just a friend // m.e.

44 (last)

OH NO THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER!!
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I plugged my nose and dunked my head into the water that filled the tub. I couldn't hold my breath anymore, and my vision got blurry. I quickly got up, scared of what I was doing.

I grabbed my towel and stepped out of the bath tub dripping wet. I wiped my face and instantly regretted what I was trying to do.

I got dressed and layed in bed for a while. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

"Who is it?" I asked sitting up.
"It's Maggie," she said.

I got up to let her in.

"I have to tell you something," she sighed.
"What is it?" I asked concerned.
"I kind of cheated on Carter," she said looking unsure.
"What?! With who?!" I yelled. She shushed me.

"Hayes," she said with a disappointed look on her face.
"Maggie. He's younger than you," I said as calmly as I could.
"I know. That's what makes this all wrong, but it's only 1 year," she shrugged.

"Does Carter know?" I asked, and she shook her head. "Well first, you should tell him. Second, did Hayes force you?" I asked.
"Okay, and no," she said looking down, playing with her fingers.
"Maggie! You forced him!" I said unable to control my voice level.
"Yes. It is all my fault, but I-" she started. "I don't know why or what I was thinking," she sighed.

"Tell Carter now," I scolded.
"Wow Em. I never knew you would let your 'inner mom' come out again," she said as her eyes widened.
"Get out," I laughed pushing her.
"Okay! Okay!" She said putting her hands up in the air as defeat.

I walked downstairs a few hours later. As I got downstairs, I walked straight to Maggie.

"Did you tell him?" I asked.
"Yea. He said he never wants to talk to me again," she said with a smile.
"Why are you smiling?" I questioned, confused.
"So I don't think about crying," she said making her smile wider, and I laughed at her.

"Let's do something," I said plopping onto the couch.
"Like what?" Nash asked.
"Let's gossip!" I joked.
"Okay. Guys did you hear about-" Shawn started. Everyone looked at him with a straight face. "Oh! You were kidding," he said, and I nodded slowly.

"Look Shawn you're a good kid, but sometimes you are kind of- sorta stupid. And I mean that in the nicest way possible," I spoke.
"Okay. If it's in the nicest way possible then thank you," he smiled.
"You're very welcome," I chuckled.

"Sometimes I wish I could go back to the high school days where everyone was all together and happy. There were no problems. No one died. No one was getting arrested. No one was pregnant," I said, and everyone laughed.

We ended up talking for the rest of the day about high school memories. It was sad, honestly. I miss when everyone was here, and we would get kicked out of every place we went to. I laughed slightly at that thought.

"Guys it's 3 in the morning. I'm tired," I told everyone while yawning.
"Okay goodnight," everyone said at the same time.
"No one else is going to sleep?" I asked.
"Sleep is for the weak,"Shawn said flexing his arm muscles.
"Whatever," I said rolling my eyes playfully.

"Emily?!" I heard. Cameron.
"Cameron?!" I yelled back. I looked around and saw him running towards me.

We pulled into a hug. I suddenly got confused.

"Cam, where am I? Why are you here with me?" I asked confused.
"You can have Avery explain that to you," Cam said point to a little girl behind him.

"Avery!" I called out excitedly.
"Momma!" She yelled back.

I squatted down and held out my arms for her. She ran into my arms and I squeezed her tightly.

"I missed you babygirl," I heard. I looked up and saw Matt.

"Matt," I said calmly with a smile. "But how-" I said. Matt cut me off.
"Emily this is a dream. This is all a dream. Everything is and was a dream," Matt explained.
"What do you mean?" I asked scared.

Cameron and Matt pushed me down to the ground. Their faces turned evil. I backed away scared.

"A-Avery! Stay right there," I stuttered.

Cameron and Matt grabbed pillows and beat me with it.

"Okay if you want to hurt me, at least throw a rock at me or something," I thought.

"Emily wake up!" Matt yelled. I looked at him confused.
"Wake up!" Cameron said shaking me. I continued to be scared.

"Wake up!" Matt and Sierra said hitting me with a pillow.

I sat up breathing heavily. My hands were shaky, and I was sweating.

"Get up lazy butt! It's graduation! We are out of high school sucka!" Sierra cheered.
"What?" I asked confused as I gulped down water.
"It's graduation duh!" Matt said walking towards me.

"No? We already graduated," I said.
"Maybe that was your dream. I'm real life, we haven't," Sierra explained.

Dream. It was a dream. It was all a dream.
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I wanted to make this chapter longer than what it is right now, but I didn't know what to write!! I'll update an epilogue sometime this week! I hope you enjoyed the book my loves!