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p_r_i_s_c_aTitle: Not like it seems to be
Character: Delilah Profit, Zeke Tyler
Word Count: 1268
Prompt: Any, any, „Are you crying?“
Finished: 13.11.2021
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Zeke frowned when he noticed Deliah sitting at the bleachers. The cheerleader queen never spent her lunchbreak here; this place was for the loser at school, she used to say.
„Hey, anything I can do for you,“ he asked and stepped closer.
„Leave me the fuck alone!“
Wait! Was she... crying??? This bitch always acted as if she owned the world. Thinking that she could twist every boy around her little finger. Using everyone only for her own pleasure. And she was sitting at the bleachers, crying.
Zeke stared down at her. Probably she had overstepped the lines once too often and finally, someone had dared to put her into her place. Had been about time.
„Why don't you stop playing the drama queen,“ he asked. „That's so pathetic!“
She looked up, still tears in her eyes, and she didn't even make the try to hide it from him. „Why don't you care about your own business,“ she sniffed.
Hm. More than strange. „Oh, c'mon, I'm sure it's not that bad.“ For whatever reason, he almost felt pity for her.
Delilah blinked hard when she finally blurted it out. „I think I am pregnant.“
Holy shit. Whatever Zeke had expected, not this. Feeling overwhelmed, all he could think about was Casey, and what this meant for him and his future dreams. He had always tried to warn him that Delilah was only using him. Before the alien incident, she had only been interested in him because of his talent as a photographer. After the incident Casey had turned from the photogeek into the hero who had saved the world, and, of course, she couldn't endure it that suddenly he was standing in the center of everyone's interest.
Out of the blue she had discovered her love for him. As if she was able to love someone else but herself. Zeke had never believed in that, and even if Casey seemed to be happy with her, he had always waited for the moment when she would break his heart. His face darkened while her words were still running through his mind. I am pregnant. He had never thought that would be so devasting.
Her voice tore him out of his thoughts. „Casey is not the dad.“
„Oh!“ Zeke huffed, not sure if this was good or bad. „Why am I not surprised?“
„It's not like you think.“ Finally the tears had stopped and there was a faint smile sneaking on her lips. „I never cheated on him.“
„So it's okay that you talk about love and fuck with others?“
She didn't even wince at his harsh words. „I am surprised that you didn't find out the truth. You two are so close.“
Zeke cringed inwardly. Yes, they had been best friends once, until Delilah had stepped into Casey's life. Even if he had assured Zeke that this would change nothing between them, even they still did hang around now and then after school, it hadn't been the same any longer.
„Closer than I will ever be. He is talking about you so often. If I would be his real girlfriend I would have been jealous.“
„What the hell are you talking about,“ Zeke hissed, not sure what to think about her words. „He loves you. So much more than you deserve it.“
„No, he doesn't.“ Delilah shook her head. „And I don't love him, either. We are friends, yes, but don't have much in common."
"Oh! I remember you kissing him in front of every camera, telling every reporter how much you love him."
"Don't you get it?" Delilah rolled her eyes. "We only put on a good show. The hero, who did stand up against an alien queen to save the girl he loves. This is romance. This is what people want to read about, not about the horror of that night.“
Zeke stared at her full of disbelieve. „Tell me, why should Casey agree to this shit? He never was crazy about so much attention.“
„I'm afraid, it got out of control a tiny bit,“ Delilah admitted. „We haven't expected that the interest would last for so long. But do you know, what the media is still paying for an interview or some photos of us? It's enough to get out here, to live our dreams.“
„You mean, your dreams. What the hell have you done to convince Casey to play along?“ With narrowed eyes, Zeke stepped closer to the girl. „He is so not interested in money.“
„Says the boy who has enough money for whatever he wants.“ Delilah shrugged, unimpressed by his threatening behavior. „Of course, you can't get it. Your parents sent you a generous check every month.
