THIRTEEN (Evie's Perspective)

CHAPTER 5 - To The Movies

When we woke up from our sleepover at my house, Brooke fed us cereal for breakfast and we headed to school. Brooke had also discovered that we had drank all of her beer, so she got really mad at me for that. But thankfully she didn't find out about Javi and Ruben coming over.

Tracy recounted nearly every detail of yesterday's night to our friends. She couldn't stop gushing about how much of a perfect couple her and Javi were. The girls were all extremely happy for her. I was the only one who felt utterly miserable—I didn't show it, of course, but I still felt like shit.

The worst part was, Javi kept approaching her and asking to take her away from the group. Tracy always returned from their talks blushing and smiling like crazy. The girls all giggled and talked about how happy they were for Tracy.

I was having one of the worst days of my life, and I couldn't even complain to Tracy about it. Or even Astrid, because Astrid kept hyping Tracy up and was probably more happy for Tracy than Tracy herself.

At lunch, I wanted to stir the conversation away from the couple, so I started talking about fashion and gossiping. But the only gossip anyone seemed to be interested in was Tracy and Javi.

Tracy didn't talk much about Javi after telling the group about our night, probably because she was too shy to, so I decided to talk to her.

I was going to forget she was Javi's girlfriend and remember she was my best friend and talk to her.

But then, Javi came over and apparently they made "plans" to hang out during lunch so she had to go. She was blushing like crazy when they left and blushing like crazy when she came back at the end of our lunch period, so I'm guessing they were making out.

I was so tired of it all, so I was absolutely elated when school finally came to an end. Tracy barely spoke to me because she was surrounded by people and because she kept talking to Javi.

I felt like I was losing my best friend. But at the same time I felt like I hated my best friend. Ugh. I wish I had made more effort to make Javi like me before he asked her out and before Tracy got a crush on him. Then everything would've been perfect.

Javi waited with us while we waited for Mel. Javi kept flirting with Tracy and she kept mumbling back shyly to him. I guess she was embarrassed to flirt back in front of me.

Javi looked a little disappointed and I nudged Tracy in the ribs playfully.

"Why aren't you talking to your man, silly?" I said jokingly. "He obviously wants to flirt."

Javi shot me a grateful look and Tracy blushed, before starting to chat with him. Unfortunately for Javi, Tracy still seemed to be really shy.

Just then, Ruben approached us with a grin. He pressed a kiss to my lips and although I didn't like it, I smiled and kissed him back.

"Damn, you look hot," I lied, smirking flirtatiously at him. Ruben replied with a compliment and started flirting with me.

I may not be good at school, but I am most certainly a master at flirting. I flirted back with ease, and caught Javi staring at me out of the corner of my eye.

Oh my gosh. Maybe he was falling for me? I mean, I definitely was a way more experienced, popular and fun girlfriend than Tracy. It's natural that he should feel attracted to me.

Triumphant, I continued to flirt with Ruben, hoping to make Javi jealous and bored of Tracy. I probably should've taught Trace to never make a guy feel like you're embarrassed of him, but now I was glad I didn't.

Just then, Mel came to pick us up and drove us home. Well, Tracy's home, at least. But Tracy's home felt more like home to me than my actual home.

I needed to find a way to stay at Tracy's for as long as possible. And a way to make Javi like me.