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The following day was school, and I never felt better.
I remembered Peter, the guy I met at the restaurant the other day, he called me this morning and asked if we could meet after school, and I agreed, we'd meet at the same restaurant we first met.
I arrived at school with my two brothers as usual and we went to our classes.
I was greeted with a scene, Mary and Jane fighting for Henry, what??. Turns out that Henry left Mary for Jane and Mary couldn't take it any longer they fought in class and were eventually suspended for a month.
Time flies, and soon school was over, and I went home to get ready to see Peter. Peter seemed like a nice guy, at least I think so, he's tall, lean, broad and muscular, and he has great skin.
I went to the restaurant and met Peter already there,
"I'm sorry I'm late, have you been waiting for long?", I said with a smile
"No, I just got here", he said, we then ordered lunch and sat chatting about school, life and stuff.
"Ann, I like you, and I want to be your good friend",
'Phew', I thought, at least he didn't ask me to be his girlfriend, little did I know that it was just a matter of time before he'd ask,
"Of course we can be friends, why not?", I said joyfully
"Yeah, thanks"
"What for?", I asked
"For letting me be friends with an angel like you",
"Amen, that's so sweet, thank you too for letting me be friends with you", I said
"No with you it's different, you are the light illuminating my dark world, bringing life, joy and peace into my life, so thank you Ann",
I was flattered, "Am I really that amazing??"
"Amazing is an understatement to describe you Ann"
God!!, this guy is smooth with words, "Thank you"
Then we continued our meal, by the time we finished it was already evening,
"I hope we can meet again some other time?"
"Of course, I'd love to"
We hugged, "Would you like me to escort you home?",
"No that's not necessary, see you some other time"
"Alright bye", he said
"Bye", I said, and we parted ways.
When I got home I met my two brothers and parents at home, and the told them about how lunch with Peter went,
"Sweetie, I think that boy likes you", my mother said,
"Yeah, I think so too", my father chimed in with a smirk, then added, "My daughter is beautiful, who wouldn't like her?", I blushed,
"Just be careful around him, you met him just two days ago and you're now friends?", of course Ethan never trusts anyone easily
"I'm with Ethan on this one", said Samuel
"Alright I'll be careful, he won't hurt me, I trust him", I said
"How well?", Ethan asked
"I don't know, it's a gut feeling", I said
Ethan just sighed, "Just be careful around him, you can't trust everyone blindly"
"Are you saying I'm blind??", I asked
"I don't have time me for your drama today", he said.
I love my brothers, especially Ethan, even though we're almost always bickering.
Back to Mary and Jane
Earlier today, when I arrived at school, the news of Mary and Jane, fighting for Henry spread like wildfire, and some people even recorded it,
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How it all started
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Mary's POV
I was talking with my friends, when Jane entered, Ugh!, that girl, she stole my Henry from me,
"Hi Mary", Ugh that disgusting voice,
"Hello Jane", I managed to say,
"Thank you for leaving Henry for me, he treats me so well", she said sarcastically
"You're welcome", I said trying to minimise conflict, but her friends weren't having it, they kept adding fuel to the fire, and then one of them slapped me and I retaliated, and then, SMACK!!, Jane slapped me
"How dare you hit my.....", SMACK!!, I slapped her too,
" I only hit her because she hit me first, it's called self defense dummy", SMACK!!, she hit me again
"Bitch, how dare you", she yelled hysterically, and then we started fighting, yelling like mad women, yes, all for Henry, eventually we were separated and suspended for a month, oh well, all's well that ends well, I thought.
Ann's POV
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After dinner, my two brothers went to their homes, and I retired to my bedroom after a long day, I was really tired, 'but today was definitely worth it', I thought as I fell into a sweet dreamless sleep.
"Sweetie wake up, sweetie?"
My mum's voice woke me up, as usual.
"Honey, are you alright", she said touching my forehead, "You look pale, do you want to skip school today", she asked concern etched on her face, Oh I love this woman,
"No mum, I'll be fine", I gave her a hug and went to freshen up, and made my way downstairs, and of course, I met my two brothers having breakfast,
"Good morning sleeping beauty", said Samuel,
"Good morning prince charming", and everyone laughed, "Good morning big bro", I greeted Ethan,
"Good morning sleepyhead, how was your beauty sleep?", he asked,
"Wonderfully divine", I said.
After breakfast, we left for school and i wasn't feeling quite right, I should've listened to my mum, and stayed home, my tummy suddenly felt funny and I felt my breakfast rush up my throat, so I quickly told my brothers to go ahead, and of course they didn't listen, so I dashed behind a nearby tree. I let it all out, felt a bit better, but still shaky, my brother handed me a bottle of water which I rinsed my mouth with.
Looking up I met the concerned gazes of both my brothers, I think I'll skip breakfast next time,
"Are you alright", asked Ethan
"If I was alright, would I throw up, think Ethan, think", I said
He just sighed, "Now's not the time ok, I'm serious",
"Whatever", I said, rolled my eyes dramatically and walked away,
"Don't you want to go home", asked Samuel
"I don't want mum to worry", I said, and he just sighed,
"Fine, but you better stay out of trouble", he warned,
"When have I ever gotten into trouble", I asked, arms crossed around my chest
Then, they took turns listing all the times I ever got into trouble, in the end they won, and we made our way to school.
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I'll try to update daily, I have school, so that might not be possible, but I'll try my best 💋🥺
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