✧.* ❛ you're my best friend, i'll love you forever ❜ ✧.*

Her goal of getting away from malachi didn't go as well as she hoped. As she had suddenly felt the disgusting feeling of bile in her throat she immediately ran to the bathroom making it just in time.

While she threw up she suddenly felt someone lift up and hold her hair. She knew it was him by the way her body instinctively shivered from his touch but she avoided looking at him.

She sat down her against the tile walls, the coldness of them helping to ground herself. She sighed and closed her eyes hoping mal would just walk away.

"here" she heard him murmur gently and felt the way he reached out, she opened her eyes and saw he was handing her a bottle of water she took it from him giving him a slight smile "thanks".

She quickly opened it and nearly drank the whole bottle in one sip having suddenly felt incredibly dehydrated.

"can we talk about what just happened?" he questioned looking over her face at how beautiful she looked even while incredibly drunk.

She looked down at the floor not wanting to make eye contact with him instead focusing on the little details of the floor.

She felt his hand gently grasp her chin as he forced her to look at him, she felt her breath hitch from the contact. "i'm here you know, if you really don't want to talk to me you don't have to but i'm here" he said softly, his eyes full of sincerity.

Their near kiss had happened nearly a week ago and all the time since then has been torture. She hoped that they would talk about it but instead the opposite seemed to have happened. She had noticed the way malachi seemed to push himself away from her they talked less the only time he really spoke to her was around the rest of the group.

She felt stupid for ever thinking her feelings could be reciprocated but it was obvious by the way he had been ignoring her that he clearly doesn't feel the same way she has been for him.

And it hurt her so much. She had let herself believe there was a chance for them but it seems it was only a stupid fantasy she had created for herself which is why she had been ignoring him this entire party as she couldn't handle seeming him and being reminded of her one sided feelings.

She stared into his eyes which were full of curiosity and worry for herself and focused on the way his hand felt against her face. His hand was soft and gentle as his thumb gently grazed her chin.

She saw the way his eyes seemed to jump to her lips for a tiny second before his eyes were back on hers. She knew she had to ask why he'd been distant if what happened a week ago meant anything to him.

Looking into his eyes she suddenly felt confident as she spoke up "mal why did you k-"

She was stopped as carla burst into the bathroom not noticing that she had interrupted something. "there you guys are, you have to come right now" she announced.

They both got up immediately and followed carla and both were incredibly shocked by what they saw not being prepared.

There was isabelle and this other girl fighting. A crowd had formed around them cheering it on and she saw how enzo was trying to get them to stop but belle seemed not to be listening punching the girl over and over.

She knew her friend probably had a great reason to be doing this so she found herself loudly cheering for her best friend who was kicking the other girl's ass.

.・。.・゜✭・.

i'm back pre writing chapter again