Thank You For Being There For Me

Chapter 7

Helen:

Right after the last bell rang, I made my way into the restroom and into a stall where I hung my backpack on the hook. But just when I was about to go, I heard the voices of Hera and her crew entering.

"Did you see what Helen was wearing today?" I heard Hera ask her crew as they turned to the mirrors and started to fix themselves up.

"Yeah" Athena snickered "Talk about ugly."

"You know I don't understand why anyone wants to be friends with her" Selene said "Like that Achilles guy, why is he friends with her?"

"They've been friends since Freshman year" Athena explained "Back when they were losers."

"They still are losers" Hera put in "Although, Achilles has gotten cuter over the years, he's been working out. And I gotta say, I like it."

Seriously Hera? You just called him lame last month and now you think he's cute?

"You think he likes Helen?" Selene asked.

"Do you really think he likes that stuck up girl?" Hera doubted "Bitch please, no guy will ever fall her."

At that point I felt my heart sank.

"What about the other way around?" Selene asked "You think Helen likes him?"

"Now that I'm sure of" Hera said "But I know that he'll never want to be with her."

"You think they do it?" Athena asked.

"Do what?"

"It."

"Athena!" Hera gasped "Do you really think those losers know how to do it? They might not even know how to use a condom properly."

"Yeah you're right, what was I thinking?"

I couldn't believe what I just heard, how could they say Achilles and I are doing it? We're just friends and that's it. Those bitches.

After that I went home, only to find that Amy was here.

"Ah Helen" my dad smiled when they saw me "How was school?"

"Fine" I lied.

"Hi Helen" Amy smiled "That's a nice dress you're wearing."

"Thanks" I mumbled as I make my way upstairs to my room where I plopped down onto my bed.

Why did she have to be here? Just why? I gave a groan as I started to think about what I heard in the restroom today. What if they're right? What if no guy will ever fall for me? What if I'll be a single loser my whole life? Can that actually happen? Maybe I'll be more attractive as I grow up more. Maybe I wont.

But then I thought about the other thing they said, does Achilles really like me? Like, more than a friend? I doubt he is, he knows we're just friends. At least I think he does. But still, I know that no guy will ever want to be with me. But then another thought came to me, do I like him? Like more than a friend? I don't know, I mean he's cute and all, but again, we're just friends.

I'm really confused right now, I don't know what to feel.

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Achilles:

I was suppose to be getting ready for school tomorrow, but I had time so I figured I'll do it later. Instead I decided to draw in my sketchbook. This time I decided to draw a girl. Using my pencil I worked on her hair, and then her eyes. I focused on the way they pop, and how to shade to give them it's light color. But as I was drawing, I suddenly stopped.

Wait a minute, am I drawing Helen? Oh my God, I am. Well this is strange, I thought I was just gonna draw a random girl, I didn't even know I was drawing Helen. Huh. Oh well, I guess I'll finish drawing her anyway, I mean why not? She's gorgeous. But as I was drawing, my phone suddenly rang, it was Glinda.

"Hey" I answered.

"Hey" I heard her say "Watcha doing?"

"Just drawing."

"You drawing Helen?"

Oh damn, how did she know? Uh, just play it cool.

"No..."

"Yeah right" I heard her smirk.

I gave a sigh "What do you want?"

"Just wanted to ask you if you would like to go hang out at the mall or something this Friday after school?"

"Just me?"

"Oh no I'm gonna ask Helen next, I just thought that you two should get a break and have some fun to relax from school and stuff."

"Well uh, sure I can come."

"Great, I'm sure you and Helen will have a lot of fun together."

"What?"

"Well, you like her right?"

"Like her?"

"Oh come on, I see the way you look at her, you like her don't you?"

"Glinda" I sighed "If you're trying to play matchmaker on us, it's not gonna work. Helen and I are just friends and that's it."

"Fine" Glinda sighed "We'll all hang out together then."

"Alright, I'll see you Friday then."

"You too, bye."

"Bye."

And with that we hung up. Come on Glinda, do you honestly believe that Helen and I would make a good couple, I like her as a friend, and I know she feels the same way. Well, at least I think she does. I mean, she's a great person and all, but I don't see us as a couple. We're best friends, and that's all.

Even though she's really funny, and smart, and sweet. She makes me smile every time we talk. Oh my God, do I have feelings for her? I can't be, we're just friends. I don't know what to feel right now, I'm confused. But then I wonder, does Helen like me more than a friend? You never really know what's going on a in a girl's head.

I've heard stories about couples who start off as friends and then get together, but not all of them stay a couple. Even if Helen and I do go out, what if we break up, that could ruin our friendship. Oh man, I don't know what to do. But then again, maybe she doesn't feel that way, perhaps she does only see me as a friend, and I feel the same way.

I'm really confused right now.