Don't get it wrong, Casey's parents are good people, who love him to pieces. But his college fond is barely enough for a university in Ohio. Let alone a private photo school in New York or San Francisco.
Do you think he should waste his talent at a city college?“
Zeke smirked. „So it was his idea? And you agreed because you felt the burning desire to help him?“
„Of course not. I noticed the media interest in him after this night, and I knew, this was the best that could happen to him. Okay, what could happen to both of us; we only needed to jump at the opportunity. A kiss in front of the camera, holding hands during an interview. People are so amenable to suggestions.“ Her eyes sparkled behind her glasses. "Actually this shouldn't be new for you."
Zeke snorted slightly; even if he would never have admitted it, deep inside he was aware, that she had a point here. Hadn't he used people for his own benefit for a long time? The students at school, who were crazy about his Scat, not knowing that they paid a shitload of money for harmless pills one could buy for only a few dollars at every drugstore. The girls, he had flirted with like mad though he had never been interested in them. And it had never gnawed at his conscience.
There was only one guy he had always respected too much to treat him like that. Casey.
„So, what are your next plans? If you are pregnant from... I actually don't want to know. But you can't hide this forever from the media. What will you tell them now?“
Suddenly Delilah looked uneasy again, pushing a wisp of hair back. „To be honest, I don't know. This ... this was not planned. I need some time to think about it.“
„Great.“ Zeke rolled his eyes. „When the chips are down you are at a loss. But it's not that difficult. You can't rope Casey into this mess any longer. Put the cards on the table; it's about time.“
„Not every romance has a happy end, I guess.“ She sighed and for a moment it almost looked as if she regretted this. „I never thought I would ever say that, but you are right. I need to find a good story, why we are going different ways from now on. The media will ask for this.“
„Understand.“ Zeke smirked. „One last dramatic performance. You will never change, always a fame-hungry bitch. None of my business. As long as you keep Casey out of it. Don't you dare to tell, that he's the father of your baby."
To his surprise, Delilah smiled. „Have you ever told him, how much you care for him?“
Character: Delilah Profit, Zeke Tyler
Word Count: 1268
Prompt: Any, any, „Are you crying?“
Finished: 13.11.2021
:::
Zeke frowned when he noticed Deliah sitting at the bleachers. The cheerleader queen never spent her lunchbreak here; this place was for the loser at school, she used to say.
„Hey, anything I can do for you,“ he asked and stepped closer.
„Leave me the fuck alone!“
Wait! Was she... crying??? This bitch always acted as if she owned the world. Thinking that she could twist every boy around her little finger. Using everyone only for her own pleasure. And she was sitting at the bleachers, crying.
Zeke stared down at her. Probably she had overstepped the lines once too often and finally, someone had dared to put her into her place. Had been about time.
„Why don't you stop playing the drama queen,“ he asked. „That's so pathetic!“
She looked up, still tears in her eyes, and she didn't even make the try to hide it from him. „Why don't you care about your own business,“ she sniffed.
Hm. More than strange. „Oh, c'mon, I'm sure it's not that bad.“ For whatever reason, he almost felt pity for her.
Delilah blinked hard when she finally blurted it out. „I think I am pregnant.“
Holy shit. Whatever Zeke had expected, not this. Feeling overwhelmed, all he could think about was Casey, and what this meant for him and his future dreams. He had always tried to warn him that Delilah was only using him. Before the alien incident, she had only been interested in him because of his talent as a photographer. After the incident Casey had turned from the photogeek into the hero who had saved the world, and, of course, she couldn't endure it that suddenly he was standing in the center of everyone's interest.
Out of the blue she had discovered her love for him. As if she was able to love someone else but herself. Zeke had never believed in that, and even if Casey seemed to be happy with her, he had always waited for the moment when she would break his heart. His face darkened while her words were still running through his mind. I am pregnant. He had never thought that would be so devasting.
