Chapter 31

Bailey's POV "I don't know what to do, she won't even talk to me" Aurelia rants to us with an upset facial expression Today has been completely insane! I have not seen or heard from Hanna in almost three days! Chadley has been giving Aurelia and Faith the cold shoulder! Aurelia has been upset over Hanna for the past three days! What the hell is going on?! "Did you do anything to upset her?" I ask trying to get to the root of the problem "Not that I know of" she sighs out with a small pout I have never seen Aurelia this sad before. This is weird. Chadley disrespectfully scoffs at this causing Aurelia to glare at him coldly. Oh shit. "Is there something you want to say?" She questions with annoyance clear in her tone Oh god. "Hey, lets all just calm down" I calmly try to persuade them I really do not want to get suspended for trying to break up a fight between these two. My parents would kill me. "Actually there is" he responds confidently to the girl, completely ignoring me Oh fuck. "Then speak, bitch" Aurelia demands emotionlessly I see how Hanna always bottoms for her now. But Hanna just gives off bottom vibes all the time. "Why did you cheat on her? She loved you and you just treated her like yesterday's garbage!" He spits out acidly Yeah, says the one who cheated on her and gave her trust issues. But we aren't going to talk about that. "Cheat on her?! Why would I cheat on her?!" Aurelia questions genuinely At this point I would not be surprised if Chadley lost it and went full cuckoo. "You got bored of her and moved on to your next course," he accuses causing Aurelia to furrow her brows She genuinely looks incredibly confused. "What I don't understand is why you would do it with her best friend" he finishes with a look of disgust Okay, now I am confused too. "You cheated on Hanna with her best friend?" I question her with a confused tone of voice Okay, so she is a lesbian which eliminates Cuckoo Chadley. Plus Chadley is angry about the whole situation. I am a hundred percent sure that I never kissed Aurelia. So that eliminates me. Hanna and Aurelia currently despise Ava. Therefore it is not her. So, the only person left is Faith. "I'm confused, as far as I know we're her only friends" Faith pipes up Chadley glares at the ash blonde girl making me pout. Did Faith and Aurelia really kiss? "Don't pretend like you didn't kiss her, you snake" Chadley spits Okay. Enough is enough. "Hey, calm down, Hanna despised your guts not too long ago" I state matter of factly This quickly shuts him up but he still continues to glare at Faith. "Kiss who?" Faith questions with a confused facial expression Awe. She resembles a lost bunny. "Aurelia" he sighs out dramatically Aurelia chokes on her soda as her name leaves his mouth. "Faith and I?!" She gasps out in between coughs with wide eyes "Chadley, that's disgusting!" Faith adds on with a disgusted facial expression I unknowingly release a breath of relief from their reactions to Chadley's theory. "Hanna and I saw you guys kiss in the drivers education classroom" he defends I think he may need to get his eyes checked. "What you guys 'saw' was Aurelia getting an eyelash out of my eye" Faith states with an annoyed eye roll She is telling the truth. Her left eye twitches whenever she lies. It is kind of creepy sometimes. "It didn't sound like that" Chadley sasses making me roll my eyes What is his problem? Why is he so obsessed with a girl who clearly does not want to be with him? "Believe me, I would never want to do anything to upset Hanna" Aurelia states Chadley obviously does not believe her judging by the look on his very punchable face. Ugh. I hope I do not have to punch him today. I am trying to rebuild my relationship with god. But little mistakes like him are making it really hard to do so. - Hanna's POV Emptiness. Loneliness. Nauseous. These are a few of the things I felt this morning when I woke up in the middle of my closet. After my hour and a half long breakdown I was extremely tired and drained therefore I passed out in my spot. "Hanna, were you in there all night?!" My mother exclaims as she watches me tiredly walk out of my closet I feel like a zombie. "Yeah" I rasp out quietly My throat being sore from dehydration. She furrows her eyebrows at me, briskly walking up to me and placing the back of her hand onto my forehead. I groan out in pain, my body feeling achy all over. "You're burning up, sit down while I go grab the thermometer" she begins to freak out She places her hands on my shoulders and leads me over to my bed. I groan again as a sudden