"What is this crap you are listening to?" I asked the following morning in the passenger seat of Tyler's car. I was watching him as he bops his head to a rap song, while concentrating on the road. I don't get it. What was so amazing about this song? I couldn't even hear what the singer was singing about.Boy, his taste in music is weird!Without turning his eyes from the road, he responded. "You don't know what you are talking about. This is a great song.""Well, my ears are bleeding." I couldn't take it anymore, I lean towards the radio and turn the knob, hoping to find a radio station with a decent song. Suddenly, One Direction's 'Live While We're Young' blast from the radio. "Now, this is more like it." I said, resting my head on the headrest behind me."Seriously? One Direction?" He queried, lifting his eyebrows at me for a second, before looking back to the road.I turn to look at him. "Yeah. They're pretty amazing. You don't have good taste." He shook his head, so I added, insis
Victoria and I rarely argued.I could only count three times in our friendship where we argued. Those times, it was only mere disagreements and we always hug and make up soon after. We never argued for long. Our friendship was too close and strong for that.Now, was one of those times and even though it was another disagreement, it was the first I've seen her like this. I've never seen Victoria so angry and full of hatred before."Are you out of your mind?" She was asking, shaking her head vigorously. "Did you forget what he did to you?""Tori, it's not a big deal. I'm just going to hear what he has to say and leave." I said, trying to calm her down.As soon as lunch came around, I told Victoria about meeting Logan after school. She was not happy about that. So, she was trying to convince me that I shouldn't see him."I still think it's a bad idea. You cannot go and see him." Tori insisted. "He hurt you without thinking about it, Emily. A guy like that don't deserve a chance to explai
As I made my way back to the parking lot, I saw Tyler heading there as well. Good. Right on time.Before the day was finished, Tyler had told me that he had something to do right after school and I should wait on him. I didn't mind, because I knew I was going to meet Logan. I told him to go ahead, hoping that he would be ready by the time I've finished talking to Logan.As I reached closer to him, he looked at me and then his eyes shifted over my shoulders. "Someone looks angry." He said, indicating his head behind me.I turned and looked behind me and saw Logan still standing where I left him. The only difference was his arms were crossed and he sent a glare in Tyler's direction. If looks could kill, Tyler would be six feet under by now. I turned back to face Tyler. "Good for him. He needs to suck it up and move on with his life."Tyler sent a smirk in Logan's direction before facing me again. "Let's go. We're going to the coffee shop down the street."I gave him a confused look. "Wh
"Woah, so you called off the fake date?" Victoria asked in confirmation.I nodded my head. "Yep."It was the following day and Victoria and I were in the cafeteria. I didn't get a chance to talk to her before, so as soon as she sat down for lunch, I told her everything that transpired yesterday."That's too bad. I really liked your fake relationship." Victoria teased.I rolled my eyes. "Oh please, it was a disaster waiting to happen from the beginning.""By the way, what did he say?" Tori asked."I didn't give him a chance to say anything. I walked away." I replied. "Besides, he should be glad. Now he's free to bang everything that moves. I won't be the one to stand in his way.""That's good for him." Tori took a bite of her slice of pizza. "So, Jason Forrester is keeping a Halloween party at his house next week for Halloween. You going?"I shrugged. "I don't know. My plan was to stay home and watch horror movie marathon.""Come on, it's a costume party. We could wear the outfit that
I still can't believe I'm going to Tyler's family dinner. I hate family dinners. I don't even like attending my own family's dinner and yet here I am. He's going to owe me big time for this.I took a deep sigh to mentally and physically prepare for this night and take a look in my full length mirror. I look simple which was what I was going for. I was in a simple casual light purple dress that I got for Christmas and my brown sandals. My hair was caught in a messy ponytail. I put my phone into my small shoulder bag and went downstairs.My father and Sarah were laughing in the living room when I went down the stairs. I couldn't help the smile that took over my face when I saw then together. I was so glad that my father was happy again. I couldn't ask for anything more."I'm leaving now." I announced, drawing their attention.Dad looked up at me. "Okay sweetheart. Have a good time." He said."And please say hello to Rachel for me." Sarah added."Okay, thanks. I will." I waved at both of
The following Monday morning, I went downstairs to see my father in the dining room, drinking coffee with the newspaper in his hands. "Good morning, Dad." I greeted him as I head in the kitchen. Dad removed the newspaper from his face. "Good morning, sweetheart."I continued towards the kitchen. When I entered, Sarah was at the stove. "Good morning." I said as I walked over to the fridge and poured myself a glass of orange juice."Good morning, dear." Sarah said. I walked over to the breakfast bar and sat on a stool. "Do you want a ride to school?" She asked, placing a plate of eggs and toast in front of me."No, I'm going with Tyler." I said.Sarah lifted her eyebrows at me and smiled knowingly. "Oh, your boyfriend." She stated.I haven't told Dad or Sarah about Tyler being my boyfriend, because I didn't want to lie to them. I don't know about Tyler, but I couldn't deceive my parent like that. However, I know they knew because Sarah has become such good friends with Tyler's Mom and