Her voice tore him out of his thoughts. „Casey is not the dad.“
„Oh!“ Zeke huffed, not sure if this was good or bad. „Why am I not surprised?“
„It's not like you think.“ Finally the tears had stopped and there was a faint smile sneaking on her lips. „I never cheated on him.“
„So it's okay that you talk about love and fuck with others?“
She didn't even wince at his harsh words. „I am surprised that you didn't find out the truth. You two are so close.“
Zeke cringed inwardly. Yes, they had been best friends once, until Delilah had stepped into Casey's life. Even if he had assured Zeke that this would change nothing between them, even they still did hang around now and then after school, it hadn't been the same any longer.
„Closer than I will ever be. He is talking about you so often. If I would be his real girlfriend I would have been jealous.“
„What the hell are you talking about,“ Zeke hissed, not sure what to think about her words. „He loves you. So much more than you deserve it.“
„No, he doesn't.“ Delilah shook her head. „And I don't love him, either. We are friends, yes, but don't have much in common."
"Oh! I remember you kissing him in front of every camera, telling every reporter how much you love him."
"Don't you get it?" Delilah rolled her eyes. "We only put on a good show. The hero, who did stand up against an alien queen to save the girl he loves. This is romance. This is what people want to read about, not about the horror of that night.“
Zeke stared at her full of disbelieve. „Tell me, why should Casey agree to this shit? He never was crazy about so much attention.“
„I'm afraid, it got out of control a tiny bit,“ Delilah admitted. „We haven't expected that the interest would last for so long. But do you know, what the media is still paying for an interview or some photos of us? It's enough to get out here, to live our dreams.“
„You mean, your dreams. What the hell have you done to convince Casey to play along?“ With narrowed eyes, Zeke stepped closer to the girl. „He is so not interested in money.“
„Says the boy who has enough money for whatever he wants.“ Delilah shrugged, unimpressed by his threatening behavior. „Of course, you can't get it. Your parents sent you a generous check every month.
Don't get it wrong, Casey's parents are good people, who love him to pieces. But his college fond is barely enough for a university in Ohio. Let alone a private photo school in New York or San Francisco.
Do you think he should waste his talent at a city college?“
Zeke smirked. „So it was his idea? And you agreed because you felt the burning desire to help him?“
„Of course not. I noticed the media interest in him after this night, and I knew, this was the best that could happen to him. Okay, what could happen to both of us; we only needed to jump at the opportunity. A kiss in front of the camera, holding hands during an interview. People are so amenable to suggestions.“ Her eyes sparkled behind her glasses. "Actually this shouldn't be new for you."
Zeke snorted slightly; even if he would never have admitted it, deep inside he was aware, that she had a point here. Hadn't he used people for his own benefit for a long time? The students at school, who were crazy about his Scat, not knowing that they paid a shitload of money for harmless pills one could buy for only a few dollars at every drugstore. The girls, he had flirted with like mad though he had never been interested in them. And it had never gnawed at his conscience.
There was only one guy he had always respected too much to treat him like that. Casey.
„So, what are your next plans? If you are pregnant from... I actually don't want to know. But you can't hide this forever from the media. What will you tell them now?“
Suddenly Delilah looked uneasy again, pushing a wisp of hair back. „To be honest, I don't know. This ... this was not planned. I need some time to think about it.“
„Great.“ Zeke rolled his eyes. „When the chips are down you are at a loss. But it's not that difficult. You can't rope Casey into this mess any longer. Put the cards on the table; it's about time.“
„Not every romance has a happy end, I guess.“ She sighed and for a moment it almost looked as if she regretted this. „I never thought I would ever say that, but you are right. I need to find a good story, why we are going different ways from now on. The media will ask for this.“
„Understand.“ Zeke smirked. „One last dramatic performance. You will never change, always a fame-hungry bitch. None of my business. As long as you keep Casey out of it. Don't you dare to tell, that he's the father of your baby."
To his surprise, Delilah smiled. „Have you ever told him, how much you care for him?“