Cocoa's POV

Well, I wasn't expecting that reaction. "Hello to you too, Camdyn. Last time I checked, this is a free country. I can sit wherever I want."

"You can't talk to her like that! What is your problem?! We thought you would have been happy that Cocoa is back. She is our friend! I invited Cocoa to sit with us. Unlike you who always invite your little girlfriend to sit with us when it is clear that nobody likes her." Tosca shouts back.

"She may be your friend, but not mine! What friend leaves without making a phone call, text or email knowing they are okay?! And, leave Bianca out of this!"

"I don't particularly care for you neither, whatever your name is." Tosca stood up and was about to jump this chick.

"Tosca, she's not worth it. Calm down, girl. The school year just started."

"What's wrong with you, Calabro? Cocoa didn't do anything to you." Channing is taking up for me? I'm not surprised. This boy is seriously trying to win me over.

"Cam had the biggest crush on Cocoa before she left. And, he needs to chill and listen to why Cocoa had to leave. Everything isn't always about you, Cam." Tosca spews off at Cam.

"I don't have to listen to anything." Is Cam really serious? I don't know what to think about him anymore.

"Oh, she's the girl that broke your heart. I don't know what you ever saw in her anyway. She is not even that pretty."

Okay, I know I told Tosca to chill. But, I am not going to sit here and take insults from no one. So, I got up, brushed Cam out the way, and stood right in front of her face. "Look here, you don't know me, and I don't know you. But, one thing you will know is that I am not afraid of anyone. Keep judging me and I am going to give you something to talk about. And, who made you the queen of beauty? You may be pretty, but your attitude stinks. Now, if you will excuse me, I am going to finish my lunch, which you two will miss because there are only about 5 minutes left."

I went back to finish eating my fruit salad. Sure enough, just after I finished, the school bell rung for everyone to go to their afternoon classes.

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The school bell rang to end the day, which I will say has been eventful.

As soon as I opened the door to exit the school, I heard Tosca scream, "COCOA, LOOK OUT!" But, it was too late. I fell down the stairs in front of the building.

"OUCH!!" I grabbed my ankle because it really hurts. I looked up to see a smirking winch named Bianca.

"What is your darn problem?!!"

Tosca and the group ran over to where I fell. "Let's help her up. Does it hurt?" She then asked.

Chen and one of the other fellas helped me up. "It hurts like crazy." As soon as I stood up, I pushed that chick and she fell in the grass.

"What did you do that for?!!" Now a crowd was gathering, including members of the school's football team. I'm guessing Cam and Channing came too.

"Now you know how I feel!!"

As we started walking over to the bench, she pushed me again. I turned around and pushed her back.

"Look here whatever your name is, you better leave me alone!"

Of course, Cam sees that I pushed her, but not the fact that she broke my ankle.

"Why did you push her?!!!" He has the nerve to scream.

Channing came to my defense. "I'm guessing your little excuse of a girlfriend hurt Cocoa's ankle."

"Thank you, Channing, because that is exactly what happened. First, off Mr. Calabro, your little girlfriend started with me!! She tripped me and my ankle is screaming in pain! Back off and leave me alone!!"

"I didn't touch her at all, Cam." Here come the phony tears. I can't stand her, and it is only the first day.

The guys finally helped me to the bench. "It's bad enough you hurt me, now you are hurting my girlfriend?!!"

"Cam, shut up!! We saw the whole thing!!!" Tosca yells back at him.

"Your ankle looks bad. Somebody go get some ice packs!" Channing yells at his teammates. Maybe he isn't as bad as I thought.

"Thank you, Channing. As for you Cam, you have no idea why I left. And, you won't even let me tell you!! Everything is not about you!! I thought you were my friend."

"You thought wrong!! Stay away from me and Bianca!"

"No! How about you keep your little girlfriend from me!! She freaking tripped me!!"

One of the football players came back with several ice packs. Channing and Tosca stayed with me while the others had to leave. Twenty minutes later, my dad pulled up.

He saw me sitting on the bench with my ankle elevated with ice packs and knew something was wrong. My dad got out of the truck and ran over to where I was sitting.

"Mr. Richard, I'm Tosca. Is it okay to ride with you to the hospital? I already called my mom. She said it is okay as long as you say it is okay."

"Thank you for sitting with me, Channing. This is my dad, Richard Baker."

