Niall's POV (Part Two Of Two)

"Are you talking about Kaia?"
They still hadn't paid any attention to me. Their conversation had quickly escalated into a fight. I still had no idea what it was about, but, whatever it was, it sounded serious.
"You fucking liar! I never said that, you know I didn't. All I said was the truth," Josh shouted.
"Guys!"
I hated being ignored. It was one of my pet hates.
"If you think the truth means making it seem like it's all my fault so that you look good, then sure, you said 'the truth'. Good job by the way. Way to go. Way to end my friendship with her," she shot back sarcastically.
"Can someone please tell me what the fuck is going on?"
That got their attention. Both Amber and Josh immediately stared at me, horrified. I didn't blame them. They had never heard me swear before. I was usually quiet and polite. As I said before, I hated being ignored. Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do.

"He doesn't know," Amber said to Josh.
Suddenly, she seemed incredibly guilty. It couldn't be any more obvious that she was hiding something from me. Well, I wasn't stupid but I did hate secrets. She knew that so why would she not tell me? I thought we trusted each other. I had opened up to her and now it was her turn to do the same.
"Amber, what don't I know?" I demanded, raising my eyebrows.
This was the ultimate test. If she didn't tell me the truth now, I would know that I had made a mistake trusting her. She didn't answer right away. There was something holding her back. I wasn't going to let this go. Unless it was something Kaia had made them promise not to tell but from the look on Amber's face, Kaia hadn't said anything of the sort.

"I...I can't...you'll hate me," she replied, avoiding my eyes.
Why would she say something so drastic? All of a sudden, she burst into tears. I sat there helplessly, attempting to comfort her. It was difficult considering I was totally out of the loop with everything that was going on.
"Baby, I could never hate you," I said softly, "why would you think that?"
She shook her head and closed her eyes, her bottom lip quivering. I grabbed her by the waist and pulled her towards me, leaving my arms there. She rested her head on my shoulder and gazed up at me. I could feel her body shaking uncontrollably. I kissed her on the side of her neck, trying to calm her down. I hated seeing her like this. What was it that she was so scared to tell me? Was this the thing Kaia was going to talk to me about? It didn't matter who I heard it from. Either way, I wanted to know sooner rather than later.

"Kaia hates me," she finally answered.
She chewed her nails nervously. I frowned. Since when did Kaia hate Amber? I figured it was just one of their little fights they had. They happened quite regularly. She had nothing to worry about. it would blow over eventually, it always did.
"You guys are as thick as thieves. You just gotta give her some time. She'll come round. What do I have to do with this though?"
Her eyes moved from me to Josh, from Josh to me, and then back again.
"Fine, since she's too pussy to tell you, I will. Look, don't get mad or anything. It was at Kaia's Sweet Sixteenth. It was a one time thing. Amber was the one who came onto me. In her defence she was drunk the whole time. I didn't even try to stop her though. We ended up going all the way," Josh explained.

I couldn't speak; I couldn't move; I couldn't breathe. He wasn't finished though. I just sat there staring at the holes in the table, my eyes fading in and out of focus.
"Your girl told me to make it go away, so, I convinced Kaia that we slept together. She ended up thinking she was pregnant and-"
I held up a hand to stop him. I had heard enough. Both of them watched as I slowly pushed Amber off me, not taking my eyes off the table. I turned my head so I could only just see her.
"Is this...is this true?" I squeaked.
I could feel a lump developing on the inside my throat, the one you get just before you cry. It was all too much. It was too much for me to take in, to handle. I wanted to leave but my legs wouldn't let me.
"Niall?" Amber's voice echoed in my head, "Niall, are we over?"
I blinked a few times but I couldn't gather up the courage to answer that question. Were we over?

Notes

FINISHED <3