Fake it til' You Make it

- Chapter 5 -

There he was, Vernon. Ver! He was Vee??? God this was all hitting me at once.

I couldn't stop staring, due to shock.

I hadn't seen his face in so long, he'd had gotten to be really handsome actually.

His flowing blonde hair, small strands fell in his face. His striking hazel eyes i could see from this distance. He had such a strong masculine face structure, he was mesmerizing.

He wasn't little Ver anymore, he was a handsome established model and actor now.

I had been staring for such a long time that his eyes finally met with mine causing me to flinch a bit.

We made eye contact, and there was this feeling i couldn't quite explain. I saw him squint and then widen his eyes a bit.

i quickly turned my face, my body shaking a bit.

"Yo, you okay?" Kee asked looking a bit concerned.

"Yea im fine haha! I'm gonna go to the bathroom really fast" I said quickly standing up walking sternly to the exit.

I heard the dining hall door close and i was walking quickly to find the bathroom to process this.

i found the nearest bathroom and went into a stall, slamming the door.

Gosh, he looked at me back. Did he recognize me?

I did look a little different from when he last saw me.

I had my hair straightened everyday and i wore my big red glasses.

God, who let me wear those things for all of middle school.

I kept thinking about the eye contact we made, it made my heart beat.

I quickly pulled out my phone, searching up "Model and Actor Vee"

I saw the results pop up and i was astonished.

He had his own google winepedia, pictures of him popping of everywhere.

"gucci, hermez, nike, micheal kors, tommy hilfiger, polo.." i said to myself naming all the brands he was modeling for.

I then looked to see what shows and movies he was in.

I saw that he was a in some popular shows and movies i always heard people talking about.

I was never really into that stuff, i was more of a old movies and books girl which figures why i never heard of him or recognized him.

It was crazy seeing my childhood friends face everywhere.

i also checked his social media,

6 million on instagram and 1 million on twitter...

he had really made a name for himself.

i was proud of him.

"Geneva you in here?" i heard my red haired friends voice saying.

i got out the stall

"yep, i'm in here."

"jeez what took you so long! it's free time now, i was gonna head to the library to chill,
you wanna come?" Kee proposed.

i smiled "sure! let's go!"

i wanted to make sure to avoid Vee at all costs, just in case he recognized me.

to tell the truth... i was embarassed.

the way i just ghosted him all those years ago, i felt really bad.

I know i was grieving but Ver was my best friend, and i ruined all that. If i just had communicated and told him what was going on, we could've still been best friends.

but when your depressed, you don't think of it that way, you don't care enough too.

Me and Kee made our way to the library, chilling and talking.

"Kee.. i have to tell you something." i began

"what's up?" she asked waiting for what i had to say.

I told her the story of what happened between me and Vernon. She looked at me shocked.

"so that's why you left the lunchroom like that! oh my gosh this is crazy!" she yelled while the librarians all shushed her.

"Yea... but i'm kind of scared to see him because i kind of ...ended our friendship by ghosting him because i was going through something..." i explained.

"well can anyone blame you, you were young and you were going through something right? shit happens, so don't put too much on yourself." she said putting a hand on my shoulder.

Her words made me feel way better

"thanks Kee!" i said smiling.

We continued the rest of freetime bonding, telling each other about our lives.

Kee was adopted. She was raised by two nice people who had lost their child years prior. She was raised as an only child with the mode people.

She didn't know anything about her real parents, she got curious but didn't pry much into it.

She had worked hard in school because she wanted to repay her adoptive parents for everything they've ever done. She loved them so much and felt they saved her.

We continued to talk until the end of free time.

I was still a bit on edge about seeing Ver, hoping i didn't have any of my last classes with him.

I had french next.

I went to class and everything was good. The teacher was nice and she explained the class agenda.

My last class i had with Kee, american history.

I made my way to clsss, avoiding any crowds with the possibility Ver would be around there.

I entered the class and saw Kee

She signaled for me to come sit next to her.

I greeted my teacher and then made my way next to Kee.

We talked a little before the bell rung, and then worst case scenerios happened.

Ver entered the classroom.

My eyes widened and then i looked down hiding my face.

He had a seat in the back, where a bunch of the "popular" kids sat in the class.

Class began. Oh god. I was just hoping he wouldn't see me.

"Okay class, i'm going to take attendance." The teacher said, a younger white man with brown hair and a button up plaid shirt with jeans.

My heart dropped.

He would hear my name, he would know i was here.

The teacher went through all the names, starting with Kee due to her last name starting with an A.

I was going to be last.

"Joan Violla."

"Here"

"Kyle Yannis"

"here."

"Geneva Zelle."

"Here.."

"Geneva..?" I heard a voice say from behind.

I slowly turned around, pursed lips and my eyes widened a bit.

Me and Vee looked at each other, he looked at me bewildered as if he'd just seen a ghost.

"Do you know that girl or something?" One of the popular boys asked.

"N-nah.. just thought the name sounded familiar..." He replied back to the boy.

I turned back around blushing.

I was so embarrassed, oh my gosh.

"okay class settle down, let me explain the agenda now."