FAKE

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i sat down at the lunch table the next day. our table was empty, so i guess i was the first person to arrive. tomorrow was friday, the day of the big game and also gatens party. and me and joey are supposed to go together.

speaking of joey, ever since we almost kissed yesterday, i couldn't get him out of my head. i've been thinking about the way it burnt my skin when he touched me. it seemed like he wanted to kiss me, and maybe i wanted to kiss him too.

all day i've been drifting off in classes. thinking about what could have happened if mr birlem didn't knock on the door. would it had gotten serious? or just been a quick kiss.

"hey." someone said and sat down next to me. i snapped out of my thoughts and saw my other friend, zoey.

"hi." i said and smiled.

"you okay? you've been staring at your brown paper bag for about five minutes now." she chuckled.

"i'm fine." i said and took out my sandwich. she nodded and started eating some of her food that was on her tray.

eventually more people started to come to our table. people started to fill up the cafeteria and i saw a seat open at joeys table. and every guy that usually sits there was there, except joey.

"that was some fight yesterday" audrey said.

"on twitter?"

"oh yeh that was crazy! i can't believe tori said that to you avery." she said. i shrugged.

"it doesn't really mean anything it's only tori." i said.

"that's true" zoey said. i felt someone smack my back and i turned my head a bit.

"hey avery." i heard someone say behind me. i turned around and saw tori and her skanky group. she doesn't even have lunch this period why the fuck is she here?

"can i help you with something?" i asked.

"yes actually. break up with joey." she said with an attitude.

"i'm not going to take orders from you, bitch." i said and tori rolled her eyes.

"he's always been mine avery, and i just wanted a break, but now i want him back, so break up with him." she said.

"no." i said. she crossed her arms over her chest.

"fine. then i'll steal him back from you, and i'll fight you for him. if that's what it takes." she said, raising an eyebrow.

"good to know." i said and turned back around.

"and avery?" she said. i sighed in annoyance.

"what?" i said and turned around to face her.

i felt something cold and wet splash me in the face. the girls behind tori were laughing, and also a bunch of other kids in the cafeteria. i wiped my eyes and saw tori smirking.

"i never lose. remember that." she said a laughed evily.

i was soaking wet at this point. i stood up from my seat and walked out the cafeteria. i started running towards the bathroom. i collided with someone's chest and bounced off it.

"watch where you go avery." it was joey.

i looked up at him and realized i had been crying. his eyes soften

"what happened? why are you wet?" he asked.

"tori poured some kind of drink all over me." i said. i wiped under my eyes and heard joey sigh.

"do you have any extra clothes." he asked and i shook my head.

"come with me." he said and grabbed my wrist. we stood at his locker and pulled out a sweatshirt and sweatpants. to be more exact, his sweatshirt and sweatpants.