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Nicole Hated a lot of things.
She never tried to hide such a thing. If she hated something, she would say it out loud. If she hated you. You would know.
But there is one certain thing she hates more than anything. More than saggy fries, more than waking up early, not more than men but equally for sure.
Cheerful, happy, and outgoing people.
They pissed her off SO bad. What the hell are you so happy about? Fucking freak. 8 am and you’re stuck with future and current pedophiles. Stop fucking smiling for once. She hated them.
They’re always oblivious to shit. They’re always ignorant as fuck and stubborn bitches who don’t take a no when you don’t want to sit with them at lunch.
So yeah, Nicole hated those people. Very much a lot.
Which is why her current situation is incredibly miserable.
She’s alone with one of them.
Fucking Kelly.
Usually, she would have Jecka with her, and if not Jecka, Emily would work as well.
But of course, nothing goes her way. Jecka is too fucking smart for the peasants and is on AP history instead of stupid people's history. Emily though? She’s too busy selling drugs and seeing hallucinations so now she’s stuck, again, on remedial. So yeah. Alone.
What sucks the most is that technically, she does know someone in the class, she knows that one very well. It’s her ex, of course. Fake redhead bitch who tried cock sucking for 2 months and actually went back to full-time lesbianism. Honestly, Nicole is almost a bit proud of her in a way. Never expected that girl to pull out of fake liking men. Not before her thirties at least.
Still, can’t talk with her.
And as if wanting to make things even worse, not only was she stuck with the happy go-to bitch in the class, but the teacher thought she could be a good influence on Nicole. So yeah, stuck in an assignment with her. Couldn’t be worse.
It pissed her off that the bimbo actually took it seriously. She’s popular literally because she is stupid, but for some reason, she wants to get a good grade? She wants Nicole to actually work on it too, which is just amazing.
[JECKA]
[8:45 am] pls tell me u got normal people's lunch
[8:45 am] u know i dont nicole
[8:46am] cant u skip
[8:46 am] no?
[8:46 am] pls im going to kill myself if I have to stay with kelly for a single minute longer than I need
[8:47 am] well i cant skip so good luck
[8:47 am] youll be on the note
[8:48 am] either write 3 pages talking abt me or no more xan
“Nicole, are you even paying attention?” The blonde bimbo decided to interrupt. Typical.
Nicole slowly put her phone down.
“Yeah, why wouldn’t I be.” Her usual snarky tone was at play once again.
“Well… You seem to be really distracted with whoever you’re talking to…”
“No, I’m not. Just talking with Jecka about lunch.”
“Oh! Jecka is it? Can you say I said hi!” Kelly quickly changed her worry to a gruesome excitement any cheerleader would be envious of. To Nicole’s displeasure.
“No.” Quick and dry, if it was a knife it could be called a painless death.
“Huh? Why not.” Kelly asked, less excited.
“No.”
“Oh.”
Then they stayed silent for a while. Nicole picked up her phone again and was back to trying to text Jecka even if the other girl was not answering. Kelly, disappointed, kept trying to figure out what to say and how to salvage the project.
Terribly awkward, yet, not the worst situation Nicole ever was in. Definitely one of the worst for Kelly though. She’s not used to being ignored like that.
Silence.
“So... Do you have any plans for the assignment?” Kelly asked anxiously.
Then a quick and fast “No.” was said, as dry as a desert, making sure Kelly knew she was not willing to help.
She knew that it was as obvious as the fact Nicole hated everything around her. But yet, Kelly wouldn’t give up.
“I get not wanting to do the assignment, but come on Nicole! It’s not only your grade that’s on the line here! Can you at least try?” She was almost begging at this point, like a saddened puppy denied her treats, she stared into Nicole’s eyes.
Nicole for once reacted to her, she started to ponder, or at least act like she was. She put her hand on her chin as she looked up. Either thinking or trying to not look at Kelly’s puppy eyes, hard to be sure.
“Oh! I get it now!” She randomly exclaimed, shocking Kelly in many ways.
“Are you going to help me?!” Kelly exclaimed.
“No, not a fucking chance. You’re gonna do everything because you need the grade. I’ll just put my name right after you’re done.” She answered back, neutral and coldly again.
“Huh... But that’s not really how we’re supposed to do this...” The girl was once again disappointed, at her own fault for getting any hopeful that Nicole would do anything, but disappointed nonetheless.
“I’m sure you can figure it out, you’re a smart girl, right?”
