My Bestfriend's Brother Shouldn't Know How I Taste
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Bailey's pov

The point snaps for the fifth time on the paper. Mira lifts her gaze off thebook and look over at me with furrowed brows, her eyes dropping onthe pencil I held in my hand. The now point-less pencil.

Her brows furrowed and she stood up, taking the pencil out of my hold." Girl this is like the sixth time you've broken the point,” she pointed outas she sharpened it once more again.

"Fifth actually,” I whispered, my mind drifting to Kaleb. He had occupiedmy thoughts for hours, especially since he have not returned.

"What time is it?" I asked Mira, biting the inside of my cheek.

Mira leaned over the desk, taps on her phone screen until it lights up. *It's seven fifteen.”

I looked out the window. From here I could see the neighbours house,all lights were on, but I had yet to see him get out of the house. Mymind of course raced with many thoughts, causing me to feel unsettledand squirmy.

I chewed on my lips, not wanting to raise suspicion but of course I blurtout before I can bite it off.” Kaleb is taking quite a while huh?"

Mira looks over at me and then at the neighbours, which she can alsosee from where she stood. She shrugged. " I guess he's catching upwith Juliet." her voice was monotone, not giving out much.

Her words made me feel bitter inside and I bit my tongue knowing shewas right. Kaleb was catching up with Juliet.

Juliet Burner. The girl who had Kaleb's heart since they were in middleschool. She had been his first girlfriend and when she suddenly leftwithout a word to him, it broke him and made him the guy he is now. Aplayer who cares little for girls.

Everyone swooned at their relationship back then and wished to have aguy who looked at them the Kaleb looked at Juliet.

Knowing this made my heart sink knowing that now she was back, Istood no chance against her. Not that I was thinking about risking myfriendship with Mira.

I mean, I wasn't thinking about being with Kaleb right? I'd not take therisk right?

Mira walks back with the now sharpened pencil. “ Here, try to not breakit again, this time." She snorted and went back to sit.

She kicks up her legs on the table looking at the book and then lookedback at me. She surprised me when she suddenly just slams the bookon the desk, startling me who was lost in my thoughts.

She turned her chair to face me, her eyebrows drawn and her lipspressed into a frown. " I don't get it," she all of a sudden utter. " Why isshe back after just up and leaving like that with her family?"

She was talking about Juliet.

" Like she just left without telling him a word." Mira frowned, her lips in aline before she sighed and shrugged. “ Maybe it's a good thing shecame back. Maybe Kaleb will finally stop his player ways and I canfinally get some good sleep without hearing the sounds they make."Her words cut deep. I didn't want to hear that there was a hugepossibility that the two would get back together and I despise knowingthat she may be the one to finally tame Kaleb's player ways.

I burn with jealousy and saddness. I hated these feelings. I hated thathe was doing this to me.

I looked down at my phone, making up an excuse so I can go homeand cry my eyes out for being stupid in thinking that perhaps, for me,he'd change. It was already seven nineteen, Kaleb had yet to walk outthat door.

He was with her and God alone knew what they were doing in there."Um it's getting pretty late. I think I'll text my dad to come pick me up." Iwhispered, putting on my phone and scrolling through my contacts.Mira voice flirted over to me sounding confused. " You've left here laterthan this before Bailey and why don't you wait until Kaleb comes back?He can drop you off?"

Her dad wasn't home and would come home late tonight, so he wasn'tan option.

I shook my head. The last thing I want is for Kaleb and I to be in a carall alone. I have noticed that now alone with him, tension brew and Ican't think straight.

"I promised Lillian I'd watch a movie with her tonight.” I lied, texting dadto come pick me up. He texted back quickly, saying he will be theresoon. " My dad's coming and besides, Kaleb will take a while. He'scatching up."

I didn't mean for my voice to crack at the end of my words but they do. Ihoped Mira would not have noticed but of course, she knew everything.Her brows drew together and her eyes shifted in concern. " Are youokay?"

I nod." Yeah I am.”

Mira doesn't look convinced and pushes. " You don't look okay Bails.What's going on with you lately?"

I looked up at her, hoping my eyes didn't reveal my true emotions. *What do you mean?"

Her brows pinch and she seem to be calculating something in herhead. " You've been acting distant since the party. Like somethinghappened. Did something happen?"

Her eyes swirled with worry. " You know you can trust me Bailey. Withanything, you can trust me."

I rip my gaze from hers. " Nothing happened Mira, you know I'd tell youif something did. I've just been worrying hard for next week exam."Mira is quiet for a few before she whispered. " The exam won't be goingon the final report, you shouldn't even worry about it this hard."

She was right, and I actually wasn't worried about it. I had other things,more specifically a boy occupying my mind lately. But I can't exactly tellher that.

"1 know but I want to beat your brother this time around,” Welltechnically this was true, Kaleb and I were always competitive.

Mira sighed loudly, buying my lie since she knew how I always wantedto top my classes and beat Kaleb.

We talked for a few until dad got here. His horn let me know he wasoutside waiting. I bid Mira and her mom goodbye and rushed over todad's vehicle. He smiled and ruffled my hair, making me pout. Wedrove off into the night with me ogling Juliet's house, hoping to see aglimpse of Kaleb but was saddened when I didn't.

When I got home, I went straight to bed, lying that I was tired. Tenminutes later my phone pinged on the nightstand. It was a text fromKaleb.

Why did you leave? - Kaleb

Angry, I typed furiously.

Bailey- Why did you stay?