Flightless Bird
Chapter 33 - part 2
Adam's P.O.V
I was speechless, left completely dumbfounded by Charlie's
revelation. The only thing I couldn't work out was
that if he liked her so much, why didn't he just tell
her?
I soon got my answer.
Charlie wouldn't tell Kerri dor the same reason I knew I
never would; we cared about her too much. Neither of us
could (or would) ever be the person that gave her that news,
the same way that I'm sure Anna would love to. Thinking
of Anna, I started to wonder who it was that Jacob was
fooling around with. Someone pretty, obviously. Jacob was about
an inch shallower than a puddle. That meant clever was a
no-go, because he would want to feel in control. It would
need to be someone who would do what he said, and someone
easy. I was guessing that was why Jacob was cheating anyway,
because Kerri wasn't 'giving him what he
wanted'. To him, she would be the perfect trophy girlfriend,
but I'm sure she wasn't going to put out half as
much as whatever halfwit he was messing on the side. Thinking
this through almost made me want to hunt him down right now and
kick his face in, but I knew that if I wanted to keep
Kerri safe and get rid of Jacob at
the same time, I would have to plan it carefully. And take my
time.
I would not allow Jacob to carry on messing about with her
feelings, though, while I was sorting it out, so I
needed someone to help me. Someone to keep her away from him
if need be. And I think I knew the perfect guy. If only
I could stomach him long enough to ask, I was sure he would be
able to do what I was asking. Charlie was skilled like
that.
First, though, I had something else to do. I
walked slowly to Lexi's room, partly because I was
tired, but mostly because I was dreading getting
there. Getting there meant a conversation, and then I would
have to tell her. If I couldn't tell Kerri, then I should at
least be able to tell Lexi, right?
As soon as I got to her door, I knew that Kerri was inside
with her because I could hear the two of them laughing and
talking. About Jacob.
"So," Lexi said, "have you seen him since you got
back together?"
"Yeah, of course!" Kerri exclaimed, "I saw him
just now, actually."
"That's why you were so red!" Lexi laughed. I
heard a bit of shuffling inside, and Kerri cry out no in a
very non-serious way. Then Lexi screamed out,
"A love bite! Kerri!". Kerri giggled nervously, then
said in a hushed voice,
"Oh stop, it's not a big one. Anyway, would you say
no to that?"
"Of course not, but everyone knows I have no self
control!" Lexi joked. They started discussing
the details of Kerri and Jacob's meeting,
and so I left before I got so mad that I punched the door.
They might have known I was there if I had done that. I
got back to my room, anger and embarassment boiling over me
like a wave. Al of a sudden, the room went red, and the next
thing I knew my bedside lamp was smashed on the floor and I
was kneeling in bits of broken porcelain. My hand was cut badly,
as were both my knees, so I went into the bathroom as soon
as the fog cleared. As much as I washed, the blood kept flowing
out and splashing red water all over the sink, so I finally
decided to go to matron. I couldn't walk around for the rest
of the day with bleeding knees and hands. After a few sprays
of antiseptic which briefly made me forget about the
pain of the news, and a couple of bandages, I was
free to go back to my room (after a firm warning to clean it
up when I got there). I dawdled on my way back, hoping that
Jayson wouldn't be there when I returned. Ever since Kerri
and Jacob broke up he started acting like a total tool, and
has barely exchanged three words with Lexi. I knew he had
his reasons, and that he was upset too, but I didn't see
the need for him to turn on his friends. Especially since he
had been one of the biggest Lothario's around here a few
years ago, before he got close to Lexi. Since then it's
just been a waiting game for all of us, although now it
looks as though neither of them are playing anymore. Jacob,
however, definitely was.
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Flightless Bird
Chapter 33 - part 1
Adam's P.O.V
That was it then, it was official. After she left I
couldn't bear to stay in my room, and left without
even bothering to shut the door. As I roamed the halls
I just kept replaying that conversation in my head; the look of
pity she gave me before she was about to tell me, the fact that I
could see just how happy she was about it. The simple truth
was: this was what she wanted, to be back with him. I
couldn't stop her anymore than the next person could,
and so the only thing I could do was try to get rid of the
pain. I knew I was completely delirious, but what I did next
was even beyond me I think. I went to talk to Charlie.
