I can't. I can't believe this. I was mad at Mims for no reason at all. All along it was Sophie. I was mad as hell as I practically stomped out of the hospital room, not saying a word to either of them. I rushed back to school before lunch ended.

I arrived just in time before the bell rang. I met Billy on the way to the Physics lab.

"Hey, babe? You okay?"

"Do I look okay?" I snapped.

"Whoa, hey. All I did was ask."

"Sorry."

"What's up?"

"Everyone knows you know. About me being pregnant."

"I know."

"Sophie told."

"What? Sophie? Sophie Cassandra?"

"Who else would you think I would be talking about? That..That bitch! I am so pissed off. First I thought it was Minnie. Well, she didn't deny everything so I assumed it was her. And then I find out that Sophie is the one who actually did it. Did I do something to deserve this? Do I not have good friends?"

"You really want to ask if you deserved it?"

"HONESTLY? THAT'S THE BEST YOU GOT? You're supposed to be saying It's okay, Casey. Everything will be fine. And no you don't deserve any of this."

"It's okay, Casey. Every-"

"Shut up!" I cut in.

I ignored everyone until it was after school. Billy suggested we walk home together but I denied the offer. I needed a drink .. or a cigarette.

I walked off to the bar Brett used to work in. And suprisingly, Brett was the bartender there. He was right there. Wasn't he supposed to be in jail? I took a seat.

"Hey." He totally pretended I didn't exist!

"Hey, Brett!" He finally looked up.

"What?"

"What? You're not talking to me now?"

"After what you did?"

"Aren't you supposed to be in jail?" The couple next to me looked up in shock. I looked at them.

"Yeah, he did drug dealing," I told the couple.

"Get out of my bar," Brett said.

"Oh, it's your bar now?" The couple beside me quickly drank up their drinks and left.

"Look, I'm not into any trouble now. I did it without your help. The help you didn't offer."

"Was I supposed to offer help? How'd you get out?"

"Just as long as it doesn't involve you right? So don't ask."

"You really are a pain. I need a shot of tequila." I switched the subject.

"Aren't you pregnant?"

"What? How'd you know about that?"

"Oh err, doesn't everyone know?"

"Fine, no tequila. I'll just go home." I got off my seat and headed for the door.

"Be safe."

"Be safe?" I laughed and walked off.

I arrived back home and realized that Billy was in the shower.

*toot toot*

I checked to see what that was and it turned out to be Billy's phone. Huh, he had a message. I hesitated whether to check it or not. Well, Billy doesn't have anything to hide from me does he? I went with looking what the message was.

Brett:
Hey, bro. Thanks for getting me out of jail. Really appreciate it. Nothing like help from family.

WHAT?!

It was Sophie all along? How could she?!

Anyway, i don't want say anything about it. I'll just.. do whatever Casey's doing. Leave the room without saying anything else.

The next thing i knew, i was at school and the bell has just rung. In other words, the school's over for the day. Mike messaged me and told me that he's picking me up from school to tell me something really important.

And there he is.

"Hey, you're early." i said while tying my hair into a bun.

"Quick, get in the car."

"Gosh, someone's in a hurry." i rolled my eyes and got into the passenger seat.

He drove off and i don't know where we're going.

**

After 10 minutes or so, he stopped the car at the roadside park and i looked around. I had no idea where we were. I was like completely clueless.

"Where the fuck are we?"

"Hanna's house."

Oh.

"Why are we..?"

"Will you just keep that mouth shut and follow me?"

"But-"

He covered my mouth and showed me a look which most probably says, Shut the fuck up, Minnie.

He's getting out of the car but i didn't make a single move.

I won't fucking move until he tells me why we're here for.

"Minnie, what are you doing?"

"Waiting."

He laughed, which made me feel a little less nervous this time. And, I thought he was in a pissy mood.

"I won't open the door for you." he said while crossing his arms.

