Sorry, I Love You.

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{ IT'S SANA'S BIRTHDAY TODAY!! HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY MINATOZAKI SANA!!! Sana is my Twice bias for a million reasons!! She's the perfect mix of cute and sexy and SHE KNOWS IT and she does it so well! She knows her strengths! She's such an amazing dancer and it doesn't get appreciated enough! She is charismatic on stage and hits all her moves so perfectly! Off stage, she's adorable and giggly and always a happy ray of sunshine! I don't think I've ever seen Sana unhappy because she's literally just a huge ball of joy! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANA!!! I wish I could have posted a happier chapter for her birthday....🙃🙂 }

Teddy Morgan wasn't popular among his classmates.

Well, that was debatable.

He was a hot topic all year long, everyone knew him, but everyone also hated him. So instead of finding a place to sit and eat in the cafeteria, Teddy grabbed a salad, since it was the only thing that came in a container and not on a tray, and made his way towards the library. It was his routine for two years of his high school career. Why sit beside people who only wanna pick fights? As so, his middle school routine was very similar.

Teddy placed his salad, water bottle, and books on the furthest table in the library before sitting down. He broke out his notebook and pencil, simultaneously eating as he studied. Only a couple minutes went past before he heard a thud somewhere behind him. Peaking over his shoulder, Teddy tried to see between the bookshelves to see if Zoe was crying in the corner again.

"Did they forget?" Zoe asked as she rubbed her elbow after accidentally hitting it against one of the bookshelves. Teddy listened as a bitter laugh emitted from the person hidden behind the bookshelves. "Yeah, right, Kenneth. Like my parents have ever planned a surprise for me. How could they surprise someone they don't know exists?"

Teddy could easily recognize that was Zoe's voice, although, it sounded like all her usual high-pitched happiness had been sucked out of it. He assumed Zoe was talking about a birthday or something.

As Zoe listened to her parents personal assistant spew endless excuses, her head fell into her lap. Slowly, the pain grew enough that she couldn't hold back. Tears escaped her tightly squeezed eyes and ran down her cheeks. Sobs then escaped her in sharp hiccups as she tried her best to be quiet and hide them. She could feel the pain in her chest and traveling through her limps, causing her to tremble. She couldn't stop the tears even if she tried.

"I thought we could finally look like a family." Zoe softly cried. Her breathing hiccuped as she tried to continue. "I was going to hold their hand and show them off. They could've seen me on the cheer squad with my friends. They were going to hug me and tell me I was doing a really good job here. I'll never have that... Will I?"

Kenneth was silent for a moment as he listened to Zoe sob on the other end of the phone. He hated always being the one to throw the punch but he didn't really have a choice. All he could do was make the blow a little less painful.

"I'm sorry, Zoe. I'll make sure to let them know that you're upset. Maybe they'll change their mind." Kenneth spoke softly, sympathy lacing his every word.

Zoe sniffled and raised her head, blinking away her tears as she tried to pull herself together. Wiping the wetness from her face, Zoe continued. "You don't have to tell them. They won't care. Nothing will change. I can do the homecoming walk by myself."

Teddy didn't know how to feel about what he gathered from her conversation. All he knew was Zoe wanted her parents to walk with her across the football field like all the other cheerleaders and football players got to do in the beginning of the year. Unfortunately, it sounded like she wouldn't get that luxury.