My Fake Relationship (6 page)

The next day Zane didn’t call or come over. On Monday, Zane didn’t pick me up that morning. I was almost late for school but arrived just before the bell rang. I rolled my eyes as I ran into class. Zane wasn’t in there. I frowned. I wonder what’s wrong. Should I text him? Maybe he decided that he didn’t want get back together with Kendra and just decided to give up. I sat down in the back row and stared off into space.

I had seen Zane moving in the crowd but I couldn’t get to him. I went to his locker and there he was.

“Zane!” I said angrily.

He looked over at me with a blank expression on his face.

“What the hell? You said you were going to pick me up today.”

He looked at me, with a frown on his face, and then turned back to his locker.

“Zane?” I whispered. He didn’t look at me.

“Would you look at me?” I yelled grabbing his arm.

He turned around his eyes were dark blue. No emotions in them.

“What happened Saturday night?” I asked. “Is your mom ok?” I asked.

He looked away then back at me.

“Why the fuck do you care?” he said.

I was so stunned that I didn’t even move.

He pushed past me and went in through the crowd without a glance back.

“Awww… are you two having a rough patch?” Kendra asked coming to my side. She had little compassion on her face and I ignored the urge to punch her.

I put on a fake smile.

“Not really it’s just he is in a crappy mood. You know how guys get.”

She nodded, looking mad by my cheeriness.

“One thing you got to know about Zane is that he can be bipolar.” She acted as if she knew him more than me. Which she did, but I was pissed that she would act that way.

“Oh really? Wow he has never been that way to me before!” I said acting stunned.

She glared.

“He’s always so happy with me. Maybe it was just something he got over when we got together.” she was glaring daggers at me.

“Well maybe—, “ she started but Grant came up behind her and put his hand around her waist.

“Hey Olivia.”

Kendra smirked at me.

“Hi,” I said biting the inside of my mouth.

“Oh Grant, it was horrible! Zane is completely being a jerk and totally blew her off. I really hope you two don’t break up,” she gave a fluttered of her eye lashes and a pout.

This time I glared.

“No, we’re not breaking up. We are just in a bad mood today.”

Grant shrugged.

“Well if you need anything ask ,we’re always here, if Zane blows you off again.”

I wanted to rip both of their heads off.

“Yeah, ok,” I said and walked away. Damn them! I hated them! Oh, but Zane was so dead! I am not talking to him at all today! He’s an asshole!

The last bell rang and I quickly went to my locker trying not to let anyone see I was alone. Kendra is probably already spreading rumors about me and Zane.

“Hey Olivia!”

I turned around and saw my other friend Candice running over with my history book. “Here, you left this in there.”

“Oh thanks!” I said relived. “Wow, I can’t believe I almost forgot that!”

She laughed.

“Big test tomorrow, too?”

I nodded and groaned. “I hate tests.”

“You and me both!”

We laughed together.

“Hey are you going to try out for the play?”

I laughed.

“No, I don’t think so.”

“Awww, you should. It’s Hamlet and I’m producing it.”

“Oh that’s cool!” I said.

“Olivia,” I turned around and saw Zane making his way through to us. I looked back at Candice.

“Ugh, sorry. I should probably go.”

She smiled.

“It’s fine.  We can talk in History.”

I nodded.

“Thanks again for the book.”

She nodded. I took off down the hall.

“Olivia!” he yelled.

I didn’t turn around. If he could run away so could I! “Would you stop!” he yelled.

People were watching us. I got to the door and was about to open it when he grabbed my arm swinging me around.

“Let go!” I threatened.

“Would you stop? I’m trying to talk to you!” he whispered fiercely.

I rolled my eyes. “Just save your breath.” I pulled my arm back.

“Listen, I’m sorry!” he said rolling his eyes.

I shook my head.

“You left me. Grant and Kendra completely humiliated me! No thanks to you!” I gritted my teeth together.

He shook his head clenching his teeth.

“See that’s what I thought.” I swung open the door accidently hitting him in the stomach with it. I didn’t turn back I just went out to my jeep.

“Ugh! You are such a pain in the ass, you know that?!” Zane said running out of the school toward me.

I ignored him. I put my bag in the back and got in my car.

“Olivia, come on,” he said pleading.

I looked at him through the window. His eyes were sad. No Olivia, don’t you dare. He was a jerk to you. You don’t need that shit from him. I looked away and drove off.

“Olivia! There you are,” my mom said as I came in the door. I raised an eyebrow at her.

“What?”

She smiled.

“Now, now don’t say anything, just let me tell you. Ok so there is this beauty Pageant in New York this weekend and I—“

“No!” I yelled rolling my eyes.

She frowned.

“But honey it’s—“

“I said no. How many times do we have to go through this mom? I don’t want to do that! I don’t want to do what you did.”

She pouted.

“I got a couple scholarships to really good colleges you—“

“Yeah and you didn’t even go to any of them.”

She huffed.

“I just want what’s best for you sweetie.” She came over and put her hands on my face.

“Then let me do what I want.”

She scrunched her nose.

“What was that you wanted to do?”

I rolled my eyes and pushed her hands away from me. I walked around her.

“I want to go to medical school to become a doctor.”

She put her hands on her hips and turned around me.

“Oh…that,” she sounded disgusted.

I ignored it. I wasn’t in the mood.

“Where is dad?” I asked.

Her eyes looked hurt for a moment.

“Um, he’s with, um a meeting at his work.”

I nodded.

