Pretending

Chapter 9

Antonio POV

It's been a week.

She hasn't called, texted, and would avoid me in school.

I deserved that.

I messed up, and I need to fix it.

Right now.

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Phoenix POV

We haven't communicated for a week, I know that it was something very small, but for some reason, I just couldn't shake it.

"Stupid locker," I mutter at school, I was very moody today, thus I was mad. At a locker.

"What did the locker ever do to you?" I hear a familiar voice say to my left.

"Hey, Cass," I say still going through my locker, not looking at her.

"Woah, woke up on the wrong side of the bed?" She says giggling.

I shut my locker excessively and stare at her. I sigh. "Sorry, I just, I'm still mad at Antonio for what he  did."

"Want me to teach him a lesson?" Cassandra says balling her hand into a fist and hitting it against her other hand, I laugh.

"No need, but thanks," I say.

She wraps her arm around my shoulder. "Of course girl."

We both start talking when I hear someone come up behind me, and by the look on Cassandra's face, I knew who it was.

I spin around and look up.

"Hey, Nix," Antonio says, he has his hands in his pockets and is smiling. I frown.

"Antonio," I say with a straight face, turning my back to him.

"I deserve that, but I just wanted to say," He pauses. "I'm sorry, I'll see you in Science ok?" I hear him walk away. I sigh and rub my head. 

"Why does he make me always want to forgive him?" I ask Cassandra.

She smirks. "I think I know why."

I roll my eyes. "For the last time, I do not like him."

"I didn't say anything about liking." She says smiling and walking away. I roll my eyes. Again.

"Don't listen to her," I say to myself walking to First Period blushing.

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"Have you seen Endgame?" Noah asks me after third period, we're walking to my locker since we both have fourth period together.

I smile. "Not yet, but I'm expecting to cry. Who's your favorite Avenger?"

"Hulk, you?"

"Thor," I say sighing, thinking about how hot Chris Hemsworth is.

"I didn't think you we're the kind of girl that was in love with Thor," Noah says laughing, I punch him playfully.

"I'm full of surprises," I say.

"Apparently." He says laughing, I then start laughing with him.

Over the past week, me and Noah have become really good friends, we just seem to click, we both have a lot of the same interests and a lot of the same opinions.

But I have to admit, even though I'm mad at Antonio, I miss our friendship too, I miss how we always got along and it felt so easy talking to him.

We walk up to my locker and I start to open it, Noah texting his girlfriend, Maisie.

My locker opens and a folded up piece of paper falls out, I'm confused, I pick it up and open it. I secretly sigh in happiness.

   Dear Phoenix,

I just wanted to say that I am so so sorry, 

I was a complete idiot and was only thinking about myself, I just thought

that Noah liked you, and, thinking that made me mad because we

have become really close and... well anyway could you come over to my house 

today after practice so we could talk? It would really mean a lot to me :)

(P.S, come to your favorite room)

Ant

I close the note and smile.

"Woah, who is this new Phoenix? Hello Kokoa High, " Noah says putting a fist to his mouth like a microphone and an accent like a news reporter, "Breaking news, Phoenix Anderson is beaming from ear to ear, what is the world coming to?" He starts laughing. I roll my eyes and laugh.

"Shut up. "

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My favorite room is the star gazing room, me and Franklin would stargaze every night, stars remind me of him, thus the stargazing room is my favorite.

After practice, I drive over to his house, my nerves raging, I get to his driveway and slowly step out of my car, I bite my lip as I walk up to his front door. I get to the door and sigh and knock.

A moment later Grandma Marianne opens the door, walking with a cane. I instantly smile, I missed her.

"Hello Marianne, walking with your cane again?" I say walking in the house.

"Ah, " She says waving her hand. " arthritis hasn't beat me yet." 

I smile, she refused to let sickness overpower her, she was stubborn, always positive, and one tough lady, I so wished to be like her when I was older.

"That's good, is Antonio here?" I ask.

"Yes, star room." She says smiling.

I hug her and start to walk up the stairs to the stargazing room, I open the door and across the room is Antonio, he looks more nervous than ever, I walk in and shut the door before walking up to him.

"How did you know this is my favorite room?" I say raising an eyebrow.

He smiles. "I just knew." He pauses, then continues, "it was a gamble between here and the pool room," he says looking around the room guilty, I laugh.

He smiles again and goes to sit down on a seat that faces the telescope, I sit down on the one next to him.

"So you already apologized twice..." I say.

"I know, but I wrote the apology on paper last time, and when I did say sorry out loud you were kinda pissed at me so..." He explains.

We sit in silence for a few minutes before I speak up.

"I will forgive you on one condition," I start smiling evilly.

"Sure, anything." He says staring at me.

I pause before smiling evilly again, "I get to throw you in the pool." 

"Not if I throw you first." He says returning the evil smile.

"You're on Martinez."

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Soooooo I was thinking about doing  a twist in the story later on, we will see :P

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Cheyenne