Playing His Game

el'

side. When I got outside, I noticed my boyfriend wait

eaned over to the passenger side

and headed to school. We arrived at scho

bout an assignment, so I'll catch up with

t," I r

frequently. I also observed that he was

ve noticed that he has started to become more distant. Dismis

I strolled down the hallway. I turned around a

m Cuba, had a vibrant personality and often

grown accustomed to it, even picking up a few Spanish wo

reeted her with a

" Ella informed me in her strong Spanish acc

reason for the inv

ow she gets when she's cooking her beloved Spanish dish," she remarked, with a hint of exasperati

s such an amazing cook. Ho

t want to let her d

r cooking. She's like a second mother to me

ur way to our homeroom. Once roll call was done, we

was the end of the day. After my last class, I

I noticed Ella

?" She inquired

" I replied, clo

ss my face, I suddenl

to the library to pick up some bo

library.I got to the library and found the books I was

s fell out of my hand. I

d heavy breathing coming from the science lab next to me. I

and peered inside. In front of me wa

to move. The girl had her arms wrapped around his neck, and

would always greet me in passing. I realized she had dece

do in your free time," I remarke

ked away. They both glanced at me with a surprised a

ated as he distanced himself f

clarify why you and another girl were engaging in

t and simply

I'm not interested." I continued as I

louded my vision as I fled. I never thought he would use me lik

pause. I kept walking until I reached my locker, where Ella was wai

hool, I confided in her about what I had witnessed. She was equally shocked, as s

iate it. Ella tried her best to lift my spirits. We spent the night watching movies and eating ice cream, which provide

ent and bothersome calls continued, I decided to turn off my phone. I had no interest in

elt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see who it was, but whe

feelings towards me, but please hea

eded, closed my locker,

eren't you and Latif ge

ead and sighed

or for getting caught?" I asked, holding

roached me, I couldn't resist. It felt like a dream come true. But then I realized what I was doing an

s been going on?" I ask

hair behind her ears a

nths," she

ith my boyfriend for three months!" I sa

oo much for

t I cut her off. I didn't want to hear

said, turning away from h

ee months," I told Ella at lunch. "He was play

could have known," Ella said, pushing her tray

tant lately, but I ignored it because I didn't want to believe he

Essel," she said, then suddenly getting ang

ad already taken the lead so I had to go and meet her. As I walked down the hallway, someone grabbed my hand to

my way," I

tands at least five inches taller than me, and I d

u talk to me,

hing to say to you. Now, move

ner and I had didn't mean anything. I regret being with her in the

st the urge to

uld have stopped somewhere within those three months. He hurt me deeply and