“What is the matter, Tiffany?” Aiden dropped his bottled soda unconsciously and grabbed her arm.
“It’s just… I’m fine,” she nodded her head as she freed herself from his grasp slowly.
“Are you sure?” his brow drew together.
“Yes,” Tiffany nodded her head.
“Okay, I…” Aiden was interrupted by his phone which rang suddenly, startling him.
“Aish… This guy,” he mumbled under his breath as he glanced at Tiffany.
“Oh, it’s Declan,” he forced a smile as he showed her the displayed name on the screen.
“Why are you not picking up?”
“I don’t want to,” he shook his head.
“Come on, you guys should talk it out. Go to him and settle your dispute,” Tiffany nudged him slightly.
“Will you come say hi to him? His body is covered in bruises, don’t you wanna apologize?” Aiden bit his lower lips.
“Apologize? To that guy? Oh, please,” Tiffany rolled her eyes.
“Well… I’ll go now. Take care of yourself, okay?” he smiled at her and watched her as she nods her head.
“Uhm… You don’t mind if I have your contact, right?” Aiden scratched his forehead with a raised eyebrow.
“I’m not giving you that, get going already,” Tiffany rolled her eyes, and placed her hands on the railing.
“Huh, how cold,” Aiden snorted then turned to leave.
As Aiden walked away, Tiffany’s cellphone rang and she hurriedly picked it up without checking who was calling.
She knew it was Zoey anyway.
“Girl!” Zoey’s shouted from the other line.
“Hey…” Tiffany removed the phone from her ear then placed it back slowly.
“Where are you?”
“I’m at the rooftop, why? Where are you? You done with your group stuff?” Tiffany asked.
“Don’t even get me started. I’m coming over there, wait for me, okay?”
“Can…” Tiffany had just begun when the call ended.
“Tsk… She could have just waited to hear what I was going to say,” Tiffany hissed, returned her phone to her jean pocket, and resumed watching the view from where she stoop.
Wait, she needs to purchase another school uniform.
Damn, mere thinking about it annoys her so much that she wished that thinking about that àsshôlé could kîll him.
But what are the staff of Western high school doing when students are being bullied?
Well, she wouldn’t blame them, they were accepting different people into the school, unlike other schools whereby only rich kids can school there.
“Babe!” Tiffany turned back as she heard the unmistakable voice of Zoey. She smiled as she saw her friend holding two cups of Americano in her hands, smiling at her.
~Bîtchés come and go, brah!~
~But you know I stay…~
Zoey sang as she walked towards Tiffany, “what are you saying?” Tiffany asked.
“Just this and that,” Zoey shrug her shoulder as she reached where Tiffany was staying and pointed a cup of Iced-Americano at her.
“I was about to tell you to get this before you ended the call. ABRUPTLY,” Tiffany rolled her eyes and collected the cup of Iced-Americano from her.
“I can see through you, I was there when I called. I know how much you like it,” Zoey smiled and rested her hand on the railing.
“Hmm,” Tiffany nodded her head.
“Did you always finish early? I mean, your group.”
“No, there was a fight so I left,” Zoey sighed.
“Why did they fight?”
“Choosing of the new leader. The one we had to have a problem with her throat or whatever so she’s staying away from singing from the main time. And now, every member of the group wants to lead. Crazy, right?” Zoey glanced at her.
“Yeah. By the way, what do you know about Aiden? Is he also an àsshôlé like Declan?”
“Wooo, someone can’t take things slow any longer,” Zoey giggled.
“What are you saying?” Tiffany frowned her face as she looked away.
“And point of correction, my Declan is not an asshôle, okay?” Zoey pointed her index finger jokingly at her.
“What?” Tiffany chuckled then looked away.
=
“You came,” Declan smiled as he watched his friend walk inside the room.
“You mad at me?” Declan raised a brow as he watched Aiden settle on the chair beside his bed.
“Where is Xyler?” Aiden asked and looked around.