Kelly stopped for a second after hearing this, she was sure it was a lie, a joke at best. Nicole doesn’t just compliment others, but still, hearing it from her felt weirdly good, it felt rewarding in a way to hear it from her. Even if it was a lie.
“...Sure” She stared back at Nicole’s gaze, a subtle smile of someone who thought she had just won a free assignment.
“Still, I can’t let you completely off the project, Nicole. What if the teacher asks questions to you? You need to at least be slightly aware of what we’re doing!”
“Fuck. I would love to say that you’re wrong, but you’re not. He tends to be that annoying when he wants to be. Sure, I’ll at least memorize a thing or two eventually when you’re done.”
She answered, very unhappy with this partial outcome, but that wasn’t what pissed her more. It was the fact Kelly was right.
“Nicole, that’s seriously not going to be enough! It’s not an assignment you can ignore everything, alright? I need you to at least be around when we’re doing research and all that...”
Kelly hesitated on her words, she wanted to say something, but she had no clue how it would go with Nicole. She had no clue if it was even a good idea considering how the girl acted but she still wanted to try. Something about Nicole always got her attention, even if she was never able to get Nicole’s attention herself.
“Sure genius, what the hell do you suggest?” The tone of annoyance was far too obvious by now, even if she wanted that assignment, Kelly was starting to piss her off.
“Look... I get we’re not exactly friends... But I really do think you need to be more present in this assignment. I understand you don’t really care, but I think you need to be there for it, you know what I mean?”
The girl was truly unsure of what she was saying, a complete opposite of her usual confident cheery form, she was horribly anxious for reasons not even she knew.
“Yeah? Well, you’re right on a few things here.” Nicole gets closer to Kelly’s face and puts her hand right in front of her eyes, slowly getting one finger up. “One, I don’t care.” Another finger goes up. “Two, I don’t need to do anything.” And one last finger goes up. “And three, we’re not friends. Never going to be and don’t ever dream of it. Got it?”
Kelly felt pressured and taken back by Nicole’s aggressiveness, she was backed into a corner of her own words, and Nicole’s words felt like a deep wound made even deeper. She knew well she wasn’t her friend, she also knew Nicole probably didn’t like her much, but what she said was undeniably harsh. She should know better than to not expect harsh from Nicole, yet, she didn’t.
“... Got it.” She answered like a trembling puppy after being scolded for doing something wrong. “But you know I’m not joking about the importance of the assignment.”
“Sadly.” The brunette scoffed.
Kelly had to calm down. She knew what she was about to say was entering a dangerous area. The chance of hearing the worst thing ever, the harshest and meanest words, and discovering new things to feel self-conscious about. It was all far too close. One wrong word. One word that pissed off Nicole was more than enough for that.
Yet, she was determined. Something deep down on her told her it was the right call, she may not be the best on a lot of things, but she always trusts her own feelings. She always trusts herself.
So, this is it. Now or never. It’s not like it’s that bad. It’s only a request, only for a few hours on a few days at best.
Then why can’t she shake off the anxiousness? Why can’t she just say it out loud? Why can’t she just say it out loud? Why does this only happen with this sickly evil girl in front of her and not with anyone else?
She had to discover. She had to understand why.
And she would. She was sure of it.
Then she said, as fast as a rabbit, words almost confusing with how fast she was speaking.
“SookayIknowthisisn’tgoingtosoundsogoodbutIthinkyouandIshouldreallygooutsomedaytogetthisassignmentdoneIknowyoudon’tlikemeverymuchbutIdon’tthinkyoucangetawaywiththisonewithoutatleasttryingalittlebitandI’mtotallyuptohelpyououtandIalsothinkyoumaybeshouldvisitmeinmyhousesomedaysowecandoitinasaferandmorecomfortableplaceIpromisetogiveyouanythingyou’dliketomakeitcomfortableIknowmymomcandoaverygoodcoffeandyoulookthecoffetype”
“Jesus fucking Christ! Slow the fuck down I couldn’t understand a single thing you said” Nicole quickly snapped her fingers and stared at Kelly as if she had just witnessed an alien trying to communicate in an ancient long-forgotten language.
“... Sorry...” Kelly looked down, embarrassed.
“I wanted to ask if you would like to meet up after school, like so we can think about this assignment better...” She had slowed down to a humanly comprehendible pace.
“Hm? Why would I waste my time like that? And where would we even go?” Nicole answered with disdain for Kelly’s ideas.
