7 Days {edited}

Twenty-seven

As I headed towards the pool, I had to wonder... Who told Blake I liked him? If I hadn't written the note, who did?

Only the girls in my small group thought I liked him. I had lied to them to save myself from embarrassment, and now it was coming back to bite me in the butt.

The only people who'd been with me when we wrote Encouragements were Cami and Jordyn. So it would have to be one of them. But they were my friends. They wouldn't do that to me...would they?

Then I thought, What if it was Megan? Maybe she lied. Maybe she knew I was here, and she sabotaged me by writing that note. It would make sense. But we hadn't hung out. She probably hadn't even seen me with Blake. So how would she know to send him that note?

"Ugh," I groaned.

It was all so confusing! I didn't understand why someone would want to do that to me. Things were going so well, and now I was worried that one of my friends didn't actually like me.

But which one was it?

- - -

"Jordyn? Cami? Can I talk to you for a minute?" I asked my two roommates. They were currently playing volleyball in the pool with Emily and Lincoln.

"Yeah, sure, just let us finish this round," Jordyn replied as she served the volleyball.

When they got out a few minutes later, I pulled them aside, towards the lounge chairs. "Did one of you write a note to Blake saying that I liked him?"

"No, why would I do that?" Cami replied.

"I don't know... But you two are the only ones who know, besides Emily. And she wasn't there when we were writing notes."

"How do you know he got the note?" Jordyn asked.

"He told me about it. That's why he wanted to talk to me earlier."

"What did he say?" Jordyn wanted to know.

"Well, he told me about the note, and he said that he doesn't like me like that..."

"Oh, Rain, I'm so sorry! I was only trying to-" Jordyn stopped short, realizing she'd just come clean.

"Wait. You did this?"

"Yes..." She took a deep breath, and explained. "I was only trying to help. I didn't think you'd have the guts to tell him yourself, so...I wrote him a little note. Signed with your name. Please don't be mad, Rain."

I wanted to be angry, but how could I? Jordyn was one of my best friends now. Even though what she did was wrong, it wasn't like it was the end of the world. Plus, Blake told me he didn't like me as a girlfriend. So all was good.

"It's fine, Jo. I forgive you." The three of us did a group hug. "And just for the record, I've never had a crush on Blake."

"Really?!" Jordyn exclaimed, shocked.

"Nah. He's not really my type."

"Oh. Well, again, I'm really sorry for what I did. I promise it won't happen again."

"No problem. Now, who wants to play some volleyball?" Even though I hated sports, I never minded volleyball, or hanging out with my new friends.