"Hey, Amelia. Noah's looking for you," Rachel told me, after school. She had come up to my room seconds after I heard the doorbell ring.
I sighed. Did I want to talk to him? No, not really. "Tell him I'm busy or something."
Rachel looked at me curiously. "Um... are you two okay?"
"Yeah, it's no biggie. I can just call him," I said. Not like I actually will.
"Okay."
The next Monday, Lauren, Sasha, and I walked into school together. This time, there wasn't a big crowd of people staring at us, which I was glad about. I went around, in front of Sasha and Lauren, and started to walk backwards.
"Are you guys free after school today?"
Sasha shook her head. "No, sorry. I have dance."
"Me neither. Work," replied Lauren.
"Oh, that's okay."
When I entered my homeroom by myself, a lot of people looked at me.
"Hey, Amelia. Is it true Lauren's your step-sister?" one girl piped up.
"Yes," I said, without looking at her. I quickly took a seat at my desk and got my uncompleted homework out. A few minutes had passed until Noah strolled into the classroom. I took a quick look at him but when our eyes met, I quickly turned away. I heard someone walk up beside me and when I looked up, I saw Noah.
"We need to talk," he said simply. Our classmates began to whisper.
I shook my head. But then, Noah grabbed my hand and thrusted me out of my seat. I pulled my hand away and glared at him.
"What are you doing? Don't you think we've said everything that needs to be said?"
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Esme walk in. I hurriedly sat back down and focused on my homework. Noah cleared his throat and casually walked back to his seat. Surprisingly, Esme didn't sit next to me. Instead, a girl named Hallie, who usually sat at the back corner, did.
"Esme requested for us to switch seats," she told me quickly.
"Did she request nicely?" I asked.
"She basically forced me, but it's okay."
Typical Esme.
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Jealousy, Jealousy (Part 1)
RomanceAmelia just got a new step-sister, Lauren. She already has a hard time adjusting to her at home, but what makes it worse is that Amelia's friend Noah seems to start paying less attention to her. Lauren on the other hand begins to get noticed by Noa...