The Boy Next Door

Chapter 8- How Archie really feels

(This chapter starts Monday before school)

Patrice's POV

I put on my grey with white words Aeropostale shirt, maroon .jeans, And some black toms. I take out my braids to reveal my newly wavy hair. then I put on some silver and white eyeshadow, Lipgloss, and I curl my eyelashes. Finally I put on my new necklace! I walk downstairs and sit down with a bowl of cereal, since I have extra time. My mom comes in. "Oh sweetie! I didn't know you were still here!" she says. "Yeah I had some extra time but I have to go soon." I say. "Honey you have 30 minutes are you sure you don't want to stay a little?" she asks me. "No I have to meet Evan and then we're walking to school, remember?" I say. "Oh, yeah." she says glumly. "Is something wrong? Do you not like Evan?" I say. "No he's.... fine. I just don't want him coming before your........ schoolwork." she says hesitantly. I nod. "Well I have to go but I'll text you later. " I say running out the door. I walk all the way down the side walk and make a right to the maple tree. "Haha I beat you!" Evan yells in a childish way. I stick out my tongue at him and he returns the favor. He puts his arms around my waist. "Ready?" "Lets go." he kisses me lightly and we start off to school.

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Still Patrice POV

"Okay class settle down. I am your world history substitute mr. Camilla. Now I don't really care about world history so wake me up when class is over. My rules: no talking, no texting, and NO PDA! Understood? good" our teacher says. Wow. Oh well. I scoot my desk against Evan and Archie's. We just talk and laugh about random stuff. Then the editor of our school newspaper, Charlie Simmons, comes in with this months edition. He taps on the teacher head and tells him something. then he begins to pass out newspapers. As soon as Lucy gets hers she opens to page 3. Every month they list the "hottest couple". "WHAT?!" Lucy says. She probably didn't get it. It's probably Richie and Cassie. "THATS IMPOSSIBLE THEY MUST HAVE RIGGED IT!BRETT AND I ALWAYS WIN." Lucy screams. We all snicker. She would be mad about that. "They will pay." she says and walks to the girls room. Brett follows her and turns to give me a look. "Guys." Says Archie. "Hmm" Evan says turning to look at him. "Look at page 3" He says. Evan and I turn to it. We both look at each other. "Lucy didn't win." I say. "Yeah its-" Evan says. "Us." we say at the same time.

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Evans POV

People gave Patrice and I get compliments all day when were in the halls holding hands or just talking. It was kinda nice. Some sixth graders on newspaper asked to take our picture. At lunch Everyone was talking and staring at us. I actually enjoyed it. " okay would you rather," Patrice stops to think. She does this adorable thing when she thinks we're she squints and bites her lip. "Be trapped in a room with Lucy for an hour or be trapped in a room with a vicious hyena for an hour?" She asks me. "Oh the hyena definitely." I say. She giggles and it's so adorable I want to scream.

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Archie's POV

"Hey Patrice , Evan wait up!" I say hobbling after them. Of course they stop and start walking towards me. "Hey arch what's up? Where's maya?" Patrice says. "Oh she was out sick today, so I was wondering if you guys wanted to do something?" I ask. "Arch we sorta made plans." Evan says trailing off. "Well why can't we all hang out? like old times" I say smiling. Patrice looks at Evan than sympathetically at me. "We sorta wanted this to be.. a date." Patrice says. " I used to go on your "dates" with you all the time what's so different now?" I ask. "Archie were really sorry." Evan says. "No I get it. You guys want alone time. Look I know you guys have your little relationship but your also still my friends and if you can't take an hour to just hang out with me, then I don't see the point. And you know what? I likes things a lot better before you guys got together. And what I liked best? Before Evan showed up." I say. turning on my crutches. "Archie!" Patrice says. "What?" "C'mon we can hang out now I'm really sorry I didn't know you felt that way!" Patrice says. "It's too late I'm busy."

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