Lia, who are you staring at?" My befriend Skylar slaps me out my thoughts.
"Huh?"
"Who are you staring at." Skylar said more bluntly.
"Uh- no one." I smile nervously.
"Thalia. I know when your lying. Just tell me who the hell your looking at." She demanded.
"K-Kian..." I cooed.
"Who?"
"Kian." I say a bit louder.
"Lia, we've been through this many times he's-" I cut her off.
"He's not good for me, he's to bad and I'm good... Blah blah blah." I roll my eyes. "I know but, I just... I don't know."
"Why don't you date someone who is more like you? Maybe that boy that likes you." Skylar nudges my arm.
"Dating someone who is just like me will be to... Perfect. And no one has a perfect life. I like people who are different. And plus, Jc? We're only friends. I don't feel any type of romantic feeling around him." I explained picking at my food.
"Well, you know he doesn't want to be just friends." She wiggled her eyebrows up and down.
"Well I know I don't want to be more than just friends with him." I rolled my eyes again. Something I do very so often.
"Oh C'mon Lia! The school dance is 5 months away! Who are you gonna find that is willing to ask you." Skylar crossed her arms.
"If I hang around Kian then maybe-" She cut me off this time.
"Fuck Kian, bro. All he does is stare you down in the hall and you instantly fall in love with him." She said impudently.
"Okay. Next time he stares me down I'll talk to him, and we will talk to each other everyday up to the dance and for sure he will ask me." I said in a cocky tone.
"Okay, while your at it. I might as well go for Jc." She smirks.
"Go ahead. Because like I said before, We're only friends. I have nothing towards him."
After that, it was just silent. All what was heard was the screaming, talking, and laughter through the lunch room. I played with my celery while looking up to Kian time to time. I caught his eye once, and he smirked, making my face get hot. But then I just stopped looking at him because it would be weird.
Skylar, I know she's pissed at me. She's always been there for me and always made me choose the right choices. But this time, I'm doing what's best for me. I'm not letting her choose who I'm gonna date for the rest of my life...
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While walking to 7th period, I spot Jc heading my way.
"Hey, Lia." He gives me a hug.
"What's up?" I hug him back.
"Same old, same old..." He sighs.
I chuckled.
"Are you going to the party tomorrow?" He asked.
"Meh. I don't really feel like it." I shrugged.
"Oh C'mon... I can't go by myself." He begged.
"Go with one of your guy friends or whatever." I giggled.
"What eve-"
While walking I see Kian up ahead. His shiny hair bounces every time he takes a step while his chocolate brown eyes glistened from the light of the hall. His smile was everything and completed his whole facial features along with his little dimples. He's so fine and ugh... What I didn't notice is he was walking up to me?
"Wassup!" His husky man voice called to me. "Thalia, right?"
Don't be nervous, just be chill Thalia...
"Yeah. Or Lia for short." I smiled.
"Gotcha." He nods while grinning. "Are you going to my party tomorrow?"
"No-" Jc chipped in but I spoke over him.
"Of course! Why wouldn't I be?" I laughed nervously.
"Alright great. Can't wait to see you there." He chuckled before he walked passed me, leaving the sent of his manly scented cologne behind.
"What happened to you not going to the party?" Jc furrowed his eyebrows.
"I didn't know it was Kian's party!" I say in disbelief.
"So, just because Kian's gonna be there, you automatically changed your mind so you can be with him? Pathetic..." Jc mumbled the word pathetic.
"Hell yeah! I just really like him and I really want to go to the dance with him-"
"Lia, don't you understand? Kian isn't good. He's a bad influence and he will do anything to hurt you if he could!" He said curtly.
"Ugh! none of my friends understand! You don't even know him! At fucking all! I don't know him either but I bet under all that rudeness and badness shit that you and Skylar see, is someone who is actually a good person! I'm sick and tired of fighting with my friends about a boy. When ever I disagree with your choices, I'm not rude at all. And I help you get what you want even if I hate the choice you are making. Why can't you be the same for me? Is it bad that I want someone different for once?!" I sigh, catching my breath from all the lack of talking I did.
He was gonna say something but closed his mouth like he had nothing to say.
"Speechless..." I breath out walking to the girls bathroom.
"Thalia, wait!" He called after me.
I faced him."Save it, Jc. All I want is the same respect I give you, but I guess I don't deserve it from you." I turned back around continuing my walk.
The bell rang once I got to the bathroom. Might as well skip class.
I place my bag on the floor, while putting both my hands on each side of the sink. I looked in the mirror before switching on the faucet and splashed water on my face making sure not to mess up my makeup.
"My friends are so fucking annoying today..." I mumbled popping a piece of gum in my mouth from my bag.
I then exit the bathroom going to my car. I'm done with school for today... Before I get any more upset than I am now.
"Thalia!" I heard my name being called from behind.
I look the way my name was being called. I couldn't believe my eyes.
"K-Kian." I smile nervously.
