem."
Raye leaned back, letting out a sigh, thoughts tangled between Kyle's smirk, Danielle's anger, and Jane's endless commentary.
Somehow… she knew the next week was going to be anything but peaceful.