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Ella's POV

August 07, 2020

Monday

6:45 AM

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𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎. 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 ,

𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥.

𝐌𝐡𝐦, 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰. 𝐈'𝐦 𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.

𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔. 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔. 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔. 𝑾𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚.

𝐔𝐠𝐡.

𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝟏𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢'𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐧.

𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒈𝒐 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕.

𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐯'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞,

( 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞, 𝐛𝐭𝐰, 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝟒 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 )

𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 "𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞". 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒂 𝑽𝒊𝒗.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞. 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈

𝐀𝐧𝐝- 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭. 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐯 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦?

𝐎𝐡, 𝐆𝐨𝐝. 𝐈 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐦 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐦𝐨𝐦.

𝐀𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭, 𝐈'𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫.

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐈 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝐖𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐨.

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I was just about to finish writing until a certain "someone" started yelling.

"ELLA HINDLEY, WHAT'S TAKING YOU SO LONG?" Vivian yelled, much louder than usual.

Have you ever had neighbors who yell at the mailman like a maniac every time they receive their electric bills? No? Well I do.

Poor thing had to endure such monstrosity even though he did nothing wrong.

Anyways, that's what Vivian sounds like yelling outside my door.

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I must have pissed her off. Good job me. I grinned and start to button up my shirt and wore my skirt. I then brush my hair, grab my bag, and wear my shoes. Classy, I know

I then looked at the polaroid pictures hanging on my bedroom wall and smiled as the memories flashed through my mind. I swear I could relive those moments all over again by looking at them. In fact, I could stare at this wall for hours on end.

"ELLA, GET YOUR FAT ASS UP FROM BED, WE ARE GOING TO BE LATE FOR OUR FIRST DAY!"

Gosh, could she be anymore annoying.

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"Yeah, yeah, give me a couple of minutes mom." I said as I rolled my eyes.

"Ella. I'm going to count from one to three and I'm breaking your door down. I don't give a damn if your mom's downstairs." She warned.

"One." I ignored her.

"Two." I whistled, walking up to the door.

"This is your last chance, Ella." Her voice getting distant as I placed my hand on the doorknob.

"THREE!" I opened the door and felt a sharp pain on my stomach as I land on the floor. Viv standing right above me staring at me with horror written all over her face. Well, that was one way to say good morning to your best friend.

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"What the heck, Vivian?!" I said gritting my teeth as I placed a hand on my stomach, letting myself feel the punch of love that caught me off guard.

"Oh God, I'm so sorry, El. I didn't mean to-" Vivian immediately checked on me to make sure that I'm okay. talk about wifey material

But nonetheless, I stood up and cut off her words.

"It's alright Viv, I kinda deserved that not gonna lie" I admitted saying and Vivian smiled.

Vivian exudes beauty from every angle. Her long, curly, black hair draws attention to her round face and flawless caramel complexion. I have no idea how we became friends, but I'm not complaining. She was and still is the best thing that has ever happened to me.

"Good" She smiled ear to ear while helping me up.

"Come get your breakfast, and let's go." She dragged me downstairs and I grabbed my sandwich.

"Bye, Mrs. Hindley!" Vivian bid goodbye to my mom. Mom is in front of our TV doing yoga. hot girl shit

"Bye, Vivian! Please keep my precious Ella intact." I heard Vivian chuckle and I rolled my eyes.

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Vivian and I joked around and spoke about how our summers went until we reached our destination. We both took a deep breath, looked eye to eye and nodded.

Here goes nothing.

The corridor was jam-packed with students who were gathering there, but we were able to get through. Barely.

It was as though we were a group of small creatures being crammed by a hoard of predators. It was suffocating.

We walked our way through the crowd and stayed in the corner of the hallways to catch our breaths and figure out where the Principal office is located.

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"Alright, let's-" I was cut off when I felt a sharp pain at the back of my head, or should I say, our heads. Turns out someone had just interrupted and decided it was the right time to disturb other peoples day. What a bummer.

We slowly turned around preparing ourselves to give that person the karma they deserve and Gosh, why am I not surprised? Of course It's Yugo Evans, one of our friends since elementary.

He has that famous Asian hairstyle that I believe is called a side swept undercut. He is unbelievably annoying and handsome. not .

Girls always strive to impress him every time they get a chance. And of course, he is oblivious because he thinks it's just a "friendly gesture".

Yeah, right.

Other than his looks, he is freaking smart. And is built like a mafia boss. Note the Sarcasm. You know the ones who point their guns right at you, but unfortunately his gun is bedazzled and is covered with gems. Sorry girls, he is indeed the gayest man out there alive.

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"Hey there, fuckers! The king has arrived and is deeply offended as to why both of his peasants did not hesitate to approach his highness even though they were, like, 5 feet apart." He scoffed in disbelief.

