loving the wrong guy

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By the time Emily and Joseph had reached the school gates Emily's mood had picked up and she was feeling much brighter. The first 2 classes passed by in such a blur, that Emily didn't have time to think about what she looked like. It wasn't until the 3rd class of the day was about to start that she started to get nervous. Kriston was in this Maths class. He would take one look at her and be disgusted. She should have stayed home. She decided that since no one was there yet she would hide in the back of the room. If she sat in back maybe no one would notice her and how she looked. The class started to fill with students, but no one came to sit next to her. Last in were the popular kids. Everyone scrambled to move seats so that they could sit as a group. To Emily's Kriston broke away from the group and came to sit next to her.

"Hi, your Emily right??" Kriston said braking into a big smile.

"Yes, I, you know who I am?" Emily stammered.

"Of course. I know all the pretty girls, and you are pretty and smart. The best combination!"

"I, Um, I don't, I didn't....." Emily spluttered.

"I was wondering if you can help me Emily. I am going to flunk out in maths if I don't get some help. Will you?"

"Will I what?"

"Will you help me with my maths? My mum and dad are out of town; you could come back to my house and show me where I am going wrong." Kriston clarified.

"Yes of course I can. I would love too. I mean going to your house and the maths" Emily gushed.

"Thanks sweet I knew I could count on you. I will come get you at 7pm tonight" Kriston told Emily as he turned back towards the front of the class.

Emily didn't hear anything much in that maths class. It flew by. She couldn't believe it. Kriston had sat next to her called her beautiful and was picking her up tonight, just like it was a date. She couldn't wait for lunch so she could tell Joseph. The final bell rang before lunch and she ran to the cafeteria.

"OMG you will never believe what happened. So I am sitting in Math and Kriston comes and sits next to me. OMG he knows my name, he called me pretty and he is picking me up tonight." Emily gushed to Joseph.

"Wait he is taking you out on a date?" Joseph asked astonished.

"Well No. he wants help with his math but he is coming to get me, and he knows who I am. Like actually who I am. I can't wait for tonight, I need to go home and shower and fix my nails and haor and...."

"So he complimented you just to get you to help him out, are you kidding! And you're falling for that?"

"Wait what? No he likes me. He probably just didn't want to come right out and say it. He is using this as the excuse to get to know me better. Soon we will be dating and happy and I will finally have everything I ever wanted."

"Emm please why can't you see that he is just using you? Are you really so gullible as to think he is going to love you forever just because he asked you to help him with his homework. Guys don't think like that. He wants what he wants, and he will have no issues tramping on your heart to get it. You are silly to think that he wants you for you. He isn't interested. And besides you can't help tonight we have plans." Joseph growled.

"Do you think that I am that hideous that no one would want me? Can't you just be happy for me? I might not be the prettiest girl but I thought as my friend you would support me no matter what. I guess we are not as close as I thought. And you can shove our plans. I have new plans." Emily spat at Joseph.

With that she ran from the cafeteria grabbed her books and her bag from her locker and left school early for the day.