i go insane for him | ongoing

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acelynn
my breathing was loud and spaced out. the only noise, me breathing. bailey suddenly breaks the silence, thank god. "i need to go to the bathroom, i'll be back" she smiles and shuts the door. i fidget with my hands, looking at my nails.

"um so, elio." i ask, turning around in my seat. "have any plans for today?" i ask trying to bond. "mostly soccer and stuff, feel free to come watch or play with us." he says, looking directly at me, and once again i feel tension between us. "sure" i say nervously. "just at the field?" i ask, still looking back in my seat. "yeah, yeah" he says looking down a bit.

the car door opens and bailey comes back, getting into the car. "ah" she groans, getting on the seat. "school has to be opening soon right?" elio asks in frustration. "yeah, hopefully." i say back, hoping so too. bailey nods, agreeing with both of us.
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many minutes past, many boring minutes, may i add.. nothing was exciting, nothing was happening. not until a black car pulls into the carpark.

"oh my god, about time" bailey says, rolling her eyes. the man gets out and walks up to my car, on my window side. "hey everyone, school is out today. what are you doing?" the principal asks us and i lower my window more. "w-what?" i say probably looking very confused.

"you have to go, now." he says and i gulp. "yeah, lets go. ace, drive." elio says tapping my shoulder a bit harshly. "yeah yeah, i'm going." i say, backing up the car out of school.

"i can't believe it." bailey says laying her head onto elio's chest. "i know, it said nothing about school being cancelled" i say turning the leather wheel of the car. "yeah. why were the gates open anyway?" elio asks, stretching out his legs in the small confined place. "stop the car ace." he says, demanding an order. "alright.." i hesitate but does as he says.

i turn the wheel once again, pulling into a gutter. elio climbs over and hops in the front seat, next to me. i hear bailey scoff from the back.
"something wrong?" i ask elio, staring confusingly but also surprised. a good surprise. he stretches his legs fully and puts his elbow on the glovebox opening. nearly touching my elbow as well..

i pull out of the gutter, now that elio moved to the front, maybe i was overthinking but... maybe he liked me? no, i'm just being stupid. of course not, he's taken.

i turn on the radio and music starts playing. not any that we know.
finally, we reached my house. "wait, wanna go shopping?" bailey says right before i drive into the driveway. "sure" i say then look over at elio. "wanna come?" i ask him. "yeah of course." his deep voice says. i smile and tuck my hair behind my ears, it blows in the wind.
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we arrive at the shopping mall. i grab my purse and only my purse, leaving behind my bag. i slip my phone in my back pocket, turning it off before i do.
we all get out of the car, stepping onto the new cement that was put in. "let's go." elio says to bailey and i. he glances at me and i feel myself blushing.

"hey, when do we get our college acceptance letters?" bailey asks both of us. "hopefully soon, i'm nervous though" i say looking at her. "yeah, probably soon, don't worry." elio says, his voice comforting. once again, i blush.
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why did i always blush when i was around him? i had a problem..

my eyes, they were attached. i couldn't take them off him, his body and form was perfect. how could i tell bailey? i couldn't tell anyone. i want them to break up but.. it's wrong.

i didn't know how to form sentences around him, it seemed weird. i wanted to bond but it's so hard.. with bailey and everything. my best friend, and my best friend's boyfriend. i didn't know what to do, i couldn't spend more time with him. being just friends.
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my heart races as i walk next to bailey, walking around the shopping mall. i felt like i was hiding something - someone - from her. and i was. i'm so scared, what if she finds out?

"are you done shopping yet?" elio says sounding drowsy and tired. our arms were filled with bags, mostly every finger had a bag on it. i giggle. "yes, we are." bailey says giggling also. elio sighs. "oh my gosh, finally you took like the whole day." he says grabbing some of my bags. some of bailey's too.