My Shooting Star

Chapter 15

Alya's POV

I watch Leo walk upstairs and look over at Phoenix. "I hate that she doesn't want me to help her. I bet she will tell Leo what's wrong." I sigh. "I'm going to follow him."  He nods and goes back to cooking lunch. I walk upstairs and wait at the top and watch as Astra shuts the bedroom door behind Leo. Then I carefully walk down the hallway and lean my ear against the door listening. I hear Leo ask if she is okay. And then it was silence. Was she going to tell him? Now I wasn't so sure. Then suddenly I heard her voice. She... Wait... She loves me! Like Loves loves me?! I have been waiting for this day forever. I can't believe this! I keep listening as she is saying how she can't tell me and I sigh. Please just tell me I think to myself. I have always loved her. Since she walked into my maths classroom and I we made eye contact. She had been running late, it was the first day of school and she must have lost her map as she was very lost. She was smiling. I adore her smile. It always lights up a room. She was so pretty. I have always thought that. I walk down the hallway into the spare room. It broke me when she lost her smile when Leo was horrible to her. That is the whole reason I went up to her in the library that one day. I went up and asked if she was okay and ever since then we have been the best of friends. But I always wished for more. I hear them start to leave and go down into the kitchen to talk to Phoenix. I did like Phoenix, but not the way I like Astra. Phoenix is just a good friend and I am going to have to tell him that. I message Phoenix asking him to come upstairs.

Phoenix's POV

I am talking to Leo when I check my phone I have a message from Alya! She needs to talk to me. I say bye to Leo and walk upstairs to talk to Alya! "Hey!" I call as I shut the door behind me and sit down. She sighs and I already know what is coming. "You okay?" I ask and she nods and we sit in silence for a while.
"I don't like you the way you like me. I like someone else." She says not looking at me. I can tell she feels guilty. It hurts of course, but she is my friend as well so I have to be there for her.
"It's okay, I understand. This will hurt for a while but I will get over it." I say with a slight smile and walk back downstairs. I say bye to Astra and me and Leo head home. I need to speak to him away from everyone.