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Corey couldn't understand what the big deal was that he called Katherina 'his best girl'- anybody who knew him would know for a fact that Adam and Katherina were his best friends; Adam being 'his best boy' and Katherina being 'his best girl'.
And at this moment Corey took out his phone and started looking through all of his texts. He found the ones from Kris, and now he felt awful. Because around the time he was skating to Amigo Taco, he didn't realize he forgot to text Kris back- he couldn't text while crossing the street. Corey felt so awful, he explained "Yo, I was going to see Adam and Katherina after you left to go to your dorm, Dude. Like, I was just going to Amigo Taco to get them food! I was just, like, rollin' across the street! I didn't want to get hurt again, so I just wanted to pay attention to what I was doin' and I got distracted once I got into the place! And then I made a new friend on my way to see them, and then we came HERE!- Like, Adam's boss was inviting people out here, Katherina wanted to come so we all just kinda came out and I was just having fun with my friends! I rarely get to, like, see them because if I'm not with you I'm at work or Adam is-" Corey immediately stopped himself from 'blabbing' about Adam's business. Corey wasn't the kind of person to put someone else's business on full blast like that. Corey let out a sigh and then he said, "Look, I'm sorry I forgot about you for a bit. I get distracted sometimes- It's not gonna happen anymore. I'm going to remember to, like, text you back and stuff. And not accidentally exclude you anymore. It wasn't cool of me- Like, I apologize for that, Dude." Corey pushed his hands into his pockets. He wasn't sure if he was supposed to say anything more, or if he had said too much. Corey had never been in a situation like this before, and he really didn't know how to handle it. If Adam wasn't going through such a hard time, Corey would ask his advice on these things. Corey missed those days.
But coming back to reality now, Corey was wishing he had a candy bar to bite into. This felt like one of those nights where chocolate and peanut butter sounded really good.

Meanwhile, back at the university, at the quad. . .

And at that moment Corey's heart dropped to his feet. Corey had known Adam and Katherina for years, and to simply not be able to be around one of his best friends would kill him inside.
Corey looked down at Kris in complete disbelief. He could understand why Katherina wanted to try and hurt her. . but at the same time it wasn't cool that Katherina was trying to do so. Kris is only Corey's second girlfriend ever.
At this point Corey felt like he didn't have a choice in the matter, so he said to Kris, ". . I'll talk to her about it, and I'll see if she could, like, apologize to you."

Lance nodded understandingly in response, "Yeah, and I can see why. Libraries are nice, to be honest." Lance said as he walked. At her assumption, Lance responded to her "I've been here for a few years now. I'm actually on the Lacrosse team, the Basketball team, Hockey team, and I'm a part of the fencing club. I'm here because I did sports in high school." Lance nodded and continued to walk with Abigail.

Lance got a laugh out of the muscle head joke, but at the mention of her being a dancer Lance nodded with approval while letting out a 'Nice!'. Lance had a lot of respect for dancers- most people don't even acknowledge dancing as even a sport. And now they had another thing in common; Lance's father pushed him into coming to the University once he got his scholarship. He understood the pressure there, so he said, "Yeah,. . I know what that's like. ." Lance shifted the books a bit to his other hand for a second and used his free hand to push up his glasses up, as they were slipping a bit.

Corey understood why Katherina gets violent, as he knew their- her and Adam's- situation better than anyone, but again he wasn't one to put someone else's business on full blast. And what happened inside of the club Corey knew Katherina was just defending him. Kris already seemed on edge about the whole thing and he was afraid Kris would snap on him and slap him across the face if he tried to defend Katherina, so he decided to keep silent about it.
At the mention of her "being jealous" of them, Corey knew immediately that it was a false assumption, but again he wasn't about to correct Kris about it, because he was trying to avoid more confrontation. He understood why Kris would want Katherina to apologize but he knew that Kris was the one who owed plenty of apologies to several people. But Corey's inability to call her out on all of it made him just stay silent.
Kris reached to take his hand, which he allowed, and when she asked if they were ok, Corey wasn't sure how to respond to that at all. It was frustrating to him that Kris' apology felt so forced that it didn't seem like she was owning up to anything. What had happened was an honest mistake and it wasn't like he did it all the time. Actually, this was the first time anything like this had ever happened. The name-calling, and the slap across the face, as well as the almost-fight between her and Katherina- which Corey knew his poor girlfriend wouldn't last a second against Katherina- and just the overall dramatic display was very uncalled for. So with this line of thinking, Corey thought "But. . Shouldn't she be the one apologizing? I mean, she did kinda mess up there. ." But he wasn't about to say it out loud. Then the question rang in his ears again "Are we ok?". . . Corey didn't want to lie, but he didn't want to keep fighting, either. Adam always told him that honesty was the best policy, and Rikka always used to encourage him to be very open about his feelings no matter if they were hurtful, or not. But with Kris some days she seemed a little too sensitive and it made Corey want to keep her at arm's length when it came down to what he REALLY thought; Disagreeing with her was a mistake some days and he just wanted to avoid all confrontation possible.
Not wanting to fight anymore, Corey just nodded and replied, "Yeah, we're cool." And at that moment Corey felt his throat clench a bit; that feeling that one gets when they've been crying and their throat begins to hurt a little, because they want to say something so horribly but they can't bring themselves to do it. He felt that way even though he didn't shed a tear. Corey was now feeling guilty, but he just wanted the fighting to stop so that he could go home and sleep this mess off.
Corey used his free hand to rub the back of his neck but he nodded a bit and he said, "We're fine- It's all good now." At this point, the reassurance was more for him than it was for her. This was his way of telling himself that everything was going to be alright, and that it was ok to relax now. He wanted to believe that things were going to be fine- they had to be. They just had to be. .

Corey nodded, and then he replied "Uhm, yeah. Let me go grab my board- I left it inside." then started walking back in to grab it.

Adam was dealing with the fallout; People kept coming up and asking him 'what just happened', 'what was that about', and so on. Adam couldn't handle it, so he went back to the bar to get himself another soda. As he walked towards the bar, he nearly tripped. He thought it was another bra, because during the last set people were throwing bras and various other things at the stage- Adam could've sworn he saw a box of condoms fly at one of the band members, but when he looked down he saw it was Corey's skateboard. Adam leaned down to pick it up, but as he was picking it up Corey was also picking it up.
"Corey," Adam said then gave his friend a respectful nod, "Here. . ." Adam gave Corey his board, Corey gave Adam an uneasy smile. Corey then said "Thanks, man. . I appreciate it." Adam smiled and gave him a nod. Corey took his board, and left the club. Adam felt terrible for Corey. He couldn't imagine what Corey must have been going through.
So, Adam took out his phone and began writing a text. Corey was one of the reasons, next to Katherina, why Adam is still hanging in there. Corey has been there for Adam every step of the way during his depression, and now Adam was going to try and do the same for Corey.

Corey came out of the club and nodded to Kris. Corey was tired now, and he didn't know if it was because he was a little buzzed from the alcohol, or what, but he was ready to lie down and sleep this off. Corey kept his board down at his side. He looked down the street to see people walking, and cars just driving by. He was tempted to just skate home now, but decided against it due to the fact it was such a long ride home from the venue. So, Corey decided to just stand and wait with Kris until he got to go home.