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Chapter 21

We got to school in time. Surprisingly.

And I'm now currently sitting in my chair and listening to teacher speaking, but my gaze always drifts to look out of the window, wanting to be there not inside.

I hear the teacher asking me something, so I quickly turn towards the blackboard and to the first problem, saying the answer out loud.

The teacher sighs. -"Yes, Simone, it's correct, but I asked you to open the window." Oh.

I quickly nodded and stood up to do it.

And then I'm back to just staring into nothing.

Wishing I could help to bring Neils mom back.

My step mom.

When the bell finally rang, signalizing lunch time, I felt more than relieved, when I finally could leave the classroom.

-"Hey Sim." I hear and turn to look around, and of course it's Laina.

And I can't help but smile to her, grin spreading all across her face.

-"Hey Lai." I say and smirk when I see her disapprovingly shake her head.

Soon we walk in the hall where we eat lunch and sit on our table, with Neil and Mateo both joining us.

-"Hey baby." Mateo said and looked over my face, while I furrowed my brows. -"You look tired."

I smirked, thinking about what I'm going to say.

-"I'm better, now that you're here." I said, and Mateo shook his head, but I still saw him smile.

Neil was already sitting besides Laina, and giving her a quick kiss on the lips started eating his food, with all of us doing the same.

But soon, more sooner than I wanted to, the bell rang, and we had to go back to our classes.

We parted our ways almost immediately, only Neil stuck to my side, going to his classroom.

-"You need to tell him you like him." Neil finally said, making me frown.

-"I don't like Mateo. Well I do, just not like that-" i started, not actually believing my own words.

-"I know you do, Sim, don't lie to me. You just need to say it to him, because he obviously doesn't see it." Neil said back.

-"No way! He thinks I'm crazy!" I almost shouted, but managed to keep my voice low.

-"I think you're crazy, but still love you." Neil said. "-Cmon, what's the worst that could happen?"

-"He could hear me!" I said back almost frantically, really considering telling him-

-"Uh, Sim, you're so difficult-" Neil didn't finish because we walked in the class, sitting in our seats.

But Neil sits besides me.

-"He obviously likes you." He whispered, and I almost laughed.

Why would he?

I didn't gave him any reason.

-"No he doesn't." I say, my voice saying clearly that I'm not interested in this conversation.

-"He does-" The teacher now is shooting daggers at Neil.

He doesn't.

Why would he?

Why am I worried about him liking me?

Do I-

Do I like him?

I think about Mateo, how he smiled every time I said something stupid, how he chuckled when I managed to say something even more stupider, how he stared at me like I he really wanted to, not just needed- But.