Maybe, Maybe Not

Toxic

Josie Pov:

I notice Hope as I walk into the library. "Can you guess who?" I covered her eyes with my hands. "I'm not sure, is it's Santa?" She say cracking a joke. "Wrong," I said, laughing as I uncovered her eyes and stood in front of her. "Ah, the Grinch," Hope continues to laugh. I hit her in a joking manner. "I'm too cute to be the Grinch," she chuckles as I pout. "You're extremely cute," Hope flirts as I take the seat across from her.

"I heard Landon is running for Prince; are you running for Princess?" I ask, making conversation."I think you'll have a fair chance of winning when Lizzie realizes she'll have to dance with Landon if he wins," I joked, and Hope smiled briefly before frowning. Hope confesses, "Landon and I broke up earlier." I was celebrating and doing backflips on the inside, but I was showing empathy for Hope on the outside.

"I'm sorry to hear that, Hope," I say. "How are you doing?" I inquire of Hope. "I'm fine; it was for the best, and I honestly feel like a caged bird that has been freed." "Which is iconic given that I awoke in a cage this morning," Hope laughs. "As long as you're happy about it," I tell Hope, "I guess that's a good thing." "I think you should still run for Princess." I'll even vote for you, but don't tell Lizzie because she'll kill me," I joke.

"Okay, I'll run for Princess for you." Hope smiles and adds, "If you run for Prince," which makes me chuckle at the joke I thought she was making. "I don't believe that's allowed ," I say. "I believe you can, since your father can't say no to you, and it's gender equality; therefore, he'll be discriminating against you and your identity," Hope explains solemnly. "Oh, you're serious, I guess I can." I'm not sure I'll get any votes, especially since I'm a girl," I laugh uncomfortably and glance down at my hands. Hope gently lifts my face , sending shivers down my spine. "You'll be amazed at what people agree on," says Hope . "Running together will also be nice." She explains. "I guess it will be," I said with a smile as we continued to discuss it and began working on our unfinished assignments.

Santana Pov:

Brittany asks me to meet her, which I mistook as a date but instead I got bamboozled. Her geniuses was a thorn in my side. Walking into a trap, I swing up into the air in a net. Brittany and Ethan appear from behind a tree. "Is this necessary?" I hear Ethan whisper to Britt. "Trust me I got this" she whisper yell. I began to laugh, "Y'all do know I can hear y'all" Ethan rudely say "I just taught you how to whisper, did you forget it that fast?" "Hey, don't yell at her, it's not her fault, you can't even whisper" I yell at Ethan.

"Let's fast forward a bit; while this is amusing, I do have unfinished assignments due to the party and then the carnival." "Which Britt do you think you can help with?" I'm terribly behind. I inquire of my girlfriend. Brittany replies, "Of course, baby," as we exchange smiles, before Ethan innocently slaps Brittany and yells, "Focus." Brittany then jerks her sight away from me. "Right, no Santana, I'm afraid I won't be able to assist you with your assignment," I say, frowning, "but why not?" Before she had a chance to answer. "Enough!" shouts Ethan, "Are vampires real?" "Is Landon a demon?"

I thought to myself, "Oh snap." How could forget about the vervain. They back away in horror as I spell myself out of the net. Answering all of their suspicions

"Did y'all share lunch recently?" I inquire, "Ye- wait, don't change the subject." Britt replies, "I'm not just piecing pieces together, but Yes Vampires exist, as do Wolves and Witches, which I am, and No Landon is what we consider." "Hot Chicken," I answer, staring at Brittany, not wanting her to have a negative view of me. "That's how you know all those magic tricks," she exclaims.

I began to explain everything to them in a logical manner, detailing each species and vervain. I make them pledge not to tell anyone before they leave , and if they do, they will suffer horrible cotton mouth and I will know. I was relieved to have the truth revealed and no longer have to lie to my girlfriend and be myself.

Hope Pov:

Josie stayed with me after she finished her homework; I may be a strong person, but math was not one of my strong suits. Josie worked with me for hours , attempting to help me understand it. Everyone had finished or simply didn't care and had given up, so the library was nearly empty.

"I don't get it, Josie," I say. "I think we should give up; it's just one unsolved problem." "No, I want you to earn a perfect score," she says as she continues to assist me. My pencil falls after erasing my incorrect answer, and I kneel to pick it up, as does Josie. While I'm bending while sitting and she's slightly standing up, we make eye contact. I gaze at her lips and say to myself, "Oh, I miss those."

I keep thinking to myself, What's the harm in kissing? She's single, and I'm single, so what's the harm in that? I decide to kiss her again, and instead of pulling away, she kisses me back. As I pull her onto my lap, the kiss became more intense. As Lizzie and Mg approach, Josie leaps to her feet. I wipe my mouth as she adjusts herself, appearing as guilty as ever. Lizzie and Mg were just staring at us, confused. "Hey Hope." He says weirdly, "Is everything all right?" Mg Says.. "Yes and You?" I say stupidly smiling. "Yea" Mg says shallowing . What's up with him I ask myself.

"Lizzie then shifts the focus, mugging me in the process. "Well hello sister, I've been looking for you," she says to Josie, half lying. "Is that correct?" Josie asks Lizzie. "Yes, I needed assistance with my campaign," she admits, "but that's fine, we'll brainstorm about it now," Lizzie says as she drags Josie away.

Josie gave me a short glance before walking away from Mg and I "So" I say, "So" Mg repeats. "Want a thin mint" I say breaking the awkward tension between us . "Yea" Mg says uneasily taking a seat. "I heard Landon and you broke up" Mg say apologizing. "News travel fast huh?" I say. "Yea, so do you?" He asks with no content. "Do I what?" I ask confused. "We'll Landon told people , y'all broke up because you had a crush on me. So I was just asking, which I have no problem with but as everyone knows I'm in deep for Lizzie"

"No Mg, I don't-" I exclaimed . I come to a halt when Landon walks in and says, "I knew it, you could've just told me straight up, Hope." "Landon," I said as I stared at Mg. "Why are you announcing to the world that I like Mg? After I told you that I didn't have a crush on him and that we broke up because of YOU and only YOU. How come you can't accept my feelings?" I say chastising him. "I mean, who wouldn't believe that, especially seeing y'all together, what?" Landon pause looking at the table. "Sharing food" he scold, I give him a disgusted look and remark, "You're unbelievable Landon," as I walk out of the Library.