When Sloan Casey was at her lowest point at 17, she met Alex Abrams. Though sheltered it was almost as if Alex brought her back to life through her struggles. But after falling for Alex, the last thing she expected was for him to ghost her.
But what...
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Birthdays for me weren't worth celebrating. It was a day of anticipation and expectation as a child, when you grow up... the magic of it dies. It's simply the day that I came to earth.
But as I stare at Avery who held a cupcake for me in the hall topped with an illegal lit candle. I find a small sense of comfort from her.
"Happy 18th Sloan!"
"Is that a candle I see Miss Mackentire?" The candle was immediately blown out by Avery and she turned towards my locker.
I laugh as I approach her "A cupcake at 8am?"
"A girl only turns 18 once and I know you hate today. Plus now you can totally screw Alex" I felt my face drop from her words as she analyzed me.
"What you thought I didn't know? I've covered your ass three times with your mothers calls due to your rendezvous" she hands me the funfetti cupcake as I remove the candle.
"We are just friends, though I've never been with someone like him, you know like-"
"An actual guy, not to be a dick but Alex is someone a girl dreams of. Liam is an average frat boy who could use a couple inches of height and probably has a below average dick" I gasp as Avery begins to laugh.
"He's scrumptious Sloan, I don't blame you. But he's definitely not seventeen"
"He's twenty two" I close my eyes "He hasn't kissed nor touched me, we've just been friends" she pokes my shoulder and I open my eyes.
"But he wants to be more than friends hmm? Mysterious man from our coping group, not so anonymous anymore?" I took a bite of my cupcake drowning out her words.
"EIGHTEEN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN" I heard her voice trail down the hall, I wanted to hide inside my locker now "SHES 18!" Teddy's arms wrap around me as she squeezes me tight.
"Happy Birthday loser, I give you the gift of second hand embarrassing and an Amazon gift card" I accept the envelope from her and wipe the frosting from my face.
"Trying to erase the birthday trauma of Laura's in-fatuous stuffy parties with people I barely know?" Avery shrugs.
"I come bearing flowers!" Inez stood with a bouquet of Daisies "Happy 18th!" She handed me them and then my heart stopped.
As I looked up from the flowers he stood with her. Rosie didn't spare me a glance but Liam did, holding her hand.
"Not worth your time" Avery slams my locker and I follow her to first block.
