Mr. Popular or My Bestfriend

Chapter 11

Part 1-

It has been a week since Toby revealed his feelings for me. I have been trying to avoid him but it wasn't easy when he is my best friend and we go to the same school. Even though I know things are awkward, I want my best friend back. I told myself that it was time to face the music and get out of hiding. Next time I see Toby, I' am going to approach him and try and have a decent conversation with him.

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I was at my locker getting my things out for the class before lunch , sadly it was Math but the good news is that Toby is in that class, maybe I can try to talk to him then. I had been kind of lazy today with my outfit, it was pretty nice out but still a little windy so I just threw on a black skater skirt, white crop top, light cardigan and black Vans. I had my hair in a messy bun because I had no care for it that morning. I barely had make up on except for a little bit of eye liner, mascara and some red lipstick. I am still a girl so I made a quick stop in the bathroom to check my self over then rapidly left.

I rushed into class, trying to make it in before Mr. Westwick and surprisingly I did. I went over to my spot, beside Toby and sat down. Mr. Westwick enters and surprisingly looks happy. "Good morning class," he starts, "since I have some tests to mark this could be as you may call it, a free period." We all got really happy and excited until he said, "but quietly." I heard a lot of groans and boos but even though people wanted to do their own thing, we all really like Mr. W so we try to be a pretty decent class towards him. "Hey Tobs," I say while facing him. He doesn't respond so I try again, "nice weather we're having." I even giggled a little, I never giggle. He also notices this and stares at me for a moment and then goes back to ignoring me.

 I take a really deep breath and start again, "Look Toby, I hate how things are right now between us," I pause a little hoping he would agree but he didn't, "What happened to us?" I asked desperately, I think I heard him say something but it was so quiet I couldn't really tell, "I miss my best friend. The guy I used to make forts with in my living room, the guy I played pirates with, the guy who got the gum out of my hair, actually I think that's how we became friends, remember?" I was really hoping he would say anything, maybe even smile but he was as stiff as a rock. "Well I remember, we were in second grade, during recess, people would show off how big a bubble they could blow with their gum. We were all standing in a circle around Amy and a guy I thinks name was Zach?" "Cole, his name was Cole." he corrected me, I smiled a little, happy that he was joining in.

"Anyways it was down to them and I remember we were standing next to each other, in awe at how big of bubbles they could blow." I waited, wanting him to say the next part which he does, "I'm standing there quietly blowing my own small bubbles, I think I had 4 sticks of gum in my mouth?" "5 actually." I interjected laughing at the memory, "I took a deep breath and blew as hard as I could, making the biggest bubble I've ever made and I was so happy I turned to you trying to get your attention but you kept ignoring me. I was getting a little mad so I took the gum out of my mouth, made your hair in a pony tail and wrapped my gum around it like an elastic." at that point we both burst out laughing, the whole class turned to look at us but we couldn't care less, it was great laughing with him again.

"I didn't notice until after recess when Amy pointed it out and I had to cut it off because it wouldn't come off. I told myself I would never talk to you again but the next day you brought me scratch and sniff stickers so all was forgiven." I finished the story off. He just looked at me with a dorky smile on his face which made me blush slightly and I looked away, he grabbed my hand and started rubbing it with his thumb. I loved the feeling, sent jolts of electricity up my spine. I dozed off for a second, thinking about how it would feel like being held in his arms, kissing his lips.. "I like you.." I heard myself say. Shit! He just looked at my stunned yet really happy and I did the worst thing ever, "buddy," I jokingly punched him on the arm and left before I could see his face after that horrible friend zone I just pulled. Luckily the lunch bell rang which gave me an excuse to leave. I walked as fast as I can to y locker, shoved everything in there and bolted out the front doors.

I couldn't bare being with Toby after what I just did so I started walking back home even though it was about half an hour away on a good day. This is my third "sick day" but it's totally worth it. I grabbed my headphones out of my bag, got my phone and blasted music trying to ignore the world around me and just focus on getting home. I really just needed to clear my head and try to forget what just happened, I know Toby heard me but after what I did, I don't know if things are going to be normal anymore...

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Well hey there, I'm sorry its been so long but I finally decided to update, I'm sorry if it seems really bad but its been a while and I just need to get into my routine.

I'm sorry if this is short and there are some grammatical issues but I tried to make this as fast and simple as I could.

The question again is Toby? or Evan? I promise that things are going to get a lot less boring and a lot more interesting.

Again I'm sorry for the long wait but I hope this was worth it,I'm back now nad I'm going to be as frequent as possible.

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