Pretending

Chapter 1

"You like because, and you love despite. -Becca, Set it Up."
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"Phoenix! You better get up or you'll be late for school!" My mother says from the kitchen.

I groan, I hate getting up for school, clique I know but I truly hate it, I open my eyes, looking up at my sunrise yellow ceiling.

I roll to my other side, my red curly hair rolling with me, I check my phone and get up.

I slowly walk to my closet and get out my outfit, a blue baseball jersey and jeans, I fix my hair into a ponytail and put on a little makeup, I finish by putting on deodorant, brushing my teeth, and putting on my converse.

I run down the stairs to the kitchen, my mom making waffles.

"Morning mama," I say grabbing a waffle and eating it plain.

" Morning dear, so your getting assigned partners for the science fair today right? " she says, I noticed her straight red hair is a mess.

I groan. " Yep, I don't see why Mrs. Albans doesn't just let us pick our partners. "

My mom gives me a knowing look. " We both know why honey. "

I smirk with her, I check the time.

"I gotta go ma! Love you!" I say grabbing my bag and heading out the door.

" have a good day honey! " was all my mom got to say as I was already out the door.

I start my car and head to school, admiring the sunrise as I go. The sunrises are really gorgeous here in Flordia, I sigh taking in the beauty.
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"Okay, class! You all know that at the end of April we are going to have a Science Fair, which is 75% of your grade, now, I am going to be assigning partners, these are non-negotiable." Mrs. Albans says, walking around the room.

" Great. " I say to my friend Maddie, she laughs quietly.

"Ok, so Maddie Peterson and Jazzy Lunior?" Maddie and Jazzy go and sit together at the same table, I sigh with disappointment. Mrs. Albans goes on with names, and I am getting confused why she hasn't called my name yet. Out of nowhere, she says:

" Phoenix Anderson and Antonio Martinez? "

Oh crap.

I look over at Antonio. Let me tell you a little about Antonio.
Antonio Martinez is your classic playboy, he is rich (he drives a 2017 Jaguar F-TYPE) super arrogant, and throws girls away after he gets what he wants. He was hazelnut eyes, light brown skin And curly dark brown hair, he is built strong and has a killer smirk, he is also a jock. Typical. And he is the LAST person I wanted to get paired up with.
I look over again, he smirks and winks at me.

Gosh, what a jerk.
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So this is my new story!  I'm super excited to write it, know that the chapters are going to be shorter, since I am busy right now, but expect updates often😊

Cheyenne❤