wave of dizziness hits me full force. Fuck. "Mom, I'm fine" I try to reassure her as I begin to see two of her She takes my face in her hands and thoroughly looks over my face. "You're sweating, Hanna" she states before rushing out of my room Ugh. I feel fine. I breathe in a breath of air only to begin coughing uncontrollably. Fuck. I continue to cough and grasp my neck as I stand up and make my way towards the stairs. "Hanna, I said to sit down" my mom says as she hands me a glass of water I greedily grab the glass of water and practically chug the whole thing. "Sorry, I was just dying" I rasp out dryly as I lean against the wall, my head beginning to pound She rolls her eyes at me before shoving a thermometer in my mouth. We wait a few seconds for the small stick to beep. When it does she yanks it out of my mouth only for her eyes to widen when they land on the number. "What?" I ask as I try to peek at the stick "It's nothing, just go sit on the couch while I get your mother" she says with a distracted facial expression before walking towards their bedroom Um, okay. That was weird. I slowly make my way down the stairs, careful to not fall because of my disoriented vision. As I am passing through the kitchen someone rings the doorbell making me groan. I need a fucking ibuprofen or something. My head has never hurt this bad before. I slowly make my way towards the door only to wince when I open the door. Fuck, it's bright. When my eyes finally adjust they land on a grimacing Bailey. "You look like a fucking zombie" she comments making me roll my eyes at the brunette How considerate. "Gee thanks, B," I rasp out sarcastically I bring my hand up to hold my forehead as I feel another headache coming on. "Why are you here?" I ask, hoping that I do not sound rude "Well, actually-" she says before stepping to the side My eyes widen when they land the person. "Hey, princess" Aurelia says with an innocent smile What part of leaving me alone does she not get? "I'm going back to bed" I rasp out dryly as I go to close the door only for Bailey to put her hand out and stop the door "Wait, She has something to tell you!" Bailey exclaims "I told her to leave me alone" I sigh out as if the person of interest isn't right there "Yeah, after you told me how you felt about me" Aurelia states making me sigh I begin to feel dizzy so I lean my head against the opened door. "Aurelia, what are you doing here?" I question tiredly I just woke up a few minutes ago yet I am incredibly exhausted. "You didn't seriously think I was going to give up on us that easily, did you?" She questions, her smile never wavering "Aurelia I'm doing this for you, just trust me" I say tiredly Gosh my head hurts. I see black spots dance in my vision making my headache even worse. "Woah" she says as she catches me mid collapse I need to sit down. "Let go of me, I'm fine" I state "She's in really bad condition" Bailey comments from the doorframe Aurelia laughs at this, holding my burning body against hers. "You make her sound like an object" Aurelia teases I sigh as I rest my head against her chest, too weak to move away. "Hanna, I told you to sit down!" My mom stresses from behind up I groan as my headache gets worse, unconsciously burying my head into Aurelia's hoodie. "Aurelia, Bailey can you girls help her onto the couch" my mom bosses as I practically fall asleep in Aurelia's arms Aurelia effortlessly hooks one of her arms under my knees and lifts me up bridal style. I groan nauseously from the sudden motion. I wrap my arms around my shaking body as the black haired girl follows my mom into the living room. "Place her right there" I faintly hear my mom command Aurelia goes to put me down on the couch only for me to grab ahold of her hoodie. Why is it so fucking cold in here? It was just hot a few moments ago! "You need to let go, princess" she whispers to me I shake my head, burying my face into her shoulder even farther. "If she didn't look like she was dying this would be really cute" Bailey comments but I ignore her, too tired to care I want to sleep but it is way too cold in here for me to sleep without shivering. "Hanna, baby, are you okay?" My mom asks sweetly "I-It's f-freezing in h-here" I stutter out as I cuddle further into Aurelia's arms Bailey coos at this. "Bailey, can you get my other hoodie out of my backpack," Aurelia asks the brunette Aurelia carefully takes a seat on the couch, keeping me in her arms as Bailey walks over to her backpack. "And my red flannel" she adds on It is silent for a few seconds before my mom suddenly breaks