"No.." i said it slowly. "I want to know why we're here and i want to know now."

"Stop being such a baby. Now, get out of the car."

"No." i held onto my seat. "No, i won't." i repeated.

He unbuckled my seat belt and tried to move my hands away but i won't let him.

"Tell me! It's not that hard, is it?"

He leaned forward and said, "If you're not going to move, i swear, i'm going to do something so bad, you're so going to regret this." he's looking straight at me and okay now i'm scared.

"I dare you."

He looked at me and i could see his face is moving closer to mine. What is he doing?

"What? Are you going to kiss me?" i blurted out.

His face turned red and he finally realized what he was doing.

"Er, no." he backed off. "No, Minnie." He cleared his throat. "I have a girlfriend. Remember?"

Right.

I got off the car at last and followed him from the back. What the fuck am i doing here? I shouldn't be here and honestly, i don't even want to be here. What was he thinking, bringing me here? Out of all places, Ashton's girlfriend's house?

"You're not helping, Mike. You know i'm trying my best to forget him and yet you're bringing me to her house?"

"What's Hanna got to do with Ash?"

"She's his girlfriend."

He remained silent and knocked the door without hesitation. After three knocks, an old lady opened the door for us. I stood behind Mike, thinking of the proper words to say to Hanna when i see her.

"Bitch! You're not suppose to be with Ashton! You guys broke up for a reason.."

No wait or should i say..

"So you're Hanna huh? I heard a lot about you. So how's Ashton?"

I sound too nice.

"Why hello Hanna! What a surprise. I never thought of meeting my best friend's girlfriend here. Aren't you at New York?"

Bitch bitch bitch bitch.

Oh god that's all i can think of.

"Do you wanna come in or have your ass frozen out there?" Mike snapped his fingers and i realized i've been standing on the same spot for some time already.

I smiled awkwardly at him and went inside.

"Hanna will be down in a minute. I'll get her." the old lady said.

I look down to see my feet. What should i say? What should i say?!

After a few minutes, i could hear footsteps coming from the stairs.

"Mike! Oh, i'm glad you came today." a girl's voice could be heard and i assume that's her.

And i don't look up. I'm still looking at my feet.

"Hanna, darling! How are you? You look fab! Been hitting the gym lately? Look at those muscles, girl!"

"No, not really. Haha, i'm on a diet. You look good yourself too! And.. this must be Minnie?"

I hear my name but i'm still looking down.

"Minnie? Are you okay?" Mike's asking.

I looked up to see her and she looked exactly the same like she did before in the photo. In fact, she looked better in real life.

"H.. Hi."

She smiled politely back and said, "You must be confused. You have no idea why you're here right?"

"Kind of."

She smiled at me and she looked as if she understood me pretty well.

"Mike, would you give us a sec? The books that you wanted are upstairs in my room. You know how to get there."

"Sure."

As soon as he's gone, Hanna turned to look at me again.

"I've bad news. I mean, we have bad news."

"We as in..?"

"Mike and I."

"Oh, go on. I'm listening."

She sighed. "This is about Ashton."

"Why am i not surprised? It's always about him-"

"Ashton's not in New York. He wasn't with me." she cuts me off.

"Repeat?!" I said that with my eyes wide opened.

"Ashton Luke isn't with me. We're not together."

"What? You mean he didn't get back with you?"

"No, he did not.. That is why, I have a little confession to make now."

"You're with Mike instead of Ashton?" I said it quickly.

"No silly! No, that would never happen." she laughed at my joke and hey, come to think of it, she's actually being nice to me.

"And so, what seems to be the problem then?"

"You see.." she bit her lip and looked nervous. "Mike lied. About everything. Ashton flying to New York, he being pissed at me and thinking that i'm a bitch. Everything was made up."

"What? I'm sorry, i didn't hear that right. What?"

"Ashton didn't leave you on purpose. Everything that you thought had happen, did not happen at all."

