How Do I Choose?- Chapter 12

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     I woke up to a sharp pain in my arm from slipping out of the tree yesterday. Alex had a strong grip and my arms now bruised. I got up and sluggishly got ready for school expecting it to be a normal day, hopefully something interesting would happen... I found Phil asleep, I didn't want to wake him up and left the flat quietly.
     As I walked to school I saw a guy walking to the school as well. A new student, maybe. He had a black messy fringe, ripped jeans, and a plain black T-SHIRT. I decided to ignore him for now and get the day over with. I saw Alex and ran up to him.
"HEY" I accidentally shouted.
"Uh hi, how's the arm?" He asked seeming genuinely worried.
"In pain, thanks for asking" I replied in a sarcastic tone. He then punched my shoulder and ran off. I couldn't help but watch him leave.
Time for school *sigh* I thought to myself. I started walking towards class when the mystery guy walked past me.

Lunch

    I heard Alex say my name and I turned around to see him wearing tons of paint.
"What even, Alex."
"What? Oh, paint."
"Obviously. Why?"
"Why not?" He said sassily
"Cause your clothes are ruined."
"True that" he said drinking a Capri Sun.
     We talked about why he was drenched in paint when the mystery dude walked in.
"Over here!" Alex shouted towards him. The guy sat down and did some weird hand shake with Alex.
"Oh... Olivia, Jackson. Jackson, Olivia."
He introduced us.
"Hey..." Jackson said.
"Yup." I said eating a sandwich.

     I didn't want to sit at a table with two guys so I left and went to the library to redo some work I got bad grades on.

Library

     I sat down at an empty table, pulled out my school work, and put ear buds in. Finally, no distractions.

     As I did my work I got a text from Alex.

A: Hey... Can I ask u somethin???
O: ye
A: I was wondering if u wanted 2 go out w/ me?

    I never actually expected him to ask me that. I started typing and the new guy, Jackson, came up behind me.

"Aye." I said
"So I was wondering if you wanted to go out with me sometime?" He asked.

     I couldn't even process that two guys asked me out. One being my best friend. I liked him, but I didn't want our friendship to be ruined. And I didn't know the new guy well enough to even call him a friend. I don't think I could choose. But I don't know what would happen if I shot them down.

"Hello?" Jackson asked
"What oh sorry. I-I um..." I couldn't give him an answer so I just quickly threw all my stuff in my bad and left. I went to the girls bathroom and texted Alex back.

O: Let me think about it.

     That's call I could say to him at the moment. Not yes, not no. I did have to think about this though. It could be great if I said yes, but if we broke up our friendship would most likely die. If I said yes to Jackson, Alex might feel bad. But if I said no, nothing would happen.

*Sigh*

A/N: I'm sorry I haven't updated. I've been busy with school and stuff and just haven't thought of anything to write. Also thank you so much for 800+ reads! That's crazy. I'll try to update soon. Bye. -K

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