Mated to My Enemy novel Chapter 9

I hop in my car, turn on my radio, and sing like a maniac to Meghan Trainor's 'me too'.

"Who's that sexy thing I see over there?

That's me, standing in the mirror

What's that icy thing hangin round my kneck?

That's gold, show me some respect

I thank god everyday, that I woke up feeling this way

And I can't help lovin myself

And I don't need nobody else, nuh uh

If I was you, I'd wanna be me too..."

I got to school and quickly went in. There was one minute left until I was late. I started running and bumped into someone.

Typical me.

"Sorry," I mumble, not looking up.

"It's too late to apologize," saids a voice that I sadly know too well. Ugh.

"Did you just quote One Republic?" I ask Arron. "You know what ain't nobody got time for you," I say already walking away.

Right after I say it I feel bad. Wait what? Why do I feel bad? I turn around and look at Arron and see hurt flash through his face but he quickly masks it. Which only makes me feel worse. Why though? We always talk to each other like this and we don't feel bad...

"Right... Same with you!" He yells at me since I'm a bit far.

That sentence hurts me. I don't know why. But it does. So I turn around and try to forget it. Key word being try.

Arron's POV

I'm at school walking around because it's not like I have anything better to do. As I'm walking though, I get hit with the same aroma from Saturday.

'Mate is here!' Shouts Blake.

I'm busy trying to locate where the smell is coming from that I crash into someone and they mumble a sorry. I look at who it is and see it's Kingston.

'Mate! Mate!' Yells Blake.

'Hahahaha that was a nice one!' I mindlink him.

No just no.

"It's too late to apologize," I say, quoting One Republic.

Hey no shame.

She looks up and sees its me and saids, "Did you just quote One Republic? You know what, ain't nobody got time for you," already walking away, not giving me a second glance.

'Mate doesn't like us, she doesn't have time for us' Blake whimpers.

'Stop joking around' I mindlink Blake annoyedly.

For some reason that sentence hurts me though. I feel hurt cross through my face but I quickly conceal it.

"Right... Same for you!" I yell at her since she's kinda far.

'Ugh no!' He yells at me.

I stay shocked for a moment letting his words sink in.

"No no no no this can't be happening!" I say.

"Dude chill, what's wrong?" asks Ben.

"No she can't be, why her, out of every girl there is of course it had to be her, ugh!"

"Who?"

"Kingston! Kingston is my mate!"

"Daphne?"

"Yes! But I can just reject her right?"

"You're screwed"

"Wow thanks, you're such a big help!"

"How did you not notice before that she was your mate?"

"Well Blake told me that she was our mate at school and I thought he was just kidding"

"Well your in a pickle aren't you?"

"Seriously?"