November's POV

I walk into the classroom.

"Hey cupcake." the annoying voice greets me.

Oh boy. This is gonna be a long 45 minutes. I think.

"Stop calling me that." I say.

"Yea, sure cupcake." he says again.

I just roll my eyes.

"Rolling your eyes is bad for your soul." he says.

I roll my eyes again.

"Lets just get this over with." I say.

****

I walk into the gym. Today is volleyball tryouts for the girl's varsity team, and obviously, I am trying out. I get changed in the locker room and walk out onto the gym floor. There are a lot of other girls there, but I wasn't so worried. I mean, volleyball is my one and only safe haven.

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I walk home because it is a pretty warm September day. Plus, I don't want to bump into October on the late bus. 

I fall onto my bed, feeling tired.

**The Next Day**

I walk into school. For some reason, I have a bad feeling that something is gonna happen today. Its really bothering me, but I ignore it and walk towards my locker.

I probably shouldn't have ignored that feeling, because my instinct was right. I was five steps away from my locker when I see him. My past. Jake.

He is standing right next to my locker, texting away on his phone. My hand clenches into a fist at the sight of him. What happened flashes through my eyes for a fleeting second.

I slip back into the hallway I just walked out from. I lean against the wall, my breathing getting faster.

"Hey Nova!" a cheery voice says.

I open my eyes to find Melody in front of me.

"Mel." I say.

"What are you doing here?" she asks.

"Uh-um, I-" I stutter.

She peeks out of the hallway.

"There's a random dude at your locker." she informs me.

I nod. "Yea, I know. I'm trying to hide from him." I reply.

"Why?"

"He's my ex." I say. "Cheated on me with my ex-bestie."

"Oh." she peeks out again. "He put a note in your locker and left." she says.

"A letter?" I ask.

"Yup. At least, I think that's what it is. Its more like a piece of paper."

"Oh." is the only thing I can think of to say.

"Well, imma get going." she says. I nod, and she walks off.

I peek out to see Jake gone. I walk towards my locker, my head down. I open my locker, and a piece of paper falls out. I grab it and stuff it into my hoodie pocket without looking at it. Grabbing my binder out of my bag, I close my locker and walk to homeroom.

I put my binder on my desk and sit down in my chair. I slowly pull the piece of paper out of my pocket. Its a normal sized yellow post it. I unfold it slowly, scared about what might be written on it. I look at his familiar scrawl.

Nova, I'm sorry. I really like you. Please take me back. Jake.

I stare at the note, re-reading it over and over again. That's it. That's all it says.

Just then, Marcus and Andrew walk into the class. Marcus does not look happy for some reason. I realize that Mia is not with them today. I look back down at the piece of paper in my hand as Marcus and Andrew sit behind me.

"November." the teacher calls while taking attendance.

I look up, spooked when I heard him say my name. Unknowingly, my scare made me crumple the paper in my hand.

"Here." I say.

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Marcus and I walk out of the classroom. I have gotten used to tutoring him after school. I told him that I could do it at his house, but he had declined. Today, he seemed out of it, and when I asked, he told me that he and Mia had broken up two days ago. We just hung around today, instead of working on math. I decided to give him a break.

We are headed towards our lockers, which are in the same hallway. We turn the corner, and I stop in my tracks when I see Jake at my locker. Again. Marcus stops when he realizes that I am not next to him. He turns to see me staring at Jake.

"Nova?" he says.

I look up at him when my phone vibrates in my back pocket. I pull it out to see a message from an unknown number.

Take me back. Please.

I read. I slip my phone back into my pocket and we continue walking. I wave to Marcus, making sure to smile and look happy, when he stops at his locker. I reach my locker.

"What do you want?" I ask, my voice cold.

"Take me back Nova. I'm sorry." he says.

My heart clenches at his sad voice, but I make sure that my face doesn't falter.

"I'm sorry too." I say. He looks relieved when I pause. "I don't want you back."

"Nova, I know you like me." he says.

"I don't. I'm over you."

"No, you aren't. That's why your talking to me. You still have feelings for me."

"I. Do. Not." I say.

He smirks. "Prove it."

I glare at him, when a super insane idea pops into my head. Before I could reason with myself, I walk over Marcus. He turns to greet me when he hears my footsteps. However, before he could say anything, I kiss him. He stands still, unsure of what to do. I hear footsteps behind me, and pull away from Marcus. I turn around to see Jake storming off. I smirk, crossing my hands over my chest as I watch him walk off. I turn around, and the smirk on my face is wiped off when I see Marcus staring at me.

Oh snap!

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