Fake Dating | Hizzie

eavesdropping

Six faces were looking at each other in complete awkward silence. Until someone says something to break the tension, it's not like these people haven't talked openly before. But they can't pretend to unheard Hope's parents and their situation.

Hope always thought people looked at her, and it was all in her head most of the time. But this time, everyone's eyes were on her knowing that she wanted to share how she was feeling during this whole debacle.

Camille or what most of the kids call her Cami. looked around and noticed all the stares and said. "Hope how about you go first considering everything going on you might want to let some things out."

"is it okay if I speak last I have a lot to say, and I want other people to have a chance to speak as well."

She shook her head pointed at Pedro to say something about his week.

Hope listened as the young child spoke about how hard is week has been. And thought about how anybody at any age could be feeling the way she was.

As Lizzie waited for Hope and Penelope, she drank a large ice coffee. And listened to music then realized her mistake. The need to pee came fast and hard as she crossed her legs and looked at her coffee, knowing she shouldn't have drunk it.

She tried to ignore it, but when it started raining, it didn't help her cause at all.

She finally gave up and decided that she would go pee in the community center. She got out of her car and walked to the front door. She tried turning the knob, but it didn't budge. She tried the other door, but both were locked.

She was about to pee her pants, and it came to the point where she didn't care. But she ran to the other side of the building and saw a door and prayed that it was open.

She ran fast and felt a little pee go down her leg, not enough to stain her pants, but it was coming. She got to the door and turned the knob, and the door opened. She didn't know if it was her prayers or if some Janitor just forgot to lock it, she praised them.

She looked around the hallway and didn't know where the bathroom was. She walked fast down the hall until she saw a bathroom sign.

She ran inside and went into a stall and peed.

She pulled her pants up and took a deep breath. She walked out and went back into the car until a certain girl's voice got her attention.

It was Hope's turn to speak, and she had a lot to say, or she thought. She looked at the people around the room. Knowing that neither of them will ever speak a word of what she says out of this room.

"I don't know where to start." Hope sighed

"start at the beginning of the week, what happened."

"Okay, so all of you know Lizzie by now," Hope said before getting interrupted.

"duh, you talk about her at least twice a month," Pedro Joked.

Everyone in the circle started laughing, even Hope herself. For such a young boy, Pedro knew how to break the ice in a room.

"so that's yes. Anyways she came over my house, and no, it's not for what you think she came to ask me a favor. She wanted to know if I would fake date her."

"What did you say." Cami asked

"I said yes, I knew it wasn't a good idea, but I couldn't say no to her even after everything she did to me." Hope said with a sadder tone

"Sometimes, we don't want to say no because we care too much to do it."

Hope knew the therapist was right. "when I saw that mean post about her, I wanted to break everything in my room because I had no way of making it better. When I was presented with one that will hurt me, in the long run but help her, I took it."

"why would you do something that you know will hurt you, Hope." Cami said

"Because I love her, I always have, when I think of her, my heart wants to jump out of my chest and do summersaults. I love her so much that I gave her my heart, and she controls every inch of it. I just wanted her back in my life in any way possible."

Hope didn't know this, but Lizzie overheard her confession. And was shocked to hear that her friend liked her more than friends. She didn't know what to do, so she ran back to her car so she wouldn't be caught for ease drooping.

She sat back in her seat, thinking about what she just heard. She was so in her head that she didn't hear knocking on the window when she noticed it she jumped.

She looked who it was, and there were Hope and Penelope. She unlocked the door and let them in.

"how was therapy," Lizzie said well knowing how it went

They both shrugged their shoulders and Hope said: "it was okay thank you for driving us."

Lizzie turned the key to her car, and as the engine started, she blurted out. "I think we should break up I mean like a fake break up in front of the whole school."

Both girls would of spit out their drinks if they had any at the time.

"Why did I do something wrong." Hope said feeling her heartbreak

"no, nothing like that, but Rafael is literally after us. And he won't stop if we break up. There won't be anything for him to uncover."

She was lying through her teeth; she knew doing this would break Hope's heart, and still decided to do it. It could be because she likes to be the one in control of everything or shes hiding something from herself and doesn't want to admit it. But its probably the latter.

In her head, she said that it was better to do it now than later, but both options hurt Hope.

Hope understood where she was coming from but was sad to think that she would be all alone again. Especially now that her parents are probably going to get a divorce, and there is a chance that her father is dying.

Penelope was fuming she knew this is something Lizzie would do to Hope. Causing her to be heartbroken again, but she couldn't say anything.

"look, Hope I know that you are going through hard things at home. You can still stay at the house. and I will still drive you every Wednesday to therapy." Lizzie said feeling guilty

Hope shook her head and turned her head to the window, trying to hide her tears.

When they got home, it was already late. They all walked inside, and Josie had prepared dinner for everyone. They all sat and ate in silence. Hope ran to her Guest Bedroom, knowing that she wasn't going to go and sneak off into Lizzie's when everyone was asleep.

She put her head on the pillow, and tears that she held in all day flowed from her face to the pillow. She didn't want to be alone right now.

She got up and wiped her tears and walked to Josie's door, and knocked. Penelope opened it and dragged Hope inside after seeing her tears.

The couple let Hope sleep with them that night. Knowing she was going through another heartbreak.

Lizzie heard Hope sobbing and felt terrible but not enough to face the truth.

a/n

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