Tragically Beautiful

Chapter 22....

(P.S In case you have noticed I have changed the time line of the story. It is now October and school started August 19th. Mitch and Riley dated over the summer and broke up a few days into the new school year. I only now realized the time line didn't add up so I changed it :) Just a heads up)

Song above is....Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift (this doesn't really fit but I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG and ALBUM!) 

PLEASE PLEASE read the authors note at the end!!! 

Happy Reading! :)

"You are coming over after school right?"

"Yeah."

"How about you two?" Liv asked the two boys who were currently on the other side of the table whispering about something secretive.

"Huh?" Derek asked, popping his head up.

"Are you coming over after school?" I watched as Derek looked at Alex who briefly shook his head.

"Uh no. We got...some manly stuff to do." Olivia narrowed her eyes at him.

"Manly? I don't see any men here. Do you Riley?"

"Nope." I grinned as Alex's head turned to look at me. He just shook his head at me, to which I stuck my tongue out at.

Things between Alex and I were fine now. After he came over two days ago things have gone back to normal...or semi normal. It was hard for things to go back to normal when I was suddenly catching feelings for the so called bad boy. It wasn't until after he left that it hit me. Now I was just trying not to let my feelings grow towards Alex.

Now was not the time for that and who knew if he would even think of me in the same way. We only been friends for a month, if you can even call us friends. Hell I wasn't even sure what our relationship was. We were even friends? I would think we are but I've been wrong in things like this before.

Things at school have been okay. Rebecca and her crones haven't bugged me since that day with my hand but that didn't stop me from being on guard whenever I walked the halls.

"Fine. Riley and I are fine without you guys anyways." Olivia flipped her hair over her shoulder, looking at me. "Lexi will met us there later."

The other day at lunch Olivia out of no where declared I was coming over to her house on Friday, so she can film a Youtube video with me. I fully planned on coming up with an excuse but when Helen heard that a friend wanted me to hang out on a Friday, she practically forced me out of the bookstore yesterday stating-'I don't want to see you until Monday'. So that didn't work. Now I was stuck having to film a youtube video. For what, I had no idea.

"Sounds good to me."

With that the bell rang for the end of lunch. Only two more classes and we were free for the weekend. For the first time in I don't know how long, I was excited for the weekend. I finally had people to hang out with, instead of just working and staying home. Even if it meant doing something out of my comfort zone.

Olivia and Derek branched off from Alex and I, heading to their classes on the other side of the building.

Walking beside's Alex was still taking some time to get use to. People still stared at us, or more like him. Every single day we passed by the same girls that would lean against their lockers trying to get his attention. I guess I never noticed how many girls here at Central High wanted a piece of Alex.

I had to force myself not to think about all the girls he has probably been with. I wasn't an idiot who thought he hasn't slept with anyone. This is Alex we are talking about.