VIOLET'S POV

She towered above me, anger burning in her eyes. The deadly daggers she shot accross were only meant for any girl that went close to her Nick. I fidgeted in my seat a second time, a lump forming in my throat, sweat beads drawing a moustache around my mouth as i stood up,moving a step backwards,i almost tripping on the seat behind. I had no option than to face Kylie again, no Jade or Blue to stand by me. You need to hide your weakness and vulnerability dear, thats the first step to attacking an enemy, Nick's counselling rang in my ears. But Kylie was some psycho when it comes to Nick, the fear of not knowing her capabilities right now made me flinch, and the last scene, i almost lost my life. She was dangerously unpredictable and she posessed a certain aura of invincibility.

"What do you want Kylie? " i asked awkwardly, hiding the fear in my voice. We were standing on the 37th row upwards by the aisle, the last one, i shifted my gaze to the descending steps,counting them in twos with my eyes.

"It looks beautiful on you, doesnt it? " her eyes melted in love with the jersey as her lips twiched slowly. " just like it was meant for you" she staged whispered in unbelievable envy.

"Kylie it's just a jersey okay?" i said plainly as she raised a palm to silence me but i went on anyway "i know what this means to you but i swear i didnt even wanted to do this, am so sorry but...

"SORRY FOR WHAT!!" She screamed, losing her temper bit by bit. "YOU SHIELD HIM AWAY FROM ME AND YOU SAY YOU RE SORRY? ,SORRY HE IS NOT YOURS? OR SORRY WE RE BESTFRIENDS AND I CHOOSE WHO HE GETS INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH?? " she shook with rage, viciously clenching her teeth,her face turning red with envy and her veins were ready to pop out. A feeling of guilt engulfed me again, everything that went wrong between kylie and Nick was my fault. There was something strong in her voice that declared her undying love for him. A miserable look crept into her helpless face.It was so visible i realized she could risk anything for him.She had a million reason to blame me as a barrier. Nonetheless,I still felt the courage to defend myself.

We were both sweating as the silence grew tense and distressing by the minute. i hunted for the best words to utter but failed .Her hands were clenched whereas mine were moist and weak.My heart pounded very fast against my chest in a melodic rhythm , as I prayed hard for the danger of her growing temper.

"I really understand how you feel Kylie" I started,bracing myself with courage in the middle of a sigh "but things can not work out like this, we need to figure things out, Nick can be yours again i promise but..." she seemed to lose the little patience she beheld and started screaming again

"SHUT THE FUCK UP FUCKING BITCH AND FUCKING STOP LYING TO MY FACE" She cursed with all her might.

"I just... " i trailed off as she grabbed me by the neck and.....

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JADE's POV
Nick held the door open for me. The cow boy hat he was wearing gave him a ridiculously sexy appearance. Why is he wearing a cowboy hat?, I wondered. i looked away over his shoulder,trying hard to ignore the voice inside me, giddy over the fact that he looked undeniably hot.

"Hey jade" he greeted with a smile,instantly adding to his look.

"wow, you really are packing" i gestured at the sealed brown boxes,mentally crushing the fact a second time that he is the hottest dude alive.

"Ofcourse,its time a man owns his place, you know,away from girls mess" he shrugged as i looked around and chuckled at the 'mess' which were actually moving with him. I stood in the middle of the messed up room, holding a brown paper bag wondering where to plop down,the chairs were occupied with more stuffs than they should carry.

"Bagels" i handed him the paper bag, wondering if there was any good feeling attached to being nice.No .i scowled in my head.Feels weird to be nice ,i concluded.

"oh thanks"he smiled again.

"Where is Hazel?" i glanced around as if she was hiding somewhere inside the one of the boxes.

"We ran out of masking tapes so she went to the corner to get one"...."she'll be back in a minute" he added.

"okay, so where is your new apartment?"And im glad I wont be seeing you around here as frequent.i resisted the urge to add.

