Perfectly Imperfect

chapter 5:✰s m a l l t i m e, b i g c h a n g e✰

Alexis pov

November

It's been a month now, school is all fine so far everything that has been thought is understood. Me and Autumn has become closer since and we mostly do everything together. I'm grateful that I have her beside me everyday.

Monday-

Today I woke up extra early because last night just as about my sweet dream was going to commence,  the thought of my English homework popped up. I was too exhausted to do it yesterday so I told myself I'll just do it today. After finishing my work, I lay back on my bed to take a short nap since it was just 5:30 in the morning at that time. 

I heard a sound, like a phone ringing but I insisted not to wake up to investigate the sound because I though that it was in my dream. Seconds after I heard knocking and a woman shouting my name but I still thought I was dreaming. 

Not until, I heard a slam on my door and someone hitting me rapidly. Forcing myself to open my eyes, it turns out that I was late for school. I really had a good sleep. It was 7:50 and my bus is coming any minute now.  Harshly I washed my face, brush my teeth and spray some perfume on. Right after I'm done my bus arrived and I missed breakfast so I just took a chocolate diet bar and went running like a psychopath to the bus. 

Breathlessly I put on my headphones and listen to music while looking outside the window as if nothing happened and no one is staring at me. 

As soon as we arrived to school, I head to my locker. Usually Autumn will be waiting for me beside my locker but today she wasn't, she's probably late. My first subject is Math so I decide not to go there straight away and wait for Autumn. It's been about 5 minutes now and she hasn't come, ''maybe she isn't coming today"  I thought, so I decide to go to class.

Autumn's pov

Weekend was great! I went out with Ellie and the 'gang' , we really got close eversince I joined the drama club. Alexis doesn't know about this 'getting closer stuff' but so what if she knows she has no right to tell me who to be friends with plus I just needed her for a short time when I didn't have anyone to sit with. Now that I have Ellie I don't think I'll need her anymore. 

Today, in the morning I didn't meet Alexis because I know that if I meet her she'll be walking with me the whole day and I need to take a break from her prattling. So I kept my self unseen from her.  I was going to school with Ellie and some boys today, we were planning on what we should do next weekend. Part of me is telling myself that I'm doing something hurtful to someone precious meanwhile  the other is not even bothered. However, it's my choice, my life and she has no rights to order me. 

Am I betraying a friend? A friend who has been there for me when I had nobody.

"We're so late" I told Ellie while running and laughing to our classes. I have math right now and unfortunately I will see that face of her. I don't know why but ever since I got closer with Ellie I started to slowly be against Autumn like as if Ellie had made me drink a brainwashing potion. Or maybe she did.

Ellie went to English then I stopped running and enter the class. That awkward moment when everyone is giving their attention to you. Though more awkward is when the teacher questions you and you have no reason. "I had a very bad stomach-ache, sorry miss" I lied, saying it in a very polite tone while holding my stomach trying to hide the truth. I made a very short eye contact with Alexis then I quickly took out my books while acting respectfully guilty (of coming late to class) so the teacher won't assume things. 

Alexis pov

While walking back home I spotted Autumn but when I tried approaching her she suddenly walked away although she had saw me. She acted very strange today, even in math she ignored me. Did I do something wrong or is she purposely ignoring me?