The West Side

t.w.o

5 days later

Ok so if a coefficient is a number before a variable, then that would make the constant the number without a variable. Or is it the other way around? Nope, ok I was correct, maybe I actually won't fail tomorrow! Now, I'm gonna check my answers with Photomath. What?! There's no way I got every single one of those questions wrong!

I threw my pencil to the ground, the Math test is in 2 days and I'm still nowhere close to understanding this shit. I put my head on my desk, I swear I might actually cry. I felt the quick vibration of my phone against the table, I lifted my head and reached for it, it was a Snapchat notification with an unfamiliar BitMoji. I opened the snap, it was a picture pointed toward the ceiling with the text "Hey how you've been?" Written across it.

Who is this person? I snapped them back saying "Good" then went to examine their BitMoji closer to see if I could recognize it. It was a boy with fluffy golden brown hair and a backward cap, looks like almost every other basic guy I have on Snap. The boy snapped at me again, "Really?" He asked. It was another ceiling pic. Kinda a weird response if you ask me.

"Well, I've actually been pretty stressed lately. My Math test is tomorrow and I have no idea what I'm doing."

"Damn, sucks sorry. I'm actually pretty good at math, maybe I can help you."

I smiled at this snap, why is this random guy offering to help? I mean I'm not complaining, I need all the help I can get. I sent him a picture of one of the questions I got wrong. After 3 minutes I get a snap from him, a picture of a piece of paper with all the work on it. And it was correct!

"Wow, you're smart. How did you know what to do?"

"Haha thanks, Diana, I'm also doing Polynomials in math right now."

I stared at his reply, the way he wrote my name. "Sorry but, who are you?" I asked.

I waited several minutes for a reply. I put my head down on the desk, I jumped once I heard the vibration again. I quickly opened the boy's text.

"It's me, Lucas Gerlock."

I'm sorry- WHAT?! Lucas Gerlock? I don't know who I was expecting, but it certainly wasn't him! I was definitely shocked, who does this guy think he is? He's never snapped me before, why now, why ever?! This is so random and he's disgusting. I left him on read and put my phone facedown on my desk. I continued to study and ignored the buzzing sounds which had to be Lucas wondering was I wasn't responding. What a weirdo.

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'Diana! Knock Knock! Diana, I'm coming in.'

I stirred, my neck was aching.

'DIANA!'

I sat up immediately, startled by the sound of my mother's angry voice. I looked at her, I could tell she was mad even though my eyes were only half open.

'Do you have any idea what time it is?! You have to be at school in 10 minutes and I have to be at work in 30. If you're not ready within the next 5 minutes I can't drive you and you'll have to walk again.'

'Oh ok, I'll be down really soon.'

As soon as she left the room and shut the door I sprung up and threw on new clothes within seconds. Did they match? not at all. I grabbed all my math stuff from my desk and shoved them into my bag. Lastly, I grabbed my phone and ran downstairs, almost tripping several times.

I was in the car within 2 minutes, and my mom drove me to school. When I entered the building I wished more than ever that I was in my nice comfy bed. My neck and back were in excruciating pain and I thought I might kill myself once I remember that I was gonna fail a math test tomorrow.

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'It's so cold out today,' Siyerra said using her hands to warm up her arms.

'Here you go beautiful,' Matthew said taking off his jacket and putting it around her.

'Aww thanks, D-Matthew.'

Matthew smiled awkwardly.

We walked into Yogurtys and sat at the only empty table in the room. Aliya pulled up an unused chair from the table next to us and sat down. 

'Are you ok Diana? You look a little tired,' Lehee stated.

I was zoning out but I came back once she said that.

 'No- yeah I'm fine.'

'Here I'll get you an ice cream, on me.'

She, Siyerra, and Aliya got up and went to the counter.

'Are you not gonna get anything?' I asked Matthew.

'Nah, I'm not really in an ice cream mood.'

I noticed him staring at the table behind me, I looked back and saw Rory Bloom and his short friends. When he saw me looking back he snapped out of it.

The girls came back shortly with their ice creams, Lehee hand mine to me and I thanked her.

'So,' Siyerra started after sitting down. 'Who's that guy you have your eye on Aliya? Remember you were telling us yesterday?'

'Right. Ok.'

She leaned in closer and so did the rest of us.

'It's...I like...Karn!'

'What!' we all said in unison.

'WHAT?!' Lehee shouted in shock.

Everyone in the building stopped to stare at her. She awkwardly looked around until everyone went back to their ice cream and side conversations.

'Surprising right?' Aliya said to Lehee. 'I'm way out of his league but I can't help it, I love gingers. I'm gonna make that boy mine.'

'Aliya you can't!'

'Whys that?'

'Because I like Karn!'

'What!' we all said in unison once again.

'I told you that yesterday! How could you!'

'What? You never told me. Yesterday you said you also like someone but you never disclosed who it was!'

'Well I have more classes with him so I'll make him fall for me quicker!'

'Aww' Siyerra says. 'I wish I had classes with my boo.'

We looked at her in confusion. 'We have drama with Matthew, Siyerra,' I reminded her. 'Remember?'

'Matthew, right.'

'Ok then?'

What the fuck is she on?

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