A week has passed since the waterfall incident and Drake and I are not on speaking terms.
Which is unfortunate, considering that if we didn't have that pointless argument, we could use our free day that we have today to work on our portfolio, which is what Eve and Noah are doing at this moment.
Instead, I'm lying on my back on my bed, staring at a boring ceiling thinking about my life choices.
My phone starts ringing.
I pick it up and answer my little sister, "Roxy?"
"Hey Flo, I really need to talk to you. Do you have a minute?" She sounds tired.
"Yeah, sure. What's up?"
"Well, so yesterday Ashton broke up with me."
"What! Why?" I exclaim.
"He said he liked someone else..." Her voice trails off, "And he was just tired of me."
I hiss angrily under my breath. That jerk!
"He said that, did he? Wait till I get home, I'm going to kick him right where - "
"No, Flo! Don't - "
"Listen to me, Rox. Ashton is an idiot because any guy would be the luckiest person in the world to have you. So the next time you see him, show him what he lost."
I hear her sniffle on the other end.
"Don't cry, Rox. Please. I'll be with you soon, I promise. Ashton is just a jerk who you won't remember in a few years. You're a strong girl and you don't need any boy to hold you up."
It's a little while before I hear her mumble, "Or break you down."
"Exactly," I say, smiling, though I know she can't see me.
Suddenly, Eve rushes into the room, her face flushed and anxious.
She looks at me with wide eyes.
"Flo - y - you - have - to - come - with - me - right - now," she pants.
I frown at her curiously and quickly say to my sister, "Sorry, Rox. I have to go, something really important just came up."
"Wait, Flo. Don't go - " I hear her call out.
"I'm so sorry, Roxy. I'll call you later, " I promise as I end the phone call.
I follow Eve outside, to the campus grounds, where I see a huge crowd that has formed.
Eve grabs my hand, without a word, and drags me towards the front of the crowd.
The first thing I see are many shocked faces staring at me.
The next thing I see is a poster taped to a window situated at the front of the crowd.
On the poster, I see a picture of me, looking at Drake who's standing next to me in the river, with my white dress soaked and my cleavage completely on display.
The silence around me is overwhelming and I can feel everyone's steady gaze on me, cutting right through my soul like a knife.
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Say Cheese
Romance"Say Cheese!" "Cheese!" chorused her grinning family. Flora clicked the button and took the picture. She studied it, smiling to herself. It was one more day until she could go to the summer camp. Which meant... more photography classes. .......... F...
