Strawberry Milk [COMPLETED]

❧Chapter Eight

Chisame and my father were so confused when I told them I was willing to move, and of course I wasn't telling them why. I'd look like such a weakling. Plus they'd tease me about it. I'd never...liked a guy before (not even like fake ass Kenta) to the point where I talked to my parents about them. As far as they were concerned I had no love life whatsoever.

I mean, honestly I really didn't, but there was someone I was interested in soooo. Sort of romantic.

Even though they kept prying me with questions about why I changed my mind so quickly, I just ignored them. They kind of got the hint after awhile and just stopped asking. They were probably afraid I'd change my mind if they kept trying to get me to talk about it. Which was a perfect coincidence.

I didn't want to talk about it -- I wanted everything to get done as quickly as possible so I like start going to school with Hajime Matsuoka. The real life prince....

I flop back on my bed and sigh, looking over at my crappy phone to see my friends texting me back and laughing about how I refused Chisame's offer. I still hadn't told them yet. Didn't plan on filling them in, either.

I know how it looks. How can I just leave all my friends behind for some guy I don't even know? Well that's just the thing. They're not really friends. They're just people I hang out with and happen to know the names of that help me look like I'm not lonely. Yeah, it's sad, but I'm not exactly the most trusting after my little incident in middle school. I had best friends once -- then they abandoned me to go out with some guys who were popular at the time. They were those girls that were obsessed with being popular. They still hadn't quite gotten it in their head yet that popularity was an illusion. Why try to fit in with your peers when it all didn't matter when we all went our separate ways in the world?

When I confronted them about bailing on me, they dumped me in front of the entire cafeteria, and...let's just say I got suspended for doing them a little damage.

Pretty pathetic how it seemed like everyone I knew turned their backs on me.

Anyway, the kids on my phone wouldn't care either way if I moved or not. They enjoyed laughing at my stepmother, she was pretty entertaining to delinquents like us I guess. Other than that we didn't have a connection. We were all sort of messed up troublemakers who didn't trust anyone but enjoyed the illusion of having friends. Complicated I guess.

I gave them a quick fake text about how I didn't have a choice about moving and I got a few half hearted responses, to my annoyance. Not like I expected much either way.

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Oh my god what am I doing here.

I stood across the street from the Matsuoka bakery, daring to go inside with hope for at least a glimpse of my gorgeous prince. But I really wasn't that brave. What happens if I see him, and I don't know what to say, and I ask for some of that delicious milk-- oh god I should have paid him back for giving me that milk for free? Oh god how much does it even cost? It tasted as expensive as hell.

I only had about $20 on me, but I wasn't here for the milk, as delicious as it was.

I stand awkwardly on the sidewalk with my hands in the pockets of my pastel colored sweatshirt, looking straight ahead. The bakery was practically glowing. They turned the lights on even though it was just barely sunset. It was kind of attractive. It glowed kind of like Hajime's skin...

I could hear the enticing, bubbly laughter coming from the people across the street who were enjoying their treats outside. The excited girls who were looking through the window and squeaking.

Well...as long as I don't end up looking like one of them.

I try to summon every ounce of my usual tough girl attitude. All I have to do is walk right in. I could just sit down outside, even. But no I really would turn into one of the squawking girls!

"Whatever! That's it! I'm goin' inside!"

I forced myself not to acknowledge the pounding in my chest, and I took a step forward to cross the street.

SugarSugarHeart and BonbonLove's July 31 Day Writing Challenge Day 30

The two of us will post a chapter every day this month of one of our stories! If life happens and we don't get a chapter up, we make up for the days with that number of updates (multiples)  in one day. Or just as much as possible before the month is out lol.