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"When you've done something wrong, admit it and be sorry. No one in history has ever choked to death by swallowing his pride."

Chapter 23
Andrea's pov

He had to continue ignoring me, didn't he? He just didn't have the balls to come up to me and say sorry. It's only one word.

One fricking word.

It has been like these for the past 24 hours. He didn't drop me to school as usual, he didn't sit with me at lunch as usual and he didn't give me those devilish smirks and winks as usual.

The thing I was pissed off about most was stupid Rhianna and her endless speeches about how her and Zach are meant to be and how he had finally come to his senses.

"Andy, hurry up, Mia's here." Frank shouted from the bottom of the stairs making me return back to reality.

I swiftly grabbed my book bag and slung it on my shoulders.

By doing so my head tilted in the direction of Zach's window. My eyes locked with his and all I could think about right now was how I do badly wanted to rip his trachea out his throat and the cut his jugular vein.

I swear I'm not a sadist.

You sure do sound like one.

I continued to muse on the appearance of him until he drew the curtains causing me to mentally growl at myself.

I heard several horns beep simaltneously.

"Andy!!!" Mia growled at me.

"Calm your tits woman, I'm coming." I informed her, finally leaving my bedroom and running out the door.

My right hand grabbed the handle and rapidly opened it allowing me to sit in the passenger seat.

I closed the door and switched on the radio. Luckily, one of my favourite songs were playing. It was HUMBLE by Kendrick Lamar.

We both listened to the song bobbing our heads along to it on the way to school.

The song had eneded and another had started. I didn't recognise the song so I remained silent and looked out the window as Mia sang obtrusively.

"What's wrong?" She asked noticing my glum expression.

"Nothing. I just don't know the song." Was my honest reply.

Mia pulled up in the school's car park and got out the car as I remained glued to the seat.

"Can't we just bunk and eat McDonald's whilst watching Pretty Little Liars or The Bachleorette?" I ask not willing to leave the car.

"As much as I would love to do that, I don't think it would be ideal for you to bunk again. You have a really low attendance and colleges don't just look at your GPA but they look at your attendance too." Mia explains but not one word stuck in my mind.

"What's wrong Andy?" She asked sitting back on the car.

"Life, it just stresses me out." I say.

"What's really going on?" She lifts her eyebrows.

"Zach. I know we're just friends but it's like me and you, if we broke off our friendship I would be gutted and that's exactly what's happening right now with Zach. And the worst part is that I don't know what I did." I genuinely answer.

"You know what I've got just the right thing to distract you." She smiles looking her arms with mine.

"If it includes alcohol, then I am in." I reply.

"Not exactly. Andy, what day is it next Wednesday?" She asks.

"November 25th?" I say until I comprehend what I had said.

"Oh shit. It's November 25th." I curse under my breath.

"Have you prepared anything?" She asks as we enter the school.

"Not one single thing." I state.

We both walk up the stairs that lead to the seniors lounge and walk up to Savannah, Kylie and Cole.

Ethan didn't hang out with us because Mia advised him to stay with Zach until he gets out of this phase.

That's the thing about Mia. She doesn't blow up like I do, neither is she agressive. She's caring and understanding unless it's around someone she hates.*cough* Rhianna*cough*.

Whereas I on the other hand am the polar opposite.

As I slouch back onto the sofa I look at Zach and Rhianna who were making out again and I mentally cringe.

All they did was make out. I wouldn't be suprised of Rhianna caught a STD or got knocked up.

I follow my scheduele and head to my English class. Luckily, Savannah was in the same class as me so we both sat next to each other at the back of the class.

Before class started we both began to converse with each other as usual.

"So, have you planned anything for November 25th yet? Last year was the best so far, I don't gink you can top that." She takes her stationary out her bag.

"I've got a few ideas but you're right, last year was the best so far." I laugh at the memory of what had happened.

"They had to shut the school down that day for what you did." Savannah continues.

As we prolong the conversation, Zach enters the classroom and heads in my direction.

