unlikely love letters // quackity

six // waiting for an answer

it was the beginning of first period, we had just departed from the rest of our group to go to our own classes. ally and i got 'lucky' with our first class being social studies. aksel and alex had math class together, which was right across the hall from our class. usually we'd sit in the back and make faces at each other while our teachers weren't looking. today we all sat in the back again, but today was different of course. aksel had to talk to alex about it, while ally and i sat back to be nosy about it. we always wanted to know what they were doing, especially ally with aksel. i mean, for good reason because they're dating but with me it's kinda different. considering alex and i are still just best friends, i wonder if people think i just stalk him like a weirdo. i know hailey used to think that.

she'd sometimes call me 'the queen of being nosy' or 'the queen of never minding her own business'. i still remember those days she'd make fun of me for acting like i liked him, maybe a bit too much for my own good. everyone knew after she spread a rumor that i would sneak around every corner just to see him or i would look into his windows at night to watch him sleep. it was all a bunch of bullshit, but it still happened to put a big dent into my reputation until tenth grade. i still can't forgive her for that and some nights it still haunts me. thankfully, it recovered after a while but damn, was it bad.. it got to the point him and i couldn't be seen together without people assuming i groomed him into it.

but enough about my history with hailey, she never had a good friendship with anyone anyways. i had been tapped on the shoulder by ally, making me focus on her again. "y/n, look!" i watched through the doorway, seeing them just talking like before.. but speak of the devil, i see hailey sitting in the seat beside aksel. i was blown away with her amount of confidence to do such a thing but she definitely knows how to push some buttons. i had to act fast, to make sure she wouldn't break my best friend's heart. i tore a page out of my notebook, writing a warning to alex and aksel, crumpled it up and threw it over.

it hit alex's arm but it got their attention. i signalled for them to read it, and as they did, hailey was snooping once again. i could see her gaze lift into ally's worried eyes. she was holding my hand so tight i thought she'd break my entire hand. "5 more minutes allybear, and we'll be out of here." she seemed dizzy, sweaty and on the verge of tears. hailey really seemed to make her separation anxiety kick back in. i stared at her with the death glare, while ally looked like she just lost aksel in a tragic accident. thankfully the two boys were aware and tried to ignore her, but of course she's such a drama queen and attention whore she did make them do a double take at half the shit she was doing.

the thing is, she was attractive to a lot of people. her soft skin, perfect makeup and amazingly straightened black hair seemed to be some highlights. she stood at a mere 5'2", pretty small compared to ally and i. i could easily tower her as i was 5'7" but ally on the other hand was only two inches taller than her and with a much bigger heart. hailey's personality is rotten; some women idolize her and men chase her with roses in hand. people only just found out in the last three years how much of a backstabber she is and sadly, ally was absolutely broken by her.  they both met in third grade, with a promise of being good friends due to the fact they were neighbors for a few years before her father got a better job and moved into a better neighborhood.

but anyways, they were pretty good friends, and her and i were on alright terms. until they both made it to seventh grade. it was a known fact ally was madly in love with aksel since fifth grade. she adored him, and still does to this very day. but, of course, Hailey being herself she had to ruin something so pure and beautiful for ally. hailey had dated aksel for a year and a half, breaking her heart into little bits. she would often talk bad about ally to him aswell, saying she was a creepy obsessed freak who was too in love with him, and there was rumors she slept with him too. ally was devastated, and to this day, she can't get over what she's done to her. i mean, i probably couldn't either. now, the thought of hailey even looking at aksel makes her cry.

i felt a soft tear hit it my hand, looking back at ally. she looked paranoid as all hell. i brought her into a hug, wiping her tears off her cheeks. "we only have a few minutes left ally, it's okay.." i picked a pencil up, throwing it back to the other classroom. i signalled to the crying girl in my arms, seeing both of their expressions change. of course aksel was worried, it's his girlfriend but alex just lost himself in watching me hold onto her. i have no clue but everytime i looked over, he was in awh. the bell finally rung, with me grabbing our things and holding onto ally while walking her out. she immediately clung onto her boyfriend, continuing to cry. "you can tell us both about what happened later, we'll give you both a minute." i said, linking arms with alex as he nodded.

we both walked through the halls, walking out to the bleachers. we sat on the very top of course. i set down my backpack on the ground while he set his on the other side of him. "so, what was loud mouth saying?" "not much really. i mean, she was flirting with aksel in a weird way but thankfully she left me out of it. she's fucking crazy i swear." i laughed. "agreed, she's a bit psycho." we both exchanged smiles and laughter until he open up to speak again. "anyways.. aksel had asked me about those love letters you got and before he gets the chance.. i wanted to tell you this first since he already knows.."