What She Forgot

Chapter Fourteen

THE LAST FLASHBACK OF THIS STORY! THERE'S GOING TO BE ONLY ONE MORE CHAPTER AND THEN THE EPILOGUE! AGH I'M SO EXCITED. this flashback is sam's pov from when ariana asked him to be her fake boyfriend. i've always wondered what was going through sam's mind, not gonna lie! enjoy the final flashback of the story loves <3

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Oh you've got to be kidding me. 

I realize I'm gullible, but this? This is too much. Even I'm not this stupid! 

Nonetheless, my eyes widened and my jaw dropped. "You- you're ridiculous!" I shouted at the most beautiful girl in the world. 

Ariana Brooks rolled her eyes at me. Crossing her arms, she glared at him. That was a position I had seen often. "Yes, you've made this clear before, Sam."

That makes me just about burst. 

"First, you tell me you've been harboring this secret hatred for me-" I start to yell.

"Actually, it wasn't so secret."

I am not in the mood to be interrupted. 

I ignored her and continued on as if I had never been interrupted. "Second, you just start spacing out on me. I could see the gears turning in your pretty little head, Ariana!" I yelled.

"Congratulations, Sherlock."

My eyes narrowed at her briefly before I shouted, "And now, you pull this on me! Where's the camera crews, Ariana? This some type of prank?" I demand. I spin around and yells to no one in particular. "Come out now! I know you're recording this!"

I'm actually insane. Don't bother telling me. I've already realized. I'm mentally insane. All because of this girl! I wanted to either grab her face and kiss her or beg her to take me to an asylum.

"You're crazy," Ariana said nonchalantly.

Yeah, no kidding! 

I spin around to face her. "I'm crazy? You're ridiculous," I scoff, denying it. 

"I'm getting tired of you calling me that," She mutters.

"Well, get used to it, because you are!" I exclaimed. With one last defiant and probably crazy look,  I turned around and began stomping away. Ariana groaned in exasperation and followed me. 

"It won't sound so ridiculous if you would just let me explain!" She called after me. 

She's insane! Crazy! Off in the head! Mentally unstable!

But so was I, because I actually almost said yes to when she asked me to be her fake boyfriend. But don't worry! I stopped myself before I could and said no! I'm not completely insane! 

Unlike her.

I can't believe she actually asked me to be her fake boyfriend! I knew she didn't really like me in the first place (sucks!) and then I found out five minutes ago she actually hated me (sucks more!). And then she asks me to be her fake boyfriend! Like, what?

I'm shook. 

"Then explain, Ariana Brooks. Because right now, I'm pretty sure you're insane!" I yelled. 

I should probably quiet down. But by now we all know I'm insane, so might as well embrace it, yeah? 

 Ariana rolled her eyes again. "Listen, don't take it so seriously! Jai's been nagging me for years to get a boyfriend. And now, it's gotten too much and I'm honestly tired of it. He wants me to go out with you- to be in a relationship with you, for reasons I don't understand," She explained. "So I need you to be my boyfriend. Well, my fake boyfriend. We'd do everything a couple does. Go on dates, act totally into each other, hold hands or whatever. And completely fool everyone into believing we're an actual couple." 

"You're insane." 

"Sam, it'd be a no strings attached kinda thing. We're seniors. We'll date for a few months, break up, and go our separate ways. We could forget all about this. About each other."

"I don't know, Ariana."

"It'll be fine. Just a fake relationship built off a mutual dislike of one another."

"That makes it sound worse." Ariana flashed me an annoyed look that made me sigh. "Let me think about it, yeah?"

"Yeah, okay. See you tomorrow?"

Let me tell you another reason why I'm insane. I like Ariana and she hates me. I've known for a long time that she hasn't liked me, but I couldn't help but like her. I've heard that she's absolutely hilarious and kind. She's also gorgeous and her voice is absolutely stunning. Maybe that's why I wanted to be her fake boyfriend so badly. To get to know her better. No, I couldn't do that. Ariana wasn't interested. Why would I get into a lie with someone I had no chance with?

Still, I didn't leave first. Ariana shifted uncomfortably and waved. I watched as she adjusted her backpack strap and walked towards my house again. I couldn't help but stare in confusion as she walked away. I didn't understand her. I didn't understand the female population. 

I couldn't get Ariana out of my mind as I walked towards my house. I wanted to know her. I wanted to hear her famous jokes. I wanted to see her be kind without thinking about it. I wanted to hear her sing to me. I wanted her to like me, or at least stop hating me. I wanted to get to know Ariana Brooks. 

Oh, fuck it. 

I sprinted to Ariana's house. The front door was open so I let myself in. I made my way upstairs before I found the door that read Ariana & Peyton's. I took a deep breath before knocking on the door. I ran my hands through my hair worriedly. Mid run through my hair, Ariana opened the door. 

There was a smile on her face as she said, "Hello-" Her voice cut off as I grinned at her. Both of our cheeks grew pink as we took in the fact that she was only wearing a sports bra for a shirt. I forced myself not to look at her chest. 

"How's it going?" I asked, hoping that I appeared charming. 

"Okay?" Ariana said. It came out sounding like a question. 

"Can we talk?" I asked. Ariana nodded and shut the door, ushering me into a quiet part of the hallway. Taking a deep breath, I looked her in the eyes and said, "I'll do it."

"Do what?" Ariana asked tentatively. 

"I'll be your boyfriend." 

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omg i kind of hate myself. i had so much fun writing this sam. in what she forgot sam's been so sad and depressed. it saddens me. i can't wait to write a happy sam in the threequel! 

this is the second to last chapter! one more chapter and then the epilogue!

xoxo, 

   mikailaxryan