The Bet {Editing}

Chapter 10-Popularity?

Okay the picture at the top I can totally relate to!!!
Who else?! 🙋🙋🙋🙌

~Laura

Getting ready for school....
Only the hardest thing to do on earth!

The getting up early, getting ready in time, clothes, makeup, and shoes!

If you were sneakers you know the struggles of tying the shoelaces on time...

I take a quick shower, comb my hair, put hairspray in it and then blow drying it. I put in my contacts. Afterwards I then put on a little bit of mascara and eyeliner along with slight blush on my cheeks.

I couldn't help but feel like everyone would just hate me more if I dressed like a popular. But I'm going to be made fun of ether way am I right?

I wear a white skater dress with a small thin brown belt around my waist along with my white wedged shoes. With a simple brown feather necklace.

I look in the mirror rather pleased with myself and carefully walked down the stairs. Still learning how to walk in these things...

I grab my floral backpack and go out the door... Only to find... I'm sure you can guess who... No other than Ross Lynch...

Awkward... At least for me anyway... "You seriously need to stop stalking me." I chuckle opening his passenger door. "I don't stalk you... I just know where you live and happened to ask your best friend everything about you so I can know more about you." He says simply.

I look at him weirdly. "I'm pretty sure that's stalking." I nod my head slowly. "Yeah, but it's a friendly way of stalking." He turns to me. "Whatever you say Lynch."

"You know what I mean Marano." He starts to drive.

The rest of the car ride was silent. Besides the music playing in his car.

He opens up his door and gets out of the car. After a while he notices haven't gotten out of the car yet. "Marano, if you haven't noticed. School is about to start." He checks his watch. "I know that... It's just. I'm nervous." I fiddle with my fingers.

"What are you nervous about?" He asks. "Hmm.... Maybe uh I don't know. Maybe because I look like a totally different person!" I say sarcastically. "So your worried that they'll judge you." He realizes. "No... Really?" I roll my eyes.

"Okay okay. I'll be there with you the whole time. And if anyone says anything I'll kick there ass now come on." He says. "What if it's a girl?" I ask. "I'll teach you how to kick there ass now can we go now?" He asks anxiously.

"Fine..." I trail off. I slowly get out the car. Everyone is staring at me. I don't like it.

As we walked in the halls were filled with whispers and comments. A couple guys winked at me or whistled and I seen Ross would always give them a glare. "Who the fuck is that?" I heard a girl say. "I don't know. But I heard she went to Leroy' party with Ross and she almost got raped." The second girl says.

News travels fast huh? Wait... What?!
I was almost raped?! Ross didn't tell me that!
I'm going to ask him about it later.

I get to my locker and get my books for my first class. "Thanks for staying with me." I whisper to Ross. "No problem." He whispers back. "Wait. Why are we whispering?" He asks. "I don't know..." I whisper.

"Hey Laura." Raini says walking up to me. "Hey." I greet her. "Raini this is-" she cuts me off. "Ross. Yeah he told me you two were friends. I honestly thought he was some sort of stalker at first though."

I giggle putting my hand over my mouth. "I'm not a stalker." He whines like a baby. "Sup Ross. And hello Laura." Calum greets us. "And Raini. I'm short not invisible." She crosses her arms.

"Sorry Raini. Hi." He says to her before turning back to me and Ross. "Laura you look great." He rests his elbow on Ross' shoulder. "Um. Thanks?" I say awkwardly.

"I can see why Ross has been-" Ross quickly covers his mouth. "Excuse us for a moment." Ross says politely before walking away. "Excuse us?" Raini turns to me confused. "I know. I never knew he had manners." I shrug and close my locker heading to my first class.

~Ross

"What are doing." I push him slightly. "Do you want her to know I like her?" My eyes widen and I cover my mouth. Did I really just say that?!

Calum just smirks at me with delight. "I knew it. You've fallen." "Okay. I like her. I admit it! But she wouldn't ever like me! She's the first girl I've actually liked for her personality and not physical appearance." I grab his shoulders.

"You like her for her personality and your using smart words!" He says shocked. "You've fallen harder than I thought." He crosses his arms. "Just don't tell Brad and the gang-"

"Don't tell us what?" Brad says walking up to me and Calum with Dimitri and Leroy. "Well me have to go to class." Calum runs off. "Okay, fine you've caught me. I was going to say don't tell you guys that... I'm going to start going back to class." I gesture with my arms.

"Why?" They all surprisingly look at me. "Because my parents said if I didn't get my grades up I'd have to work for them." I say. "That must suck man." Dimitri says. "Yup, well you know parents. Well me have to go to class." I run off.

~Laura

Did my eyes deceived me or did I just see Ross in class?
Today is honestly scaring the sugar out of me.

I go to my locker and grab my lunch bag. I get in the cafeteria and sit in my corner. Alone... That is until Raini and Calum sat with me. We talked until we realized the whole cafeteria got quiet.

I looked up and saw Ross in front of us. Was he going to do it? Was he going to sit at the lonely losers table? Well we were about to find out.

Ross eventually took the leap and sat next to me. The whole cafe gasped.
Dramatic much?

Everyone then went back to there conversations. Thankfully.

"What are you doing?" I smile at him. "Laura I love being friends with you. And they are just going to have to accept the fact that I'm going to hang out with you." He smiles.

"Aww thanks. I feel the same way." I blush.
(Anyone else noticing the A&A moments? I don't know why. I just feel like putting it in.)

Later on when school was almost over I went to get my backpack out of my locker a paper fell on the floor. "What's that?" Raini asks. "Probably some love note." Calum jokes. I was hoping it was Ross but he was standing right next to me.

"Calum. Who would honestly like me?" I joke. I open the note and it said.
'Your eyes are the key to my emotions and soul.

From, your secret admirer'

"I have a secret admirer?" I say confused. "I guess so." Calum says. "How romantic." Raini gushes. "I-it's not that romantic. H-he didn't even rhyme." Ross says defensively.

"Still romantic." Raini shrugs. "Guys, it's probably just someone pulling a prank on me. I mean no one can fall in love with me in one day." I joke.

"I did." I heard Ross mumble. But between all the people in the halls and talking it was probably just my imagination...

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Umm.... Are you sure about that Laura?
You might want to double check before you jump to conclusions 😏😉

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