"So you're telling me that Logan was cheating on you because you weren't having sex with him?" Tori asked in a disgusted tone of voice.It was the following day and I was relaying the events that took place after school yesterday to Tori. She wasn't there when it happened or after as she had left school right after her final class because she had to get something done for her mom.Now, we were currently hanging out in the parking lot, waiting for the first bell to ring. "Yes." I said, shaking my head still in disbelief.Tori made up her face in anger. "That pig!" She went on adding some other selective words for Logan in Spanish that I didn't understand."You got that right." I agreed then sighed heavily. "I can't believe I dated him. What did I ever see in him? I was so blind." I added grudgingly.Tori gave me a cheerful smile. "Don't beat yourself up. He was the one using and manipulating you."I nodded. "I know."The bell rang for school to begin and Tori took up her bag and stood
"You miss him don't you?" Tyler asked suddenly after we were quiet for a while."Who?" I turned to face him, shock by his sudden question."Your ex boyfriend." He replied.I shook my head and answered honestly. "No I don't.""I saw you looking at him at the party. I assumed you were missing him and reconsidering giving him another chance.""Of course not!" I said adamantly. I was even shock at the absurdity of the idea. Where did he get that from?"Did you love him?" He asked, bringing me from my thoughts.I was silent for a while. Did I love him? I have never really thought about it before. At one point I thought I did, but now, I'm not sure I ever did. One thing I knew for sure was that I did care a lot about him.There was no question if Logan loved me though. Obviously, he didn't. I still can't believe the last few months of our relationship was a lie."I did care about him." I answered finally. "He was the first guy that I've ever been close to. He was my first boyfriend. Back th
Four Months Later"Where are you and Stephanie going?" I asked Tori. She was sitting at her dresser, brushing her hair, while I was laying on her bed.Tori stopped what she was doing and looked at me through her mirror. "Nowhere fancy. We're just going to the movies." She answered."That sounds like fun." I replied.Tori and Stephanie were officially together after four months of being in denial. It really did take a long time for them to finally come to terms with how they felt. Finally they dropped the whole 'just friends' charade. Also, I think it had to do with the fact that Stephanie was not out as a lesbian to her family as yet and she was slowly working through that. The only person in her family who had known at the time was her older brother. Now today, Saturday, they were going on their first date. Tori had asked me to come over to her house to help her pick out a nice outfit. Tori didn't want to admit it, but she was nervous to go on this date. This was her first time goin
"I don't have to ask why you two are holding hands and looking like a couple." Tori said as soon as she saw Tyler and I the following day.We walked over to where she stood. "Hello to you too, Tori."Tori smiled. "So you two are dating for real now, right?""Yes it's real." Tyler supplied wrapping his arms around me."I knew something was up all along. I was just waiting for you both to admit it. I've never seen fake dating looked so real before." She emphasized.I smiled at Tori's excitement. "Yes Tori, you were right.""Of course I was. I know a perfect match when I see one." She said proudly."Yes and I'm not letting her go so easily." Tyler added sending a wink my way."Awww," Tori sighed. "Tan Lindo." After a while she said. "Anyway, I hope you didn't forget that today is the girl's soccer team championship game.""Yes, I remember." I nodded. How could I? They had announced it in assembly yesterday."So, are you going?" She asked hopefully. "It's the last game of the season.""Of
Emily's POVMy parents went to bed early after dinner on Wednesday evening, so after I finished washing the dishes, I went up to my room earlier than normal. After turning off all the lights in the house, I went up to my room.When I entered my room, I heard my phone ringing. I walked over to my bed and took it up. Checking the caller ID, I saw that it was Tori. I lay on my bed and picked up the call."Hey girl. What's up?""Hi Emily. I'm just checking up on you. How are you doing?"I scrunched up my eyebrows in confusion. "I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?""Emily, you didn't seem like yourself in school today. You spaced out a lot and I noticed you barely said two words. I was worried about you." She explained."Thanks Victoria, but really I'm good." I insist."Are you sure?""Well, I would be eventually.""Good. Don't worry about it okay? It will all work out. I know it will.""Thanks girl." I said grateful that she was trying to make me feel better even though what she was suggesting w
