Elliana.

chapter 2

Flashback.

"It's honestly pathetic..." I heard one of the girls whispered as I was walking down the hallway.

"Yeah, but I don't blame Ashley though..." I stopped to a halt.

"Exactly, she's such a loser" they all snickered as I kept my head low, I felt so humiliated.

After dumping me, Ashley became popular, she even became best friends with Jessica and completely ignored me while I was stuck with all these people who secretly pitied me. I gritted my teeth, clenched my fists and kept on walking down the hallway as I heard those girls giggling. I dropped my books and writing materials into my locker as all the students came rushing down the hallway since it was lunch time, I sighed when I saw a photo of me and Ashley posted in my locker, I wore a bright yellow spaghetti strapped dress as she wore the same matching dress but it was sky-blue, our hairstyles was in a messy bun and we were covered in dirt and mud. We were five at that time- a tear slid down my cheeks, one of the worst best friend break ups is when you've known the person for a long time and really cared about them. I put an intimidating look, ripped the picture out of my locker and squeezed it into a rough ball in my hand then dumped it into a nearby trash can.

If school's over, I'll go home then burn the rest of the photos.

It was irritating. I was now sobbing over a piece of trash like those teenage girls who just broke up with their boyfriends then they go eating a bucket of ice cream while binging on shows as they cried their hearts out, why was life cruel to me? Imagine being dumb, ugly then you lose your one and only best friend, this was definitely a punishment that I do not deserve. I grumbled then shut my locker door closed and walked down the hallway to the cafeteria, I was already feeling all their eyes on me when I walked in but I just shrugged it off then walked over to the counter and served myself on my tray, I payed for my food then decided to eat at a corner in the cafeteria as everyone stared at me, I took a deep breath, walked over to my sit and sat down when I saw Ashley laughing with Jessica, she dressed completely different and her accent had also changed, it was so unfortunate.

Just when I was about to look away, me and her made eye contact, she looked at me worriedly and there was a hint of guilt on her expression but I looked away while glaring, oh, so it was now she regretted losing me, well it was her fault.

I finished eating then walked over to the counter to drop my tray, I kept it on the other used trays then turned around, but while doing that I bumped into someone then looked up to find a tall guy, he had black silky looking hair, ocean blue eyes and omg those dimples, I just stared in awe, he looked like he was in the sixth grade, too bad he wasn't in my class, he also looked different maybe he was new.

"Ahem...!" One of his friends who were surrounding him cleared their throat as I snapped into a reality.

"Oh- I... Uh... I-im... Uh... I sorry. No wait, it's I'm sorry... I'm sorry" I smacked my head, was this what people meant by speechless or at a loss for words when they see a handsome guy? He nodded as his friends burst out laughing while I walked away feeling embarrassed and covered my face, talk about embarrassment.

I hope I don't see him again.

Or so I thought....

End of flashback.

"Math class was the worst, Mrs. Peg is so stuck up, snobbish, mean..." Lola rambled as we passed everyone who were walking to the cafeteria, it was finally lunch time and after four long lessons I was starving. I dropped my bag in my locker as I followed Lola to the cafeteria, just when I opened the cafeteria's door, my heart skipped a beat when I met two ocean blue eyes staring into my soul, it was the boy from years ago, he was probably in the 9th grade now and as if time stopped we just stood there staring at each other as our hearts were doing the 'talking' I was feeling butterflies in my stomach too (not literally though).

"Uh..." Lola snapped me back to reality as the guy walked past us, I still didn't know his name but there was just something so special about him- I could feel it, I shrugged it off then walked into the cafeteria with Lola following behind me "aren't you going to explain what just happened?"

"What's there to explain?" I picked up my tray as I served myself food.

"That... That vibe that I observed. Are you two the next Romeo and Juliet or something...?" I choked.

"I don't even know him Lola..." I frowned.

"You don't know him? He's Ava's elder brother" Lola's eyes widened.

"I have no idea who that is too" I shrugged as I gave the lunch lady my money.

"What? What rock do you live under? We really have to change your style of 'not interested in school dramas and popular kids" she said as we sat down at our table.

"I really don't care Lola"

"I know there's something going on between you and that guy" she narrowed her eyes.

"And I think your romance fantasies can be too much at times" I laughed as she pouted her lips.

"No they're not" she retaliated.

"Yeah, yeah. Sure" I said.

"Whatever" she flipped her hair as I choked on my sandwich "what?"

"That was horrendous"

"It doesn't hurt to be fabulous"

"Don't you have other friends to disturb?"

"Nah, spoke to them during art class but they're nowhere as fun as you" she winked as I rolled my eyes, typical Lola. When I saw Ashley walking into the cafeteria, over the years she had completely changed. She cared about how she looked, always put on make up and behaved like some glam diva, she was also Jessica's 'best friend' now, like I said.

Snobbish wannabe, she was my best friend till you came.

I looked away glaring as Lola patted me on my shoulder, I looked at her and smiled, she was a good friend but I had a feeling our friendship wouldn't end well.

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"Honestly I'm so sick of hanging out with that loser elliana" I heard lola say when I  started feeling a huge lump in my throat as the air became suffocating.

I was in a cubicle, about to walk out when I heard Lola's voice- but who was she talking to? I opened the door a bit to find the devil herself, Jessica who was applying some peach colored lipgloss on her lips. I knew that girl was going to ruin my life completely....

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