“Like... In my house, maybe?” The poor blonde girl couldn’t even look up while she talked. She had no clue why she couldn’t look up either. Was it pure embarrassment for speaking too fast? Or was something more? Was her face burning up and getting redder by the second all because of her embarrassing herself? She had no clue at all and was a bit too scared to look up and face Nicole in this state of confusion.
“What?” Nicole asked in a cold tone, with a very small hint of confusion. Kelly asked for something she surely wasn’t expecting, it’s unusual for anyone to do something Nicole isn’t expecting.
Needless today, she hated that too.
“No fucking chance, are you trying to fuck me? Are you really playing the same tricks fucking Crispin would do? Well, congrats Kelly!”
“Wait I never said that! Of course, I don-” The blonde girl was quickly interrupted by Nicole's applause, speaking in an even more condescending tone than ever. “You’re now officially in the same group of people as the likes of the amazingly stupid Hunter! The incredible rapist Kyler and the extremely brain-damaged Crispin. Con – Fucking- Grats!” She then paused her applause and stared back at the bimbo, she was sure this had to be enough to shut her and her stupid ideas off.
“I’m really not planning on that Nicole! I don’t... I don’t even like girls like that!” Kelly felt a surge of embarrassment, sadness, and a hint of regret all at once. She wasn’t lying, she really thought what she said to be her true feeling. They had to be her true feelings.
“Am I supposed to believe that? After all that I saw at the sex rehab class shit?”
“Ok look that’s a total misunderstanding! I wasn’t talking about MY cousin! I meant Tina Cousins!! The singer!!” Kelly was absurdly quick to explain herself, this was not the first time she had to explain to someone that she was absolutely not attracted to her cousin and she was weirdly ready to answer that question ever since that damned class.
“Ok wait right there.” Nicole took a moment to breathe and then looked back at Kelly. “First of all, what the hell do you mean Tina Cousins? That’s a whole woman?? How does that help your case of not being a lesbian? And second! I’m not even talking about your cousin shit?? I’m talking about you and Ari, holy shit”
“Oh.” Kelly stared dumbfounded.
“Yes, OH.” Nicole replied.
“Well... That’s exactly why I was there! I can’t like girls and all that! And the situation with Ari... Well, it just... got out of control... I had no Lexapro at all for days in my defense!” Kelly was moving her hands from side to side in nervousness, something Nicole was quick to notice.
“I’m not even going to lie that by every second that passes, I’m even more sure you’re trying to fuck me. How does that excuse make any sense? You get no Lexapro and turn gay? What the fuck they put on your Lexapro.”
“It’s not my excuse! It’s just something that led to me doing what I did! And we didn’t even keep doing it for that long?? I snapped out of that as soon as... One or two months.”
Nicole blinked at her sudden revelation. There’s absolutely no way Kelly is trying to convince her that she’s not trying to fuck her by revealing she and Ari had a thing going on for months. Is she actually insane? Is she actually THAT stupid? Nicole was ever more confused and felt all her planned actions crumble faster and faster.
Talking with Kelly had proven to be much more of a gamble than she’d thought. She couldn’t predict that girl.
“I- Did you seriously just say you fucked Ari? FOR MONTHS? Is that your supposed proof you’re not a lesbian? I’m seriously starting to think you’re either the worst person ever at hiding your sexuality or you’re just insanely stupid and I’m honestly unsure of what I’m leaning towards here.”
“Okay, yeah, I can see how I’m not helping myself,” Kelly spoke with her face redder by her own embarrassment. “Dear God, Kelly, get a grip on yourself! You’re not like this usually! Where’s the confident girl everyone likes? Stop stumbling on your own words!!” She thought to herself.
"I’m glad you’re just terrible at hiding your sexuality. I’m a bit surprised that’s the case, to be honest." Nicole mocked her back, a hint of laughter in her words.
“Can we... Please talk about the assignment again...” Kelly was completely defeated.
“Oh yeah, that.”
“Hmm...” Nicole rested her hand on her chin, acting as if she was heavily thinking to further mock Kelly.
“Yeah sure, I can go to your house for the assignment.” She answered, smiling. Something that got Kelly by complete surprise.
“Huh? A-are you serious??” Kelly almost jumped with excitement.
“Yeah, what hell, sure. I got nothing to do anyway, plus your house has that pool, right? Can we like, use that after we’re done?”
“The pool? I mean... Sure? If you want! I did promise I would do my best to make it comfortable for you! So yeah! Pool it is!” There was a sudden surge of happiness within Kelly, in the most literal sense of the word, she was radiating. She was full of energy again, ignoring her previous embarrassments.
