Believing You

Chapter 23 - Rejection and Goodbye

Mabel's Pov

Pissed would be an understatement of the year. Dylan kept pestering me for the rest of the week. Other than for our stupid rehearsals, he won't leave me alone. It's all ready the third time this week he tried to ask me out on a date. No matter how many times I say no, it just won't get through that thick skull of his.

Slamming my door shut, once again I see him. Leaning casually at my sisters locker looking at me. "What do you want Dylan?" I huffed out annoyed.

"Just to remind you that our big dance performance is tomorrow." He smiled innocently.

"I know that. Trust me if I say I can't wait for the day to come."

"Aww that eager to dance with me in front of an audience?" He leaned in way too close for my liking.

"No. I can't wait for it to be over because that way I can finally get rid of you." Shoving him hard, I walked away.

After school, I met Jade in the hallway. She was texting somebody, not noticing my presence at all. Judging by the looks of her face, whoever she was texting was making her very happy. I wonder how long it was since I saw her not sticking her nose in a book, being the bookworm she is.

I grabbed her by the hand as she absent mindedly walk passed me. "Who are you texting?"

"No one important. Hey I'm not going home yet, I'm staying behind to have one last practice with Tyler." And she was gone. Instead of being pissed because she ditched me, I felt happy for her. He was really a good influence on her.

"Hey Cookie. I've been waiting for you." Dylan said leaning at my car casually. I'm not going to lie but he does look like those hot guys who would wait by the car for his girlfriend.

I looked around and saw that lots of girls were looking at our direction, ogling the sight of him. Probably already spreading gossips about us dating. "Look Dylan I'm tired of all these. Tell me what you really want so we can get over all these okay?" I nodded my head to the direction of the other girls, hoping that he understand that I don't want the attention right now.

"Fine. I just wanted to ask you that since homecoming is in a week. Would you like to be my date?"

"No." Getting into my car, I smiled sweetly and answered him. There. That has got him to shut up for sure.

Jade's Pov

"Sorry I'm Late! I was talking to my sister." 

"It's okay, I just got here anyway." After the night at the party, me and Tyler really hit it off. We started talking to texts mainly about pointless things but he still manages to make me smile.

We even video chatted with each other until late night a few times, either studying or sharing some deep stuffs about each other. Who would have knew, I would find a close guy friend, more importantly a certain Tyler Henderson as my current best guy friend.

"Come on let's start. We don't want to make a fool of ourselves tomorrow." He lifted his chin to the front of him where the other keyboard is lying.

I sat down making myself comfortable. "You mean I make a fool of myself. You're too good at this to make a fool of yourself."

"You won't. You have a natural talent for this. Plus after all this practice you'll do great."

"I hope so." I sighed. Whatever happiness that I thought about just now vanished, I can't get close to him. Eventually after all these, we would go back to our normal lives and he would return back to Mia and her group. It's where he belongs, he was never truly mine to take anyway. Even as friends, I couldn't shake off the feeling that I'm not worthy of being his friend.

After all these I would need to cut all ties with him. Return to my normal life, that's the best way for me to protect myself. I'm sure that after spending too much time with me, he will eventually find out that I'm a loser and turn into the guy I know back home. The guy who would hate me, thinks that I'm ugly and above all weird. I don't think I can take it anymore. One is enough.

"Jade? Are you okay? You seem lost in your thoughts."

"Huh? I'm fine. Just thinking about some homework." And how this is probably the last day I would get to act so normal with you.

But right now I'm going to enjoy all of my time left instead of feeling sorry for the future. That's the only way I'll make it through......

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I know this is a short and filler chapter but I promise something big is coming soon!

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