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Bailey''s pov
The point snaps for the fifth time on the paper. Mira lifts her gaze off the book and look over at me
with furrowed brows, her eyes dropping on the pencil I held in my hand. The now point-less pencil.
Her brows furrowed and she stood up, taking the pencil out of my hold. " Girl this is like the sixth
time you''ve broken the point," she pointed out as she sharpened it once more again.
"Fifth actually," I whispered, my mind drifting to Kaleb. He had upied my thoughts for hours,
especially since he have not returned.
" What time is it?" I asked Mira, biting the inside of my cheek.
Mira leaned over the desk, taps on her phone screen until it lights up. " It''s seven fifteen."
I looked out the window. From here I could see the neighbours house, all lights were on, but I had
yet to see him get out of the house. My mind of course raced with many thoughts, causing me to
feel unsettled and squirmy.
I chewed on my lips, not wanting to raise suspicion but of course I blurt out before I can bite it off."
Kaleb is taking quite a while huh?"
Mira looks over at me and then at the neighbours, which she can also see from where she stood.
She shrugged. " I guess he''s catching up with Juliet." her voice was monotone, not giving out much.
Her words made me feel bitter inside and I bit my tongue knowing she was right. Kaleb was
catching up with Juliet.
Juliet Burner. The girl who had Kaleb''s heart since they were in middle school. She had been his
first girlfriend and when she suddenly left without a word to him, it broke him and made him the guy
he is now. A yer who cares little for girls.
Everyone swooned at their rtionship back then and wished to have a guy who looked at them the
Kaleb looked at Juliet.
Knowing this made my heart sink knowing that now she was back, I stood no chance against her.
Not that I was thinking about risking my friendship with Mira.
I mean, I wasn''t thinking about being with Kaleb right? I''d not take the risk right?
Mira walks back with the now sharpened pencil. " Here, try to not break it again, this time." She
snorted and went back to sit.
She kicks up her legs on the table looking at the book and then looked back at me. She surprised
me when she suddenly just ms the book on the desk, startling me who was lost in my thoughts.
She turned her chair to face me, her eyebrows drawn and her lips pressed into a frown. " I don''t get
it," she all of a sudden utter. " Why is she back after just up and leaving like that with her family?"
She was talking about Juliet.
" Like she just left without telling him a word." Mira frowned, her lips in a line before she sighed and
shrugged. " Maybe it''s a good thing she came back. Maybe Kaleb will finally stop his yer ways
and I can finally get some good sleep without hearing the sounds they make."
Her words cut deep. I didn''t want to hear that there was a huge possibility that the two would get
back together and I despise knowing that she may be the one to finally tame Kaleb''s yer ways.
I burn with jealousy and saddness. I hated these feelings. I hated that he was doing this to me.
I looked down at my phone, making up an excuse so I can go home and cry my eyes out for being
stupid in thinking that perhaps, for me, he''d change. It was already seven neen, Kaleb had yet to
walk out that door.
He was with her and God alone knew what they were doing in there.
" Um it''s getting prettyte. I think I''ll text my dad toe pick me up." I whispered, putting on my
phone and scrolling through my contacts.
Mira voice flirted over to me sounding confused. " You''ve left hereter than this before Bailey and
why don''t you wait until Kalebes back? He can drop you off?"
Her dad wasn''t home and woulde homete tonight, so he wasn''t an option.
I shook my head. Thest thing I want is for Kaleb and I to be in a car all alone. I have noticed that
now alone with him, tension brew and I can''t think straight.
" I promised Lillian I''d watch a movie with her tonight." I lied, texting dad toe pick me up. He
texted back quickly, saying he will be there soon. " My dad''sing and besides, Kaleb will take a
while. He''s catching up."
I didn''t mean for my voice to crack at the end of my words but they do. I hoped Mira would not have
noticed but of course, she knew everything.
Her brows drew together and her eyes shifted in concern. " Are you okay?"
I nod. " Yeah I am."
Mira doesn''t look convinced and pushes. " You don''t look okay Bails. What''s going on with you
lately?"
I looked up at her, hoping my eyes didn''t reveal my true emotions. " What do you mean?"
Her brows pinch and she seem to be calcting something in her head. " You''ve been acting
distant since the party. Like something happened. Did something happen?"
Her eyes swirled with worry. " You know you can trust me Bailey. With anything, you can trust me."
I rip my gaze from hers. " Nothing happened Mira, you know I''d tell you if something did. I''ve just
been worrying hard for next week exam."
Mira is quiet for a few before she whispered. " The exam won''t be going on the final report, you
shouldn''t even worry about it this hard."
She was right, and I actually wasn''t worried about it. I had other things, more specifically a boy
upying my mindtely. But I can''t exactly tell her that.
" I know but I want to beat your brother this time around," Well technically this was true, Kaleb and I
were alwayspetitive.
Mira sighed loudly, buying my lie since she knew how I always wanted to top my sses and beat
Kaleb.
We talked for a few until dad got here. His horn let me know he was outside waiting. I bid Mira and
her mom goodbye and rushed over to dad''s vehicle. He smiled and ruffled my hair, making me pout.
We drove off into the night with me ogling Juliet''s house, hoping to see a glimpse of Kaleb but was
saddened when I didn''t.
When I got home, I went straight to bed, lying that I was tired. Ten minutester my phone pinged
on the nightstand. It was a text from Kaleb.
Why did you leave? - Kaleb
Angry, I typed furiously.
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