The Kissing Booth - The First Year

The brilliant idea - Elle

Another month was ending, and spring was beginning, I was crazier than ever... the school was really killing me and the SAT results had not yet arrived, so despite all my desperation trying to finish things off school, I was eager to receive the results... My future depended exclusively on that.

And besides all this, I still missed Noah a lot, and I mean A LOT! For the past two weeks I've been talking to Alice every day, it all started when she sent me a message asking how I was. First I got a little scared, when I received the first message I started to think she was just checking if I was okay because she wanted to prepare the ground for Noah to finaly breakup with me, as if he was already with another hot girl *yes I am crazy as every other woman on earth ... PLEASE*, but in fact she was worried about me. Right from the beginning, she made it very clear to me that she would not tell Noah about us talking every single day, and besides, she was a really nice girl and I felt that I could really trust her. Another good point was that if he somehow wanted to end things she would know first and would help me.

"Hey Elle, you know he loves you, I'm telling you, the guy's been even more introspective than before since he asked you for that time ... not with me and the boys of course, what I'm saying is that he only acts normally with us. With all the other people, he's very serious. "

"Noah was always like this ... even though he was the most popular guy in our school, he had few friends and he always teased me and Lee because we're popular, it's in his nature to be introspective. He opens up only with people he really cares about, and that's the case with you, Will and Mike ... but I can tell you, I'm really relieved to know he's still the same. I was afraid that when he was alone, he would try to be different ... "

"No, he loves you, he never denied, even to you, Elle. He just told me that if the two of you kept things as they were, you'd really get hurt, and you would definitely breakup for real. I know that getting away from the person we love is awful, but I am sure that this is happening for you to have a good future together. Reflecting alone sometimes sometimes the best remedy." Alice was being honest.

April flew and we finally received our SAT results.

"I can't believe Lee ... we did it! I'm so happy!!!!" I hugged him, he was excited too, but not so happy because Rachel really didn't got the points she needed for Harvard

"I told you I was not confident ... 3 damn points ... I'm very upset and sad" she was crying a lot, 3 points and she would not go along with us to Boston "I told Lee to stay and we both can go to UCLA, he is thinking about this, right? "She was hugging him and then I felt horrible.

All my life Lee and I had been inseparable and I had never thought of the remote possibility on being separated during college, but what if he wanted to stay in California with the girl he loved? How would I feel? My selfish side obviously wanted him to go with me to Harvard, but in my heart I knew that if he wanted to stay I would support his decision, and even help with his parents, if necessary.

"Don't be like this, Rach, we'll find a way to make it all work out okay? I don't even know if I'm really going to be accepted at Harvard..." He kissed her and she gently pushed him ...

"I'm not well Lee ... sorry" she was very upset, it was the first time I saw Rachel refuse a kiss from Lee "Can you give me a ride home?"

"Are saying you're not staying for dinner with us?" I realized at that moment how upset he was at her attitude.

"No... I'm not hungry and I have to tell my parents that I'm the family dumb"

"I completely understand that you're sad and I'm sorry for that, so yes, I can give you a ride. I'd rather you go home instead of treating me as if I was responsible for low grade of your test." He turned his back and went downstairs. I stayed with Rachel in his room.