Somebody's Supposed to Fall In Love
Chapter Twenty-One: Nerve
“But did you have to slap him?” Vic whined desperately.
I huffed, “Of course I had to slap him! Just the sight of him pissed me off!”
I had slapped Tony and stormed off, leaving him by himself. I can tell I shocked Vic though because he flinched upon impact and took a few seconds to comprehend my actions before running after me. I don’t know how Tony looked after I hit him. He could be furious, he could be saddened, he could even be confused but I didn’t give a single fuck. How dare he just pop up and have the nerve to ask how I am?!
“Phoenix- just calm down,” Vic called softly. I stopped and grabbed at my hair.
“Ugh! Can you believe him?! Like Seriously?!”
He was gesticulating for me to quiet down but all my discretion went out the window. I was angry and I didn’t care who knew.
“How about we get to class and sort this out later?” Vic reasoned, reaching for my hand. IMy eyes wandered down at our laced fingers and sighed.
“…Alright,” I mumbled, readjusting my bag. Vic gave me a small smile and walked me to my first period class.
The last bell before lunch finally sounded and I hurriedly gathered my things and headed to the willow. I hadn’t seen Himes and Mikey all day and I needed to talk to them about Tony! Times like these I wish I had girl friends but I think they’ll understand my frustration all the same.
Once I reached my locker, I threw everything that wasn’t a necessity inside and slammed it shut. Tinsley would usually make an appearance right about now but after everything Tony said, she may not show her face for a while.
‘I wouldn’t- and that’s saying a lot,’ Phe smirked.
I kind of feel bad for her but at the same time, she had it comin’ I sighed.
Mike, Jaime and Vic were already under the tree when I exited the school’s main exit. It was towards the end of November and it was getting pretty chilly out.
How are our lunches under the willow tree gonna work in December?
With a shake of my head I dismissed the thought and decided to work that detail out later. I
jogged over and quickly slid down, sitting pretzel-style.
“Tony Perry is an absolute asshole!” I declared, crossing my arms.
Jaime paused mid-chew, “…Good afternoon to you too.”
I rolled my eyes, “This is serious.”
“Alright, alright…what’d he do?” Mike sighed.
“Tinsley was bitching at Vic and I, Tony pops up and dumps her then has the audacity to just casually ask how I am in that ‘bad boy’ tone! Can you believe him?!”
Jaime looked at me as if I were insane, “What’s wrong with asking how you are..?”
Mike shrugged at Jaime’s question and Vic face-palmed, knowing they’d just set my fuse.
“What’s wrong?! Whats wrong?!” I cried.
Both Jaime and Mike flinched at my shrill tone.
“I’ll tell you what’s wrong,” I began while trying to restrain the amount of anger in my voice. “He--”
A shadow then swallowed me and blocked any sun that I was getting before.
“Pheonix,” Tony called, looking down at me.
“Damn dude what happened to your face?” Mike chortled while biting from his apple.
Tony went to answer but I cut him off, “I slapped him.”
“You did what now?” Jaime coughed.
Sitting up straighter, I locked eyes with Tony’s, “I slapped him.”
Tony’s gaze turned hard and I met it with just as much hostility.
I glared up at him, “What?”
“I want to know why the hell you slapped me,” he spoke.
I scoffed, “There are a lot of things I want to know as well but life isn’t exactly fair.”
“How am I supposed to make this better if I don’t know what’s wrong in the first place?”
I jumped to my feet. I didn’t like that he was standing over me like he was my superior. I especially didn’t like that he sounded almost like a victim. Sure, I hit him. But what he did? He may as well have slapped me. My ‘revenge’ didn’t do what he did to me justice.
“I shouldn’t have to tell you what you did, Tony! It’s not fucking rocket science,” I bit back.
The anger was flaring around both Tony and I. He, however, is known for his temper.
Vic stood, probably noticing the potential seriousness of the fight, “Look. How about we meet at my place after school and sort all of this out like adults.”
I turned to him and nodded, “Fine. But I want answers as well. You are not going to gang up on me.”
“…Whatever,” Tony snarled. He stomped off and once he was out of sight, I resumed my seat on the crunching grass. I took the apple from my bag out and bit into it angrily, imagining the force I put into biting it hurt Tony somehow.
I huffed, “Of course I had to slap him! Just the sight of him pissed me off!”
I had slapped Tony and stormed off, leaving him by himself. I can tell I shocked Vic though because he flinched upon impact and took a few seconds to comprehend my actions before running after me. I don’t know how Tony looked after I hit him. He could be furious, he could be saddened, he could even be confused but I didn’t give a single fuck. How dare he just pop up and have the nerve to ask how I am?!
“Phoenix- just calm down,” Vic called softly. I stopped and grabbed at my hair.
