Smooth Sailing ✓ [Republishing]

17 | apple crumble and custard

You should love the person who makes you glad to be alive.

-Elena Gilbert, The Vampire Diaries-
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From now on, it's mainly going to be Lila's POV. But, once I finish the book (if I ever get there lmao) there is going to be a bonus chapter in Matthew's POV. 

Sorry for taking so long to update :( I've been really focused with school.

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"So what's going on with you and Riley?" I nudged Yasmine's shoulder, smiling cheekily at her. "Are you a thing?"

Yasmine glanced at me and took a bite of her croissant as a light blush covered her cheeks. "I'm not really sure, but I do like him." She shrugged her shoulders before placing her food down. "I just don't want to rush into a relationship because look at how that turned out last time."

I smiled softly and gave her a hug over the table. The one thing I never really understood was how Greg cheated on her. She was so obviously in love with him, and I knew he could see that because he looked at her the same way.

That was the thing about not-so-perfect moments; they occur in the most suspicious of places, and no matter how hard someone could try to get out of it, it was impossible.

"So, how are you and Matthew?"

A smile instantly came to my face and I sighed contentedly. "It's good," I answered, light red flooding my cheeks. "I really like him."

"You two are honestly so cute," she cooed. "Matthew can never take his hands off you."

Looking at the time my phone screen displayed, I finished my hot chocolate - which had turned lukewarm - in one gulp, sighing. "Come on, we're going to be late for school."

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My eyes searched out Isaac in the class, confusion overtaking me once I noticed his absence. Gloria stared back at me with her head slightly tilted to the side. "Lila?" she called, pulling her eyebrows in. "Is it true that you broke up with Matthew?"

I focused all my attention on her, and narrowed my eyes in bafflement. "What? No." My face paled and suddenly I was worried. "Why? Is he going to break up with me?"

Gloria brought her shoulders into a nonchalant shrug. "I saw him with the football team," she began, smiling awkwardly. "He said he didn't want a girlfriend anymore."

"Why should I even believe you?" I questioned, scoffing. "I know you have a crush on Matthew."

"Hey," she held her hands up defensively. "I'm just telling you what I heard. It has nothing to do with my crush on him."

Turning around in my seat, I chewed on the end of my pen, closing my eyes. I wasn't one to believe things so easily, and although I was quite sceptical, I wanted to hear it from Matthew first.

So as soon the bell rang signalling the start of the lunch period, I nervously walked to Matthew's locker. Noticing a note wedged in between the gap between his and the adjacent locker, I tugged at it, opening it.

Whoever put it there was obviously a mentally slow person since Matthew reading the note was impossible. Not bothering to read it, I crumpled it up, tossing it into the nearest trashcan.