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Hoping for the bell to ring soon, I quickly applied a little rouge on my left cheek to balance the right one. Grabbing onto the nearest tissue cloth I dabbed my face real quick before walking downstairs and waiting for Peter to knock or ring.

My thoughts wander off to how desperate I am when it comes to moving on and also to be best at the upcoming French test for which I am only partially prepared. There are many reasons for me to not visit the party tonight but unfortunately, as I said I am desperate to move on because I can't let myself being chucked around by him.

"El, let's leave!" My mouth gained a little smile as I heard Peter's voice downstairs. Quickly texting my mom about my whereabouts I climbed downstairs and open the gate.

"Ah uh, you are missing something, " I raise my eyebrow at Peter's statement and he shoves me aside and goes up to my room. Horrifying noises of shifting and throwing stuff hits my ears and my eyes widened on realizing that I would have to clean my room ones I am back all because of that doofus.

"Here, wear this!" He threw my olive green leather jacket on my face.

"But I-"

"Wear it." Wordlessly I wore it in front of the vanity mirror in my mum's room and mentally complemented Peter's fashion sense.

"There you go, now you look, uh, " He steps back and takes me in, " dateable?" And laughed.

I rolled my eyes. And see him leave the house to get in the car.

It's time Elaine, you can do it!

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Henry Atkinson*

I let go of everything and decided to sit here a while back. Here in the middle of my room. Exactly the point which is equidistant from all the edges of my cubical room. Unlike other people who sulk in the utmost corner being in the centre makes me feel more vulnerable yet calm.

I don't know why, why when her eyes dropped at my sight I felt a pang of pain in my heart, I don't understand how can she just...just tell me to go away by slamming the door shut. I don't even understand girls, one cries in my arms while the other hides her tear from me. Well, what are they suppose to do, asshole?

Guilt started setting in more prominently remembering the way I practically forced her to kiss me. But it's been driving me insane the thought of her being close to me, the thought of me affecting her in ways that I never thought I could ever do to someone. The way her chest heaved, the way she-

I need to get my mind straight I need to focus on Mae. She and George fought, at least he did not forcefully try to kiss her.

But wouldn't Elaine want that, want the kiss?

Yeah right, a forceful one.

I am going mad. Only things I could think of are Elaine, Elaine's expression, Elaine's tears, Elaine's-

Ugh, I shouted and threw the pillow kept beside me towards the wall.
I need to keep Elaine out of my brain.

Focus, Henry, focus.

Think about how Mae cried because of George and find a way to sort out their problem. I can't see Mae sad for too long.

But I don't want Elaine to be mad at me at all.

Not again, I grunted and stood up. Trying to fetch my phone off from the bedpost, I accidentally hit my foot's little finger on the corner.

Great, just fucking great.

You know the time when you want to do something real and then your little finger gets smashed at the bed corner, man it sucks like bitch.

Ignoring the discomfort I skipped to reach out for the phone and dialled Rick's number. I need someone before things like my bedpost kills me.

"Sup Rick, can you-"

"See, Henry if this is about Mae crying, I think you are enough to handle it on your own and besides Sally is still with her. And I suck at consoling people, " He pauses and mumbles under his breath, "especially the ones who themselves are at fault."

"No, I want to...to talk about something else, " I could hear myself practically pleading and kick my foot on the sidewall on realising my desperation. When did I grow so desperate? As soon as my foot came in contact with the wall the little finger which got hurt earlier starts paining even more. How did I forget about this?
Mumbling some profanities under my breath I cleared my throat and continued further, " Are you coming?"

"Yes, I am on my way already because I heard some grunting and I am sure you are not alright. " I sighed a breath of relief and sat down wondering what exactly am I going to talk to him about?

Man, I am one hell of a dumb person at times.

-

"What's wrong, bro? I mean I have seen you distressed earlier but today you seem out of the place, "

"I-I don't know, it's just I am so confused with everything I do, I am not even sure who I am even anymore judging my actions, " Rick paused and put on a thinking face before snapping his head towards me. He squinted his eyes and asked, "What did you do, Henry?"

