[17]

                                    

                                          
"Hey, what happened last night?" Eli asked me before school. I was wearing a hoodie and skinny jeans and I wasn't in the mood for anyone.
                          
"Oh gee I don't know. Chase decided to raid my house to make out with my sister and yell at me, only enough for me to run up stairs and find out that my sister's pissed off at me because she thinks I care more about him than her," I answered.
                          
"Alicia, you gotta understand. He was mad—"
                          
"I don't care!" I interrupted with stress. I didn't mean to yell, but that's what it came out as. I sighed in place of an apology and then walked to my locker. 
                          
"Hey—"
                          
"I'm not in the mood," I told Riley. I grabbed my journals and books and shut my locker. With a flash to his silver eyes, I left him, but ran into something...or someone. Their arms wrapped around my waist. 
                          
"Hey—"
                          
"Get away from me," I ordered before I pushed Wes off of me and into the lockers. Like I said, I wasn't in the mood for anyone. I walked to math class early and just sat in my seat and did the remaining amount of homework from last night. The bell rang and people filed in and took their seat. The Group came in, but I only looked to Eli—since he was closest—and gave him an apologetic look. As for the others, I didn't give a single glance. 
                          
***
                          
"What happened and who are you pissed at?" Jasmine asked as I sat at the empty lunch table with my arms crossed.
                          
"Eli didn't tell you?" I asked, rolling my eyes up to her. She sat in the seat next to me. 
                          
"I don't want Eli telling me anything. You're my best friend. I want to hear it from you," she said, sweetly. 
                          
"Zoey is pissed at me for some reason and so is Chase," I explained in a sigh. 
                          
"Why?"
                          
"I don't know!" I responded. Jasmine sighed and sat back. 
                          
"Well have you tried to talk to them?"
                          
"I tried all night and this morning for Jasmine, but I couldn't care less about Chase," I answered. 
                          
"Why?"
                          
"Why what?"
                          
"Why haven't you tried Chase?" she clarified.
                          
"Because he's the douche that yelled at me, so why the hell should I try to talk to him when he told me to leave him alone?" I responded. 
                          
"Oh..." 
                          
"Yeah. Oh..." I mocked. 
                          
"Hey?" I heard a voice greet. I looked up to see Riley and remembered how I was unintentionally ignoring him all day because of the Zoey and Chase situation.
                          
"Hi," I said faintly. He sighed of relief and smiled briefly. That was before the boys decided to walk by and hit his shoulder. 
                          
"Come on Jasmine," Eli said nicely. She flashed me a look before standing up to join him. "You can come too, if you want..."
                          
"And sit with Chase? No thanks," I said, glaring at him, as he sat at his exclusive table with Mason and Wes. Eli shrugged and grabbed Jasmine's hand before walking away. 
                          
"If you want, I can leave you alone..." Riley suggested. 
                          
"Unfortunately, I'd like that," I muttered before standing up and walking outside. I watched as Zoey was walking through the corridor with a bag of food...and Micah behind her. I immediately walked over to her as she laughed and talked with him.