I Fell In Love With My Best Friend (Wilder Series #1)

02. Ditching The Ponytail

I was able to successfully avoid Charlotte for the rest of the school day, so she hasn't been able to seen my cheek.

I look at myself in the mirror behind the front door and notice that I look exhausted. I move the hair away from my cheek and notice that it's a light purple shade.

Great, now I have to hide it until it heals.

I walk into the kitchen only to stop in front of the freezer so that I can grab an ice pack.
I place the ice pack on my cheek before I jog upstairs so that I can start on my homework.

As soon as I walk into my room I throw my backpack on the bed and walk into my closet so that I could change into a pair of comfy clothes.

I decide on an oversized black hoodie paired with white night shorts. I find a pair of white knee length varsity sock and put them on.

When I walk out of my closet I hear my phone buzzing on my nightstand. As I walk towards it I see Charlotte's name flashing across the street.

I grab the phone and swipe right before I place the phone near my ear and speak into it.

"Hello?" I ask in a weird voice since I forgot that I have a bruise on my face and accidentally touched the phone to my face

"I'm coming over" Charlotte says which causes me to roll my eyes

Usually she just comes over without saying anything.

"You can't" I say as I sit on the bed and start to pull out my homework and textbooks

"And why is that?" She asks with a curious voice

"One, because it's my house" I say matter of factly "and two, because my mom just went to work so I doubt she'd be pleased to find out that you slept over" I say

"You make it seem like we've never had hangouts while your mom wasn't there," she says in a confused voice

"I know that you're hiding something from me, but I don't understand why" she says with obvious disappointment which causes me to sigh

"I'm just not feeling well, I'll talk to you tomorrow" I say before I hang up and stare at the wall with a frown

I get snapped out of my thoughts by my phone singing from three text messages.

I immediately frown when I see who they're from.

Maddie- I hope you learned your lesson today

Maddie- I see you've made a new friend, that's great.

Maddie- Now you can leave MY Charlotte alone

She's been cyber bullying me ever since a month ago when she caught me and Charlotte hugging.

I honestly think it's crazy how obsessed she is with Charlotte, which is why I'm scared of what she might do if I tell someone about what she's been doing to me.

I hear a knock on the door downstairs which causes me to groan in annoyance.

Why does everyone want to bother me today.

I fix my hair so that it's covering my cheek before I pull my hood up and onto my head. I quickly make my way downstairs before opening the door only to be met with Charlotte holding a tub of ice cream.

I sigh which makes her sadly smile.

"I know that you don't want to see me right now, but I really don't feel comfortable being alone right now" she says which makes me pout as I see a tear roll down her cheek