"Oh, we apologize your highness, but can't you fucking see that the corridor is filled with people and not to mention we, your peasants, can't get through because you were surrounded by girls trying to get your attention like its the only solution of world chaos."

I fired back angrily. Can people stop hitting me early in the morning?

Yugo burst out laughing as Vivian joined him. I stared at them in disbelief. Why is Vivian laughing with him when she is also a victim, the audacity of this girl, she should be on my side!

"Awe, Is our little Ellie getting cranky?" He cooed as Vivian starts to pinch my cheeks.

They definitely know I'm not a morning person yet they still find ways to annoy me. They're a handful but I love them.

"Can you guys stop? We need to go to the principal's office and grab our schedule." I said, yanking away Viv's hand.

"We could have gotten ours already if you didn't sleep in." Viv said.

"Well, it's not my fault you forced me to watch Twilight with you. I swear their faces get brighter in every scene to the point it's hurting my eyes. She is trying to kill me, Yugo. You have to save me from her." I exaggerated and felt a slap in my arm and started giggling.

"Calm down, tigers. That's your problem not mine. Anyways, let this sexy assistant lead you to the principal office, shall we ladies?" He said and we agreed.

"Lead the way, Mister" Viv and I said in unison as Yugo looked at us in disgust but ignored it anyways as we walked through the crowds.

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We finally arrived and waited for our turn to receive our schedule. As we waited, Yugo wouldn't shut up about this girl who kept on bothering him despite rejecting her multiple times last year. The girl isn't going to give up, is she?

She even thought he and I dated and was all over my ass. I don't see how she can think of us in that way because we definitely behave like siblings and argue with each other for the smallest things.

Also, my type is totally not dudes drooling over men with heart eyes.

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By the time we finally got our schedule, we thanked Principal Smith and head to the door.

We kept on pushing each other around and of course, Vivian accidentally pushed me too hard. She always does.

Damn the strong girl. I accidentally bumped into someone dropping my schedule. Great.

I looked up to see who I bumped into and was ready to apologize when I saw him scowl. I looked right into his eyes, and damn.

A tall man with sharp features, dark eyes that somehow shined like the stars that freckled the starry nights. Maybe that was too exaggerated but anyways

"I'm sorry uhh..." I trailed off waiting for him to say his name but it never came, which made me look like an idiot. I heard Viv and Yuyu giggling behind me and gave them a stern look and they immediately fell into silence.

"Ehem, I'm sorry-" Before I could finish my apology, the guy was already gone. What the.

Vivian and Yugo burst into fits of laughter looking like fools.

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I picked up my schedule and immediately rushed towards the door due to embarrassment while the both of them are trying their best to catch up.

"He's fucking hot, I'll give him that." Yugo said grinning like he was about to pounce on him and attack him anytime soon.

"Shut up Yugo. I doubt that he's not even 0.01% into you. I bet every cell on his body screams straight." Vivian chuckled. Hold the fuck up

Are they seriously talking about him when I'm over here trying to get away from embarrassment. I stared at them in shock and in horror. What happened to Hi, Hello? What happened to best friends supporting best friends?

"Are you guys seriously doing what I think you're doing?" These guys, I swear. They need mental help more than I do.

They both gave me confused looks as if they didn't understand what I was talking about.

Which, by the way, they clearly do, but decided to gush about how hot that guy is despite him absolutely glaring daggers at me and leaving me, making a fool out of myself.

"You jealous, El? I mean, you're beautiful, of course, but you can't deny that he is dangerously hot and attractive." Yugo smirked, placing his arm around my neck hugging me from the side. He isn't serious right?

"Aw, don't worry. You will always be our precious Ella." Vivian cooed and pinched my cheeks.

"I- You know what, nevermind. You guys are a bunch of idiots." I said as I checked my schedule.

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It seems like my friends and I all have different classes and I guess disappointment was written all over my face because Vivian suddenly placed her hand on my shoulder and promised that we would meet during lunch break.

We heard the bell ring and said our goodbyes before we went to our respective classes.

"Don't miss me too much, darlings!" Yugo practically yelled while waving, earning stares from other people, but I continued walking pretending I don't know that crazy human being.

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I arrived at math class and chose to sit right at the corner, placing all my notebooks, pens, and highlighters down on my desk for the upcoming discussion. It's oddly peaceful but hey I'm not complaining.

The atmosphere didn't last long when I heard the door open and all the colors were drained from my face. A black haired man with eyes that I just admired not so long ago was at the door.

It's him.

Why are we in the same class? Please tell me he was in the wrong room.

To my disappointment, He started walking towards the seat next to me and occupied it.

Whoever is hearing me, please kill me right now.

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How was it?

Hopefully it wasn't too bad :))

Word Count: 1,832 words

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