"just across the street, couldnt get the one upstairs" a pint of dissapointment slipping from his voice. "here" he handed me a stool. I sat down next to the study desk by the corner, and let the silence reign, noticing for the first time that i have never been alone with Nick. I angled a glance at the only picture hanging on the wall of two best friends sitting on a bench at the central park. His arms were casually draped over her shoulders, laughing merrily as their gazes glued in a middle of one of their telepathic conversations. The universe will never see a pair like Nick & Hazel again, i smiled alost in my thoughts. What am I admiring bestfriends lovey dovey?, geeez!, I rolled my eyes and scoffed loud enough to catch Nick's attention who just shrugged.

"Hey guys" Hazel rushed in, exhaling, she must have walked a distance.

"Are u being followed? " Nick asked, sitting up from the box he lwas leaning on.

"and why are you wearing a bandanna?, that's weird" i questioned.

"how far did you had to walk to get the tape?,you took too long " Nick asked again.

"dammnn baby thats a weird bandanna" i shook my head in disapproval

"guys,guys enough" she raised her hands, heaving another sigh,still standing by the door. "one, im not being followed by anyone,two im just wearing a bandanna,yes,its a normal thing, three... Errmm... Yes, i had to walk quite a distance to get the tape and hot dogs" she nodded at us. "and Jade my bandanna is not weird" she emphasized and i scoffed.

"hot dogs? " she handed us one each.

"Bagels? " Nick offered. "Jade brought them" he added, quite pleased.

"So,you guys think my bandanna is weird?" Hazel asked again, lowering her butt on a box next to me.

"she thinks its weird" Nick protested and pointed towards me. "and i dont think its safe to sit on that box" he added but she ignored.

"Ofcourse its weird,where did you get it anyway?" i asked.

"Okay nosey pokers,enough with my bandanna" she declared, inbetween her first bite of the bagel. "and you've been wearing this hat for how long?" she attacked in defense.

"don't talk with your mouth open" he snapped. "and im pulling them off with this hat" he tugged at the hat.

"Arrrrrggh" she rolled her eyes.

"you look just like same 'ole indie jones wearing that same ole hat...same ole...nothing greater"

"doesnt matter hazel,you should check the likes on instagram" he smirked, working his cell.

"Same ole... Same ole" she hummed away into the kitchen.

"Well, if that hat gets much likes i bet weird bandanna deserves thesame" i said,just incase it was obvious inner jade was tripping .

"ohh come on jade, you cant compare a cow boy hat to a mere bandanna" he defended.

"Whatever Nick" i rolled my eyes dismissively . Hazel came back with a bottle of wine and popped out the cap.

"a toast"....Nick started, raising his glass "to the greatest day of my life,the end of sleeping on the couch.

"Congratulations" i nodded and Hazel faked grinned.

"a toast" she raised hers too "to the end of having hookers in my house.

"Point Hazel" i scored amid chuckles and we fist pumped

"really?" he seemed lost and then suddenly attacked "another toast Hazel, to the end of waking up over the annoying sound of hair dryer and that lame humming of yours"

I laughed and scored again "point Nick" realising i was enjoying his company for the first time.

She scowled and raised her empty glass "a toast to the end of having a boy in my apartment who mess up everything and is too lazy to close the lid of a nutella jar" she sneered.

"Point-

"oh come on i thought we were done with this, didnt we figure out who was messier if thats even a word? " Nick cut in and Hazel seemed to be upset, clearly not ready to bring up whatever they had argued about.

I interrupted the game, figuring it might get messy, with those silly heads fighting in my presence and me having no idea what to do or say"So are you guys gonna keep giving toasts or should we get started? "

They raised their cups to their mouth as slowly as they sipped,as if I didn't just say something. I reached for the bottle and refilled my glass, pretending to ignore the awkward silence as i scrolled away in my cell.

"what are you talking about?" Hazel cracked up,as if snapping back to reality.

"i mean helping Nick move out" He frowned,clearly astonished that walking through this door today changed the dislike i had for him.No way Jade, whats up with you today?, but I silenced inner Jade.

"What? " ipretended to be lost, as she raised a triumphal brow with a smirk.Okay! I get it bitch, in the end everyone loves your bestfriend,kids...animals...ladies... even the traffic cops.

"you really wanna do this? " she queried. Im not trying to have sex with him geez.

"Yes, why?" They shared a quick telepathic look which was hard to interprete,in my explanation though, he is trying to ask her what went right with Jade today.

