Play the song when you see the *

     November, December, and January went by like a blur. Still, I was so damn mad at Ethan; what a jerk. It was February fourteenth, and rumors were floating around that Ethan and Becca went on eighty seven dates since October. 

      I did not believe that because I was sure that everyone just wanted me to feel like crap. Surprisingly, I used to love Valentines Day. Only for one reason though. . . the candy. 

     As a kid, I loved receiving chocolates and sweethearts from my parents, thinking that some generous boy got them for me and was too shy to give them to me personally. Instead, he gave them to my parents and then they placed it by my chair at the table. Plus, I loved the Valentine's day parties. In elementary school Valentines Day parties were the best.

     We got to play exciting games, watch some stupid Arthur movie, and eat a bunch of junk food. Now, in high school, we have a freaking Valentine's day dance and no party.

*sigh*

Get ready for Becca and Ethan to be giving each other Mammoth size chocolate candies . . . wait . . . God . . . okay, maybe I just have to admit something . . . I think I'm actually jealous of Becca.

~

I jumped on the bus and sat in the seat across from Ethan because all of the seats were mainly filled up except for that one and in the front of the bus and there is no way in hell I am ever sitting there again. . . since the incident.

Gotta stop liking him, gotta stop!

     I told myself as I turned to my left and looked at Ethan's beautiful brown eyes. Darn that hair though.

"Gah!" I squealed as I pinched my arm angrily and dug my fingernails through my hair in stress. I looked at the mark from my thumb nail on my left arm and let out a small sigh.*

"Um, you okay?" Ethan asked laughing at me as he gave me a confused look from his seat.

       "What do you think?" I retorted with a scowl.

I glared at him angrily and rolled my eyes. I slouched back in my seat and went on my phone because that's what you do when your super pissed at someone you hate.

   The real question is, why would even talk to me anyway?

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I looked at Becca, then Ethan, and then back at Becca. I didn't want to stop loving him, but I had to. I needed to understand that Becca and him were a perfect couple. Finally- despite my attempt to calm down- I could not hold it back in my system anymore.

"Briii!" I wailed like a five year old while I knocked my poor head on the table in stress and anger.

"Girl, cut it out, don't like some guy who loved you and then ditched you just because he's handsome." Brianna added as she shoved a pickle in her mouth,"people come and go in life, like stars. Stop concentrating on that one star in the sky, Linny. There are thousands of more to choose."

I sighed realizing that maybe she was right," I know but I-I.." My words trailed off when I heard Becca talk to Ethan at the table behind me. I turned around to see what was going on.

"I love you so much, babe. Here's some chocolate!" Becca smiled as she handed Ethan a small heart that contained four different chocolates.

"Thanks, here's some chocolate for you!" Ethan smiled back handing Becca a huge heart filled with a bigger assortment of chocolate.

Becca kissed Ethan on the cheek and sat back down on the chair, gazing into his eyes dreamily.

"Just-uh- ignore them." Brianna demanded turning my cheek towards my lunch.

I sighed as I looked at my salami and cheese sandwich that was waiting patiently for me to eat it.

To be honest, I wasn't exactly in the mood for eating right now.