"You're in my seat. Move!" He signals at the seat that my bottom was comfortably placed on.

"Nah, I like it here. There's some seats over there if you want to sit down." I point towards the front of the class.

"Then why don't you go sit there?" He clentches his jaw.

I was 100% sure that everyone's eyes were on us now and to be honest I couldn't care less.

"Why can't you just move?" His face began to resemble a tomato.

Before I could answer, Mizz Gomez had entered the classroom.

"Please take a seat Mr Cowen, peferably one at the front considering your last terms grade on your algebra paper." She says loud and clear enough for him to hear.

"If you couldn't understand that, she said to sit at the front." I point at the free seat.

"This isn't over Andrea." He whispers.

"Wait, did you say you were sorry?" I ask.

"Why would I apologize?" He looks at me.

"Then it's Andy, NOT Andrea. Understood?" I smile at him as he remains silent and heads to the front of the classroom.

**********

After my little encounter with Zach, nothing really changed.

He was still on his man period and I was living life without him.

If only that was true.

Mia and I leave our class as soon as the bell rings and walk to the dining hall.

We meander to our normal lunch table with our food.

I had decided to have a salad today seeing as the only other option was hot dogs and they had run out.

At least now I can eat double once I go home seeing as I didn't eat anything which could fill me up in school.

As Mia and I take a seat at our table my eyes was fixated on my food whereas Mia's gaze was somewhere else.

I looked up to see Cole and Kylie talking as Kylie placed a hand on Cole's shoulder laughing at whatever he just said.

It must be hilarious if she's laughing like a hyena.

"Hahahahaha. That was so funny Cole." She says.

"What was funny?" He asks.

"Oh, what you just said." She stops laughing.

"That Selena Gomez is better than Katy Perry? How is that funny?" He asks.

"It just is." She replies as she removes her hand from his shoulder once realizing that I had been looking at it all along.

"Hey the only girl you should be talking about is me." I point at myself as I suff another chunk of salad in my mouth.

"Of course I find a girl stuffing her mouth with food attractive." He chuckles as I kiss him.

Our lips part from each other and as I continue to eat my eyes drift to the sight of Zach and Rhianna walking past us hand in hand.

I attempted not to look at them to avoid another altercation to arise.

I didn't really know what happened to Rhianna to be honest. Believe it or not but her and I were actually friends when we were small. Although we weren't as close as Mia had I, we were still close.

I guess when it came to middle school she began to come out of her shell and started to show her true colours. She used to blame me, saying that all I wanted was attention and how I was just nothing to her. After that we didn't really stay friends and although I do despise her right now, she used to be a nice girl.

As her and Zach pass by with Hannah trailing behind them, she gives a quick wave to Kylie who gladly returns it.

Wait did I just miss something? Since when were Kylie and Rhianna 'friends'?

She passes by us flipping her fake extensions and heads out the cafeteria with Zach.

"Since when were you and Rhianna talking?" I voice my thoughts shoving the last bits of my salad in my mouth.

"We aren't. It's just that Mr Sanchez assigned us partners for a task." She claims packing her books in her bag.

"Yeah right." Mia mutters only loud enough to me to hear as I nudge her to shut up.

"Anyways, that reminds me, I need to go speak to Rhianna about the assignment. See you later guys." Kylie speaks before getting up and leaving.

"Assignment my ass." Mia remarks.

"It might be an assignment. But to be honest she has been ditching volleyball practices and some of our Friday night's for this 'assignment'." Savannah quotes the words with her fingers.

"She might actually have an assignment with her. Aren't you guys supposed to be her friends?" Cole finally speaks up. All this time I didn't notice he was actually here.

"Why are you backing her up? And the last time I checked you were supposed to be Andy's girlfriend." Mia defends us.

"She is my girlfriend, right babe." He says confused looking in my direction for confirmation.

I nod at him with a slight smile before he pecks me on the lips once more.

"Then start acting like it." She says a bit too harshly.

"Mia, what's wrong?" I ask knowing that something wasn't quite right.

