Noah Schnapp - Will's Love Interest

Chapter Sixteen- "I NEVER SAID I LIKED YOU THOUGH!"

"I was bullied. Put down. They made me feel as though I was an insect; easy to crush. I found I was being picked on. I'd walk down the halls and people would yell 'HERE COMES THE CARLEY SHOW!'. They said this because of how proud I was of my voice. This continued for two years. I finally didn't have a voice. I felt like every ounce of me needed to be perfected. I was tired of being seen as a wannabe. I tried perfecting myself. With either eating less, wearing girly close even though I wasn't a "girly girl" I just wanted to be found. I guess when I auditioned, it was for more fun and maybe a chance to show all of those people that I was someone." I told Noah and shifted my gaze to my lap.

"What part does Sierra take in this story?" Noah asked calmly.

"She was a bully herself. I just didn't know it at the time," I laughed, "She played my friend. Get stuff out of me, like secrets. I trusted her, she ruined that though by going to the popular kids, the bullies, and telling them everything I told her about me. They found embarrassing stuff out about me, through her. I don't know... I guess she thought she did wrong and came back and apologized. I ended up forgiving her after some time, but you know she still did small things that made me antsy." I told him.

"What kind of small things?" He asked.

Well I wasn't planning on telling him, but I guess I have to now.

"Like, still hang out with the popular kids. I'd hear them talk about me and laugh while she was around. ShekindastoletheguyIlikedandsheknewthatIlikedhim." I said the last part as quickly as possible.

"What was that last part?" Noah asked with an amused smile.

"She kinda stole the guy I liked and she knew that I liked him." I said more slowly, with a bright blush in my face.

"Oh." He said smiling at the ground, "is that why you didn't want me talking to her?" Noah asked, looking back up.

"I NEVER SAID I LIKED YOU THOUGH, SO WHAT ARE-" I started to blurt out.

"NO THAT ISN'T WHAT I MEANT. I MEANT LIKE BECAUSE SHE ISN'T ALL THAT GOOD OF A PERSON." He blurted out as well.

Oh.

"Oh, um, yeah." I said with a deep shade of blush on my face and ears.

Actually, what I was saying was true. Knowing her, she'll see that he is famous and SKRRRT into his iMessages.

"Thank you." Noah told me.

"For what?" I asked him.

"Opening up to me, when you didn't have to. I know I haven't been telling you much about my past." He said, his smile being replaced with a frown.

"It's fine. You can open up to me when you are ready. I don't expect you to tell me stuff about you, just because I told you stuff about me." I said.

"Thank you." He said again.

"Stop saying that!" I said getting up from where I was sitting.

"Sorry! Wait, where are you going?" Noah asked.

"It's okayyy and food." I said turning the doorknob and walking out of the room.

Enough with this emotional stuff. I can go deep, but that's for another day. I'm hungry.

Grrr

My stomach growled right at me!

"Bad stomach." I said pointing to it.

"Weirdo..." Noah said walking past me.

"DORK!" I yelled at him.

His laughter filled the hallway that he started to run down. I smiled to myself.