SIE'

n as I got back to class from a bathroom break only that Ava's mind

g her books. I sighed and sat down heavily. "Wh

tain hottie who isn't even in your c

was next to impossible. I didn't blame her though. Any girl who set her eyes on the mysterious new student was prone to acquire that fever and even I had found myself thinking about him in one occasion or two and I didn't like that he was distracting me during

ries. "That should tell you something so stop dreaming

dn't g

Av

hey decided to put a maths class

blurted out only realizing after what I had done. I had gone too far even though we could both agree

one like me while the cheerleading team has like the hott

Ava. I could see the hurt in her eyes as she spoke and even though I couldn't und

e hot,"

ikely to bring more backlash towards me. Ava would say that it was because I had no experience in love and maybe she was right. Or something was terribly wrong w

reason she didn't want to go there was because Tim and his new girlfriend were regulars at the

ly and you don't even need to b

er desk and groaned loudly. Normally I would have reconsidered my decision and turned down my dad's request to meet his guests but this time, it

combined with freshly baked dough. The air was crisp and inviting and the tidy living room wasn't just because my dad's work partners were coming over. I frowned

er another shock of the day. There he was, adjusting his favorite shirt's collar a

Tessie?" he asked, ad

doorframe and stared

having a d

forcing a laugh. He was

d and I can smell your cologne from here. You also baked, let al

sit on the couch and being the obedient daughter he had brought up, I did so w

name. "I think you are now old enough to handle th

ll. You are mak

mber when your

. I don't re

er she left you. The one that I ga

does it have to

that." I stared at him blankly. A part of me knew where this was going and maybe because I wasn't ready to believe

im, he turned quickly heading there. I stood up and followed him quickly, his words re

combination of surprise and shock

ong black hair and a smile that lit up her face almost the same as my dad's did when their e

her hand as they turned to me. "This is my daug

," Diane stated with a warm smile

r to ear like two teenagers in love. I hadn't even been in love to know how that felt like but I could see it in them. How could he do that to me? After eleven years of

he chuckled

with my best smile, I stepped f

nd pulled my hand away after a brief sha

t. Can it wait at leas

has to