Leaving the Friendzone

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l morning like every other day. The breeze blew from the west causing the

going to school but I couldn't wait to be done. I sat back on my bed looking tired. I reached out for my gl

om yelled from the supposed sitting room downstairs since my room

I knew about my white lie. I checked for my phone I kept under my

. I needed to get my head back on track. I searched for my earbuds. I needed to he

t moment; Money by my favorite female artist, Cardi B. She was the best. Her rap songs got me lively anytime I seek

hen up quickly and prepare for yet another school day. I wasn't even aw

n't comfortable with the fact that she had to see me naked. For g

t of noise and I'm trying to work," She rep

ne. She also engaged with customers online and answered their complaints. She had been doing this for three years now and she

being silly. It was the least I

grounded." She just had to say the last one. She wasn't a disciplinarian but she was a killjoy. I couldn't even have

, maybe that's why my mom loved him so much. He pampered me a lot and looked out for me. He does it a lot sometimes which made him so overprotective of me. I couldn'

get that nonsense out of your ears. I'm not gonna buy a new phone," She said firmly as she warned me, sha

was known for dressing in this kind of way. Putting on a skirt looked girly for me. I admired bei

he song being played. I dressed my browned perfectly an

used my feet to hit the ground, causing the floor to

My dad ca

, da

to every school morning. I was always eager to stop but it skipped my mind. I apologized. I rushed int

my leave after finishing my meal

I was a kid. Anytime he dropped me off at school back then when I was in kindergarten, he would make me kiss him o

" I hurried to the door with my

ff as I shut the door at him. I hopped

ll your actions don't attract attention had this way of making

e. I sighed. I hated being here. Most of my classmates and people I come across made me fee

en't gonna come," He said as he wa

im in a high pitch. He wasn't ready to let me be. He decide

d always talk about how he would marry me in the future and travel the whole world with me by his side. I always laugh when he brought that up. It was pretty cool for him to hav

hoodie properly, avoiding being noticed by anyone on the school premises. The bel

school activities. Some with their friends having a conversation and others getting hyper

t to bump into someone and when I did, it was already too late as I had alr

fire

ywhere, even in my sleep. Anabe

ucy attitude. She carried herself with so much poise and always marked her terri

perch on. They considered a relationship with her as the biggest achievemen

em as our project with a partner. Lucky for me, Matthews was available to work with me. It was finally my turn to present in front

sed for my beautiful skin till Anabel came along. since then, my hoodies have haven there to cover wha

tempting to pick myself from the ground. Matth

better to do," Matthew faced her with a frown. With his looks

him and looked back at me. "I hope you remembered to apply your sunscre

e ground. I wasn't pained since it was a part of my everyday s

anything beautiful in me and it saddened me then. Matthews will always try to talk me up and ask me to

my best friend?" Matthew

okay?" I pleaded

ome back here and say more funny stuff

nger out on what just happened. I rested my h

tching his dramatic expression. "You could

out me?" He was already feeling himself for the little gesture he did back there. "See you in cl

ve. Some were caught up gisting with their pairs, causing noise in the classroom, some took the

iend," Matthews just had to say "I could be standi

eyes as I replied to him. "Besides you're my best fr

smirked and raised his eyebrows repeatedly bu

th my face spread with a smile. It felt good as I kept on bri

remain silent as she was about to take us on a topic in G

of nowhere, looking so attractive, and just ask you out. K

ng to keep my reality this wa

uck with that

d high at how much I was ready to stand my

e doorway through which Mrs. McCarthy had come in a sec