Best Friends by Andrea Pellerin (ereader for android .TXT) 📕

As my small 13 year-old body entered school Friday morning, something felt…different. I don’t mean different like, I grew or something I mean, the kind of different where you’re a little nervous. Like something is going to happen. Whatever it is I probably won’t like it.

At ten in the morning I didn’t expect half my class to be so…social. Everybody was laughing, whispering, and staring at my best friend, Leah, like she was an alien. I sleepily dragged my feet over to her and plopped myself down on the chair beside her. “hey” she said. “hi” I groaned. “ why is everybody looking at you”? I asked a few moments later just about falling asleep. “Ummm… I don’t know” she replied nervously. “ ok.” I said “what’s up”? just then our teacher walked in, Mrs. Brahelsur. Which sounds a lot like bra-hell-sir, except speeded up. “ off to math class everyone” she shooed us away in her Russian accent. “ I’m going to find out” I said as I walked out the door. All she did was give me a nervous smile and a wave goodbye.

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All throughout math I was thinking about what Leah was hiding from me. Could it be she was moving? My heart beat a little faster at the thought of that. I hope not, but, she would tell me, wouldn’t she? “ Miss. Bonner”! my math teacher shouted at me. My head snapped up “yeah” I said a little nervous on what she was going to tell or ask me. “ what is the answer to number 3, for the third and final time ”?she asked. As I was panicing, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. It was Cam, the hottest guy in eighth grade, holding up a small sign that said, “3 to the 2nd power”. “umm…3 to the 2nd power” I stuttered. “very good” she said with no emotion. “thanks” I mouthed the word to Cam, relief washing over me.


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“ hey” I turned around and there was Cam, looking like a greek god running up to me. His light brown hair was flipping in all different directions. As I stopped walking I replied “ oh, hi Cam… do you know what’s going on with Leah”? he finally caught up with me and said “ well I don’t really talk to her much, but I do know she’s dating Christopher. But, don’t tell anyone”. I smiled sweetly and said “ thanks for telling me, and I won’t tell anyone”. I turned around, my face red with anger, and ran off. Leaving Cam behind in the middle of the hallway.

“Leah”! I shouted “what the hell is going on”! we were having study hall and I had just gotten back from my little “meeting” with Cam. “ what are you talking about”? she asked innocently “ well, Cam - I mean, SOMEBODY told me you were dating Chris-to-pher” I said sounding out every syllable. ”well-” she started. “and why the FUCK did you not tell me”! I yelled getting louder “ you know I can keep ANY secret, even the one you told me about you still having your baby blanket”! for that I got a couple snickers from the class. By now she was steaming mad, but I don’t really blame her, I had just told most of the class she still has her baby blanket. “ you know I was going to tell you” she sounded a little calmer now so I wasn’t afraid to talk. “yea well you didn’t” I snapped back “ok well you’re obviously still mad. Lilly I promise I will always tell you everything, I swear”! for some reason I just couldn’t get over her dating Christopher, sure I want her to be happy but I don’t think my mind is wanting her to be happy with him. FUCK! I cant believe she’s dating him. I thought. whatever since he’s a player, he’ll break her heart and she’ll come crying to me. that’s what bffs are for. right? With a smile on my face I left the room to go to the bathroom and saw Cam getting a drink. While I was there I saw him arguing with a girl who left a minute later crying. “hey Cam” I sad a little too flirty. He turned to me with a smile that made my heart stop, then pick back up and beat twice as fast. “ oh, hi…” he paused “umm…its Lilly. Right?” inside I was crying but on the outside I smiled and said “ yeah, Lilly.” I looked back remembering him with that girl “ what was Anna crying for”? ugh Lilly you’re being too nosy. I scolded myself. “ oh… we were dating and I started to like someone else so I broke up with her” he said shyly. “ aww that’s too bad” I said “ well for her yea but…not for…you” he replied “wha-”? Before I could finish he had me in the boys bathroom up against the wall. He was stroking my hair and then started kissing me, barely stopping for air. 2 minutes later he was stripping clothes off of me, and I didn’t object. He grabbed my boobs sucking on them and then switched to in between my legs.

Publication Date: 06-13-2012

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