Episode 3

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POV– Annabel

I don’t see what the big deal is about not carrying the lunch. She always wants to be controlling. I told Becky all that happened this morning.

“Maybe you should have just said thank you,” Ellasaid.

I knew she would say something off topic. I don’t know why I even made friends with her in the first place. “Please, do not upset me,” I said, annoyed.

“I didn’t mean any disrespect, but I can’t put up with my mom. Even Dad’s tired of her,” I said with a shrug.

“That’s so disrespectful, Anna,” Ella said.

Before I could respond to her nagging, the bell rang. “Okay, that’s my cue to leave,” I said, dragging Becky with me.

“Noisy, I know,” Becky said. “She’s so loud.”

We walked into our English class when I noticed Becky frowning.

“Hey, what’s up?” I asked.

“You went out on a date with Lucas, right?” she asked.

“Yeah, I did. What’s going on?” I turned to where she was looking.

What? What the fuck? I screamed mentally as I looked at Becky with wide eyes.

Immediately, the English teacher came inside. “Mrs. Esther, you two go to your seats. Now!”

Beaky ran to our seat, and then she started the class. Lucas was behaving as if we did not just have our date yesterday. Looking back, he was saying something to that girl, and she was giggling. He did not look at me. Not once.

“Annabel, can’t you focus? Or can you tell me what’s so interesting in whatever you are looking at?” I heard Mrs. Esther say to me.

“Sorry, ma’am. I will focus,” I said, and she continued the class. But my mind was on Lucas. He said he liked me. Why is he acting like this?

I did not even notice that the class was over until Becky tapped me. “Hey, what’s going on in that head of yours?” she whispered.

Too embarrassed to speak, I said, “Let’s go to your next class,” as I stood up and walked past her.

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During the whole class, I was not happy. I didn’t know if it was at myself or at Lucas. By the time break for lunch came, I went to the cafeteria. There I met Ella, rolling my eyes at her.

“Where is Becky?” I asked her.

“I don’t know. I thought she would be with you,” she said. “And what’s wrong with you? You look so pale.”

“Ella, please, not now,” I said.

“What, Anna? I’m also your friend. You can tell me things.”

“Yeah, I know you are my friend, but then you don’t have to be so… independent,” I said.

“I do not supplement?” she tried back.

“Yo!” Becky said as she appeared. “Hey!”

“Where were you, girl?” I asked.

“I was busy,” she said as she raised both eyebrows at me, and I chuckled, knowing what she meant.

“Let’s eat, please.”

We went to pick our food. I went with spaghetti because I was craving it, then we went to our table.

“Anna is that not Lucas,” Ella voice out loud.