Secrets (Magcon Fanfiction)

Chapter 3

* Avery POV *

As I shut the door after Taylor, I had this weird feeling inside of me. I wasn't mad, I wasn't happy. I was just confused, What just happened? Did Taylor Caniff have feelings for me? That's impossible. He's the most popular person at school. How could he like a girl like me? I'm just a girl that sits in the back. I do have feelings for him deep down inside of me. But why should I? He ditched me in the 8th grade to be in the popular crowd. Now it's just a crush that will never happen.

I woke up. Sweating. Crying. Terrified in my own room. I tried to remember what I was dreaming, but I couldn't. I tried to go back to sleep but failed to do so. It's 5:30 in the morning and I either have the option to I get up to take a shower to relax myself or stay in bed. I decide to get up.

I actually took the time to get myself ready for school. I blow dry my hair and curled it to make it wavy. I put some eyeliner on the top along with mascara, and a tiny bit of blush.

When I was done, I started walking outside. I like to walk. Especially on nice days like today. I live right next to a Starbucks so I figure, why not get one? As I'm paying for my drink, I notice Taylor at the end of the line. Our eyes immediately meet. A smile crossed his face as he slowly walks up to me.

"You look beautiful today." He says. Did I look ugly yesterday?

"Thank you" I reply as I give him a smile. I don't want to be mean to him. I just can't get over the fact that he left me without anyone to talk to. Maybe this is our chance to become friends again. I would actually like that.

"Are you walking to school today?" He asks. I nod in reply. "I'll drive you. Just let me get my mocha and we'll go okay?" He goes back in line as I sit down in the little dining area. I feel really embarrassed. Does he think that I don't know how to drive and that's why I'm walking? I mean, I have my license. I just haven't been able to actually get a car. Now that I think about it, that's really sad. I'm a senior for crying out loud.

"You ready?" Taylor says as hes walking up to me.

"Yup, lets go"

As we are getting off his car at school, I start getting some weird looks from the people around me. Some of them talking about me loud enough for me to hear, as if I was never there.

"Just ignore it." Taylor said. He looked at me like no guy has ever looked at me before. It was a sweet smile, but it looked like more than just a smile. It was as if he really meant it.

We walk in the building and immediately everyone starts approaching Taylor. Taylor greets each one with a high five or a hug. No one said hi to me. Not one person even bothered to flash a smile at me. But Taylor doesn't notice. I don't blame him. It seems difficult to say hi to everyone and to notice your chemistry partner at the same time. Feeling overwhelmed by everyone trampling over me to say hi to Taylor, I walk away to my locker. I look back as I'm walking and notice him look at me. He shrugs his shoulder as if he was saying "What are you doing?". I give him a smile and head to class. I only have one class with him sadly...

"Avery!!" somebody screams. I turn around and see Julie and Valerie. We run up to each other and give each other hugs. "You missed our mall day yesterday!" Valerie says as she frowns a little bit. "I know I'm sorry" I say. "I had to work with my partner for the chemistry project."

"Ooooooh." They say at the same time in sync. "Who is it?" I want to tell them. But I'm afraid that they're going to start asking things and I don't really want to talk about it. No one knows about Taylor and me in the 7th grade. Everything is sort of just in the past now.

"It's Taylor" I say.

"Oh isn't that fun?" Julie says. I give her a cheesy smile. We all laugh and walk to class...

...

It's the last period. That class I have with Taylor in chemistry. I walk excitedly to Mr. Bates' class. Why am I regaining these feelings? I walk in into class and see that our normal assigned seats have been arranged.

"New seats!" Says Mr. Bates. "These are your assigned seats for the rest of the year." I look for Taylor and see him sitting in the corner with an empty seat beside him. He smiles and waves at me. As I am walking towards the empty seat, I turn around to check the time. It's a good thing I'm not tardy. I turn around and look, the seat is no longer empty. Lizette was sitting where I was supposed to sit. I feel anger inside of me. I clench my teeth as I try to calm myself down. I walk up to her and Taylor. "Hey Taylor." I say.

"Hey Ave-" He gets interrupted by a high voice that seems to never stop.

"Sorry, this is my seat. Tay-Tay saved it for me, right Tay?" Lizette says as she looks at Taylor giving him a fake smile. That smile immediately turns into a frown as Taylor shook his head.

"I thought you were my prom date." Lizette says.

"No. What makes you think that? I never even asked you!"

"I figured since were both the popular ones here! Are you saying you already have a prom date?"

"Yes! I do actually."

"Who?!"

Silence starts as Taylor points at me and everyone in the room begins to watch me as I'm standing there in the middle of the room. Lost.