"Nothing. Anyways, I'm going to start getting changed for gym. You guys coming?" She looks at me and Savannah for some sort of answer.

"Sure, I'll come." Savannah gets up and slings her gym bag around her shoulder.

"I'll be there in a bit. Save me a locker." I reply before they both leave, causing me and Cole the only ones left on our table.

"You're coming to 'Vintage Vagrants' today, right?" He asks hoping I would nod my head.

"Nope, you know I don't work on Thursdays." I crush that hope.

"How am I going to survive without you? Especially with Montanna, she'd do anything to piss me off." He laughs.

The past few days, Montanna, Cole and I have gotten really close. I also introduced her to Jonathon and Mia and we hang out often.

"Anyways I gotta go." I say as I look around at the empty cafeteria.

"I'll see you later." He pecks me quickly before I make my way to gym.

**********

I was currently in my Calvin Klien sprts bra and my Adidas shorts and cap.

I was walking home from gym as Mia had an extra curricular activity and although she had given me the option to wait, I decided to walk home as it wasn't too far away from school.

I reach my house in a matter of minutes and run up the stairs to get to my room.

Quickly removing my trainers, I switch my speakers on which were currently playing 'River' by Eminem.

My body began to respond to the music so I decided to dance and sing along.

Alongside singing, skateboarding and martial arts, I'm quite good at dancing too.

When I was small, I was quite picky with my hobbies so I decided to take dancing and gymnastic lessons for a few years until I discovered martial arts.

When I began to take martial arts lessons, I discovered skateboarding which is when I finally realised I like skateboarding and singing.

"I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat.." I danced along until I heard a familiar voice.

"I'm experiencing a sense of Déjà vu" Zach's voice causes me to turn around and switch the speakers off.

I didn't answer.

"I remember on the first day I met you formally and you came downstairs singing and dancing. It was hilarious." He mocks me.

"If you're going to take the mick out of me then hurry up and get it over and some with. I can't be bothered fighting with you again." I reply honestly.

"I've never really seen your room properly. All I've ever seen is your bed from my window." He continues.

"Zach, I am not in the mood to play one of your mind games and I've got a lot of things to do. So if you could hurry up." I say to him.

"I hope one of those thing is getting changed." He says pointing at my sports bra.

I quickly opened my closet and grabbed the first thing I could see which was a hoodie.

I swiftly place it on until looking at him again.

"I remember when I gave that to you." He says.

I hadn't realised that whilst getting changed I had placed on Zach's hoodie.

"I can take it off if you want." I didn't know why I was being so nice to him.

"No, it doesn't matter, it looks better on you than it ever did on me." He replies.

He turns his head to face mine and I swear someone just switched on the heating on because it was getting hot.

"Anyways the real reason I came was because I wanted to apologize. Andy, you've been such a great friend and all I've been is a dick to you. I'm sorry for lashing out on you and taking all my anger out on you when in reality you've been nothing but nice to me, even after I was so rude to you. I know it's not an excuse but I've been dealing with some things lately and I'm really sorry Andy." He says in one breath.

"I understand that you have your own issues, we all do but the thing is I don't take my anger out on other people." I explain.

"I know and I'm sorry. I really am Andrea." He pleads.

"Zach." I say.

"Hmm." He humms.

"Call me Andrea." I say.

I dont know how our faces got closer but they were now just a couple inches away and if any one of us leaned in we would be kissing.

Before we could move Jake barges in causing us to spring apart.

"Why is it that every time I walk in on the pair of you, you're a couple inches apart. It makes me think if I'll ever get a girlfriend! Even the girl from the wedding ditched me." He whines.

"Jake get out my room." I say pointing at the door shoving him out.

"So Andrea, do you have anything planned for November 25th?" He asks with a smirk playing in his lips.

"You have no idea." I say smiling at him.

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A/N

Hey guys I am so sorry I haven't updated in two weeks. I have had so many exams coming up and our teacher have just been giving us so much homework so for that I'm sorry.

However I have written an extra long chapter just for you guys so I hope you enjoy.

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