"I-I, well it all started when I was sitting in this empty classroom and Elaine came in there..." I narrated him the whole story as he was the second person after George whom I trust. He gasped at the part of drunk kissing and again when I told him about our fights. He even got angry when he heard I tried to force-
Well, you know that part.

"You are an asshole, Henry, a big one, " He retorted and sighed before I fell on my back on the bed.

"I know, Rick, I know that was a, uh, bad move? But I was really angry."

"No, now that's not an excuse for such disgusting behaviour, "

"Now if you put it like that, umm...it feels way worse, "

"Why did you do it, Henry? It couldn't have been just the anger, "

"I...I don't know Ricky, I mean I just felt an urge to do it so I went ahead with it, " I paused and turned my head to see Rick's expressions and see him smirking.
I, shocked with his reaction sat back up straight and faced him, "Why are you doing that?"

He raised an eyebrow and questioned back still smirking, "Doing what?"

"That smirk?"

"Oh, it's none of your business, you, boy, are going to call Elaine West right now and apologize, " I scoffed and lied back down. And instantly got back up as he pinched me, "Ouch, what, why -"

"You will call her right now and apologize, "

"I tried doing that but she slammed the door on my face, "

"Well congratulations bro, you got what you deserved now call her!" He boomed and I scowled at him when he shoved the phone in my hand.

"No, she is going to hang up!" I retorted.

"Then keep calling her, girls like gestures which show you care about your and her actions, " I raised an eyebrow with an expression saying 'really' lines my face. While he just rolled his eyes, I called Elaine and the number started ringing.

"If you are such a girl expert, why don't you have a girlfriend, till now, huh?" I questioned amusingly, and he quietened for a second before mumbling, "Because just like Elaine, the person I like, loves someone else, " He stopped and took a sharp intake of breath as I gave him a shocked look. He quickly rushed out of the room.

Before I could have gone after him and inquired anything, someone picked up the call on the other side.

I put the phone to the handset and was about to speak when a disturbance from the other end had me checking the name of the person again. The disturbance seemed like a background sound from some party. Why would Elaine go to a party?

"Hello?" My eyes widened at the unexpected voice. I realised that the voice was too manly for Elaine. And that led me to another realisation El was at some party and her phone was with someone else, some boy.

"Who are you?" I asked as I clenched my jaw at the vivid imagery forming in my mind.

"You call...and I tell, I am Kaeden," This time my fist clenched along with my jaw. His slurred words indicated that he was drunk. My mind started finding assumptions such as maybe she left her phone accidentally but that was broken when I heard giggling in the background. Giggling and a very familiar voice.

"Give the phone to El," I hissed.

I heard him tell El something about her phone.

"Who is it?" She questioned. How could she be so reckless? She was drunk and with a guy. My stomach started burning and all I felt like was to punch a wall. Wow, intense.

"Who..it is?" Jaden queried. I barely scoffed and replied, "Tell El, its Henry,"

"It's...this about Henry, Elaine," He managed to choke out.

"Hello," I heard her voice full of...liveliness.

"Where are you, El? And what is all this, weren't you cryin-"

"Yes...s, God, yes. Thank...you for callzing. He's such a jerk you know. I dunno wanna like 'im. " I realised two things, one, El was drunk, very drunk and second, she was alone with a boy and was thinking I am some sort of well-wisher whom she could complain about me, the jerk Henry.

"El, I am Henry speaking." She paused in between her rambling about how I was a jerk.

"Oh," She faltered before starting again, "You...you bad person, why are you callzing me? I am on...rate, I mean date, no party, I am at a party with Kaden and you wanna ruin that too, screw you," My heart paced faster as I got the grip of the situation. She was at a party drunk between all those horny boys and especially Jaden all alone.

"Where are you, El, which party!" I growled through the phone.

"See, you...just fight and fight with me. Now, you're angry again, Henry. I dunno wanna fight anymore. I am going...to weep, no...sleep, good night, sweet dreams." My eyes widened to the size of saucers and I started shouting immediately at her to not sleep but of course, she was damn stubborn to even listen to me and hung up.

Dammit, where are you, West?

(A/n)
Umm...okay this chapter was kinda go with the flow one...
Also, His name his Kaeden don't get confused as Henry is confusing his name.