Changed ( brance )

fourteen

two weeks later

—

bruce yamada

finally, the bell rung

i walked out of school unlocking my bike, i hear some girls saying hi behind me, i decide not to look. can't be bothered with them right now. as i walk my bike off campus i see vance with.. a girl?

i could only see the back of her, she was ginger and wearing a gray hoodie with flared jeans

i don't know why i was staring at them, i just was. and i'm glad i was. she hugged him kissed his cheek and left.

what. the. fuck.

why did he let her do that? he never lets anyone hug him but me. not even billy or griffin and they have been friends forever

vance stayed there after she left

fuck this

i say to myself and walk up to him, "yamada, hey" he says after pulling me into a kiss, "stop" i say and push him away "what's up your ass?" he asks me, how fucking dare he ask that, "who was that girl." i ask, "she's just a friend" he attempts to reassure me "just a friend? she kissed your cheek, hugged you and left" i take a step back, please be honest "i promise, it's just in her culture", he puts his arm and my shoulder and pulls me in, "are you sure?" i ask him

vance is an amazing boyfriend, so i'll trust him if he tells me i can. i hope i can trust him if he says i can.

"yes i promise" he smiles and kisses me, i of course kiss him back. "i gotta go, i have to study" i tell him pulling away "okay, bye yamada" he says as i walk off. i hop on my bike and ride away.

—

"i'm home" i yell closing the door behind me, i wait for a response.

"guess no one's home" i say to myself

i know i told vance that i had to study, but i need to watch all the diary of a whimpy kid movies. i promised to finn i would because he took it personally that i haven't watched them yet.

i grab a bunch of snacks and head to my room

— 6 hours later

now i see why finn loves all the movies. he told me specifically NOT the watch the long haul, i don't know why he didn't want me to. i was about to click play until i got a notification from instagram. i open it and read 'jailbird posted'

vance posting? he never does that, i open it up to see vance and, the ginger haired girl. in the post she was on his back

he doesn't even let me get on his back

i read the caption 'with this ginger fuck', he didn't tag her account, i immediately go to open the comments

toesucker : my fav soon to be couple!!

mathgeek721 : JUST GET TOGETHER ALREADY

fucking annoying. i know no one knows we are dating but it still pisses me off. i have the right to be mad about this. vance doesn't even correct them. i know it was just posted but still

urfavava : omg i didn't even know you posted this!! i look so bad LOL

fucking pick me

that must be her, i click on her account, ava, she has a bunch of posts with vance. even a whole highlight dedicated to him. i go back to the post

i kinda just stare at it for a couple seconds then turn my phone off

fuck

i feel tears forming in my eyes, hes not cheating right? he can't be. can he? maybe he's embarrassed. i know no one knows we're dating. but he does. he knows. why isn't he telling her to stop. is there something wrong with me? he said they are just friends right? please don't be lying. i can't lose him

i feel a single tear roll down my face

damn it

all these thoughts circle my head until i eventually fall asleep

— next day

the bell rings and i get up to go to lunch, i promised myself i would ask vance about the photo

i see him with billy and griffin, "hey guys!" i smile waving to them "hey bruce!" billy smiles "hi yamada" vance waves "can i talk to you in private?" i turn the vance fiddling with my fingers "yeah sure" he responds.

he follows me into the empty hallway, it's awkward for a bit. we kinda just stand there in silence

how the hell do i even approach the topic?

"so, i saw the post you made about the girl. and i went to her account. she posts a lot about you" i tell him, he kinda just stares at me "i wanna trust you. and if you say she's just a friend i'll believe you. just, be honest" i tell him "she's trying to make her boyfriend jealous so she keeps posting stuff about us. i promise it's 100% platonic"

we stay quiet for a bit

why did he have to help her make him jealous. why didn't he just deny it? maybe i should trust him. he is my boyfriend

"you sure?" i ask, "yes i promise you" he smiles at me "okay..." i trail on and he brings me into a hug "i promise" he takes a quick look around before kissing me, "should we head back?" he asks, "yeah" i smile. we head back inside.

— after school

i go to unlock my bike once more, i again walk it off. that was until i saw vance talking to her again

she looks upset? maybe he's telling her that he doesn't wanna be romantically nor platonically involved with her

i wave a reassurance flew over me, that was until... he

she kissed him.