Honey, I Dare You!

XVIII.

***Fastfoward to last day of school*** 

*^*^Olivia's POV^*^*

Finally June 16. The end of my Junior year. Everything has been going great . . . Well sort of. I haven't talked to Brett since November. Can you really blame me for not talking to him. He cheated on me because I wouldn't have sex with him. How shallow is that? Whenever we do run into each other we say hello and move on with our day. I can't sit here and say that I don't miss him. Because, I miss his smile, his laugh, the cute little dates he took me on. Oh crap, now I'm crying. Even if I wanted him back, it probably wouldn't happen. He's back with Britney and I'm with Nate. 

Nate is a lovely guy. He's really talented as well but there's just something about him that doesn't fit too well with me. I need to talk to someone and fast. I need to talk to Gale.

When the first period dismissal bell rings I nearly sprint to Gale's locker. 

"Whoa, there, Speedy Gonzales. What's up?"

"I miss Brett." I choke out.

"What? Finally! We need to talk! Like yesterday."

"Finally? What do you mean?" 

"Follow me. We are skipping 2nd period. No one's going to be there anyway."

I follow Gale to the courtyard and take a seat at one of the concrete tables. 

"It's about time you come to your senses, girl! Yeah he cheated on you and yeah it was for a stupid reason, but it's clear that the idiot loves you. It's also rumored that Brett was drugged by his friend. Asher has all of the details."

"Well, if he loves me then why is he with Britney?"

"The dude is desperate. I'm pretty sure if you went up to him right now and told him you wanted him back that boy would drop Britney quicker than I would drop my panties for Channing Tatum!"

"Gale!" I squeal.

"I'm just saying." Gale giggles.

"You really think so? But what about Nate?"

"What about him?" Gale asks.

"I'm his girlfriend! I can't just break up with him."

"Yes you can. It's easy. Just walk up to him and tell him, 'We are done'."

"How about, no?"

"Why not?" Gale asks.

"Because he's a good guy. I'm not just going to drop him like I'm about to drop this conversation."

"But no one likes him except for you!" Gale yells and I remain quiet stunned by his damaging words.

I grab my bag and leave in a rush.

"Wait! Olivia, I didn't mean to hurt you I was just being honest!" 

Instead of replying I head to the class that Teagan is in.

...

"Teagan we need to talk."

"What's up?"

"Why didn't you tell me that you and Gale didn't like Nate. What other hurtful secrets are you guys keeping from me?"

She lets out a long breath, "Because we wanted to spare your feelings. We saw how happy he made you and we didn't want to ruin that. But Olivia, he doesn't make you as happy as Brett made you. That's why we don't like Nate. Seeing you with Brett and seeing how Brett made you smile from ear to ear melted our hearts; Olivia, you haven't been yourself since early Sophomore year, yet when Brett waltzed into your life I saw the Olivia that I once grew up with. The bubbly, always laughing and joking around girl. Not the girl that's always closed up in her room, scared of the world. And now that you're with Nate I can slowly tell that you're closing up again. I don't want that to happen." Teagan replies tearing up a bit.