Glow Up ~ Dolan Twins

Chapter 22

I woke up the next morning and immediately was slapped in the face by reality. I have feelings for Grayson Dolan, I'm pretty sure he has feelings for my best friend Kim, I kissed his twin brother Ethan, and Ethan might be gay. Oh joy, my life is so stress free! (Note the sarcasm) I walk downstairs with the expectation of seeing my mom, because shes normally still here when I wake up, but instead I see a note on the counter.

Work called and I had to start early! Your shake is in the fridge sweetie! Have fun at school
-mommy

Ugh school, she just had to remind me. Well it's about time I make my life at least seem normal. I go up to my room and check the time. 10:00 AM.. WAIT WHAT THE FUCK?! I begin rushing around my room and get dressed in a pair of sweat pants I found on the floor along with a plain white tee that is way too big for me but who cares? I rush into the bathroom and brush my teeth. I throw my hair into a messy bun and grab my bag along with my vans and phone then rush into my car. I check my phone and see that I have 6 messages from Kim, 3 missed calls from my mom, 2 Snapchats and 4 messages from Grayson, and 2 missed calls from Ethan. Shit when did people start caring so much? I call my mom and put her on speaker. I then start driving to school.

"WHY ARENT YOU AT SCHOOL YOUNG LADY!" I hear my mother yell into the phone.

"I'm on my way! I slept through my alarm! Sorry!" I say and hang up before she can give me anymore shit. I turn into the school parking lot and grab my stuff. I run into the school and rush to my third period class. I walk into my calculus class receiving looks from all the students. I slip into a spot next to Ethan.

"You look like shit." He whispers.

"Aw thanks! So nice of you!" I whisper back and he quietly chuckles.

"Why are you late? And why didn't you answer my calls?" He asks.

"I slept through my alarm" I say and roll my eyes.

"By the way.. I'm not gay. When I kissed that guy I was just really drunk, I tried it again last night when I was sober and found out that I'm definitely not gay. When I kissed the guy I felt absolutely nothing compared to when I kiss girls." He says.

"I mean, I probably could've told you that." I say. He chuckles and I giggle.

For the rest of the class were quiet until the lunch bell rings.

"E, I think I have to tell Grayson about our kiss." I say but I'm soon stopped in my tracks with my jaw to the floor. What I'd seen broke my heart. I ran out of the school to the tree I used to cry at when I needed to get away from the Dolans. I sat with my back pressed up against the tree with my head down. I begin to cry. Shortly after I hear someone running toward my direction. I keep my head down and my sobs quiet. I then see Ethan put his head in front of me.

"Hey... are you alright?" Ethan asks.

"No Ethan! Obviously I'm not all right. I just saw my best friend making out with my crush!" I yell, my warm tears trickling down my cold cheeks.

"Worst part is I knew he liked her but for some reason I couldn't help but think that there might've been some chance for me. I knew something was going on between them, I knew it. I don't know why I didn't say something sooner." I say crying.

"Hey, don't worry about them, alright? I'm here for you. They just want to get a reaction out of you. Let's walk in there and show them that we don't need them. Walk through those hallways with your head held high so they know they can't get to you." He says.

"But that's just the thing Ethan! I do need them! And they can get to me!" I say sniffling.

"Fake it till you make it, princess!" He says. He then stands up and extends his hand for me to take. I sniffle once more before taking his hand and rising up. I wipe my tears away from my cheeks and we walk through the hallways pretending that nothing happened. We walk hand-in-hand to his locker. He grabs his lunch and we walk to the cafeteria.

"Where's your food?" Ethan asks.

"I forgot to pack food. I kind of just ran around like a psycho trying to get ready as fast as I could." I say and chuckle. As we walk into the cafeteria we see Kim and Grayson standing in front of Meredith's table. We then see Meredith point away from the table and shake her head no. Curious we walk up to the table and ask what had went down.

"I saw what they did in the hallway, I saw you run away crying. I then saw Ethan chase after you. I was going to as well but instead..."

Flashback to a few minutes ago.
Meredith's POV

I walk out of my classroom and see Grayson making out with Andrea's best friend. I then see Andrea and Ethan step out of their classroom. She stops for a moment when she sees Grayson and Kim. She runs away and Ethan follows. I turn in her direction to follow the two but then change my mind and march over to Grayson and Kim. I shove him off of her.

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS?! ANDREA HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT GOOD TO YOU AND THIS IS HOW YOU TREAT HER?! GRAYSON ID EXPECT THIS FROM YOU BUT KIM? AREN'T YOU  SUPPOSED TO BE HER BEST FRIEND?" I yell. She bites her lip and her eyes begin to water.

"You guys are seriously fucked up! Get a fucking life!" I yell at them then turn away and walk to my locker.

End of flashback
Andrea's POV

"...I came out here and they tried sitting with us but I told them to go to hell." She finished explaining then stood up to hug me.

"Thanks Meredith, but you didn't have to do that you know?" I said.

"I wanted to, we're friends now, remember? Friends are supposed to have each other's back." She says and smiles at me. I hug her again then we sit down. Who knew Meredith actually had a heart? Ethan kind of just stood there awkwardly.

"Oh just sit down, weirdo" Meredith says and chuckles. He sits beside me and smiles. We talk for the rest of the lunch period about everything. I'm glad I still have some friends. I had always imagined that if I lost Kim as a friend I'd be lonely for the rest of my life. But having Meredith and Ethan, even Jacqueline and Emily made me feel comfortable. Even if they don't make me feel as happy as Kimberley did.