“Great, I’ll be sure to go then.”
“W-well! Then it’s a deal! It’s really a done deal then! I’ll be sure to meet you there at the door!! I’ll open it for you and everything! I promise it will be nice, Nicole!”
“I’m sure it will, Kelly. Tomorrow at 2 pm, you better be there to pick me up, and you better bring me back home right after. Got it?” She smirked.
“Uh... I don’t really get a car, but I’m sure I can get dads! So yeah! No worries about the travel! I’ll get you there and I’ll get you back! Promise!”
“You’re way too excited for it. You sure you don’t wanna fuck me?” Nicole said back in her all too famous sarcastic way.
“I- I promise I don’t!! Seriously!!” Kelly was again a bright red, a bright radiating red this time around. She was like watching a flame burn ever hotter.
Nicole laughed behind her own hands, keeping it a secret from Kelly.
“I’m sure of it.”
Hours later, long after class had ended, Kelly was sure to give Nicole her number. They had not texted too much between the hours, just getting the schedule in check. Ready for their day out.
Nicole was alone in her room. She had her phone in her hands, texting the only blonde person she could actually tolerate.
[JECKA]
[10:04 pm] so ur seriously going out with kelly?
[10:04 pm] yeah
[10:04 pm] for a pool?
[10:05 pm] im expecting a few drinks too
[10:05 pm] is that really all?
[10:05 pm] well...
[10:06 pm] Nicole.
[10:08 pm] messing with her is pretty fun
[10:08 pm] seriously?
[10:08 pm] reminds me of ari
[10:08 pm] please dont tell me u plan to abuse kelly
[10:09 pm] ehhhhhhhh maybe?
[10:10 pm] Nicole.
[10:10 pm] ok look it depends on how shes gonna act
[10:11 pm] jesus christ nicole
[10:11 pm] LOOK I swear its never going to be as bad as it was with ari, i know that pissed you off
[10:11 pm] it BETTER not be that bad
[10:12 pm] shes just easy to tease, easy to make fun of, easy to mess with, shes just really easy in general, plus im sure she got some money she can spend in me and all
[10:12 pm] yeah and shes also STRAIGHT
[10:12 pm] as far as you know
[10:12 pm] what does that mean
[10:13 pm] did u know that... missy kelly... had an ongoing hookup thing with ari right after that sex ed class shit
[10:13 pm] are you fucking serious
[10:13 pm] she said it herself
[10:14 pm] is every girl in this fucking school a lesbian
[10:14 pm] im not
[10:14 pm] ?
[10:15 pm] well the point is that kelly is easy and i wanna make use of that, lesbian or not
[10:15 pm] whatever, just dont go too far
[10:15 pm] i probably wont
[10:15 pm] how reassuring
[10:15 pm] always am
[10:17 pm] i hate being your friend sometimes
[10:17 pm] you dont
[10:17 pm] whatever
[10:18 pm] trust me for once come on
[10:18 pm] fine... i trust you for now
[10:18 pm] i will not disappoint
[10:18 pm] bring me the best gossip you can too btw, maybe ask her if you can bring me to the pool sometime i really need a bit of it
[10:18 pm] your wish is my command!
[10:19 pm] funny
[10:19 pm] always am
[10:19 pm] cant say i disagree
After a bit more of idle chit-chat that went nowhere. Jecka said her goodbyes to Nicole and went to bed. When there was no party, the girl always slept at 11 on the clock. It was almost a tradition to be up talking with Nicole, but every few days she had to get her full beauty sleep.
Nicole hardly ever slept before 4 am, was it her possible ptsd? Was it her other mental issues? Was she just an owl girl? A mix of them all, probably.
Nonetheless, she had one more thing to do before going to bed.
[Unsaved Number]
[11:40 pm] kelly
[11:40 pm] oh my god! hi nicole!! >-<
Of course, she uses emoticons.
[11:40pm] hey
[11:40pm] hihihihihi! :D
[11:40 pm] just making sure everything is ready
[11:40 pm] everything is! =)
[11:40 pm] be sure to pick me up on time, i dont wanna lose any pool time
[11:40 pm] i will be! I made a promise and i never go back on them :>
[11:40 pm] ill be waiting for you then
[11:40 pm] XP
[11:40 pm] see you tomorrow
[11:40 pm] see you tomorrow!!! ;)
11:40 pmm] sleep well nicole!! good night ;D
[11:40 pm] im really excited to have you over! even with everything =p
[11:40 pm] see you tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!