Plot Twist

Its a little too quiet

Chapter 1

October  was halfway done. Everything was going smooth. Until one monday. I didn't go that monday. As i was wondering through the city and the different cafeterias things were going behind my back. Even though i cried that day i actually enjoyed it. Spirituality says that crying embarks a new journey, i guess that was my case.
I went back home laid on the bed and grabed my phone. I send my friend, Elara, a voice message asking for daily updates because, well, i wasn't there. She tells me how she sat with her crush which i get really exicted over. I tell her how irrelevant that was and she texts me:
" You will find out tomorrow"
That clicked something in my brain. I begged her to tell me but she just would not. I figured i should let her be. I would find out tomorrow.
...

I wake up a bit disoriented and go to school. I climb up when i rembember Elara has to tell me the updates. I enter the class, say goodmorning and sit down. I turn to Elara.
"So?"
She looks at me.
"I'll tell you later"
"No tell me now"
The teacher calls our names. I wait for two whole periods dying of curiostity and boredom. I nearly got the information from Brianna, a girl from the new class this week, but the bell rang.
Those were the two longest periods i had felt in a while. The bell rang and i take Elara and Brianna aside.
"So what is it that i should know?"
Elara smiles. I don't have a good feeling about it.
"Orion likes you"
My brain shuts down. I do a whole 360 turn.
"What?Are you sure?"
They take me by hand and show me to him. I take that as a yes to my question.
Now this may not look like a big deal but the thing is, Elara, likes his best friend, Gail.
She told me about two weeks ago that she knew who he was and she wrote in a piece of paper that she might be developing a crush. Took me a while to realise that.So things were about to get messy around here.

Flashback #1
It was PE. All girls were sat around eachother and talking. Briana,Mae, Dinah , Elara and me. Here came this guy. Elara probably talked to me about him but i couldn't care to remind myself of it. He highfived all the girls and me even though he didn't know who i was.
"Do you even know my name?"
Well that came more provocative than intended. He looked at me with a certain stare and smiled.
"What is your name?"
"Persia"
He noded and left.
...
On recess i went with Elara to their class. I leaned with my shoulder on the door and knocked the light switch of. I apologised a milion times and put it back. Orion looked at me and smiled. I did not have a good feeling about this.

5 days passed after the day i learned about Orion. One week after Elara told me about Gail. It was monday, again.
The day before Elara texted me exictedly about how Gail knew. Tragic! We had a very vulnerable conversation and i look back to it whenever i feel bad.
Back to the drama. I have a feeling Brianna told Gail. She seems a bit talkative.
At break i took Orion aside. His face lit up . I brought up my friend. He shut down. I felt bad, powerful but bad. He told me Gail didn't like her back. I had to wait until recess to tell her. I do just that. At least she had to wait one period.
Recess came and i told her. She was very sad but she handled it extremely well. We sat down at another table. I was giving her a pep talk when Orion sat beside me.
"I'll tell her if it makes you feel better."
I feel my heart beating and a lump forming in my throat. I don't have a good feeling about this.
"Do it"
He breathes.
"I like you"
I shut down again.
"I'm sorry" i mange to say.
" I like you" I feel the anxiety rise in his voice. It makes me shiver. "Wait she doesn't know" he turnd to Elara.
"No I did know"
He looks at me hopefully.
" I don't really know you. I have a hard time creating connections" That's the most vulnerable i have ever been with a guy. He stands and leaves reasuring me that it is okay.
I feel the eyes on me. Briana, Mae, Dinah.
It was something. Attention was really on us. Things weren't even close to begining.
5 days later Elara texts me again. Orion told her his other friend liked her. That's messy. She's not gonna pay him any attention though.
So the next few weeks are pretty eventless. I tell Elara that I think Orion doesn't actually like me. She denies it.
We go on this excursion. Orion just acts like a normal guy while this Gail guy pulls some disgusting pickup lines but i pulled a uno reverse bringing up orphanages. Yeah im bad. Elara vented to me. I don't like where this is going.