A/N: Hey guys, sorry for the long wait but it's finally here. I'm sorry if the chappie seems a little rushed but I wanted to get it out as soon as possible. Please vote and comment. Thank you!

Everybody's year seemed to be going great and then there was me. Nina, the one who couldn't keep her mouth shut and never thought before I spoke. I mean I could keep a secret if asked but life would not give me the easiest outcomes. Lately it's been easier, I've actually thought about what to say before hand. Soccer had helped me as Jess, surprisingly had agreed to join me.

She had been playing as a child and surprisingly for such a quiet girl, she was tough. She had suggested it to me and lately, I've been feeling better just by being outdoors.

I didn't have any background story or anything that made my life tough or cliche, my only stress was having a perfect sister that was good at everything. Living up to my parent's expectations were hard enough on my back. When I told them about joining the soccer team, my parents were happily supportive, saying they were glad, for the first time in forever anyways.

Jess was the perfect daughter, studious, athletic, everything a mother and father would want. My sister was like that, she had gotten into M.I.T, and my parents were proud enough as it is.

Meanwhile, I struggled in school, scratching off A's and B's but that wasn't enough for my parents. "You go big or go home", they said.

So apparently it was go home for me. But the one thing that had encouraged me was my friends. In the times when I was about to give up, these girls helped and pushed me and I loved them for it.

"Nina, good job" Mrs.Jones had said, snapping me away from my thoughts. I sent her a smile and flipped over my test, a big fat 92 was scribbled across it.

A 92 was improvement but it wasn't enough to keep my parents off my heels. I sighed and looked back as my teacher had said the same thing to Jess.

"Good job Jessica" Mrs.Jones said as Jess simply nodded.

I watched as she glanced at the score and her face remained expressionless. Could I have possibly scored the same thing as Jessica? I had never beaten her at a single test in the years that we've known each other.

She flipped her paper back over as I saw the big 100 sprawled over, I sighed deflated, of course. I chuckled humorlessly to myself. How could I even think of beating Jessica for once or even meeting their expectations?

"Good job Jess" I mumbled glumly, perhaps a little too glumly. She gave me a wary look, eyeing me but not questioning. She opened her mouth to say something but bit her tongue at the last second and continued back into her book.

I glanced to the others, seeing Blake checking her nails, while Amber sat behind, her head in her arms. That was unusual... Amber was a person who usually liked ro socialize. I made a signal to Blake, gesturing for her to look at Amber.

She glanced behind her, poking Amber subtly as she gave a grunt. Blake shrugged, and my face contorted in worry. As much as my life may be complicated as it is, I always prioritized the others first.

The bell rang, signaling the end of class. I found myself making my way towards Amber.

"Amber, what's wrong? Are you going to talk to us?"

She muttered something incoherently, as we all looked at each other in dismay. She lifted her head for a fraction of a second, before dropping it with a huff.

"Dylan's back" she murmured.

We, as a group, have never talked about Dylan one on one. We only got a basic gist of how much he had hurt Amber.

"Ambs, what should I do to destroy him? Should we tp his house?"

It had came off serious even though I had meant it as a joke.

She raised an eyebrow at me in skepticism, asking me if I had dared to do an action like that.

"I'm Nina, the one and only. Trust me on this Ambs."

She offered a small smile as if to say thanks but she shook her head just in case if I was being a bit too serious.

"It's nothing girls. I think I can resolve this issue on my own."

Blake was the first to speak, which honestly I felt was the safest option at this rate.

"Amber, I think it could really help you if you just decided to talk to us. Get everything off your chest. If you can't trust us, who can you trust? Dylan?"

Amber bit her lip, her eyes glancing back from the door then back to us.

"It won't work Ambs" I told her.

She finally gave in after our persistency and summarized the events.

"Dylan, I saw him yesterday. I fainted and he caught me and took me to his house-"

"Did he do something to you Ambs? Because I swear of he did, he won't see the daylight ever again by tomorrow!"
I didn't know what caused me to speak that way or if it was just my worried brain playing images that I probably should not have thought of.

What! No, Nina! Ew.. No. He didn't do anything like that. It's just he cornered me and after I woke up, I really didn't want to talk to him. Finally my temper got the best of me and all I did was tell at him before leaving. The only thing is, I obviously couldn't run far since he was my neighbor."

Jessica cringed but stayed silent.

"I-I just don't know what to do guys. I feel like I should ignore him and forget him all together but it's just... Not going to work out that way."

She buried her head into her arms, as if hiding from the rest of the world.

"The best thing to do is to confront him Amber," Jessica gently knelt down, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder,"there's no way you can avoid him and he deserves an explanation."

Amber tucked a loose piece of hair behind her hair before looking at us.

"Should I... Should I really talk to him?"

We all nodded as she took a deep breath.

"I think I know what I have to do guys."

A/N: Sorry for the short chapter guys. Please leave a comment as feedback is oh so greatly appreciated :)