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Chapter 4

*Cierra's POV*

I woke up on Monday morning completely and utterly exhausted. I decided to hop in the shower and wash my hair before I went to school. After I got out, I called Layla and Ashley telling them to meet me at McDonalds for some pancakes. I applied some mascara and foundation to cover my bruise and scar, then left.

As I was walking out the door, I got a call from Nash's house phone. I answered it only to hear the sound of Nash's mom. "Hi honey have you seen Nash he hasn't come home since last night?" As soon as I heard that something inside of me broke. Nash was gone? Missing? I was silent for awhile, long enough for Mrs. Grier to ask if I was okay. "Honey it's okay he's probably at a friends house." she said. Somehow I managed to respond with a simple "okay," even though I knew that it wasn't true. I hung up the phone and called Nash. He picked up on the second ring. I could tell right off the bat he was wasted. "Hey ciiiiii," he slurred. "Hi. Nash where the hell are you? You scared me half to death, your mom too!" I responded. "Whoa dude calm down I'm just hanging with Cam and Matt." he said simple and plain, as if it were no biggie. Cameron was Mayah's boyfriend and Matthew was Anna's! How could he?! I was so mad and hurt that I hung up. He tried calling back but I put my phone on silent and got in the car.

When I got to McDonalds, I got a table for Ashley, Layla, and I and texted Nash's mom that he was alright. Layla and Ashley walked over as soon as I sent it. "What's wrong with you?" Layla said in her sarcastic tone. "You look like your grandma just got blown up." I have to admit it made me laugh even though I was in a bad mood. I told them everything and they totally comforted me and made me feel better.

We decided to ditch school because school is for losers. Instead, we went to the mall! We walked into Forever 21 and got matching outfits and purses. We took a whole bunch of photos and had a really fun time. A few hours later, we were in Tilly's and as I was showing Layla and Ashley my outfit, I saw Nash out of the corner of my eye. Great. Just what I need. I guess he saw me too because he started walking over. I turned around because he was with Cameron and Matthew, and I didn't want them to see me too. He called out for me, so I went into my dressing room and sat down. Before I knew it, he was sliding under my door!

"What the hell!" I almost screamed
"Sorry but you were avoiding me." he said. he looked hurt. I could see it in his eyes. I just looked away because I couldn't even look at him. "Cierra what's wrong why are you avoiding me?" he whispered.
"Why are you hanging out with them?" I said back to him.
"What?"
"Cameron and Matthew."
"Cierra it's okay Cam and Matt are cool"
"You know Cameron punched me in the face."
"He said it was out of love for Mayah."

I just looked at him. "How pathetic can you be Nash? You really want to be his friend when he punched your best friend in the face?!" I practically screamed.

"Who are you calling pathetic? At least Cam and Matt are cool! They can get me places you never can! All I do is protect you! I can't do anything but listen to you and talk to you! How pathetic is that?" He exclaimed.

I was beginning to tear up. Nash thought I was pathetic, not popular, and weird. "Fine then go be with your best friends then! Go be with your cool, non-pathetic, normal friends!" I sobbed. I could tell that he felt bad for what he said, but he couldn't take it back, not now. "I just wish you would have told me earlier that you hate me!" I sobbed again. He tried to come closer, but I stopped him. "Just go..." I whimpered. "Just stay with the populars okay? You don't have to be my friend anymore. I understand." I added. He looked at me for what seemed like forever.

"You are my best friend." he said. "I would never let them hurt you I swear. Cierra I just don't want to always be the one to protect you I want to get out more."

"With my bullies? Nice choice."
"Well they are popular..."
"Then go."
"Huh?"
"Go be with the populars. Go have fun and get out more. You don't need to protect me."
"Cier-"
"Go!" I yelled
"Fine you pathetic weirdo! You always take it seven levels higher than it is! So you know what? I will go and be with the popular people! They don't always need me to protect them from the big bad wolf! They don't have emotional problems either!" And with that he left, slamming the door behind him. As he walked away, I could hear them all murmurng about what a bit** I was.

I fell into the wall and slid onto the ground. I sobbed and gasped for air as I realized my best friend and crush was gone. Finally when I couldn't take it anymore, I took my anxiety pills and told Layla and Ashley to take me home. They asked no questions, almost like they understood.

At home, I crawled into bed and went to sleep. I woke up around 6:30 and checked my phone. There were a lot of texts from Layla and Ashley and... 18 missed calls from Nash. "Ugh," I said as I rolled back into bed.

*Nash's POV*

I was pretty mad until I got home and rethought the situation. I had just called my best friend a weirdo and a pathetic person. And she looked so hurt during it. I was mad so I kept on going. That wasn't what I felt of course, I thought she was beautiful, but now I have no chance with her at all. I have to fix this.

I called her a whole bunch but she wasn't picking up. I texted Cam and Matt and pretended that she was annoying. I wanted to see what they would say. They called her really really bad names and made up lies about her. They even began planning out how to make her cry at school! Cam and Matt were cool, but they couldn't talk about Cierra like that. I wanted to be popular too though. I decided to just not talk about her when I was around them. That way they wouldn't talk bad about her around me. I hoped this was the right thing to do. I didn't want to choose between Cierra and being popular. I couldn't. I wanted both way too much.
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A/N: Hey guys sorry if this Chapter sucked but there needed to be some drama!

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