I Wish

Chapter 7

Ashtyn's POV

I stomped off angrily towards my first class. I kind of feel mad at Skyler. Kind of. I was mostly frustrated.

What was I thinking? Kaden will never like me. He likes my best friend.

I felt like crawling into a hole and never come out. I hid my face as I walked into my class. I sat down grumpily and got out my books.

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Once my first two classes had ended, I didn't feel as grumpy. I was still frustrated, but didn't show it on the outside.

I was still frustrated when I went to my third class. I slumped into my seat as Kaden walked in the room.

"Hey, why the long face?" He asked me.

"Nothing," I told him.

"Come on," he pleaded. "You can tell me."

No I can't. "Seriously. I'm fine," I said barely looking at him.

"Ok. Do you mind helping me after school today?" He asked me.

"I guess," I said.

"Great," he said smiling. "I'll meet you in the library.

I pulled out my phone to text Skyler even though she was right next to me.

DUDE. I HAVE TO HELP HIM TONIGHT WITH FRENCH. WHAT DO I DO?

From:Sky- JUST BE MORE FLIRTY I GUESS WHEN YOU'RE THERE. HE MIGHT GET A HINT.

I nodded my head at her and she smiled back.

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I walked into the library and sat with Kaden at a table to help him.

"So, do you wanna work on the homework first or go over what we did in class?" I asked him.

"Doesn't matter to me," he said smiling.

"Let's start with what we did in class so you understand the homework," I told him grabbing my binder.

We worked on what we did in class for about 20 minutes.

"Hey Ashtyn," Kaden started. "Can I ask you something?" He wanted to ask me something! I had a stampede of butterflies in my stomach.

"You just did," I told him laughing. "Go ahead."

"How can I get Skyler to like me back?" My heart sank. Great. Now I really wanted to hit him for some reason. "You know that I like her so, what can you help?" He trailed off.

I took a deep breath. "Honestly?" I asked. He nodded. "I have no idea," I said. His face fell.

"You're her best friend though," he stated. "Shouldn't you know?" He asked.

"Skyler is different with every guy so there's no way telling," I told him. He looked disappointed. "Well, I better go," before I scream. I said that in my head. "Bye," I said walking out.

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"Hey," Skyler said to me once I reached our locker the next morning. "How was it? And how are you?" She asked me.

Horrible. I wanted to pull my hair out and scream at the top of my lungs.

"It was ok. And I'm fine now," I lied putting on a fake smile.

"Bull cookie!" Sky yelled. "You are not freaking fine!" She knew me too well. I laughed inside my head at 'bull cookie' what a strange best friend I had.

"You're right," I told her.

"And don't even think about denying it- Wait," she said surprise. "I'm.... Right?" She asked flabbergasted.

"Honestly I want to pull my hair out!" I shouted. It didn't matter. Most people were already in their first class except for a few people just getting into them. We were probably going to be late. I didn't care though.

"Ash, I know how you feel," Skyler said quietly.

"No! No you don't!" I yelled. She had never liked a guy who didn't like her back and like her best friend instead.

"I know," she said hugging me. "But I can try," she said softly.

"Try harder," I said hugging her back. She laughed and pulled back.

"Let's get you fixed up before the bell rings," she told me dragging me to the bathroom.

Once inside, I looked like a mess. My eyes were puffy and my hair was sticking up in different directions. Skyler worked with her makeup on me so I looked like a normal human again. She then pulled my hair into a French braid at the back tying all my hair away from my face so I didn't have any frizz.

"Thanks Sky," I said to her.

"Anytime," she said softly finishing my hair. I hugged her and we headed out to our first class before the bell. I felt a bit better knowing my best friend was always there for me.

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A/N

Awwwww hugs for Ashtyn. I hope you liked this chapter. And it's longer for once :) I thank you for reading. I really appreciate it. :)

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