She let out a deep sigh as if she was struggling to believe me, but chose not to argue with me. "Anyway, I'll be coming to pick you up soon.""Thanks, Ariana." I mumbled."Don't mention it."The line went dead and I put my phone on the table next to my bed, before climbing off of the bed and heading into the bathroom to freshen up. After I had finished doing that, I made my way downstairs. After a quick trip to the kitchen to grab a glass of water and a couple of pain killers, I made my way into the living room and plopped down onto the couch, turning on the television and flipping through channels until I found a channel that was showing old cartoons that we used to watch together whenever our parents weren't around. I watched one episode of my favorites movie before finally deciding to get dressed and go into the kitchen to help my mother cook breakfast.Once my mother had finished cooking, we started eating breakfast. The four of us enjoyed a quiet and peaceful meal together. Ev
"Love you, sweetie," she called out to me."Love you too, Mom."Once I was back in my bedroom, I quickly stripped out of my clothes and threw them in a pile on the floor before crawling back into my bed and turning on my side facing away from the door so that I didn't disturb anyone. I lay there in bed, staring blankly ahead into space whilst the rest of the world slowly faded into obscurity, waiting for sleep to come. Within seconds, I eventually succumbed to the beckoning darkness which welcomed me as it always did, the gentle embrace enveloping me within its warmth.I woke up the next day with a pounding headache. After throwing some cold water on my face to try to rid myself of the unpleasant sensation that lingered in my skull, I looked over at the clock on my nightstand. 3:45pm. That's definitely not ideal. I thought I had more than three hours to spare till school started and I wanted nothing more than to just lie in bed and avoid thinking about the events of the previous nig
After eating a few more slices of bread and drinking a little more milk, we both finished off our breakfast relatively peacefully. We chatted about various things, mainly the weather and other random topics, until the time for school arrived. We quickly packed up the rest of the snacks I brought over for breakfast, along with some extra clothes, before heading downstairs to meet up with my parents outside. Once we made it to the car parked outside the house, my mother opened the rear passenger door, motioning for me to climb in before walking around and climbing into the driver's seat herself.I climbed into the backseat behind my father and he started the engine. "So, how was school?" he asked as he looked over at me briefly.I shrugged my shoulders. "It was okay.""Okay, that's good. Just keep that attitude up. You'll make lots of friends," my dad encouraged."Yeah, sure.""And hey, how about we stop by fast food restaurant on the way home? I know you haven't had dinner yet.""Yeah
"Okay. But just remember what I said.""I will," she assured me.She waved goodbye to me before opening the door and slipping out of the room. I watched her exit the classroom, before I heard the sound of footsteps approaching. I turned around in time to see my dad hurrying into the room, looking slightly worried."Did you forget something?" I asked."No, just making sure everything is alright between you and Ariana." he explained, looking concerned. "Why did you leave so fast?""Nothing. It was nothing. She just got hungry," I told him, lying through my teeth.He frowned at me. "Is something wrong?""No! Of course not. What makes you say that?"He sighed before placing a hand on my shoulder, reassuringly patting it, trying his best to appear nonchalant. "Well, if you say so. Anyway, I'm going out tonight so please watch the kids for me while I'm gone. Okay?""I'll do my best. Have fun," I replied, giving him a small smile, trying my best to keep my expression neutral. He grinned be
I rolled my eyes at his disbelief. "Go find your friends, dummy. I'm sure someone like you wouldn't have trouble finding them. If you ever need me, just ask one of them," I instructed him as I pointed to some random girl who sat near the corner of the room.The boy quickly scurried over to the girl who I pointed out and greeted her happily. She seemed quite taken aback by his sudden appearance, but nevertheless she greeted him with a smile. I could see that they seemed friendly, which made me feel slightly happy that he had a friend. I mean, I knew that she had a lot of friends, but I never thought that they would be that close.I then turned around and continued walking through the library, making my way towards the counter. As I approached it, I noticed that a few customers had already arrived, including Ariana and her brother.I quickly slid into one of the empty seats next to Taylor, as she quickly glanced over at me and offered me a small smile. I returned her smile before turni
I let out a laugh at the thought of Tyler being angry. I mean, he probably didn't want to show his jealousy in front of me, although I highly doubted that he was jealous. Still, I couldn't help but feel extremely happy."I'M HOME!" I heard my father call out."Coming!" I called back, turning towards Taylor, who was already standing up. "You better go check if he's really home or not," I added, giggling.Irish smirked. "Don't worry, I doubt that he's going anywhere. It seems like he wants to spend all his time with us today.""Then let's hurry," I urged her.She nodded her head and quickly hurried up the stairs. I followed closely behind, watching as she walked into her bedroom. I heard some noises coming from the bathroom before Irish emerged and stared at me. "You're really persistent, aren't you?" she asked in amusement. "Come in," she ordered with a hint of laughter in her voice.I smiled sheepishly as I entered her room. Although she had warned me multiple times about doing thing
She let out a soft chuckle before leaning forwards and wrapping her arms around my neck. Just as we were about to deepen our kiss, we heard footsteps echoing throughout the hallway. Both of us broke away from one another, and I heard her father calling out to us. Ariana quickly straightened herself up and cleared her throat as she reached down to grab her backpack off the floor. "I need to go," she said apologetically. "Dad wants to talk to me.""Okay," I replied in response as I watched her walk towards the doorway. I quickly ran after her and grabbed onto her wrist. She froze momentarily, and turned around to look at me questioningly."Will I see you tomorrow, then?" I asked curiously."Of course," she grinned as she wrapped her arms around me and hugged me tightly. "You know where to find me." Then she proceeded to give me a quick peck on the cheek before rushing out of the room.I stared blankly as she walked away. I was left completely dumbfounded by what had just happened. A m
Ariana hesitated for a few seconds before taking a deep breath. "When I first met you, I thought that you were very beautiful," she uttered. "I was drawn to you from day one. Every time that we spoke, or hung out together, or even just saw one another in passing at school, I couldn't stop staring at you. Everything about you fascinated me," she continued, her voice becoming quieter with every word that she spoke. "The way you smiled, the way you talked, the way that you laughed, the way that you blushed, the way that you held onto yourself as if you were scared of everyone else, the way that you always stood up for others... you were perfect, in every single way."My heart skipped a beat as I listened to Irish continue speaking. Her confession caused me to feel incredibly overwhelmed. I had no idea that Irish felt anything like this for me. Did she really love me that much? Is this the reason why she was acting so strangely towards me? Was she afraid that I would reject her for being