"What happened, sweetheart?" My dad asked in a concerned tone.

"Some girl tripped me, and I hurt my ankle, daddy."

Suddenly, we heard quite a few phones going off. I got it too, so it must have been one of the girls. The video clearly showed Bianca tripping me.

He touched my ankle and I winced from the pain. "I'm taking you to the emergency room." My dad then turned to Channing. "And, who may I ask is this?" My dad wasn't angry, but he sure did give Channing a stern look.

"Dad, this is Channing. He sat with me until you came. And, had one of his teammates get me some ice packs."

"H-h-hi, Mr. Baker."

"I saw the whole thing, and someone just sent us a video of what happened."

"Thank you, Tosca. As for you Mr. Channing, thank you for sitting with my daughter."

"Y-y-you're welcome, sir."

"Dad, Channing is the star quarterback of the team and one of your fans. He wants to impress you so you can say yes. He wants to take me to the movies."

"We will see about that. Right now, we need to get your ankle examined. And, call your mom about what happened." My dad carried me to his truck and helped me in the front seat. Tosca got in the back, then my dad got in the driver's side. Off we go to the hospital.

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Narrator's POV

Cocoa's ankle was determined to be broken. She missed the next two months of school. Her friends brought her class assignments over. Richard even let Channing visit Cocoa, supervised of course. He even taught Channing a few pointers to become a better quarterback.

Cocoa's dad even let Channing and Cocoa watch movies at the house, once again supervised.

Not once did Cam visit or even check to see if she was okay even after watching the video of Bianca tripping her. She was disappointed but didn't worry herself that much about it. Everyone continued trying to tell Cam the reason Cocoa had to leave, but he blocked everyone out.

He did eventually break up with Bianca. And, to add insult to injury, Bianca was suspended from school however many days Cocoa missed. She was mad, but that is what she gets. Bianca was also cut from the cheer team.

Bianca finally successfully recruited two girls to become her minions. She wants to rid the school of Cocoa.

The doctor gave Cocoa the okay to return to school in December. But, he also wanted her to use her crutches. She couldn't wait to go back to school.

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Cocoa's POV

My mom drove me to school today, and I could not wait to go back. And, in order for me to achieve my goal of becoming a successful bakery shop owner, I need to go to school. Mom parked the truck in the school parking lot.

As we got out of my mom's truck, we saw Tosca and the girls.

"Hey Cocoa, glad to see you back!" I gave each of the girls a hug. "I'm glad to be back. It was tiring sitting at home."

Suddenly, we saw Channing and the guys coming over. "I'll carry Cocoa's bag, Mrs. Alyshea."

"Thank you, Channing. I'm going to the principal's office to give her a copy of your back to school notice. See you after school. I will be coming to get you." I gave my mom a hug and then she left.

"Well let's get inside because it is cold, and I need to get off my ankle."

"We will ride on the elevator with you," Tosca says.

"And, we will catch up with you guys at lunch." Mercedes, Li Ming, and Kalyani left to go to their classes. Channing, Tosca and I went to get on the elevator.

After stepping off the elevator, we made our way to our classroom. "Surprise!"

Once we entered our class, I saw a big sign that said, 'Welcome back, Cocoa.' On my desk was a card signed by everyone. But, I noticed one was missing - Cam. He is really getting on my nerves. He won't hear anybody out about why I left. And, you know what? To heck with him.

"Thank you to everyone who signed it. I appreciate it." The teacher then entered the room. "Welcome back, Ms. Baker. Glad to have you back."

"Thank you."

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After every class, Channing came and carried my backpack, along with is. He really is nice.

"Now, how are you going to carry both of our backpacks and your lunch?"

"One of the guys already got something for me at the table. I am here to carry your lunch."

"Aww, aren't you sweet?" I pinched his cheeks. "Did Mr. Channing just blush?" His face was red as a tomato. It was cute. We walked through the line and Channing picked up what I wanted. Then, we went to the table where they sit at indoors. As we walked over, I saw a bouquet of roses and a small jewelry box. The whole table was grinning as I sat down.

"Cocoa, these flowers and the jewelry box are for you. But, first I have been waiting to ask you this. I even asked your father and he gave me an extremely stern lecture. I really like you a lot. And, I wanted the whole school to see this. So, Ms. Cocoa Baker, will you be my girlfriend?"

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