"What the fuck? Is this some kind of joke?" i heard myself saying.

"It was the best for you. Please don't blame him, he was having a hard time keeping this away from you."

I still can't believe this. My head hurts. What is she saying?

"How can i tell if you're speaking the truth?"

"I swear, everything that comes out from my mouth now, is the truth."

"No, I don't believe this." i leaned back against the sofa.

"That's not the bad news yet. Do you want me to continue?"

"Do i look like i have a choice?"

She sighed and finally said, "He was involved in a car accident and got admitted to the hospital few weeks ago. That's why we didn't tell you about-"

"You're lying."

"I swear, i'm not. I can bring you there if you want."

"You're lying! I DON'T FUCKING BELIEVE YOU! Why do you bother telling lies, Hanna?"

"Here's today's paper. The car accident was reported in it."

I snatched the paper from her and read. Was this the paper that Mike was talking about?

Ashton's really in it. There he was, lying on the bed. I didn't bother reading the details regarding the accident. I still can't believe this. I'm crying while holding the paper. My hands are shaking and i have to see him now.

"I'll bring you there if you want."

I nodded. In fact, that's all i want right now.

Okay , fine . Maybe I told everyone that Casey's pregnant . Wait , hold on . No , I didn't tell everyone , I just told Trace . God knows , who he told , until the whole world knows now . Gosh , I'm sure Casey's pretty mad at me right now , thank god , Minnie isn't , I guess . At least I still have a friend . I so gotta ask Trace about it .

I called Trace on my cell , apparently he's not answering my call .

" ..... Please leave a message after the beep . "

" Trace , Soph here . I don't care if you're busy at this moment or not , I just need you to call me back as soon as possible . Okay ? Thanks . "

I waited for 15 ... 20 ... 30 .. 55 minutes . Nope , he's not calling me back . Ugh ! I guess I'll just hit a cab and look for Catherine instead . Hope she can tell me what's she up to .

" MUM ! I'll be away for a while okaaay ! " I shouted .

I grabbed my coat . Hit a cab , and headed to Catherine's house . And , Wow , Her house is like a .. MANSION .

I rang her doorbell .

" Excuse me , who're you looking for ? " A tiny , plum little woman , answered the door .

" Erm , I'm looking for Catherine . Is she in ? "

" You are ? "

" I'm Sophie . Sophie Cassandra . "

" Wait a minute , Miss Cassandra . " She slammed the door , and I could hear her shouting for Catherine .

I waited right outside the door .

" Catherine will be down in a short while , why not have a seat first ? " She walked me to the living room , and her house is definitely a mansion .

" Coffee or Tea ? "

" Erm , It's alright . Thanks . " I smiled .

I looked around her house , and her house is almost fill of antiques .

" What brought you here , Cassandra ? " Catherine was walking down the stairs .

" Heey . I'm just wondering if you've seen Trace lately ? "

" Of cause I did , I'm his girlfriend now . Oops , you're not . "

" I don't care if you're his girlfriend or whatsoever , I just need to know where he is now . "

" Hmm , why are you looking for him ? "

" Personal reasons . I don't think you need to know why ? "

" You want to question him about Casey's pregnancy news ? "

" How did you - "

" I sure do know everything . There's nothing you can hide away from me . Furthermore , he didn't spread the news . I did . "

" It was you ? How did you know ? "

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*Cellphone buzzing*

I took a look at my cell , and I rejected the call .

*Cellphone buzzing*

Oh gosssh . Can't he just leave me for a minute ? I need to reject that damn call .

*A voicemail message received*

I took my cell , and listened to the voicemail .

" Hey Sophie , Trace's here . You were looking for me ? Please answer my calls a.s.ap "

*Cellphone buzzing*

I answered the phone without hesitating . I have to ask him .

" Gosh , WHAT DO YOU WANT TRACE ?! "

" Woaahh . Hold up for a minute . Are you alright ? "

" You know what you've done ."

