6th Grade
(Nina's Pov)
"Joey we need to talk" I said as I sat down next to him.
"Yeah?" He asked
"Ummm.... I think....we should...ummm..... break up" I said
"What? Why?" He asked, surprised
"We.... Just don't really click anymore. We don't ever talk, you don't even text me a simple hello anymore" I answered truthfully.
"Fine, whatever" Joey said, rolling his eyes and standing up.
....
3 years later
I looked at myself one more time in the mirror. My black shorts and white/black tye-dye shirt seemed to be a good outfit for the first day of high school.
I got out my phone and took the ionic mirror selfie and posted it on instagram.
"NINA, HANNAH AND HER MOM ARE HERE!" My mom yelled down the hall
"OKAY, COMING" I yelled
I checked myself one more time, took a deep breath, grabbed my bookbag, grabbed my phone, and headed outside.
"OH MY GOSH, YOUR HAIR!!" Hannah yelled as I sat in the back seat of her mom's car.
I was in Hawii the whole summer and I decided to dye my hair back to blonde. I missed it.
"I have NEVER seen you as a blondie" She said as I started laughing.
....
I walked into the front doors of the school and looked around. I went to my locker and started putting my things away. I felt a pair of eyes burning into the side of my hide. I looked up and I met the brown eyes of my ex-boyfriend.
He got taller, his grew a little bit, his braces came off, his jawline got sharper, his baby fat from his cheecks is gone.
He for sure looked handsome. But my feelings for him did have not returned. They won't ever.
I could feel my face heating up as he started walking towards me.
"Hey Nina" He said coming up to me.
Woah his voice got deeper too. Not like an annoying deeper, but a hot deeper.
"H-Hey Joey" I said. What? Why did I stutter?
"I like your hair, I missed the blonde" He said.
I could feel my cheeks heat up even more.
"T-Thank Y-You" I replied. What is wrong with me today.
"Well umm... I better get to homeroom" He said.
I just waved, so I didn't embarrass myself anymore.
I watched as he walked to his classroom, then I went back to putting my things into my locker.
"You are so into him" Hannah said, coming out of nowhere.
"Huh?" I said acting confused.
"Oh, come on! I saw you blushing and stuttering. And he soooooo likes you too! I saw him checking you out" Hannah said.
"Hannah that is ridiculous. Joey and I are old news. Why don't we get to class?" I said trying to change the subject.
"Sureeee" Hannah said
.......
The rest of day I couldn't stop thinking about Joey. I don't even remember my math teachers name because he sits next to me and I was too focused on how not to embarrass myself.
Why did I care so much if I say somethinv wrong in front of him? Why can't he get out of my head? Then Hannah's voice came into my head.
"You are so into him"
No, no that can't be right. He's my friend and ex. I can't and I won't like him. Plus him and one of my friends dated in 7th and 8tg grade. I couldn't do that to her.
But... Maybe.... Just maybe... I am finding excuses
