Chapter 21: Much Needed Solutions

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Hello! I am proud to say that this book is reaching its end! I have a few more chapters planned. I enjoyed the wonderful journey. Thank you for reading!

(Y/N)'s POV

After everything that had happened, I walked home with Auggie. The walk was silent because we both had a lot on our minds.
"Are you okay (Y/N)?" Auggie asked gently.
"Y-Yeah... Just a little overwhelmed..." I responded quietly.
"Well, wanna watch some movies and eat candy till we throw up?" Auggie asked trying to cheer me up.
I weakly smiled at him and said,
"I think I'll just go to bed early today... but thank you."
Auggie then stayed silent for the rest of the walk.

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The moment I walked into my room I jumped into my bed and snuck into the covers.
"Geez, where do I start? Julian needs cheering up, Thomas thinks I hate him, and Auggie is very confused... Oh, shoot! Chelsea! Didn't she really like Thomas? Oh god... I'm a terrible friend!" I slammed my face into my pillow and groaned.
"I definitely need to make sure she's okay."
I grabbed my phone and clicked on her contact name.
"I hope she doesn't hate me..."
I took a deep breath and called her.
...
"Hello...?" I heard Chelsea say from the other line. She sounded really drained...
"Chelsea! I promise you I don't like him back! I would never do something like that to you! Please forgive me!" A soft laugh interrupted my little rant.
"(Y/N) I was never mad at you. I know it wasn't your fault. It's not anyone's fault either, feelings are not optional... I would know, I didn't choose to like Thomas in the first place." I sighed in relief and smiled.
"Thank god you're not mad. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if you were... our friendship means a lot to me."  Chelsea giggled and said,
"We can always be friends! I am a little upset because he didn't like me back, but that's only natural. He is totally out of my league anyway..."
I immediately got up and said,
"No Chelsea! He is not out of your league! If anything you're out of his league! You are amazing and if he can't see that? He's obviously blind."Chelsea smiled and said,
"Thank you (Y/N), it really means a lot..." I smiled and looked at the time.
"It's already 12!? We have school tomorrow!" I gasped and started getting ready for bed.
"And we have fencing! You should get some rest."
"Alright well, goodnight Chelsea. I hope you feel better!" I grinned glad that it was resolved.
"Thank you! And goodnight to you as well!" After that, I hung up and went to bed.

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It was Lunch and Julian has been really quiet all day.  I don't think he's mad, it's more like he's just mentally exhausted. I'll ask him to come over after school, for now, I think he just needs space.
"Hey, where's Thomas?" Summer asked noticing the table looking a little gloomier than usual. Julian's breath hitched at hearing his name.
"He didn't come to school today, he needed a break. He's perfectly fine though!" Scarlett reassured us. You know, I thought Scarlett was going to be the mean girl who takes my friends away from me or something but really, she's just a girl who cares a lot about her brother. I shouldn't have judged her so quickly.
"Hey uh, Scarlett?" I called the blonde girl.
"Yeah?" She answered.
"I'm sorry." I looked at her with a frown.
"For what?" Scarlett asked confusedly.
"For everything, I always assumed you were a bad person, but really, you're just like me." I smiled sheepishly at her and she just chuckled.
"I should be the one apologizing! I was a complete jerk to you! So I'm sorry too... Friends?"
"Friends!"

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Scarlett ended up walking to Fencing Practice with Auggie and me. The walk there was really enjoyable and I noticed that she wasn't that different from her brother. She was very polite. At times. And composed herself very well. Except for that one time, she revealed her real laugh to us!

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"So then Thomas and Julian started throwing flour at each other! And so I walked into a whole dang battle!" Scarlett tried to contain her laugh but failed miserably. And the well-composed girl snorted.
"Did you just snort?!" Auggie asked as he burst into laughter as well. Scarlett covered her mouth immediately and her cheeks lit up in embarrassment.
"It's okay! It was really cute!" I reassured her, the poor girl was probably insecure about it.
"I love your snorts! You're a cute little piggy!" I told her and she just laughed even more.

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