“Ugh! Can you believe him?! Like Seriously?!”
He was gesticulating for me to quiet down but all my discretion went out the window. I was angry and I didn’t care who knew.
“How about we get to class and sort this out later?” Vic reasoned, reaching for my hand. IMy eyes wandered down at our laced fingers and sighed.
“…Alright,” I mumbled, readjusting my bag. Vic gave me a small smile and walked me to my first period class.
The last bell before lunch finally sounded and I hurriedly gathered my things and headed to the willow. I hadn’t seen Himes and Mikey all day and I needed to talk to them about Tony! Times like these I wish I had girl friends but I think they’ll understand my frustration all the same.
Once I reached my locker, I threw everything that wasn’t a necessity inside and slammed it shut. Tinsley would usually make an appearance right about now but after everything Tony said, she may not show her face for a while.
‘I wouldn’t- and that’s saying a lot,’ Phe smirked.
I kind of feel bad for her but at the same time, she had it comin’ I sighed.
Mike, Jaime and Vic were already under the tree when I exited the school’s main exit. It was towards the end of November and it was getting pretty chilly out.
How are our lunches under the willow tree gonna work in December?
With a shake of my head I dismissed the thought and decided to work that detail out later. I
jogged over and quickly slid down, sitting pretzel-style.
“Tony Perry is an absolute asshole!” I declared, crossing my arms.
Jaime paused mid-chew, “…Good afternoon to you too.”
I rolled my eyes, “This is serious.”
“Alright, alright…what’d he do?” Mike sighed.
“Tinsley was bitching at Vic and I, Tony pops up and dumps her then has the audacity to just casually ask how I am in that ‘bad boy’ tone! Can you believe him?!”
Jaime looked at me as if I were insane, “What’s wrong with asking how you are..?”
Mike shrugged at Jaime’s question and Vic face-palmed, knowing they’d just set my fuse.
“What’s wrong?! Whats wrong?!” I cried.
Both Jaime and Mike flinched at my shrill tone.
“I’ll tell you what’s wrong,” I began while trying to restrain the amount of anger in my voice. “He--”
A shadow then swallowed me and blocked any sun that I was getting before.
“Pheonix,” Tony called, looking down at me.
“Damn dude what happened to your face?” Mike chortled while biting from his apple.
Tony went to answer but I cut him off, “I slapped him.”
“You did what now?” Jaime coughed.
Sitting up straighter, I locked eyes with Tony’s, “I slapped him.”
Tony’s gaze turned hard and I met it with just as much hostility.
I glared up at him, “What?”
“I want to know why the hell you slapped me,” he spoke.
I scoffed, “There are a lot of things I want to know as well but life isn’t exactly fair.”
“How am I supposed to make this better if I don’t know what’s wrong in the first place?”
I jumped to my feet. I didn’t like that he was standing over me like he was my superior. I especially didn’t like that he sounded almost like a victim. Sure, I hit him. But what he did? He may as well have slapped me. My ‘revenge’ didn’t do what he did to me justice.
“I shouldn’t have to tell you what you did, Tony! It’s not fucking rocket science,” I bit back.
The anger was flaring around both Tony and I. He, however, is known for his temper.
Vic stood, probably noticing the potential seriousness of the fight, “Look. How about we meet at my place after school and sort all of this out like adults.”
I turned to him and nodded, “Fine. But I want answers as well. You are not going to gang up on me.”
“…Whatever,” Tony snarled. He stomped off and once he was out of sight, I resumed my seat on the crunching grass. I took the apple from my bag out and bit into it angrily, imagining the force I put into biting it hurt Tony somehow.
Notes
Hey guys! I just really needed to separate this bit from the talk at the Fuentes house cause It just wouldn't flow the way I wanted if I put it all together. So...think of this as a productive filler! :D I loved the comments on the slap xD you guys are hilarious(; Comment, Rate, Vote, Subscribe and all that jazz~~No question of the day 'cause the next chapter is a hell of a lot more important and I'll be updating very soon.
Hey guys its me, R.W. I broke my laptop (yes the new one I just freaking got) and got it back 2 days ago. I've tried signing in with my google account and its not allowing me to! So I made a new one with my tumblr in hopes of getting some help. Is there anyway I can get my account back? Or transfer my story? I'd be devastated if I lost access to everything.
If I do, have to start over I will rewrite this story. I read through it before I broke my computer and I feel that there is a difference in "skill" when you read chapter 1 vs. chapter 41. It's very cringy actually.SO, IF THERE'S NO SOLUTION, I may just make serious revisions via copy+paste ==> microsoft word, edit and post it on the account I am currently posting this comment with. Thanks for reading through this and I'd appreciate help if you know anything! Comment or message me with tips and suggestions please!
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