nova's pov :
"scoot over perla!"
"oh shut up. you just dragged me with you to spy on ethan didn't you?"
i eat my popcorn slowly and shake my head.
"god, i hate you."
i chuckle and then the lights dim out, signaling the movie was about to start.
"nova this is a bad-"
"sh!" someone turns around and scolds us
once the person turns back around, perla sticks her tongue out in the person's direction and i hit her arm, laughing quietly.
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"that movie was so bad, wasn't it nova?"
i look around the hallways searching for ethan and his girlfriend but they are nowhere to be found.
"nova!"
i stumble back a bit and sigh.
"i need to stop doing this, don't i perla?"
"nova." she looks at me sympathetically and i look down at the red carpet, kicking the popcorn that was dropped
"what am i thinking? he's never going to see me differently. to make it even worse, his girlfriend is even great i mean i'm nothing compared to her. i'm like a fucking sister to him aren't i?"
"a sister to who?"
perla's eyes widen and i turn around nervously.
"what are you doing here nova? i thought you said you were going shopping with my mom and your mom for christmas." ethan slurps his coke and swings his arm over his girlfriend
"h-hey alison." i wave
"hi nova and perla! i love your beanie nova." she compliments
"thank you. uhm, i love your shoes." i compliment back
"thank you." she giggles
"and to answer your question e, i dragged her with me because i had a shitty day and i wanted to spend time with her." perla links arms with me
"is that true?" ethan asks, raising his eyebrows
"yep. my mom and lisa are taking me christmas shopping tomorrow."
"is grayson going too?"
"no dummy! we're getting gifts for all the guys."
"shit. i forgot." he laughs
an awkward silence goes by and all of us stand there, looking around the hallways.
"well, i have to get going because my mom wants me home so..."
"oh, of course! i don't wanna hold you guys up." alison says
"oh no, you guys weren't holding us up. but have a great rest of your date." i wave off
"bye!" they both wave
"nova, you gotta tell him one day." perla rests her head on my shoulder
"no, he's happy. and if he's happy, so am i."
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best friends | e.d. ✔️
Fanfiction"just tell him how you feel." "i can't." "why not?" "because. he's my 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝."