it. "Aurelia, I hate to ask this but do you think you may be able to stay for a few hours and keep an eye on Hanna?" My mom asks with the kindest tone of voice I groan in pain as I slightly pull away from the girl. "No, I can take care of myself" I mumble out "You can barely stand, Hanna" Bailey states She throws a hoodie as well as a flannel at me making me furrow my brows. "I don't have a problem looking after her" Aurelia tells my mom I weakly hit her shoulder making her smile. She carefully takes my hand in hers and places a gentle kiss onto my knuckles. If I was not sick then I would probably be blushing. "Stop it, Kingsbury, I still stand by what I said" I state matter of factly "And I still stand by what I said," she fires back "Which one do you want?" She asks as she motions towards the hoodie and flannel that are currently laying on my thighs I silently point to the hoodie since it has a stronger smell of her scent versus the flannel. She smiles at my choice, grabbing the hoodie and slipping it over my head. She carefully takes my arm in her hand and eases it through the corresponding sleeve, doing the same for the other side before sliding the oversized hoodie over my tank top and black spandex. "Why is your last name on the back of that hoodie?" Bailey questions curiously My mom rolls her eyes at my weird friend before exiting the living room and entering the kitchen. "I knew it would come in handy" Aurelia answers as she, not so secretly, motions towards me Cocky fucking bastard. I roll my eyes at her slowly turning to face the television. She is not going to get away with this. - Aurelia's skillful fingers flex against my scalp, rubbing in circular motions. My head has been hurting all day. So when Aurelia began to give me a head massage, and it actually felt good, I just allowed her to do it. Aurelia is laying on her back, flat on the couch, her head being propped up by a random pillow. I am basically laying on top of her, my head laying against her stomach while my legs rest in between hers. "Is she asleep?" Bailey asks from the carpet She decided to lay on the carpet a few hours ago. Something about it being more comfortable. Aurelia continues to gently massage my scalp as she angles her head to look at my face. "Yeah" she answers If only she knew. Bailey sighs, moving around a bit before settling. "When are you going to tell her what really happened?" Bailey questions with a genuine tone of voice Wait- What does she mean by 'really happened'? "When I can get a minute alone with her" Aurelia replies honestly Great. Now I have to constantly be hanging around somebody. I do not want to sit through a conversation of her explaining why she chose Faith over me. "You could've told her yesterday" Bailey tells her matter of factly "I didn't even know why she was mad at me yesterday" Aurelia states making me internally pout Even though it may tear me apart, I think I should listen to Aurelia's side of the story. It would be the right thing to do. "Think about it from her point of view, she just saw her significant other kissing her best friend, again" Bailey explains Damn, Bailey. Expose all my secrets why don't you! "But I never kissed her best friend" Aurelia defends Wait what?! I am unable to stop myself as I turn my head and lift myself up onto my elbows to slightly hover over her stomach. "What?" I question not knowing if I heard her correctly "I'll leave you two alone" Bailey says, standing up from the floor and quickly walking out of the living room Aurelia nervously bites her bottom lip, obviously not expecting me to be awake. "You never kissed Faith?" I ask her with obvious shock written on my facial features She shakes her head making my heart swell. What? "B-but I saw you guys in the drivers education room" I state with a tone of confusion She softly laughs at the gears turning in my head. "I was helping her get an eyelash out of her eye, she claimed that my hands were cleaner, whatever that means" Aurelia replies with an eye roll making my jaw drop I am such a fucking idiot. "I am so sorry for blaming you, I thought that you wanted to be with Faith and I didn't want to get in your way" I explain to her making her smile She gently tucks a strand of my wavy blonde hair behind my ear. "I have said it once and I'll say it again, I love you and you deserve to be happy" she tells me matter of factly making me smile at her She really is a sweetheart. "I love you more" I tell her making her laugh She leans up to place a kiss on my forehead. "Impossible" She mutters under her breath but I caught it.