Chapter 53: Chapter Twenty Eight-3

I laugh as well and cover half of my face. "She will kill me if I say anything." "She is, isn't she?" he smirks. "She has been into you ever since grade seven," I admit. "Hmm..." he says thoughtfully. "Interesting." I then realise that I'm laughing with Eli Matthews. This night has take a very bizarre turn. "So, this has been nice and all, but I better get going," I say to him. "Thanks for saying that, though. I appreciate it." He smiles. "I lied before. I saw them all near the front." I frown at him and he laughs. We begin to walk towards the front of the house, when a girl I recognise wanders towards us. A strange, squirmy feeling erupts in my stomach as I remember her sitting in Miles' bed, in her bra and underwear. "Babe," she says, snaking her arms around Eli's neck. They know each other? They begin kissing and I look away, feeling very confused. When he steps back, his lips have darkened. He runs his hands through his neat hair, making it messy and dishevelled. "Sorry Isobel," he says to me with a smirk. "What...?" I ask him, when the girl quickly disappears, not before sending me a sadistic smirk over her shoulder. Samara walks around the corner and freezes. Her eyes dart between me and Eli, before her face twists into anger. I look at her in surprise, trying to figure out why she looks so pissed off. As if sensing the drama about to unfold, Finn, Miles, Alec and Jai appear behind her. "You fucking bitch," Samara snarls and it takes me a few moments to realise she is talking to me. I look up to Eli, to see him smirking. He runs his fingers across his mouth. "Thanks for another fun evening, Isobel. Call me?" he grins, before loping off into the darkness. No one follows him as all eyes are on me. "Samara," I say to her slowly, my eyebrows furrowing. "What...?" "The one person, Isobel," she shrieks. "What, Miles, Bentley and Alec aren't enough for you? You're getting a real name for yourself." "What the hell are you talking about?" I demand. I'm hurt that she would throw that in my face like that. "You're a whore," she snaps and my mouth falls open. Considering I've never slept with anyone and she has slept with a number of people, it seems a bit hypocritical for her to say such a thing. The fact that she is my best friend hurts the most. She stomps away from us and I am left with my eyes burning with tears and like I have just been slapped in the face. Miles looks pained, before following her. "What the hell is going on?" I cry out. Alec looks pissed as he leaves too. "Finn? Jai? Explain!" Finn is silent as he is gaping at me. Jai walks over to me and pats me on the shoulder. "You didn't really do it, did you?" he asks me. "I didn't believe it, but shit, it looks pretty legit." "What?" "You and Eli," he explains. "A few people had said that you two were seen hooking up." "That is ridiculous." I roll my eyes. "Jai, come on. You can't believe that." "I don't," he assures me. "But you did just come out with him. He had lipstick on his lips and his hair... it looks like you two really just made out. Besides... It's not me who is really hurt about it." "Finn, stop looking at me like that," I snap. "You know me better than anyone. How could you think I would do something like that?" "You did it with my best friend and lied about it, what else are you lying about?" he asks me quietly and I gape at him. "You are not serious." He turns and leaves me alone with Jai. swivel my body to look at him and he gives me a sympathetic smile. "They are stupid." he says. "I know." He gently squeezes my arm. "Hey, Jai," I say to him. "Yeah?" "What do you think about Kiarra?" I ask, even though I have some serious problems of my on to deal with right now. "Why?" he says suddenly. "What did she say?" I fold my arms across my chest. He gives me a sheepish look when he realises how excited he sounded. "Nothing... but she seemed really sad that you and Samara got together." "That only happened because I gave up on Kiarra. I thought she didn't..." he trails off. "Damn it, I screwed up, didn't I?" I shake my head. "I don't think so. I just wanted to know if she did have feelings whether you had them, too." He nods. "Yeah. I do. It was easy to ignore them when she wasn't here but now she's back." I smile at him, even though my chest feels heavy and I know this is a distraction from the crazy reality I am in. "Good. I'm glad to hear that." He returns the smile. "You better get inside and clean up that mess that just happened." "What's the point?" I ask and wipe away the traitorous tear that has leaked down my cheek. "They're assuming the worst." "Go find Miles, I'll handle Finn and Alec." he tells me. "Samara... She was just a bitch. I'd just leave that for now, if I was you." "Not going to argue with that," I say to him. "Thanks Jai." He nods at me, before we part. I call Miles and expect no answer. It surprises me when he picks up. I shake my head, even though I know he can't see me. "Miles, please don't overreact. Listen to what I have to say-" My words die down when I hear a girl laughing. "Who is that?" I ask him in a small voice. He hangs up without a word and I let my phone slip from my hands. This is not happening.