Falling For You|| Raola

N I N E T E E N

Paola's P.O.V.

3 weeks later...

Three weeks had passed since Rahart and his girlfriend got together. After that day, Rahart was spending more time with his bae then me. Literally every time I tried hanging out with them, I felt like the third wheel. But what could I do about it? Tell Rahart how I feel? He would understand, right? We're best friends.

I sigh heavily as I sit against the wall in my room. Bored out of my mind, I walk over to my bed and jump on it. I grab my phone which was sitting on my bed and press on the Instagram app.

There I was scrolling through Instagram when I saw a new post from Rahart. A selfie with his bae. In the caption it said:

Hanging out with my one and only bae. She's so beautiful😍😜😆

I groaned at the picture of Rahart and Veronica together. She had her arms around him and he smiled right at the camera.

But at the same time, I knew that I was only groaning because Rahart isn't hanging out with me as much, right? Right? Ugh. I wasn't even sure why I was acting this way.

I shut off my phone and grab the TV remote for my TV. I put it on Freeform and start to watch Pretty Little Liars.
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Later that day, I grab a snack from the kitchen when I hear my phone beep. I walk to the couch where I had placed my phone to see that Rahart sent me a text message.

Rahart:
Pao, you available?

Me:
Yeah, why?

Rahart:
Veronica had to go somewhere and I'm all alone. Can I drop you off to my house?

As I read that text, a grin appears on my face.

Me:
Of course 😊.

Rahart:
I'll be by your house to pick you up in 10 minutes.

Me:
Okay❤

I was going to text okay bae instead of just okay, but Rahart said I shouldn't call him bae anymore now that he has a girlfriend. And it seriously IRRITATES me! I place my phone in my pocket and sit down on the couch.
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10 minutes later...

I hear a knock on my door and excitedly jump and run to the door. There was Rahart, standing there with a red T-shirt and blue jeans that fit him perfectly with black nike shoes. The same exact outfit he wore in the picture with Veronica.

"Ready to go?" Rahart asks. I smile, loving that he and I would finally start hanging out again. "I thought you'd never ask."
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We arrive at Rahart's house, and Rahart parks the car in front of his house and I open the car door and get out of the car. I slam the door behind me, and Rahart does the same.

We walk to his doorstep and he grabs a set of keys from his pocket. He unlocks the door to his house and walks inside. I follow Rahart inside his house.

His house looked brand new. I stare at the living room as I hear Rahart slam the door closed. I had been in his house before, but maybe because I hadn't been in it for a over a month, I'd forgotten what the house looked like before.

"Mom and Dad aren't home. Make yourself at home" Rahart says and I gladly walk into the living room and sit on his couch. "Sometimes on the weekends, the college I go to lets everyone go home and hangout with their friends"Rahart says. Being half a year younger than Rahart, almost two years, I understood the feeling of being able to come home to hangout with your friends. Since I was going to be a freshman in college next year, I understood that being in college was alot of work.

"Do you want anything to drink?" Rahart asks. "Water please" I say. "Go upstairs to my bedroom. I'll bring your water there" Rahart says. I smile at Rahart and start to walk upstairs to Rahart's bedroom.

His bedroom looked new also. I could tell his comforter was brand new. His dark blue comforter on his white bed. His new big screen TV. My thoughts were quickly interrupted when Rahart came into the room. I didn't close the door behind me, so obviously Rahart didn't have the opportunity to knock on the door. Plus, it was his house.

"I got you water" he says. He had two red plastic cups of water in his hands, so I was guessing he didn't just bring one for me, he brung one for himself also. "Thanks" I say as Rahart hands me the cup of water.

Rahart and I sat on his bed and he grabbed a remote that was laying on his bed. We watched "My Babysitter's a Vampire" movie on Netflix for 30 minutes. Rahart yawned and was about to put his arm around me. I stared at his arm, and he stopped and froze, giving me a "are you okay" look. "Is this ok?" Rahart asks. "Of course" I say. Rahart puts his arm around me as I smile at him and we go back to watching the movie.
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After we finished watching the movie, I yawned heavily and Rahart looked down at me with a smile on his face. I looked up at him. "You wanna sleep in my arms?" Rahart asks. "Of course" I say smiling. Rahart still had his arm around me as I layed my head on his shoulder. He looked down at me again and I looked up at him again.

This time, it wasn't in a friendly way. It was more in a "I like you more than a friend" way. Suddenly, I felt butterflies in my stomach. Wait, what am I doing? I think to myself. At this point, Rahart put his hand on my cheeck. "Um, I have to go to the bathroom" I say. "Okay" Rahart says. I get up from Rahart's bed and walk to his bathroom. I lock the door behind me.

"What was I thinking? He has a girlfriend, why would I do this type of shit?" I whisper to myself.
That's when a realization hit me. All this time that Rahart messed with me and we fought, all that time when we were becoming best friends, I denied having a crush on him. I couldn't believe it. I finally realized why I got upset when Rahart started hanging out with his bae more than me. It wasn't because I thought that he wouldn't hang out with me that much anymore.

I like him.

I like him more than a friend.

And I've liked him all along.
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Questionnaires of the week:

So now we know the truth between Paola's strange behavior against Rahart's new girlfriend, Veronica. Could Veronica get in the way of Rahart and Paola's friendship?

What do you think Rahart's reaction would be if he ever found out?

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