Chapter 31
Later that evening, Kris had called and invited her out to the mall with her; Illana had excepted, wanting anything to take her mind off earlier. As much as she tried though, she couldn't get her mind off it.
"Girl you've been moping for too long, what's wrong with you?" Kris asked, as she looked in one of the windows.
"For the one hundredth time nothing."
"You're a shitty liar." Kris grinned.
"So I've been told."
"Come on, tell me what's wrong."
Illana rubbed at her temples, her head was pounding. "Vanessa called me earlier today, she asked me to come over and talk."
Kris's eyes widened. "Whoa really? So what happened? Wait here, let's sit." She walked over to a bench and sat, Illana followed. "Go ahead, I'm listening." Kris announced, taking a bite of her pretzel.
"Well, so I go over right. Straight out she calls me a bitch."
"Get out! She's a bitch!" Kris muttered.
Illana rolled her eyes.
"Sorry, go on." Kris smirked.
Shaking her head, she continued. "So I asked why I was, and she said cause I was trying to steal her boyfriend and all this other shit. Man Kris, I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm so fed up with everything."
"So what did you tell her then?"
"I told her that she'd better be careful."
"Whoa you threatened her?"
"Not like that Kris! I threatened that someone else would get Nick that she'd loose him."
"That someone being you right?"
"No not me, any girl. I mean there's some girls who are looking for someone just like him. Girls like me who're tired of being alone and always getting the guys who treat them like shit. Vanessa was lucky, Nick was special. He's not my type and all and we're just friends but you know."
"Yeah right."
Illana looked at her. "Yeah right?"
"You heard me."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You know what it means. You're head over heels for him. You should just admit it." Kris reasoned, ripping off a piece of pretzel and handing it to Illana who took it and bit into it.
"I do not want him! We're friends!" She announced through her pretzel.
"Uh-huh."
"I mean it, my feelings for Nick are that of friendship, totally platonic." Of course she hadn't told her about that phone call.
"Ok, if you say so."
Illana looked over at her again, taking a sip of her pop. "Ya know, I hate that damn smug ass attitude of yours."
"I know you do, that's why you love me." Kris smiled.
"Yeah well, be glad I do or else..."
"Oh! I'm shaking in my sandals." Kris chuckled.
Illana smacked her in the arm, laughing. They threw their things out and got up, heading out the mall.