I knew where his room was only because it was the most sought
after room at the start of term, and the only room build for
three guys. Charlie never shared, though. He couldn't
get a roommate if he wanted one, which I seriously doubt he
did. I knocked, knowing he would be inside. He rarely
left his room this time of day.
He opened the door with a very confused look, which merely turned
to annoyance when he saw me.
"Adam," he said shortly, trying to shut the door on me.
I barged in past him before he could.
"I want to talk to you," I said, throwing myself into a
very expensive looking armchair in the corner.
"Of course, friend," he said saracastically,
taking a seat on his double bed. I couldn't help but think it
was a very comfy looking bed, and how that made me dislike him
even more. He started waving his hands around, indicating he
wanted me to start.
"You heard about Kerri?" I asked, not wanting to play
all my cards at once.
"What about her?" he asked, looking pensive.
"Well, she's back with Jacob."
"Ah," he said. Great, he wasn't going to play.
"Charlie, I know you like her," I said in an attempt to
draw him out.
"I know you like her too Adam," he replied with a
derisive smile.
"That's not relevant," I told him, avoiding his
reply, "I just wanted to know what you intended to do about
it. I assume you have some sort of plan?"
"I do," he said, "but why would I tell you. You
two are close, right? So why wouldn't you tell her?"
I almost smiled, but not at him.
"I want her with that smily g/it just about as much as you
do," I told him. He really did smile.
"Wow Adam, I never thought we'd agree on anything,
really. Nevertheless, I really must leave this touching moment.
Things to do, people to see..." he trailed off, looking
expectantly between me and the door.
"I want your help," I said as I stood up. He seemed to
contemplate it, but then his poker face came back and all he
said was,
"I'll get back to you."
I knew he wouldn't be any more help than that today, so I
went to leave, but he stopped me in the doorway with a few
parting words.
"He's cheating on her, by the way."
Charlie shut the door, leaving me with his open can of worms.
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Flightless Bird
Chapter 32
Kerri's P.O.V
After I left talking to Anna, I went to Jacob's
room to see if he was there, but couldn't find him. I
had a weird feeling about it, but couldn't seem to
put my finger on why. He must be somewhere, and he was
probably studying or something. Nevertheless, I went to the one
person that I wanted to see right now. I walked slowly to his
room, thinking about what I should say. Nothing seemed to sum it
up right, considering what had happened earlier. It wasn't
fair of me to do this, I had just broken up their friendship
and now I was asking them to fix it for me, but I didn't know
what else to do. I couldn't have my best friends
and my boyfriend at odds. I knocked tentatively on the
door, half-hoping that he wouldn't answer. I was to be
disappointed, since he opened almost straight away. If he was a
girl, I would have said he had been crying. But he wasn't, so
obviously there was no way. Boys didn't cry.
"I can come back later," I said as soon as I saw him.
Somehow, I didn't think Adam looked in the mood to chat right
now.
"No, it's fine. What's up?" he
asked, being the good friend as always.
"I actually came here to tell you something kinda
important," I said, but before I could continue he
stopped me with his frank words,
"I know. Lexi told me."
"Oh."
"I'ts fine Kerri," he said with a pained smile,
"I'm...happy for you."
"Thank you," I said, pulling him into a hug. His
arms went around me, but the hug was strained. It was like
half of him didn't want to be anywhere near me, while the
other half was holding on for dear life. I pulled
away after a second, because I didn't want to make it
worse. I gave him another smile, then said,
"I should go..."
He looked at me then, pulling his eyes from the floor in a
movement that seemed to take forever. As he did the light caught
his eyes, and I could swear they were practically
brimming. In a swift movement, I was back again and pulling him
into a desperate hug; my mouth next to his
ear, whispering miserably into his ear,
"I am not worth your tears."
"Still," was all he said.
I pulled away for the second time.
"I'm so sorry Adam. Truly."
I rushed to the door, pulling it open and rushing out as fast as
I could. Still, I wasn't fast enough to miss his
withering remark of,
"Of course you are."
Dashing away, not looking where I was going, who else would I
have the misfortune to run into than the one who had caused all
this mess (at least in my mind).
"Kerri!" he gasped, shocked from my sudden impact.
