The Best friend

8th Grade

Delilah's P.o.v

"You do that every time we have a test." I said to Tomas.

Every time there was a test or if he was thinking he'd tap his pencil on his desk 100mph. He called it his "nervous tick", along with the leg thing that he does, it's all annoying really. Gladly I did not have one.

"Well as my best friend, you should know exactly why I do this, I'm nervous and this is the last test before Spring Break then after that its the big test, that determines if we get into high school." He rambled.

You were not mistaken, Tomas Delgado said that we were best friends. It's true. Last year Derrick and I had gotten into an argument, I was fed up with him picking on me and making everyone me laugh at me so I stood up for myself. But Derrick didn't like it too much when I started talking about his baby teeth and he got really mad and pushed me down the concrete stairs. I was met at the bottom by this broken metal metal piece that sliced my jaw open.

Now I had this scar, to add to the list of things for people to pick on me for, but while I was lying at the bottom of the stairs I heard Tomas yelling at Derrick and they'd gotten I to a fight, over me.

"Fine, but when we start testing you'd better stop or I'm going backhand you." I warned.

"Okay fine." He said throwing up his hands to surrender.

After math, Tomas and I walked to the bus lane together, thus was something we did everyday, until the last minute.

"So what are you doing over the break?" He asked.

"Probably going to my aunt's house, she lives about an hour away." I replied

"Well while you're over there sniffing flowers, remember to hut your growth spurt. Everyone is getting taller but you." He teased.

"Everyone is getting taller but you." I mocked.

"Just remember to come to school early Monday so that we could set up for the Spring Festival, yeah?" I asked as we approached my bus.

"Yeah, see you then Delilah." He waved.

Little did I know, this would be the last time that I would be able to waste time with my best friend.

Monday after Spring Break

Last night I had got back from my aunt's house pretty late, but I was still able to get out of bed and be ready for school by 7:30. Surprisingly my mom wasnt up yet and she knew I had to be to school early for the art thing.

I crept into her room and there she lay snoring, I made my way over to her bed and shook her shoulders lightly.

"Mom get up, time for me to go to school." I cooed.

"Lilah, go back to sleep." She mumbled.

"If I went back to sleep then I'd be late and I can't be late today, I have to help set up for the Spring Festival." I replied shanking her shoulders again.

"It doesn't matter if you're late or not today because I'm withdrawing you." She replied covering her head with her blanket.

Tomas P.O.V

I looked at the clock that hung about the whiteboard in my class. It was now 9:45 and Delilah still wasn't here, which was weird because she's usually always here. But, when she does here I'm going to kill her for leaving me to do decorations with Lorraine Gretzky.

As I was plotting, the stack of Social Studies review sheets kept getting thicker. Delilah better hurry before she misses this stuff I thought and as if she could read my thoughts, Delilah walked into the classroom.

She had her textbook and a clipboard and she looked really sad. Instead of coming to her desk she walked to Mrs. Tutt's desk and handed her the clipboard and her textbook. I saw Mrs. Tutt crinkle her eyebrows and then she looked up at Delilah.

"How come you're transferring so late into the school year?" She asked.

"What?!" I yelled.

This outburst earned me a glare from the teacher and stares from a few students, but Delilah never took her gaze from the ground.

Mrs. Tutt gave her back the clipboard she walked out of the class really fast, without even waving goodbye to me, her supposed best friend.

When the bell rang, I was the last person to leave, my feelings were hurt. The last day I see my best friend, she doesn't even acknowledge me, some friend. I tucked my books beneath my armpit and made my way out of class.

"Tomas."

I turned around to see Delilah standing at her old locker, playing with the hem of her oversized black hoodie.

"Why do you have to leave?" I asked.

" My mom got a new job in a different county so we have to move, she says that everything will be better." She replied.

"But I don't want you to go."

"I don't want to leave either but, I have to make this quick. I told my mom that I was going to the restroom." She said as she hugged me.

This was the first and last time that shed hugged me, I hugged her back with realization that I'm never going to see her again. The rest of this year would be boring without her sitting in between me and Cara during lunch.

"You remember if anyone calls you fat, you're no where near, you just have super bones. The only thing big on you is your mouth." She said laughing as we released each other.

"And you remember, there's nothing wrong with you skin tone, the sun just loves you and your short hair doesn't make you bald, you're an elf and elves have short hair." I replied laughing.

"Bye Tomas."

I watched her disappear into the sea of students for the last time and turned towards the direction of my last class.

Delilah's P.O.V

I watched as my now old school disappeared into the rearview mirror of my mom's car. It wasn't fair, she could've warned me, she knew about this for two weeks and just let me walk around like everything was normal, who does that?

"Look at the bright side honey, you're going to a new school and you get to make new friends. You did say that no one at that school liked you." She stated.

"Yeah but what about Cara and Tomas, they are my best friends. I won't even be able to talk to them." I mumbled.

"Well, the good thing about this century is the internet. My new job is giving me a desktop and a laptop to use at home. You can have the laptop to talk to your friends and for school." She said.

I returned my gaze back out of the window as we hit the express way and watched as the scenery grew more and more unfamiliar.

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So today I'm actually going to update two chapters because I've been up writing all night and I think you guys will love it. I hope.

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