Crystal's POV

I flop onto the couch, the cushions spreading under my tiny weight, my legs resting on the arm rest.

For a freshman, I was rather short, being at the mere height of 5'4, and that almost everyone at Diaola High, was well beyond the average height standards, it left me in the dust.

Even Justin, the guy I thought I would love and be with forever, or my ex, was quite tall.

And handsome.....

And kind....

And at first perfect....

Damn tricksters...

Being wolves in sheeps clothing, just so they can get their prey....

Get what they want.

As I was lying on that antique couch, contemplating my life and its horrible decisions, the door swings open with such force, it sends a slight wave of vibration throughout the house.

I could hear them both breathing heavily, like they just ran a marathon and not just across the street from their houses.

I sigh, closing my eyes, not having to look to know who had come.

"Okay you found me, what, do you want an award?" I remark sarcastically, though my words were also laced with annoyance.

"I prefer cash, but I can consider check" Daniella remarks, her chest puffing like an elderly man, her short straight black hair draped around her head like a long umbrella, her tanned skin hard to make out in the darkness.

"I like red sticker, yellow nice too" Selene translated, her thick voice laced with a strong chinese accent, her slim pale figure standing next to Daniella.

"What are you guys doing here?" I move my head as I talk, only my head.

"You've been in this house all week, you need to get out of this.......despression" Daniella gestures dramatically to the room around me, kicking away an empty tissue box at her feet.

"Stop crying over hot boy, he is only hot boy, bang girl left and right, IYA!" Selene exclaims, her rage mode being activated.

"You know, in America, that's what we call fuckboys" I retort, waving my hands in the air randomly to dramatize my point.

"C'mon Crys lets get out of here! Let's go get you someone to........bang left and right" Danniella becomes disgusted by her own comment, shuddering.

"Thanks you guys, but I'm good" The moment I said this, the two of them both launch themselves at me, quickly turning around so they both ended up landing on me, their buttocks flattening my body.

"Hey!....Gwet Off!" I demand, my voice muffled by the heavy beings causally sitting on me.

"Well if you are going to sit here all day........"

"We can too!" Selene finishes Daniella's sentence, both of them high fiving.

I groan, turning my head to the side so I could get the view of the TV.

It was still on the hollywood news show.......

Oh no.....

I cringe, mentally smacking my head because I'm such an idiot.....

I should have turned the TV off.....

"AAAHHHH DAKOTA FIN!!!" They both fangirl, both of them shaking with excitement.

Luckily, they both leap off me, running to a spot in front of the television, still screaming.

"HEY'S SO HAAAWWWWTTT" Selene almost faints, holding her hand dramatically to her forehead, sighing.

I couldn't even make out what Daniella was saying.........

I smirk, failing at stifling my laughter, so I end up rolling of the couch and landing on the floor, rolling on the itchy carpet, almost choking on my own laughter.

"Hey you have no room to judge! Who's the one crying on their couch about their ex?!" Daniella remarks, crossing her arms, as she danced in place at imaginary music.

"Fuckboy" Selene corrects, using her new knowledge of the American Teen Language.

I smack my forehead, smiling.

I love these two goofballs.

We've always been a great group.....

But we weren't always a trio....

We used to be a quintuple.......

A supposed inseparable band of five....

Though we thought wrong........

The first one to leave, was Luna.......

Her absence almost destroyed us......

Mostly Laura.....who you will learn later why she left as well.......

Why Laura was no longer part of this tight friendship bond, was completely her fault......

But Luna............

She was that sunshine girl.

That one who made everybody smile when all they wanted to do was frown.

She always kept us from fighting as well.

Though sadly, Cancer claimed her two years ago, leaving the rest of us to try and make due without the light.

To reignite the flame when none of us knew how to build a fire.

After Luna was gone, Selene, Daniella, Laura and I made a deal......

That we mustn't ever hurt one another.....

For Luna.....

Laura broke that promise.......

By being the one to help my Justin cheat on me.........

Now its just us three.

"Hey, I'm single, ready to mingle okay? And I would LOVE to mingle with Mr. Fin" Selene raises her eyebrows up and down fast at the image of him on screen.

Then my phone buzzes, signifying I had a notification.

I dart my gaze down the screen, fidning messeges from that certain contact, which made me giggle like a little school girl, smirking.

Then the television talks.

"Oh ma gosh, he's on The Too Late Show with Elayn Kinder!" Selene shrieks, stating the blankly obvious.

"Shut up! I want to hear..." Daniella bonks Selene on the back of her head, causing a slap fight between the two that looked like two otters trying to fight.

I divert my gaze from my phone, looking towards the screen, where Dakota was walking onto the stage of sometype of talk show.

Eh might as well figure out why he's so "perfect".

"So, how's life Mr. Fin?" The talk show host asks him as he sits down on a couch next to hers.

"It's great Elayn, how's yours?" He replies, a perfect smile on his face.

Man, he is cute.

Wait, what?

"Ah we don't need to know about me, we want to know about you" Elayn gestures to the audience then back to him.

That generates a bit of laughter, but also cheers from the crowd.

"Well, we all know that you had just gotten off your world tour that was sold out everywhere" Elayn observed.

"Yes, that's true" Dakota confirmed.

"Did you go on the trip with anyone......special?" Elayn sneaks in, a small smile developing on her face.

"Uh, no....nobody" His smiled diminished a bit.

Everyone in the crowd gives him a pitiful aw.

"Oh c'mon, you Dakota Fin, probably on the minds of every teenage girl out there, has no one? That's hard to believe"

"SHE AIN'T LYING!" Selene exclaims, surprisingly stuffing sticky buttered popcorn in her mouth.

You must be wondering how, and when was there popcorn?

I've learned to not question, I never get a realistic answer

Then without hesitation, Dakota answers.

"Just waiting for the one"

So am I Dakota.....

So am I......

Have a nice day my crystals!