"alright, lets do this" Hazel shrugged,rolling up her sleeves.

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Hazel's POV
I slouched over to the couch,laying down in my favorite position the way I have been longing for.I sighed with relief after a long day carrying boxes across the streetwhich turned out to be more fun that i thought.

Sliding the bandanna i have been wearing off my head, i winced,cupping my head in my palms as i went through a jabbing session of pain,seeping from my bruised forehead,day old purplish as i gently circled my thumb against it.

As i glanced around the half empty apartment,it pronounced the absence of Nick, not even a wrap of choc around, lids of jars were intact, and there were no books or quilt on the couch, for the first time and so soon, i missed our messy home.

Then there was a knock on the door.

My eyebrows wrinkled,wondering who is knocking and i winced again,forgetting the bruise.

"Missed me yet? " i grinned quirkily,holding the door half open,holding the knob.

He frowned, mouth agape, staring at my forehead in particular. Oh my God! How could i forget the bandanna!, i gritted my teeth, dreading the indubitable session to follow. I awkwardly rubbed my temple, feeling it sore too.

"What the hell happened to you? " Nick frowned, reaching to touch my forehead as i held his arm in a way he understood it was all covered in pain.

"Hazel what the hell were u wearing the bandanna for? " he queried,dawning on him it was for a reason. My lips moved, mentally flipping through words, in an atttempt to explain but failed woefully. "can you atleast say something?" he urged.

"It was just a small accident" i exhaled but he saw beyond that and didnt believe an iota.

"come on, there is something you are not telling me, its not just the bruise" he grokked, leaning against the door as i took the couch.

"what happened? " he interrogated, furrows of wrinkles forming on his forehead as a serious look stretched accross his face. I went through the stress of narrating my encouter with Kylie again, something i had struggled to get out of my head, something i refuse to think over in the shower or under my sheets. Not for now atleast.Now iwas trapped with no choice but to tell him in the end how she grabbed me by the neck and pushed me reeling and stumbling down the ascending aisle, in between serveral rows of seats, how my neck felt sore yesterday and how the concrete stairs brushed my forehead to a bruise. He ran his hand through his neat silky black hair, exhaling,a mixture of sadness,tension and anger appearing on his face.

"And you chose to hide this from me,Hazel?" his voice envinced dead seriousness.

"I.... - i trailed off, not at the brink of tears, but the blue of his eyes that were revealing how disappointed he felt.

"Is that all,or is there more you are still wanna hide? " he questioned, edge in his voice.

"What do you mean more i still wanna hide? " My heart fell at his reaction.

"You think you can keep doing this alone right? " he felt defeated,foiled and failed.

"Nick what the hell are you saying?" i rose up walking towards him.

"The hell im saying is you think you can take care of yourself !" he voice rose.

"Im not a kid Nick! " i almost screamed,standing few feet away from him, hating the fact that I was always vulnerable.

"Oh really?, so you think you can take care of everything all by yourself?, you dont need blue anymore to listen to your troubles?,you think you can deal with Kylie, Hazel i brought us into this mess" he emphasized bitterly pointing at himself. "Why cant you understand that Kylie and I can never be together no matter how hard you would keep trying?,that was not the deal remember?, I did this for you and I will do it again"

I was speechless and regretful of my action,the fact that i hid something this serious away from him.His words reminded of my last promise o him, never to hide my problems away from him because he was Blue, there for me. I parted my lips to talk, but no words would defend me, he stared for a while, angry at me, and then stormed out after uttering the words that shattered my fragile heart to crumbs.

"Goodbye Hazel,you can take care of yourself"'

A feeling of lonliness crept into me again as I slanted against the door,shutting my eyes deeply engrossed in a quick reminiscence. I felt my head spin, realising how bad things are turning out in an attempt to make it right, all i wanted was to make things right between them, without anyone getting hurt, but instead i got stuck in a chef stick. I slowly slided down against the door,embracing my knees to myself. My chocolate hair tousled over my forehead, and i cried hard enough to forget my aching head, I just want my Blue back again.
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Poor sweet Hazel *sniff. She shouldnt have kept that away from Nick. I feel like tearing up rn. *Sniff.

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