Alicia's POV

I gathered my stuff and left the class being the first one out of there

I could have waited and actually see Ethan and like maybe say hi but like my anxiety was getting the best of me

I pulled out my schedule from my pocket. English Honors next

Walking to my locker I unlocked it with the combination and stuffed my math stuff in there and got my English binder next

I closed my locker to be startled by Brooke just standing there in front of me

"Whoa didn't see you the-"

"Cut the bullshit. Now that your back and surprisingly you don't look bad I know you're gonna want to like try and talk to Ethan again but I'm just warning he's mine so don't even try." She gives me a bitchy smile and crossing her arms over her

"Wow I haven't even been in this school for more then two hours and you're already threatening me. I guess you haven't change at all." I chuckled at her

"I hope you know I still don't like you." She snapped

"I hope you know I never cared." I replied back

"Well have fun on your last year of high school." She said sarcastically "Don't try to embarrass yourself in front of the whole school again."

Before I could open my mouth to say anything another voice spoke from behind

"That's happened 4 years ago Brooke grow the fuck up already."

I turn around to be greeted by a girl who I feel like I know but for someone reason my mind won't process

"And who the fuck invited you in the conversation?" Brooke snapped back

"I've kind of always been proving you wrong in conversations, now stop being fucking obsess with Alicia like you always were and go away." The girl stood next to me and snapped back

"Obsess." She scoffs "That's pathetic." She rolled her eyes then turned and walked away

I turn to girl "Thanks for that, you basically took the words out of my mouth." I thanked her

"No problem, you would honestly think that after 8th grade she would leave us alone." She chuckles shaking her head

Us?

She must have the saw the confused look on my face because she chuckled again and looked at me "I have a feeling you don't know who I am?"

"Sorry, am I suppose to?" I asked confused with a little giggle

"Well I know I changed but I thought you would remember your best friend from like 5th grade." She joked putting her hands on her hip

I only met one of my use to be best friend in 5th grade and that was ma-

"Oh my god Makayla!" I finally came to realization

"That's me." She smiles as we went in for a hug

"Oh my god you had a huge glow up I hardly even recognized you." I said breaking the hug

"Yeah cause I'm not that short cubby girl with giant glasses anymore." She said "You had a huge glow up too. I was debating if that was you or not until everyone started talking about how your back."

"Wow nice to know I'm the topic for school today." I nodded

The bell for second period rang

"Meet me by your locker before lunch, we should catch up." She says before turning around and heading to her class

"Gotcha." I said also before walking to English
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After going through the rest of my classes lunch finally arrived

I walked outside of my 4th period passing through all the hungry asses rushing to get to lunch

I arrived at my locker and unlocked it stuffing all my books inside there

"Hey Alicia." Makayla said walking up to me

"Hey." I said closing my locker "When I saw you this randomly popped up in my mind. Where is Cora? Remember we use be the three amigos."

"Uhh." She looked behind me

I turn around confused to be shocked to see Cora walking beside Brooke and her other three pets

"She's a plastic now?" I joke laughing

"Yeah... you could say so." She shrugs

They all walked past me and Brooke gave me a dirty look while Cora walked past me trying to act like she didn't quite see me.

"Wow I guess things really did change after I left." I came to the conclusion

"I guess you could say. Hey you know since we're seniors we get to leave for lunch." She changes the subject

"I've heard, we should go to Taco Bell cause for someone reason I'm in the mood for Taco Bell."

She took her keys out of her pockets, "Let's go."
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We arrived at Taco Bell and on the way here me and Makayla got the chance to catch up

"It's been so long since I ate Taco Bell after I left."

"They don't have Taco Bell where you lived?" She asked as we walked up to order

"Not in the area I lived. Taco Bell was seriously the only thing you would have to drive and hour or two if you wanted it." I said before ordering "I'll take the-"

"Chicken quesadilla, we'll have two please."

I looked at her shocked as she paid for our food

"How did you know remember that was my favorite?"

"Hello I was your best friend since 6th grade, or did you forget when you stopped talking to me before you left?" She smirked at me and went to sit at a table

I sighed and sat down at the table in front of her "Yeah I really am sorry about that. I don't know why I stopped talking to you or Cora after that Ethan incident, I guess I was so embarrassed about that I didn't feel like talking to anyone."

"I'm not gonna lie I can see why you were kinda embarrassed. Ethan and his friends didn't have to do you dirty like that. I guess it hurts to be hurt by someone that you loved." She said taking out her phone

"Love a strong word, I liked him." I correct

"Girl." She chuckles "I think you loved Ethan more than you loved yourself at the time."

"Liked." I corrected her

"Loved." She clapped back

"Ok change of subject. How bout you tell me how Cora became plastic." I joked

"Well let's take it back to summer before high school- that's when you stopped talking to us and left." She added reminded me

I playfully rolled my eyes "Yes I notice, keep going."

"In that summer you left Cora was kinda pissed at you because you left us mad not even explaining why you were mad at us. Then high school came around Cora and I only had like one or two classes together, but you know who she also had a class with-" she stopped there

I looked at her confused "Who?"

"Guess make this more interesting."

I exhale sharply "I don't know Brooke." I shrugged

"Correct. She literally had about three classes with Brooke and in those three classes Brooke all of a sudden "cared" about Cora and Cora was kinda dumb enough to fall for it and the next thing you know me and her stopped being friends and she's apart of Brooke's group now." She finished explaining

Our chicken quesadilla canes and we thanked the waitress before he left

"Have you seen Ethan at all today?" She asked taking a bite out of her quesadilla

"Nope I tried my best not to which is not gonna work because I have him in my first period and he sits behind me." I sighed ripping my chicken quesadilla into pieces

"But your gonna be shocked on how much he's changed. He's look- he looks- would it be rude if I said he looked sexy now." She shrugs

I laughed "Go ahead, just make sure Brooke doesn't hear you." I joked taking a bite out of my quesadilla

"Ugh that girl, I can't believe she was trying to threaten you with something that happened in 8th grade." She scoffs rolling her eyes

"Psh and people say that you're obsess with Ethan when it's actually her-"

I interrupted her "Wait people think I'm obsess with Ethan?" I asked slightly triggered

"Was obsess." She corrects me "I don't know why though you weren't keeping track of ever person Ethan talks and hangs out with like Brooke is at the moment."

I rolled my eyes "Wow I didn't even know being best friends with someone meant you were obsess with them."

And that liking your best friend would also ruin your life

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