Wishing For So Many Things At Once

A New Nickname

I took a seat where I usually sat. Life really sucked right now. Nothing got better when people walking in gave weird and somewhat disapproving glances at the little Mexican girl in the back with a red face and glistening cheeks.

I sank in my seat and waited for Aliee to reach the class. Aliee and Max might've been my only friends who've not betrayed me so far. All the others were so fake and disloyal in general.

We were and still are a team. Though, I am still waiting for them to get up and leave me.

I was snapped out of my thought when Aliee entered the classroom. She came in running and took a seat next to me after running through the classroom. She flipped off all those who gave her a look afterwards and turned to me.

"How was your date with the Devin?" She wiggled her eyebrows and I rolled my eyes.

"One) You idiot, it wasn't a date. Two) He slept at my house afterward. Three) He has a girlfriend. Which explains my puffiness," I said sadly.

"HE SLEPT OVER?! YOU HOOKED UP?!" Aliee yelled.

At this statement, 19 heads turned our way and heat ran to my cheeks. "We didn't hook up, Aliee." I murmur. Aliee's face fell. "You didn't?" She asked disappointedly. "No! He drove me home and fell asleep in his car!" I exclaimed under the watch of everyone.

After that I shut up. Aliee did too and everyone went back to their business. Only silently. I knew word would spread fast and I knew that the word would not be good. Since there was a little time before the bell, I pulled up Instagram on my phone.

I had a few likes and a few new followers. I checked to see who they were and I stopped dead in my tracks.

They read:

•Trin._. started following you• 14 hrs
•famous._.fanfictions started following you• 9 hrs
•lamp started following you• 7 hrs
•Dev_wright started following you• 10 mins

Devin started following me 10 minutes ago?!  He was only tutoring me! He wasn't required to become my friend! I smiled though. He was so...well I don't know. I loved every bit of him.

After 1st hour, I walked out with Aliee talking her freaking head off. She loved sharing her news with everyone--including me. Her tons of friends try to persuade her to drop me when she tells these stories. I know she loves me though.

When we were 5 feet from the door I got a notification. I opened my phone while Aliee kept talking.

A DM from Devin?

I opened the DM in curiosity. It read:

When's your free period? We need to talk. Soon too! :)

So I replied with:

3rd hour. But what's to talk about? I cried, that's it. '^-^

And he said:

What a shame. :( Mine is 5th hour. Guess we'll have to talk about it on the way to my house. And nice try, Rose. I want to know why you cried. Gtg, bye!

He-he called me Rose. Rose. Rose. I clasped my hand over Aliee's mouth.

"He--!!!" Was Aliee's muffled shout.

"Shut up! Just for a second! Please!" I happily cried.

She nodded, indicating for me to go on.

"So Devin and I were just DMing and he called me Rose!!!!" I grinned like crazy.

She forced my hand off her mouth and shrieked, causing half the people in the hall to turn toward us. She jumped up and down over and over. Those that turned just smiled and shook their heads while returning to whatever they were doing.

"We're talking about this later!" Aliee cried while whisking into her classroom.