I Know You

Break Meeting

Day 2 of junior year and I already have rumors spreading by around about me. All thanks to Jillian.. She really outdid herself with this one.

Going to school made me realize how many secret admirers Hamzah really had. He never seemed to be one who was popular. He was quiet but very funny once you got to know him.

But turns out a lot of girls liked him. I've come to terms with our plan and hope it can end earlier than we've planned.

We get to Hamzah's house and instead of sitting next to Trey in the front, he decides to sit next to me. "Hamzah not sitting with me today??" Trey asks. "You can live without your boyfriend for one day Trey, we need to figure stuff out." I say.

"Well good luck your the hottest gossip at school right now." Trey says. "I didn't know people even knew us like that." I say. "No they only know who I am." Hamzah says. "Oh shut up, don't be too full of yourself." I say.

"So what did you wanna figure out?" Hamzah asks. "Well first you have to sit next to me during lunch now or people will get suspicious." I say. "Okay sounds easy enough." He says. "We'll figure out more stuff later, we're almost at school." I say.

"Hey stop stealing Hamzah from me." Trey says. "Sorry blame Jillian." I say while shrugging. We arrive to school and Trey starts parking the car.

While getting out I see Jillian looking at Hamzah up and down. Hamzah looks at me like he just pooped his pants. "Why're you so scared of her?" I ask. "She wants me Evan.." he says. "Oh whatever." I say.

He looks down at my hand and grasps it. He looks back up at Jillian and smiles while holding my hand. I get a flush of red in my face. Hes holds on until Trey intercepts us and comes between us.

"I can't take this! Just say you guys broke up." Trey says. "Yeah I agree but Hamzah's future can be destroyed." I say. We both look at Hamzah and he nods. "Ugh fine I'll find my own friends." Trey says.

I laugh at him and his dramatic self. We all depart and get to our classes. While focusing on my teacher's lecture I feel a tap on my back.

"Hey Evangeline." Jillian says. "Hey Jillian." I say awkwardly. "So we were just wondering if you would like to go to a party, feel free to bring anyone." She says. Which is code for she wants Hamzah to come.

"Yeah sure I'll think about it." I say with a weak smile and turn back around. I hear them whispering. "With what I'm gonna wear Hamzah's gonna forget she even exists." Jillian says.

"Hey yeah I can hear you, might wanna lower your voice." I say sarcastically with a smile. I look back and don't hear them speak for the full class.

I get out of that god awful class and meet up with Diana to tell her all about it. "She's just jealous Leane just leave her be." Diana says. "I know but its just so annoying." I say.

"Yeah well that's Jillian alright." She says. I smile at her. I rest my head on my arms feeling hopeless of this whole plan, making me feel as insecure as possible.

"Don't worry Leane, this is just the gossip of the week, trust me it'll be forgotten in the next week." Diana says giving me a ray of hope. "You're right I can hang on for a week or two." I say. "There you go, just figure out how you guys are gonna make it work." she says.

"Yes we will thanks Diana." I say. She gives me a small hug squishing her cheek to mind. We giggle and depart for break. I text Hamzah to go over a few things.

Hamzah's Fatass

E: Hamzah meet me on the tables near the bleachers.

H: Got it
H: Going there now!

I turn off my phone and wait for Hamzah with my snack. Halfway through my granola bar I hear someone behind me.. "Hey Evan." Hamzah says. "Hey Hamzah." I say.

He sits nexts to me and gives me a smile and I smile back. "So you know Jillian, the whole reason for this mess?" I ask. "Yeah what about her?" He asks putting his cap on backwards. "Well she's asking for me- I mean us to go to this party."

"So are you willing to go with me?" I ask. "Of course we need to make this whole thing believeable." He says. I smile and him and continue eating. "Hey want a granola bar?" I ask. "Uh yes please." He says.

I hand him one and ask "so should we go separatley or can you pick me up?" I ask. "I can pick you up as long as you don't overdress and make me look like a homeless guy that you picked up from the street." He says.

"Aww I do that anyways so don't worry you're used to it." I say. "Oh shut up Evan." He says with granola in his mouth. I laugh at him and I'm thinking of all the ways this could go wrong.

"So what time is this party?" He asks. "It's at 8:00 on Friday." I say. "Okay but let's just stay there for a little bit, I just know it's gonna be boring." He says. "Okay fine but we have to make sure that Jillian at least gets a glance of us." I say. "Okay deal." He responds.

"So have you told anyone?" I ask. "Only Trey knows." He says. "Okay good." I say with a sigh. "Well will I see you at lunch?" I ask. "Well of course this plan has to be believable." He says. "Yeah yeah I know." I say.

We get up when we hear the bell and pack up our stuff. " Well bye Hamzah." I say. He smiles at me and gently gives me a hug. "Thanks for doing this with me." He says. "Of course it's no problem." I say while patting his back.

"Bye Evan, see you soon." He says with a smile. "Byeee!" I say. I walk back to class catching myself smiling, replaying him hugging me.

Heyyy guys!! I hope you like this chapter!! Let me know if you guys have any suggestions or ideas I can add to this book! I'd love to add some!! Thank you for reading!!💕💕- Delilah