Chapter 5 Two months

In one of the empty classrooms in Thinkers High, Jaden and Kate were staring at each other.

"I have somewhere to be, Kate, so don't waste my time. What do you want?"

"I just wanted us to talk."

"Then talk. I don't have time for this."

"Calm down. You kissed me yesterday in the hallway, and I noticed that Summer was there-" She paused, then bit her bottom lip before she continued. "Are you perhaps interested in Summer?"

"Is this the reason you brought me to this empty class during lunch?" Jaden replied, sounding pissed.

"What the fuck is your problem, Jaden? For the past two months, you've been treating me like shit. I'm tired of being treated like garbage."

Kate shouted when she couldn't take it anymore.

"So do you want to call the relationship off then? Because I don't mind."

Her eyes widened in shock, and then she laughed. "Why? So you can go fuck Summer, huh? Two months, Jaden, two fucking months! And you haven't touched me, not even a kiss. And yesterday you kissed me just because she was watching; I should have expected this. You just want to use and dump me."

"Shut the fuck up before I lose my mind! You don't have to play the victim here, Kate. You whore."

Fear gripped Kate, and her heart started thumping rapidly in her chest.

"W-What are you talking about? Why insult me like that, Jaden? What did I do to deserve this?" she said, trying to convince herself that he didn't know and just said it without meaning.

You think I don't know Kate? Why do you think I stopped touching you?

It's not true; whoever said that was lying, trying to break us apart," she said, fear consuming her.

"You're a whore, Kate. I was faithful. I wasn't seeing or sleeping with anyone when I was with you. But you're just a slut that can't be satisfied, sleeping with Max, thinking I won't find out!" he scoffed.

"Don't even think of showing your face in front of me again!"

As he turned to walk out, Kate caught hold of his hand and gripped it to say,

"You love me, Jaden. You can't live without me! If you knew since two months ago, then why didn't you break up with me? Then why wait so long to do it?"

She added, trying to convince herself that he loved her. Jaden looked like he had just heard the joke of the century, then pried her hands off his, adding, "You're delusional. The only reason I didn't do it was that you helped me chase away girls. You know that I don't give a shit about you."

Then he walked to the door, but before twisting the handle, he turned back to look at her. "You are going to make it up to me. Keep pretending to be my girlfriend until I get the girl I want; then I'll know what to do with you."

He then walked out, leaving her frustrated. Kate screamed at the top of her lungs, not caring if someone heard her. Then she started to wonder how he could have found out. 'Think, Kate, think' she thought, 'it has to be... no, it must be when Princess walked in on me and Max at that Party while we were still at it. Princess, that bitch, dared to snitch on me! Ugh! I can't believe I am going to lose Jaden like that. Even if I don't want to admit it, before those two months when he stopped touching me, he was already tired of me. I just gave him a way to get rid of me completely. It doesn't really matter; he is still going to get tired of her. That's how it has always been anyway. For now, I'm just going to meet Princess.'

She then calls Rose on the phone.

"Where are you, Rose? Is Princess there with you?"

"No, she isn't. Is there a problem?"

"I'm fine. But we have practice after school, right?"

"Yeah."

"Thanks."

She ends the call and leaves the class. Even if she barely wants to confront Princess, she just has to wait a few hours.

Jaden goes to the library to chill, and after greeting the librarian, he proceeds to the deepest part of the library. But before he can reach it, he sees Summer trying to reach for a book on the top shelf. He can't help but admire her and her fashion style. Today she is wearing a white baggy jeans that are barely hanging onto her waist, with a pink crop top and black booted heels. He can't help but laugh when he sees her hitting the shelf in frustration, and she even starts cursing at it.

"I don't think the shelf can hear you."

She stops and turns as red as a ripe tomato when she recognizes the owner of the voice. Clearing her throat, she asks, "H- How long were you standing there?"

"Long enough to see you kick and curse the shelf," he replied as he walked over to her.

"Which book are you trying to reach?"

"That romance novel that is out of place on the shelf," she replied grudgingly as she saw him reach for it with ease, as if all her suffering was child's play.

"He's just a little bit taller than me," she muttered and scoffed, but he heard every word clearly and smirked at her.

"Are you the new librarian? Do you want to read this or arrange the library like a model student?" he teased her while waving the book in the air.

"I'm reading it. Give it to me."

"You couldn't reach it, but I did, so I can read it if I want," he stated. Even though he said that, he stretched his hand was there for her to take. When she reached for it, he retracted his hands, making her angry. With a small smile, he added, "On one condition."

"What?"

"Since you want to read, I'll use your lap as my pillow. Deal?"

Summer wanted to refuse but couldn't find it in herself to say no to him, so she nodded rapidly.

"Words...?"

"Yes, but don't do anything creepy. I'm warning you because I know karate."

He didn't answer. Instead, he handed her the book, grabbed her hand, and led her to the end of the lab where a long bench was located with a wide table.