The one that you aren't close with.
The one that your friend friend is close with.
You don't know her well. All you know is that your best friends likes her. That means you need to like her to. She sits with you at lunch and sometimes brings her own friends to sit with you. Your best friend knows every single one of them. She carries out long conversations with them while you sit there awkwardly, not knowing if they like you or what you have to say. Eventually she comes at lunch every day. There isn't a moment when you are with your best friend and she isn't there. You need to talk to your friend about something? You can't. She's there. You need personal advice? You can't get any. She's there. You want to talk to her about boys? You can't. She's there.
It's the same for guys too. You may not like him the best. Maybe he used to like the girl you like. With boys, it doesn't matter. Pick any stupid reason and it's a valid reason to not like someone. You want to talk to your best bud about girls? You can't. He's there. You want to just hang out with your best friend? You can't. He's there.
You have classes with her.
Your best friend doesn't.
You see her all throughout the day. You get to hear about all the things she and your best friend talk about and do. You get to work with her on class projects. And eventually you start to hate her not because she is taking your best friend away, but because she turns out to be super nice. That makes the whole situation worse. You see her with her friend and you don't know whether to be jealous or whether to go and join them. They are both nice. But one is trying to steal the other from you.
They are always there. They appear out of nowhere. Before you know it, you are barely spending time with your best friend anymore. Why? It's because of her. It's because of him. They are slowly stealing your best friend away from you and there is nothing you can do about it because when you bring it up, your friend dismisses it. Your friend is oblivious to what is going on.
Take it from someone with experience. The only way to keep your best friend is to literally fight for her. Not physically. Don't be stupid. No. Do little things that will mess with her mind. Buy her lunch every now and then. Put nice notes up in her locker. Compliment her outfit. Hang out as much as possible. For him, maybe talk to the girl he likes. Put in a good word for him. I don't know what else you could do. I'm not a guy and I think going as far as complimenting his outfit might give the wrong idea.
Either way, whatever gender, the odds are, if you miss a single beat, she will have your friend away from you again. You have that best friend for a reason. She loves you for something. He keeps you around for a reason. Remind them as to why. But let's face the ultimate truth. As nice as you want to be about your best friend's friend, you hate them. Don't lie to yourself about it. In some way you do. I know you do. That's because I do too.
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The Label Maker
ChickLit"Nobody wants to admit they do it, but everybody knows that everybody does it." ✎✎✎ Gwen Harmon is trying to survive high school just like every teenager. With her senior year approaching she's trying to play it safe, keep her grades up, and of cou...