" WHAT ?! ME ?! What have I done ? "

" Oh please . Thanks to you , Casey is mad at me . "

" What am i got to do with Casey Daniels ? "

" Oh yes you do , Trace . If you didn't , the whole school wouldn't know that she's pregnant . "

" Okaaay , about that . I know the whole school knows bout it now , but , why are you blaming me ? "

" God , Trace , can't you just admit it ? "

" Admit what ? I didn't even do anything . "

" You know what ? I'm just going to make this quick . You told Catherine that Casey was pregnant , and as you know how Catherine's like , she told the whole school . "

" Woooaaaah . Since when I've told Catherine that ? "

" Trace , stop denying everything okaaaaayy . You've done it , admit it . Catherine told me that you told her when you were in a club with her , god knows what you were doing with her ."

" I did tell her that ? I must have been mumbling words when I was drunk . "

" I don't want to know how you told her alright . "

I just hung up like that . I couldn't stand talking to him bout Catherine , and talking bout her makes me piss . Yeah , now that i've left the hospital , and made it to my home , I guess things will be better off by doing something I like . Okay , what shall I start with ? Magazines ? Naaaah , no mood for gossips . Ipod ? Nope , not a good idea . Television ? At this time , i doubt there's any shows . Laptop ? Yeah , that sounds great .

I signed in to my messenger and surfed the web . 30 minutes later , someone rang my doorbell . I ran down the stairs and picked up the door .

" Look , Sophie , we need to talk . " Trace said while coming in .

" HEY ! I didn't even let you in . "

" You did , you opened the door . Sophie , it's not my fault that I've told Catherine everything since I was drunk . So i'm definitely been excused alright . " He helped me to close the door .

" Well , you still told her everything . If you knew you will simply say out stuffs when you're drunk , then don't drink . "

" Hey , i didn't mean to drink okaaay ? Catherine called right after i left you at Billy's . She asked for my help , as a friend , I should have went right ? "

" Help ? In a club ? You kidding me ? You must have satisfied her or something . " I rolled my eyes .

" Woooaaah , slow down lady . I did not have sex with her alright . "

" I don't care if you do or not okaay , is that the point of you coming over ? to tell me that you did not have sex with her ? "

" No , but still , I have to claim for my rights . "

" Yeah , now that you've done it , leave . "

" I won't . until you'll stop blaming me . " Trace gave me the look .

" Of course I've to blame you . Or else ? "

" Well , blame yourself then . "

Things are getting a little more intense now .

" Why should I blame myself , while all I did was just telling you ? " I fought back .

" Then you shouldn't have told me at the first place okay , Sophie . "

" Is it my fault now that I've trusted you ? All the while I've trusted you okay , Trace . And what did I get in return ? Nothing . All I get is just heartbreaks . First was Martin , and now is you . I thought you were with me all the while , and now ? You're on Catherine . The worst is , I didn't even know that you had something with Catherine . You call this friends ? " Tears started to drop , but i tried to hide it away .

" Alright , now you're just being unreasonable and mixing everything up - "

" What ? You're calling me unreasonable ?! You're a hell asshole , if you didn't notice alright . "

" I'm an asshole ? If i'm an asshole , what are you ? Slut ! "

" You , asshole , out of my house , NOW ! " I shouted .

" I will , right away . I can't stand being in a slut's house . " He gave me the look and slammed the door .

My jaws dropped when he called me a slut . Ugh , what a friend . So much for trusting him . Well , somehow I still feel guilty . I shall apologize to Casey right ? Maybe texting her will be a good idea .

To Casey :

Hey Casey ... I know you're pretty mad at me now , but i'm really sorrrry . I shouldn't have told Trace at the first place . Catherine was the one who spread the news . Trace accidentally told her , as what he've said . I'm really sorrrry , hope I can make it up to you , soon . Take Care .

From Sophie .