"Charlie. I...I have to go," I mumbled, blundering away
just as blindly as before. He called something out to me,
shouting something about a conversation, but I was gone. The
thought that was becoming with every second in my mind more
of a definite fact, or losing one of my best friends, was tearing
a hole somewhere in me that I wasn't sure even existed,
let alone could be damaged. One of two people who stuck by
me unconditionally here, after all my mistakes, was now
alone in his room and most probably crying over a girl
who it seemed cared only about herself, and less and less
about the people who cared about her when she needed it. I knew
Adam would take this badly. Even as I walked back with Jacob
earlier I was thinking to myself that the person I was going to
hurt most with this news was Adam. And not just because of
how he felt, but because of the things I had done to cause
that. I had been like him, but when I did it it was flirting.
See, when a boy is flirty all the time, it's just natural
charm. When a girl does it, all hell breaks loose. Yet I
was never aware that I even flirted with people. Only when I
realised that my only real female friend was the only other
girl in this school universally disliked because of
her relationship with boys did I begin to realise the
odd effect I had on people. As Lexi had once put it; they all
seemed to fall for me. I hated it. I know a lot of
girls here that would kill for that (some very literally),
but to me it was just one more thing that made me an outsider.
One more thing that had always made it hard for me to
make friends with girls. And girls need to be friends with
other girls, they just do. Even if its only one
person.
I could not afford to lose Lexi in the middle of this;
if I did I thought I might just go completely mad. I
was already seeing things today, earlier I
had 'seen' some weirdo spying on me and Anna
talking. But maybe that was just me.
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Flightless Bird
Chapter 31 - part 2
Jacob's P.O.V
I watched Kerri talk to Anna for a few minutes before
she walked away. I almost got caught, but luckily Kerri
wasn't too sharp with this sort of thing. I laughed at
that, then remembered why I was here and began to walk
across the landing to Anna's door. I knocked and she
opened with a very annoyed expression on her face, which got
even worse when she saw me. This all resulted in a door being
smashed into me, and I only managed to get into the room because
I forced my elbow in before she shut it. Looks like Kerri
wasn't the only slow one.
"What the f/uck are you doing here!" she screamed at
me, still trying to slam the door into my shoulder.
"Anna, I came down because you were meant to meet me 15
minutes ago," I told her slowly, trying to calm her
down by placing a hand on her arm. It had the opposite
effect.
"Don't you touch me you disgusting pig! I've
just had your bl/oody girlfriend in here you d/ick!"
she carried on screaming, ramming the door again and
again. This was definitely going to leave a bruise.
"Anna, that's what I wanted to talk to you about!"
I shouted at her, and in her momentary confusion at my shouting I
shoved the door aside and barged in.
"I wanted to tell you that I don't want this to change
anything between us. You're still my go to girl," I told
her, moving closer to her. I flashed a tentative smile at her,
knowing it would work. If I had to pick one person I
knew that was shallow, it would be Anna. Her idea of a perfect
man would be a cross between Brad Pitt and a Hollister
model.
"Why are you back with her then?" she asked me, not
taking it straight away.
"Because if everyone still thinks we're
dating, then so will Adam," I told her. Her eyes
glinted at that.
"He likes her too, doesn't he?" she asked
me, and I nodded.
"He really does, and so if he knows she doesn't like him
back it'll hurt him."
"Like he hurt me," Anna said.
It was almost impressive how she had held this grudge against
Adam for so long. They had gone out in year 9, and it had lasted
a couple of months before Adam realised Anna's
somewhat...psychopathic tendencies. He had broken up with her,
and she had been harbouring a grudge and a broken heart ever
since. Then I came along, with my post-puberty good looks, and
Anna had found a new obsession. Now I had given her a way to pair
her new obsession with her old one, and I was sure she would take
the bait. Soon enough, she was grinning at the thought of a
crushed Adam, and I was grinning because of the hot girl sitting
on top of me glued to my face. The best part? Kerri never needed
to know. Anna would keep the secret because she thought that my
relationship with Kerri was just a front, and I could keep all my
interactions with Kerri private and she would just think
it was romantic. It was the ultimate two for one deal, enabling
me to maintain the physical things I needed, and my popularity,
my superiority over my friends, and the perfect poster
girlfriend. I mean, Kerri was gorgeous but she never
put out much. Not like Anna.
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