Chapter 2 Not being fair

I woke up to the loud ringing of my alarm and I jumped up, trashing the alarm clock in the process

" Monday morning" I mumbled sliding off the bed

Out of the days, I hate mornings in my life

I slid my feet into my flip flop. Walking away from the bed, my leg hit the reading table and I let out a hiss

" Fuck you "

" Is it morning already ?"

I turned and my gaze landed on James who was turning on his bed, his eyes half closed and his black hair disheveled on his head

" Get your fat bum outta the bed " I said walking into the bathroom

That's an irony, James isn't fat, infact, he is far from being fat

My toothbrush in my hand, I walked before the mirror and the first thing that reflected was my face decorated in plaster

" That motherfucker" I cussed

It would have been better if only he hit me on my face and never try to break our friendship, but the damn guy...!

" You wanna stare all day?"

James broke into my thought and I flinched, whirling around, he was there, staring at me with his big brown eyes

" Go away from here "

" No " he shook his head and walked past me " go mend your face first, you look like a giant centipede "

I chuckled " thank you "

I stepped beside him, not taking another glance at my ruin face, I began brushing my teeth.

The sound of the running water and the sound we made brushing our teeth was the only sound coming from the bathroom

I can feel James gaze boring at the back of my eyes, I know he wanna ask me questions concerning yesterday, but me being me.... I'm not ready to say anything

" Cullen didn't come to the hostel yesterday " James said beside me, his gaze not leaving my face

I shrugged " I guess he didn't want to see my face "

I move away from the mirror and walked under the shower, getting rid of my clothe

" You should apologize to him "

I lifted my gaze up to James who was still staring at me with his brown eyes laced with curiosity and pity

Oh yeah! I wouldn't forget how much James adores my friendship with Cullen, and so, seeing us appart won't have appeal him

" I did nothing to him " I mouthed

" But...."

I turned on the faucet, burying James voice under the running water

The water was cool, cool enough to cool my nerves and cool the throbbing pain on my cheek and cool the thought that won't stop disturbing my mind

*

" Are you done already ?" I yelled for the second time, drumming my finger on the table

James has been taken longer than necessary in getting dressed. If not for the fact that I've known him for quite a long time, I would have said he was deliberately keeping me waiting

" I'm done " he burst out of the room clad in a black jeans pant and a white crop top, his feet was clothed in a black leather shoes

Trust me, James can spend a day dressing up but end up dressing like an old beggar

I hissed, stood on my feet and swung my backpack to my shoulders. My gaze lingered on James face for a second and I opened my mouth to talk but...

" I know " James cut in, raising his hand up in the air " you don't need to tell me "

I chuckled lightly and shook my head. He'd know what I was going to say. Yeah! Because me and Cullen do say it everyday

" I'll say it anyway " I choked on my laughter " you look like...."

" Like a giant squid " James cut in with a roll of his eyes " you don't need to remind me everyday "

I let out a smile, a smile which didn't reach my lips because of the pain " glad you know that "

" Yeah I do " he smirked. James walked past me, hitting me with his long thin shoulder " meet me outside "

" Sure, giant squid " I walked away from the chair and was about moving out when my eyes caught something

No! It was Cullen bed... Neatly spread as though it hasn't been slept on, but then, it truly hasn't been slept on

I let out a weak Chuckle, tore my gaze away from his bed before I moved outside

" Took you long before you come out " James hissed glaring at me

" Since when are you so conscious of time ? " I lifted up my gaze to him who was equally glaring at me

" I don't know " he shrugged, tore his gaze away from me and fixate it on the sky " the sky seems so dull today "

I gazed up the bright sky, the morning sun beating me with its hotness. If not for the fact that, morning sun is equal to 'vitamin D ', I would have let out a strong cuss

" The sky is bright " I mouthed blinking up to James who wore on his face, a sorrowful expression

" Today is going to be dull " he mumbled

" Because Cullen is not here with us ?" I raised a brow at him and he slowly nodded, biting his lower lip... something he did whenever he's sad

I edged closer to him and grabbed his shoulder, his legs sagging under the weight of my hand and I let out a soft sigh

" You look so small James " I smiled down at him

Yeah! James looks so small, more like an eighteen years old kid

" I'm not small " he snapped, jerking my hand away from his shoulder, he shot me one playful glare before he match away from him

His feet almost slipping out of the leather shoe, I let out a soft laugh before I tore my gaze away from James

I didn't want to think I wasn't fair enough to James who saw Cullen and I as his role model....The kind of best friend he want. I was fair enough! To James, Cullen and even Sasha

But Cullen has never been fair, not to me, to James, to Sasha and I know he will never be fair, even to his sister