“I told him to leave because I wanted to rest,” Declan smiled.
“But you are not resting. Why did you call me?” Aiden stared at Declan who sat in the middle of the bed.
“I… I thought you were mad at me,” Declan pressed his lips together.
“Sure, I am,” Aiden tilted his head.
“I am sorry, buddy.”
“Don’t be. The question is, can you apologize right in front of Xyler? I can’t help but feel you favor that guy more than me,”
“That is not true. I’ve known you for more than ten years. I cherish you more than anybody else,” Declan placed his hand on his chest.
“Trust me when I say I’m gonna leave the squad the next time I’m caught up in between the two of you. That shît is màd annoying,” Aiden hissed.
“Aiden!” Declan widened his eyes.
“It has always been just you and I. Why the fûck did you have to accept that MF to join us? It’s not like we weren’t best as a duo,” Aiden frowned hard.
“He said he was lonely and wanted to make friends. I kinda pitied him,” Declan bit his lower lips.
“And the first thing that asshôle did when he joined was fûck Vanessa!” Aiden hit his palm on the shelf beside him in anger.
“What?!” Declan creased his brow in surprise.
”Why did you think I hàte that guy? I caught him making out with Vanessa, my ex-girlfriend!” Aiden yelled.
“Wait, I fûcking need to comprehend this! Xyler fûcked your girlfriend?”
“Ex. My ex-girlfriend,” Aiden hissed and ran his hand through his hair.
“But…”
“Why the fûck did you think Vanessa left the school two days to the exam two years ago?!” Aiden shouted.
“No one knew why she left. She didn’t bid anyone farewell. I… Fûck, I can’t believe I missed this,” Declan ran his hand through his hair.
“You didn’t tell me!”
”Did I need to tell you? You were all over that dude when he just joined us like you were tired of hanging out with just me,” Aiden hissed.
“I was never tired of hanging out with you, bro,” Declan shook his head.
”Of course, you weren’t,” Aiden looked away.
”Aiden…”
“I never fucked Vanessa,” Xyler barged in.
“Speaking of the devil,” Aiden muttered under his breath.
Declan got out of the bed and dashed towards Xyler, before the latter could comprehend what was going on, Declan’s fist had landed on his face.
“How dare you try to ruin my friendship with Aiden!” Declan yelled and punched him again.
“I wasn’t planning on ruining anything!” Xyler shouted and pushed Declan off him then stood up hurriedly.
“I don’t know why Aiden hatés me this much! Trust me, I’ve tried to make up with him,” Xyler said with an expression that looked like he was going to cry any minute.
“You tried to make up with me?! Àsshôlé, when the fûck did you try making up things with me! All you have ever done was show to me that you are a bad person. Wait, you wanna deny to my face that you didn’t make out with Vanessa? I fûcking saw you two fûcking each other! You fûcked Vanessa a few months after you joined us!” Aiden shouted and pushed Xyler on his chest.
”I swear, I didn’t make out with his girlfriend, trust me, Declan,” Xyler turned to look at Declan who had a disgusted look on his face.
“You…”
“I have proof that I didn’t make out with his girlfriend,” Xyler interrupted Declan who was ready to pounce on him again.
“What proof?” Aiden creased his brow.
Xyler removed his phone from his pocket, unlocked it, and began to look for only God knows what.
“What proof?” Declan mouthed to Aiden and the latter only shrug his shoulder.
If at all anyone should present proof or whatever, it should be him!
Not this motherfûcking dîckhead.
“Here,” Xyler sighed as he played a recording from his phone which was a conversation between Aiden and Xyler and it went this:
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Xyler; Why did you hate me this much, Aiden? ”
Aiden; No reason. I just can’t wait for you to fûck out of Declan and me’s life.
Xyler; Aiden, I promise to be good. I swear, I…
Aiden; No, you know what? I have a way to get rid of you when the time is right. Trust me, Declan will be the one to send you away himself.
