Cassie's Tale on Life, Love and Loss

Chapter 9

"We'll have so much fun. I'll finally get to know this amazing girl my brother is always talking about" Serena said flopping onto my bed. Axel talked about me?

"I'm not that amazing, I'm just an average girl" I said modestly.

"Not from the way Axel talks about you, trust me that guy is crazy for you" she replied winking.

Whatever, I doubt he even thinks of me like that. I grabbed the remote and turned on ABCFamily, Pretty Little Liars would be starting in about 4 minutes and there was no way I was going to miss this episode.

There was a knock on the door, my mom knew better than to bother me on Tuesday nights so this must be Axel.

I went over to the door and yup I was right.

"Wassup jock?" I asked as I opened the door.

"Umm nothing I was just wondering what you two were doing." Axel said obviously holding in a laugh

"Well its Tuesday night so we're watching Pretty Little Liars", I responded

"Oh cool" he said letting out a chuckle "I'm sorry,I'm trying not to laugh right now but,  what's up with the hello kitty PJs?"

"What do you mean? They're so adowable" I said with a baby voice giggling a little.

"Alright you two enough flirting." Serena came out and said, she must have heard us laughing.

"We weren't umm-" Axel and I said simultaneously

"Mhmm sure. Cass, show starting in 30 seconds" she responded with a smirk looking at her phone.

"I'll see you in the morning sweet cheeks" Axel said to me with a wink. I still haven't gotten used to this, my cheeks and ears still got red with heat every time he did that.

"Night jock" I replied jabbing at his biceps. Those things were rock hard.

The rest of the night Serena and I watched Pretty Little Liars then Chasing Life and talked about nothing at all.

"Why won't you just admit it?" I inquired. It was my turn to annoy her with questions about her love life.

"Because I don't" she said all flustered and blushing.

"Sure. Everyone knows that you and Damian have something going on" I smirked

"Not even, we're just friends, besides he has a girl friend. But what about you and my brother?" She said raising her eyebrows

"Nothing we're just really good friends" I said mocking her. Sure I like him but there is no way he feels the same.

"You two like each other, whether or not you want to admit it. I know my brother and he likes you, A LOT" she replied. Could she be right?

"I'm going to bed. You should probably do the same, you seem sleep deprived if you actually believe that" I said pulling the blanket over myself and turning off the lamp on my side of the bed. She is right about one part though... I like Axel Ramirez A LOT. I've liked him forever, but it doesn't matter. This is Merriweather High we're talking about, the nerds just never end up with the populars.

I would give almost anything to go back in time and stop it from happening; change the day that left me this way, broken and alone. Maybe then I would have a chance with Axel, maybe then I would have friends I could rely on, maybe then I would still be me- the me I miss.