F•R•I•E•N•D•S~A NRDD Love story

The note

Previously.....

"......Ella, I'm sorry for telling Mae and my brothers you have a thing for Nicky. I mean, I don't know why you like him. He's super gross and weird and he wet the bed till he was 12 but I should have respected you and not have told anyone. I hope you can forgive me."

I look over at Ella and her eyes are wide open. Nicky's face is beet red and I notice a few kids chuckling. I think Dawn made this worse.
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Ricky's POV

I can't believe Dawn just said all that stuff over the loud speaker. Nicky looks pretty embarrassed... The bell rings for 1st period and Ella quickly grabs her stuff and leaves with Mae trailing behind her. Nicky tries to gather up his stuff but he keeps dropping it. Then this really big kid walks up to him with some other kids.

"Hey guys! Look. It's Dawn's brother that still wet his bed!" They all start laughing.

"Hey. Leave him alone," I say.

"What Ricky said," says Dicky.

"Guys it's fine-"

Dicky cuts Nicky off and puts an arm on him shoulder. "It's okay little brother. I'm here for you."

"What?! I'm older than you," Nicky says.

"Guys! Let's get to class!" I yell.

"Not so fast lil punks. We're not done with you yet."

"Hey!!!" Dawn yells walking into the room. "Back. Away. From. My. Brothers."

The big guy and his friends back away and Dawn comes over to us. "You guys okay?"

"Yea," Dicky and I say.

"Nicky, you oka-"

He cuts her off. "Don't talk to me ever again." Then he walks off to class alone.

Mae's POV

"Come on Ella. I don't think Dawn meant to hurt you."

"You know what Mae? How can you defend her?! You're supposed to be my cousin."

"Yea, I know but-"

"She basically told the whole school I like Nicky. What if he doesn't like me back? My whole life is ruined."

"Calm down, it's gonna be okay."

"No it won't Mae. I'm not coming back here. I'm done with the Harpers."

Ella walks away.

Ella's POV

After first period, I go to my locker to get my books. When I open the locker, a note falls out.

Ella,
There's something I need to tell you. Meet me in the auditorium after school.
~Anonymous

The note didn't reveal who sent it to me, but I had a hunch it was Dawn. She probably wanted to apologize because Mae had probably told her I wasn't coming back to this school. So maybe I'll give her a chance.

AFTER SCHOOL

I head down to the auditorium after I grab my backpack from my locker. I hope Dawn's gonna give a ride home because I told Mae's mom not to wait for me.

When I enter the auditorium, it's really dim in there. The light from the backstage makes it brighter. I don't see anyone there at first, but then I see a figure sitting in the front row seat and walk over to her.

"Listen Dawn I just want to get this over with and-"

The figure turns around to look at me. It's not Dawn.

"Nicky?!" I say.

He smiles a little. "You thought I was Dawn?"

"Yeah. Well, I thought she was gonna apologize for the morning announcement thing."

"About that," he said. He was standing now. Like some inches away from me. This is it. He's probably about to tell me that he doesn't like me. But it's okay. I can take it, right?

"Ella..." he says taking a few steps towards me. "I like you."

What?

"Umm....thanks?"

"No, I like like you Ella. I really like you."

Wow. I was not expecting that. I want to say something, but I don't know what to say.

"Do you... like me back? I know that's what Dawn and Mae were saying but I want to hear you say it yourself and maybe-"

"Yes Nicky. I really like you too."

He smiles and takes a few more steps towards me. We're like an inch apart now.

With that, Nicky leans towards me and kisses me right on the lips. Then he breaks the kiss and takes a few steps back.

"I'm sorry. I don't know what over came me. I really hope I didn't-"

I cut him off by kissing him again. When we break from the kiss, he smiles at me.

"Do you wanna walk home together? I don't have a ride."

I laugh. "Neither do I."

We both walk out of the auditorium and when we get outside and continue walking, Nicky grabs hold of my hand and smiles a little. And I can't help but blush.