Chapter 9: a thousand ways to say I don't like you
The next day, Stella is returning from a run on the beach.
Ben watches her from the house's porch as he sips a soda.
Stella takes off her headphones and enters the house, grabbing a bottle of water and drinking it.
Ben approaches "wow I don't remember the last time I saw you run like that, oh no wait! I remember, it was that day at the school dance" Ben says, Stella stops drinking water.
"It was like that but faster" Ben smiles sarcastically, Stella rolls her eyes "haha and I don't remember the last time you were funny, oh wait it never happened" Stella says.
"Really!? Because from what I remember you liked it" Ben says "if I ever laughed at your jokes it was just because I was trying to be polite or out of pity" Stella says.
"I see that the story of you not knowing who I am has gone to hell, right?" Ben says "of course because you ruined everything as always" Stella says angrily.
Ben gasps "me!? What about you actually thought your acting was going to stick?" Ben says.
"everything was fine before you picked at the wound!" Stella tries to leave, Ben stands in front of her "only if it was okay with you, because I wasn't okay with it at all" Ben says irritated.
"I don't care!" Stella says "Woah, what happened to the shy little girl who had no mouth at all?" Ben says "she's grown up and stopped being soft, unlike you, now get out of my way" Stella says.
She tries to leave and Ben gets in the way again.
"Wait, look, we both know we can't spend the next few days like this" Ben says "I agree, my suggestion is that you should get out" Stella says.
"Listen I don't want to be here either but it's my sister's wedding so I'm stuck here okay!" Ben says, Stella rolls her eyes and sighs.
"If it's not too much of a sacrifice for you, I suggest we pretend we're okay for our brothers' sake" Ben says "wow, I'm impressed, did you come up with this idea all by yourself?" Stella pretends to be impressed.
Ben makes a frustrated face "look what do you want from me? Do you want me to apologize?" Ben says, Stella shrugs.
"Okay, I'm sorry!" Ben says "it's no use anymore" Stella says "why? Cuz has it been years? Why has the excuse's expiration date passed?" Ben says frustrated.
"You'll never understand" Stella says "Stella.." "I don't want to talk about it!Why do you insist on talking about this? it's ridiculous" Stella interrupts.
"Are you really going to get upset over a child's game?" Ben says, Stella makes an upset face.
"Wow, you're so..." Stella says "what?" Ben approaches her.
"So...I hate you!" Stella says angrily "I'm not a big fan of yours either" Ben says.
"Good to know we're on the same page" Stella says "you're making it hard to pretend to like you" Ben says "you find a way you're good at fooling people" Stella says.
"You don't know what you're talking about" Ben, take a step forward "are you sure? So what don't I know?" Stella says "You don't know me as well as you think" Ben says.
Stella takes a step forward "you don't know me either" Stella says "I realized I used to think you were good" Ben says.
"I am but not with you!" Stella says angrily "are you saying that I bring out the worst in you?" Ben smirk "you annoy me!" Stella says "Oh you too!" Ben says irritated.
"I'm sure it's not as much as you annoy me" Stella says "I wouldn't be so sure because you REALLY annoy me" Ben says.
The two are facing each other closely, too close, they look into each other's eyes angrily.
Stella gives a light sigh impatient staring at him in the eyes, and Ben wets his lips angrily.
"I definitely don't like you!" Stella says "I don't like you either" Ben says "FINE!" Stella shouts angrily "FINE!" Ben says irritated too.
Stella begins to march up the stairs in anger to her room, Ben follows her equally angry.
Stella looks back and sees him when she arrives in the hallway.
"Stop following me!" Stella says "believe me the last thing I want to do is follow you!" Ben says.
Stella walks down the hallway of the house and Ben comes walking behind her, she looks back.
"Stop it!" Stella says irritated and goes to a door and Ben stops in front of her.
The two look at each other "Can you excuse me!?" Stella says "with pleasure!" Ben says.
Stella walks past him and goes to the door behind him, and Ben goes to the opposite door.
The two look at each other realizing that their bedroom doors are facing each other.
"Oh Shit!" Ben says "Shit!" Stella says, at the same time everyone enters their rooms and the two doors close.
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