I sat down at the lab table and my safety goggles on. I focused my attention on the board and got ready for experimenting. After our teacher explained what to do, I got the chemicals and started with my lab partner Daniel.
We were best friends but the typical thing happens where the girl best friend, me, falls for the guy best friend, Daniel. I've been crushing on him for about a month or two but I've never said anything in fear of losing our friendship.
"Do you want to hangout after school?" I ask him.
"I can't I-um have plans with my girlfriend," Daniel declines.
"Girlfriend?" I question.
"Yeah, we started dating and she's actually your friend, y/ex/bff/n," Daniel informs me.
My heart shatters into a million pieces. That girl used to be my best friend until she did some very hurtful things. We stopped being friends only a month ago and she knew about Daniel. I knew she was low but not this low.
I just nod and continue our assignment though. Danile attempts to talk to me but I just nod or shrug. At the end of the lesson, I get off of my stool and quickly leave to lunch. Today I decided to spend lunch in the library, away from Daniel.
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It's been a week and I told Daniel we shouldn't be friends which was terrible since we've been friends for 5 years. I sit with different people in class and at lunch. Whenever he tries to talk with me I walk away or ignore him.
The ignoring thing worked for awhile but I couldn't today. Today I noticed Daniel was different. His eyes were dull blue and he wore a frown. I saw this at lunch and went and sat next to him.
"Hey," I greet in a low voice.
"Oh, hi," is all he says.
"I'm sorry I've been ignoring you, that was stupid," I apologise.
"It's okay I get it."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean I'm a stupid jerk and I don't even know why you were friends with me for so long."
"Daniel where is this coming from? You know that isn't true! You are so talented and kind and just amazing. I shouldn't have eneded our friendship but I was being slefish," I explain.
"She broke up with me Y/n. I went to pick her up and she had all of her friends over. They all told me how horrible I was and that I'm worthless..."
I grab his face to make him look at me. "Daniel James Seavey, you are an amazing, talented, kind-hearted, and selfless boy who I love so much that if I ever hear those words come from you again, I will run those kids over with my car!"
Daniel's smiles which makes my heart melt.
"That girl is stupid for losing you," I add.
"I didn't care about losing her, I was sad about the things they said about me. She was just a girl that I tried to date to get rid of feelings I had," Daniel says.
"Who?" I question.
"You."
