Why Do I? (GirlxGirl)

Chapter 5: Staring Contest

Cadence's POV

"So, see you tomorrow?" I didn't really want to go home yet.

"Of course. See you tomorrow, Cadence." She smiled. I waved goodbye as I turned around.

I swear my heart just skipped a beat. She looked so much hotter without her glasses. I'm actually jealous. But I don't know why or what I'm jealous about. 

Is it because she's hot? No. It can't be.

Honestly speaking, she's not my type at all. But why do I see her that way? Why do I find her pretty when she's the kind of person that I don't like to be associated with? From what I've heard, she's a bad influence... but for me, she's actually nice. 

Or am I just being deceived?

I shook my head to remove the thoughts, but suddenly, I received a message from an unknown number. Just by seeing the message, I already knew who it was from. That person was out of my life and there isn't really a reason for me to keep in contact with them. I hadn't realized I was standing in front of my house until I saw my brother looked at me with a confused face.

"Took you a while to notice me. Anyway, mom had to go somewhere. She had to visit an old friend," Caleb was sitting on the steps of the porch. "Have you eaten dinner yet? We can go buy food," he suggested.

"That sounds good," I replied.

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I felt something heavy on my chest, I tried to gasp for air, but I couldn't. I woke and sat up abruptly. "Cleo, I told you not to wake me up that way." I scolded my cat, but he just meowed at me. "Okay fine, good morning to you too. Now let's get ready."

I did my morning routine. I took a shower and dried my hair. I wore a black sweater and denim jeans then I put on my favorite sneakers. I also applied light makeup on my face going downstairs.

"Good morning, Von." My mom greeted me. I smiled and greeted her back. "So, how's your new school? Is it okay?" Mom asked.

"My new school's great. I made new friends; the teachers are awesome." I spoke. So far, so good.

"How about you, Caleb? How's work?" Mom asked my brother.

"Pretty good." He replied as we started eating breakfast. I listened to them discussing how stuff was going since we moved here.

It's like I've been freed from everything I felt back in my hometown. Although, there were some good memories. I never thought my best friend could ever do that to me. When she and I were still together, she'd always show up on some of our dates and I thought it was only coincidental, so I didn't mind. They became really close, and I was a fool for not noticing everything.

And yes, my ex was a girl. I am indeed a lesbian.

I can't believe I lied to Allison about me being straight. It was like a reflex when I referred to my ex as 'he'. But at least that's the only lie I told her. Everything else was true. Our relationship was toxic. She was toxic. She cheated on me multiple times, I knew she fucked other people. Because of that, I just felt worthless.