nova's pov (flashback) :
"just pass up my work grayson."
he shakes his head and ethan groans in annoyance. having enough of grayson's teasing, he walks up to the teacher and turns in his work.
"ethan. it wasn't even finished, was it?" i ask
"i'll get credit if i turn in some of it." he smirks
i laugh and turn back around in my chair. i play with my pencil, trying to pass by time when i feel someone staring at me. looking up, i see alison.
i've never even talked to alison.
i look back at her and quickly realize she's actually staring at ethan, making my insides turn. i get a sudden rush of anger but hide it and tuck my head into my arms.
"look at miss popular staring." grayson taunts
i look up from my arms, only a little bit to where i can see what's going on.
ethan raises his eyebrow at alison and i shuffle my feet together in nervousness.
"can i go to the bathroom?"
all eyes are on me and i don't dare to look at ethan's confused stare. grayson kicks my feet but i also ignore him, not wanting to talk to anyone.
she nods her head and points at the door, continuing her lesson. i smile at her, as a thanks and look at up from my desk, only to see alison glaring at me. the stare she gives me makes me feel somehow tinier and lesser. i feel tears begging to pour out of my swollen eyes and i quickly run out the door, knowing i caught everyone's attention.
"can i check up on her?" i hear ethan ask
"no. one person at a time to use the bathroom."
i watch as he tugs at the roots of his hair and i turn back around, walking towards the bathrooms.
"bri! c'mon! can we please go?"
i turn around the corner to see two girls, who i'm guessing are best friends.
"no pal! i have work today!"
"just this one time." the girl with the black hair pouts
i chuckle and they both look up at me with curious eyes.
"i'm sorry for eavesdropping. i was just going to the bathroom." i smile
"hey aren't you... ethan's girlfriend?" the girl with the black hair asks
"pal!" the other girl slaps her arm
"no. i'm just his... best friend." i smile
pal's eyes scrunch up in doubt and she walks towards me with bri following behind her.
"so... nothing's going on?" pal asks
i shake my head with a little bit of hesitation and a smirk creeps onto pal's face.
"oh! you like him! she's likes her best friend!"
"sh!" bri and i yell
i grab her arm gently and motion for bri to follow, into the bathrooms.
"i've liked him for at least six years now."
"and how long have you guys been friends?" bri asks
"... since birth."
pal and bri gasp and high five each other, chuckling in the process.
"i fucking told you something was going on!" pal says
"shouldn't just assume things until the person finally speaks up." bri smirks
"shut up." pal laughs
i chuckle along and play with the bangle rested on my wrist.
"why don't you just tell him?" pal tilts her head
"h-he doesn't like me. he likes someone else."
"who?" bri asks
"alison jenkins."
pal frowns and stops her foot, groaning in annoyance.
"she hates her." bri points and laughs
"why?" i chuckle
"she's so... petty!"
pal gags and bri and i chuckle along.
"she seems nice. at least to me." i smile
"she is but... she gets everything." bri says
"what do you mean?" i ask
"anything that she wants, she has it." pal rolls her eyes
i nod my head, taking in all of the information they were telling me.
"what's your name? i'm pal and this is my best friend, bri." pal smiles
"nova." i smile
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nova's pov (present) :
"you remember pal and bri?!"
"yes." ethan chuckles
"i wonder how they are." i pout
"hopefully, happy with college." ethan answers
"remember that snow trip we went to?!" i shout in excitement
ethan nods and adjusts the rolls of his sleeves on his sweatshirt.
"remember when pal and bri kept throwing snowballs at alison?"
"and then perla joined." ethan shakes his head and smirks
"yes! i miss them." i pout
"they're probably doing ok n."
"do you even know where we're going?" i chuckle
"no but, if we get lost, you can just cuddle with me since it gets cold at night."
i smile and look down at my feet, feeling a blush coming in.
"when is your date?" ethan asks
"i-i'm not sure. i have to ask tyler."
"tyler, huh?"
"yes. what's so bad about his name?" i chuckle
"just basic."
"ethan!" i punch his arm gently and chuckle
"what?! i'm not wrong!" he laughs
i shake my head at his statement and look around our surroundings. ethan wraps his right arm around my shoulders and rocks us side to side as we walk.
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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."
