Favorite Stranger

Chapter 1

"Hey, are you ok?"

I couldn't dare speak, my throat was heavy and I knew if I spoke another word tears would come rolling down my face.

So I simply nodded.

Let me explain how I got into this situation.

***

It was the last day of school, another day and I would graduate, freedom! So like no other day I woke up early, with a huge smile on my face as I came to realization what day it is.

I slipped my feet into fuzzy bunny slippers. I stepped in the shower as hot water came rushing on me.

After I was done making my hair, which by the way took a whole '5-minutes!' I put on my white shirt, a pair of high-waisted jeans and a pair of dark brown ankle boots.

***
"Sucks to be us."

We were headed to the art room, which was all the way on the other side of the school. When Pam and I saw a couple of sixth graders; the thing is when you're in grade six and below (on the last day of a school or a term) You don't study, instead get to have a full day of fun where you have snacks and music all day.

But that's not the case when you grow up.

At least we get out of here forever tomorrow.

But before I could reply to Pam, I realized that she had vanished in the crowd. Oh well, I'll meet her in class anyway.

As I was on my; way passing by the music room, someone quickly grabbed on to my wrist. And I turned around to see Adam with his brown eyes and a pair of yellow and black framed glasses.

" Hey, Adam!" I said, but just by looking at him I knew something was wrong.

I actually liked him for quite a while, but the problem was that my best friend (Pam) was dating him. After they broke up because he didn't like the way she kissed or something like that, I was kind of mad at him but I knew I still liked him I just never admitted it to myself. Adam was actually our grades bad boy.

Later on like among the last week's of school he called me and so on, I used to talk to him for hours and hours until this faithful day...

"Emma, listen to me I don't think I like you.... at all."

Wait. Did I hear him right? No he couldn't. He wouldn't.

"I'm sorry what?"

And as he repeated what he said, all the words registered though my brain. And I was left speechless...

Instead of saying another word, I closed my mouth, turned around and walked away. I simply just walked away.

I was hoping for him to grab my wrist and tell me that it was all a prank. But he didn't, no one did. I just kept on walking and walking until I reached the door to my classroom.

All my thoughts and questions disappeared, but one ' Emma you can't let Pam see you breakdown or cry, she can't find out like this. You can't ruin her day like Adam ruined yours.

Now is not the time!

And with that I entered the class with a smile plastered across my face, and for the rest of school no one suspected a thing. I think.

I got home and instantly landed on my bed, so now all I wanted to do was have a shower and forget about this entire crapy day.

After the shower, changing and eating an Apple, I again landed on my bed.

I picked up my phone, because I wanted to some new teen-fiction books on wattpad it was totally addictive, I actually enjoy wattpad stories more than real book. Heck, I'm not even able to finish some book that I used to read. But then one of my friends told me about wattpad, so everything changed.

As I opened my phone on the screen it said '101 messages from 2 groups'. I had a bad feeling about this. I opened the app and saw whom they were from.

Pam: Em.... Hi.... are you okay, Adam just told me that we, the three of us need to talk.

Pam: I'm going to create a group so we can all talk together.

And so on there were a hundred of them, but there was one from Adam.

Adam: Hey could you tell Pam about us I need to go and.... shower.

I'm sorry what! I was the one who wanted to tell her along 'with' him. Now I'm going sound like the bad guy. Great. Just great.

***

And that's how it all went down, after some time I was able to convince him to do this together and we did. Pam was really mad at me, then I kept apologizing and apologizing, but she gave me the cold shoulder. And so I gave up, I knew if she was a real friend than she would not act like that. So I guess that's when it all ended.

Pam never talked to me. Or texted me. So I just erased her from my life.

I didn't really cry or anything over Adam. I just always knew this would happen. We didn't kiss or anything like that, so I guess it wasn't much.

The day after it was graduation day; and yes, I attended..

Later on when the holidays were about to come to an end, Pam sent me a letter...

It was kind of terrible, she told me that. She hated me; and because of me she's moving schools along with her new boyfriend, guess who it was ' Adam.'

And she also said disgusting things like how they had sex in the kitchen. And at that point I just stopped reading. Like seriously. TMI.

And that's how I got here. Me, accompanied by Katherine (my new best friend, who by the way I met through one of my mums charity events.

We were on my bike going out to buy groceries. Yes bike, I just find them more fun.

Anyway back to the present.

After reading the letter I was kind of sad, I have to admit. I guess I was still hoping for something.

And besides the tears had to come out at one point or another. So they did. A couple of drops came rolling down my face. But I actually felt nice when I cried it felt like a weight was lifted of you. But I didn't like crying in front of people, it was a sign that I'm week.

But thankfully for the helmet (that was compulsory to wear on a bike) and all the noise of the engine, Kathy couldn't see the tears or hear the light sobs that escaped my mouth. 

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Hey guys! this chapter has been edited to make it shorter, as the other one was a bit long.  so the other half is the next chapter. Bye!