My Pretend Boyfriend

NO WAY.

-So here's the deal.- starts Sally.

-You befriend Colton.- continues Lea.

-And we get Gale and Nathan.- end both.

I'm really confused. My best friends are asking me to talk to a guy two years older than us and be his friend just so they can get their crushes, who are this guy's friends, to notice them. They are crazy.

-I already told you, I'm not doing it.- I state.

-Pleeeaaaassseeee!- shout both.

-Man, I have already tried talking to him three times, and all of those he hasn't even looked at me.- true story.

-Come ooonnnn!- says/shouts Sally.

-We are your frieeendddssss!- says Lea with a begging face.

-Nope.- I grab my things, stand up, and go away from the soccer field to the hallway, looking for Ben, who stole my book. Again.

So this guy, Colton, is 17 and is... How to explain this... My double. We don't have much similarities physically, but we make the exact same things in school. We're both the anti-social friend who is always reading and listening to music while our so called "friends" talk and shout about guys (in my case) and soccer, or whatever guys talk about (in his case). Sally and Lea ship me SO HARD with Colton it's hard for me to be the extra friend who is just... There. Now I'm always some part of their conversations (or plans to get Nathan and Gale to like them, as I call them), and I hate that.

Well, it's not like I just have them as friends. My friend group is a little bit wide, so I can always be with someone else if I feel like it, but lately I have been hanging out with them mostly, as the field is comfortable and they always sit there. My second option is hanging out with Molly and Em, who are like left out now, as Molly always hung around with Lea and Em with Sally, but as Lea and Sally hang around together, they are left out and started to hang out. Sarah is kind of the extra now in my "group" with Sally and Lea. She's not a part of our conversations as much because she likes a boy our own age (the same as I did a few months ago), and she isn't so useful for them (wow, I'm talking as if they had slaves or something). So my third and fun option is with Taylor, Clara, Hanna and Ben. They are my friends who most resemble my personality, as they don't like talking much to other people who aren't their friends or doing sports and all that socializing stuff. They prefer watching a good movie or reading with a nice cup of hot cocoa or coffee to going out shopping or watching sports.

I am good alone. I don't want Colton.

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-THALIA WHY THE FUCK?!- I shout.

-I'M HELPING YOU IN YOUR LOVE LIFE!- she responds, also shouting.

-DON'T YOU MEAN SALLY AND LEA'S LOVE LIFE?! THEY'RE THE ONES MAKING ME DO THIS!- I shout.

-Well, bad luck for you.- she says and leaves me to my horrible destiny.

Sally and Lea convinced Thalia to convince me to talk to Colton. I hate them so much.

-Ummm... Hi.- I say to Colton as he walks by me with headphones, as always. He's just like me.

-...- he looks at me and then passes by. Well, at least he looked at me. We're progressing.

Sally, Thalia and Lea, who were looking at us from far away, ran to me and crashed.

-What did he say?! Tell me EVERYTHING.- started Sally.

-I already told you every time I try and talk to him he ignores me.- I responded.

-But we saw how he looked at you!- added Lea.

-Yeah, he's progressing. Now he looks at me and just passes by.- they looked at me dissapointed. -Girls, I really do try, but he's... The same as me. He doesn't pay atention to someone when he wears his headphones.

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The day passed by as always. In the first break we sat in the field, I read and they looked at those boys.

In lunch, Sally and Lea ate fast and went to the field. I ate slowly while I talked a little bit and listened to music, checked my instagram, and when I was finished, I silently got up and walked to the field, were I sat and read.

When the school day was over, I got in the car with Sally (we're neighbours) and went to Sally's house, left her there, and went to my house.

I live with my mom, my stepfather, my four year old sister, Mandy,  my seven year old brother, Victor, and my eighteen year old sister, Becca.

Mother is an english teacher in Andrea's school, a school which is close to mine, Hoolister Academy. The whole building is white, and the only bit of color is the lunch area, that has some red and orange pillars.

-Hey there Smurfette!- my adorable older sister said.

-I'm taller than you.- I responded honestly.

-Someone's in a bad mood today.-

-Tell me about it...-

-Ok, but I need your help on something. Dylan asked me on a date! What do I wear?- Dylan has been Becca's crush since I was in kindergarten. He's a nice guy, and he is really good looking, with his blond, smooth hair and his light brown eyes, who wouldn't fall for him?

-You should wear that black and violet dress you bought the other day!- I responded immeadetly, as I loved that dress.

-Thanks, sis!- She ran to her room and closed the door behind her. I love my sister, she's just as awkward as me.