“I’m going up stairs.”

She nodded.

I went to my room and changed into comfortable clothes. I hated wearing this uncomfortable stuff. The tight jeans, the tight reveling shirts, the high heels. I hated not being myself anymore. I forgot how much I liked being myself.

That morning I didn’t put on a lot of makeup and I didn’t wear the fancy shirts. I wore a pair of nice dark jeans and one of my old t shirts. I slipped on my jacket and grabbed my backpack. Mom was down stairs making breakfast which surprised me because she can’t make hardly anything.

“Hey baby, I made pancakes.”

I frowned at her.

“I can’t. I have to go.”

She sighed. She had powder on her nose from the mix and she looked very tired.

“You ok?” I asked.

She smiled and nodded.

“Yeah, I’m fine. Have a good day at school.”

I nodded; still a little worried. As I got my keys out of my purse and opened the front door, Zane was already there leaning on his car. I jumped when I saw him surprised.

“Ready?” he asked.

I didn’t speak one word to him. I started over to my jeep almost running. He caught me. “I don’t think so!” he said laughing a little. I grunted and tried to get him to let me go. “You’re coming with me!” he said and pulled me by my waist away from my car.

I struggled and struggled but he had too much of a good grip on me.

“Ugh put me down!” I yelled.

He laughed.

“No!” He dragged me over to his car and started to open the passenger’s side. I kneed him in the stomach. He lost his breath and I quickly got out from under his arm but that wasn’t enough time. He spun and grabbed me and put me over his shoulder.

“Man, you’re heavy,” he complained.

I hit him in the back and he winced. He dunked me down and tried putting me in the car but I stuck my arm out and caught the top of the car. “Just get in the car!” he yelled. I laughed and pushed myself back out but he pushed me in. We were both laughing at this point.

“Hey! Is something wrong?” We both jumped and I looked up to see our neighbor looking at us strangely.

“Um, yeah Mr. Rogers I’m fine.”

He nodded and went back to his yard work. Zane looked back at me his eyes amused.

“You have a neighbor named Mr. Rogers?”

At that point, I burst out laughing, nodding my head. He laughed too. I was lying on the seat on my back as my legs were wrapped around his one leg. It was a very weird way but it was funny.

“Can we just go to school?” he asked sighing.

I smiled and nodded. I let go of him and he let go of me. I turned myself around in the seat and he got in the other side.

“No, I totally would have won!” he laughed and shook his head.

“No way! You were so weak!”

“Says my knee to your stomach!”

He rubbed his stomach and pouted.

I laughed.

“Whatever, that’s what you think,”

“It is,” I smirked and he playfully glared.

“So are you guys ok now?” Kendra asked coming up to our table. Zane narrowed his eyes at her. He reached across the table and put his hand over mine.

“Yeah, we’re fine now. Actually, more than fine.” He gave me a smile that almost made me stop breathing. Wow, he was really good at faking! Something in me wished he wasn’t. She bit her lip roughly.

“That’s good,” she said.

Grant smiled at me but I rolled my eyes.

“Hey!” Candice said coming up to our table.

I smiled.

“Candice, hey. How did you do on the test?”

She sighed and sat down into a chair beside me with her lunch.

“I think I did well. But who knows. What about you?”

Kendra was completely ignored and her and Grant retreated.

“I have no idea. But if I fail this I’m dead meat!”

Zane laughed.

“Oh Candice, this is Zane,” she smiled kindly at him.

“Hi Candice,” he said and shook her hand.

She seemed impressed.

“Do you know Tommy Collins?” she asked.

He thought for a moment.

“Yeah, he’s in gym with me. He’s a cool dude.”

She grinned.

“He’s my boyfriend.”

He smiled.

“Well he’s a lucky man then.”

I bit my lip as I watched him talking to her like a normal kind guy. He was sweet. How come I never saw this side of him before? I looked down at my tray of half eaten food and smiled.

“Olivia?” I looked up.

Zane looked amused and Candice just smiled. “You ok?”

I nodded eagerly.

“Yeah I’m great.” But will I be great when this thing with Zane is over?

“So you and Zane,” Candice said, as we walked to English.

I nodded.

“Yeah, after Grant broke up with me, Zane asked me out. I said yes.” The way I said it, it sounded so real.

She saw it too and raised an eyebrow.

“Interesting.”

I nodded and looked away from her. “

Well, you guys are cute together. I think you, Tommy, Zane and I should go out together. It would be fun.”

I smiled over at her.

“That would be,” wait what are you doing Olivia?! You’re with Zane to make Grant jealous not to actually go on double dates with other people! But would it really hurt?

“Tommy would love Zane. But my parents don’t like Tommy. They think he’s a bad influence on me.”

I laughed.

“But he’s sweet and so what if he smokes?! He’s a great guy.”

I smiled at her. She looked like she was glowing when she talked about him.

She looked up at me. “I see the way Zane looks at you.”

I clenched my teeth.

Her eyes were soft. “He looks at you as if you’re the sun itself in the sky. It’s really romantic.”

Her words drowned in my ears. Was that for show too? Did he really look at me that way? Why would he? This whole relationship was fake! How could he do that? Questions swarmed in my head that needed answers.

“H-he…really?” I asked my mouth going dry. She smiled and nodded.

“You guys are really meant for each other.” There was a giant lump in my throat that I couldn’t swallow.

“Thanks Candice,” I said.

She nodded and went on talking about something. I looked down the hall but not really seeing. Why is he looking at me like that?