Xyler; W… What are you talking about?
Aiden; It’s simple, I can just say you are the reason Vanessa leave.
Xyler; How is it my fault that Vanessa left?
Aiden; You fûcked her. (LAUGHED)
“When the fûck did you and I have this conversation?” Aiden creased his brow.
“Aiden?” Declan creased his brow and turned to look at Aiden slowly.
“Fûck it, dude! That is voice pishing! I never had this conversation with this àsshôlé?! Aiden yelled.
“Did you hàte me that much?” Xyler stared at Aiden.
“You… Son of a bîtch!” Aiden yelled and dashed towards Xyler and punched him on his face immediately.
They both fell to the ground, Aiden climbed on Xyler’s stomach and resumed punching his face aggressively.
“Aiden!” Declan pushed him away then pulled Xyler up.
“So, this was your plan all along? Ruin the relationship between Declan and me? Woah,” Aiden chuckled slightly.
“Aiden, I seriously do not expect you to do something so…”
“What? Are you trying to tell me you believed Xyler?” Aiden frowned his face.
”You are not trying to say that the recording was fake, right?” Declan shook his head.
“Really, Declan?” Aiden staggered forward.
“I… Listen, Aiden, just because you hate Xyler…”
“Fûck it! J… Just fûck it! You know what? I’m done with this squad or whatever! I’m no longer a Dax so don’t you fûcking treat me like one, you snitches!” Aiden turned to walk away but stumbled on a chair. He carried it aggressively and smashed it against the wall.
“Fûck!” with a final scream of frustration, Aiden walked out of the room.
“Damn!” Declan ran his hand through his hair in anger.
“I’m sorry this is happening because of me,” Xyler bowed his head in shame and began to pick on his nails.
“I… It’s okay. It is not your fault,” Declan sighed then collapsed on the bed.
“Yes, it is not my fault…” Xyler mumbled under his breath, smiling.
=
“What? Aiden has a girlfriend?” Tiffany widened her eyes.
“Had. Not has. They broke up. Well, no one knows if they broke up, Vanessa just left and never came back,” Zoey shrugged her shoulder off.
“Huh?”
“See, no one knows how that went. We just know that Vanessa left. Few people said they broke up, some said, she cheated on Aiden, some said Aiden cheated,” Zoey gulped down the remaining Americano down her throat then threw the cup on the floor.
“Where did you stay?”
“They broke up. Vanessa was not the type to cheat, trust me. They were absolutely the best couple in western high.” Zoey shrugged her shoulder off.
“Did Aiden…”
The door to the rooftop suddenly burst open which interrupted her from asking the question she wanted to ask.
“Is that not… Aiden?” Zoey glanced at Tiffany and Tiffany hurriedly looked in the direction Zoey was looking.
Aiden didn’t bother to check if he was the only one on the roof before he grabbed the pieces of wood lying on the ground and began to throw them away, yelling.
“Fûck, I’ve never seen Aiden this way,” Zoey shook her head and at that moment, her phone beeped which indicated a notification.
She hurriedly grabbed her phone, tore her gave away from Aiden, clicked on the notification that led her to the school site.
“Fûck!” Zoey screamed and Tiffany hurriedly rush towards him.
“What is it?” Tiffany screamed her brow and snatched the phone away from Zoey.
“TODAY, IN THE SCHOOL CLINIC, THE MOST CHARMING MEMBER OF DAX, AIDEN WESLEY SAYS HE WAS NO LONGER A MEMBER OF THE TRIO!” says the caption that was attached to the picture which showed that Aiden punched Xyler.
“Wait, they broke up?” Zoey widened her eyes.
“Do we call that break-up also?” Tiffany creased her brow as she stared at Aiden who looked like he was going to lift the school and smash it on the floor.
“Then, what do we call it?” Zoey whispered.
“Oh, shit…” Tiffany also whispered.
*
TBC…