Tyler's POVAfter school on Wednesday, Seth and I drove into town where Seth picked up a few things. We also stopped at his uncle's antique shop for a small visit, but ended up being there for longer.On our way back, we decided to drive to a place where we usually hang out. It was an old abandoned playground that was a fifteen minutes drive from our school. We would normally come here to hang out before going home. It has been a while since we stopped here so we decided to do so today.Today wasn't any different than the other days we stop here. We were here for almost an hour now just chilling and talking about nothing in particular; just random topics. Seth was settled on top of a bench with his feet on the sitting area and I sat a few feet in front of him on a tree stomp with my back leaning on a tree.Most of the time we were talking however, I was a little distracted. I couldn't help it. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't stop thinking about how things turned out with Emily
I was walking through the parking lot at school the next day when I heard someone called my name. I turned around to see Logan walking towards me."Can I talk to you for a bit?" He asked when he stood in front of me. I nodded my head and indicated for him to say what he's got to say. "I just wanted to tell you that I'm sorry."I sighed. "Logan, you've told me this already. We've been through this and I'm tired." I interjected."No, I mean I'm sorry to be coming at you and forcing us to get back together." He clarified. I stared at him, shock by his apology. "I've listened to what you said the last time we spoke and you're absolutely right.""Really?" I was really surprised about this sudden change.He nodded. "Yes. I wasn't being fair to you by forcing what could never be.""You're right, you weren't." I agreed.He winced at my words. "I know and I'm really sorry about that. You deserve better."I was watching him closely wondering if he was messing with me, but I didn't hear any humo
"Hey, where's Tyler?"I turned from my locker towards the voice. I saw that it was Seth who was behind me.I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't know. I don't think he's here as yet."Seth watched me with a confused expression. "When I saw you, I thought he was here. You guys always come together.""I left home early this morning." I stated before bringing my voice to a whisper. "And besides, we don't need to come to school together anymore now that our fake dating has come to an end.""Are you serious?" He asked in shock."Yeah. What did you expect?" I asked confused by his shocked expression. "And what's the big deal anyways? You should have known that it was going to come to an end sooner or later.""Yeah but..." He said trailing off.I finished getting my books from my locker and closed it. Turning to face him once again, I lifted my eyebrows at him in question. "But what?"He shook his head. "Nothing.""Right." I said brushing aside Seth's weird behaviour. "Well, I've got to get to c
When Logan and I had dated, I thought we were a great couple. He was sweet, kind and played the role of a boyfriend perfectly. He made me feel special and I loved hanging out with him, but that was just it. There was no spark or any deep emotional connection with him. We didn't have any heart stopping moments or strong chemistry. I was his girlfriend and he was boyfriend but only in name, so it was like we were playing that role and just existing.I met Logan in the computer lab at school. I was walking towards a computer station and he was going for the same one. None of us had seen the other. When we reached the station, we both put our hand on the chair at the same time. He then turn to face me and smiled, before saying that I could have that one. He then took the one beside me.For the entire time we spent in the computer room, we talked and that's how we became friends. After that, we started hanging out together. A month later, he told me he likes me and he enjoys when we hang
Emily's POV"Hey, you've been spacing out on me all morning. What's up?" Tori asked me as we sat in the library after school doing homework.I looked up at Tori. "Nothing's up. I'm just thinking." I confessed."Thinking about what?" She prodded.I sigh, deciding to confide in her. "Tyler's ex girlfriend has moved back here."Tori furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. "Ex girlfriend? What are you talking about?"I have never told Tori about what Tyler told me, so I knew she would've been confused. There was no need to tell her before, but now that I wanted to explain what I was thinking, I told her everything about Andrea."So now she came back yesterday." I said as I finished relaying the story to her."Woah, that's hardcore." Tori stated. "So what's the problem?""I'm just worried that Tyler is going to get back together with her. I mean, I wouldn't blame him she's super pretty and perfect for him." Tori who was watching me closely lifted her eyebrows at me when I said that. "What I me
Tyler's POV"Hello Andrea." I replied looking at her, wondering if she was actually standing here.But she was indeed standing on the doorstep, smiling as if she had forgotten what she did two years ago. She looked every bit the same as she did before she left."What are you doing here?" I demanded.She lifted her eyebrows curiously at me. "Is that how you're going to greet me after not seeing me for almost two years?" She asked. "Come on, let me in.""What are you doing here?" I repeated, not giving her an invitation to come in.Ignoring my question, she shift her head to the side to look behind me. "Who's that?" She asked.Realizing that Emily was still sitting on the couch in the living room, I turned around to look at her. She stood up and walked over to the door."I think I better go, Tyler." She said."No stay." I said. Andrea was going to leave soon anyway. I had no intention of keeping her here for long.However, Emily shook her head. "No, I have to get home anyway. I'll talk