So am I
~ Ava Max

Eat spaghetti
To forgetti
Your regretti

~somewhere in the internet

Chapter Four - President what now?

I hugged Blake and snuggled closer to him feeling the warmth of his body. Both of us stared at the night sky hand in hand, laying side by side on top of a yellow blanket protecting us from the uncomfortable feeling of grass.

At a moment like this, nothing could possibly be better

"Nevaeh?" Blake's gentle voice echoed throughout the night.

"Hmm?" I hummed still staring at the night sky where a hundred stars were scattered.

A moment of silence passed the both of us making me suddenly curious.

I turned to look at him and saw him already staring intently at me. His forest green eyes burning through my soul.

My breath got caught in my throat because of the intensity of his stare. Lord help me.

His hand reached out and placed a stray hair behind my ear.

"I think I lo-"

Ring!!!!!!!

Startled by the sudden sound, I sat upright and looked around frantically.

The first thing I notice through my blurry vision were the white walls surrounding me

I rubbed my eyes muttering 'stupid bell'.

Out of all the time in the world you had to interrupt the one sentence I've been dying to hear. I've been waiting for five years. Five fricking years. And then when the ti-

Wait

I looked around the room I was in. Almost everything's colored white. Why am I here? I thought to myself.

Then suddenly I remembered bumping to a stranger, my bleeding nose then those sparkly green eyes.

The sound of the door creaking caught my attention. There stood the green eyed boy I accidentally bumped into. He leaned at the wall, crossing his arms in the process. And let me just say , holy fricking Jesus.

I scanned his body from head to toe. Creepy I know.

He was now wearing a simple grey shirt with black tattered jeans. Maybe he changed considering the fact that he was wearing an orange shirt a while ago.

I too, noticed his physique. He's lean and muscular, not the gross kind of muscular but just the exact kind.

As I was observing him, a thought crossed my mind. Which of the five categories is he? Is he a Nerd, Dancer, Musician, Actor, Artist or a Player? Regarding his physique I guess he's a player.

With green eyes, brown hair, and a body like that. That is totally cliche.

I was just telling you guys how I hated abs and muscles and all that stuff and look at me now.

I guess puberty hit me last night.

I wonder if he's also a playboy, or worse a fuckboy. I shuddered at that thought. If he's a playboy, that is really cliche.

Times two.

"I know I'm good looking, but staring at me isn't gonna take you anywhere you know, " He smirked at me, green eyes twinkling with amusement underneath those brown curls.

My eyes widened and I slowly looked to my left, suddenly finding the white wall interesting.

There's no doubt that my cheeks are flaming red at the moment. Considering that I basically eye raped the boy.

I chewed my lip nervously. Hoping that this was just a dream. And the dream that I had was dream of a dream.

What the heck am I even thinking? First day of school and-

"Oh my God, What time is it?" I asked him while trying to find my phone. I looked down at my skirt only to find white sheets laying on top of my legs.

"What the-"

"You passed out and I brought you to the nurse's office. Your welcome. "

I stared at him quirking an eyebrow. "I, what. Huh?"

"You know for a clumsy girl I didn't expect you to be deaf. " The charming green eyed boy teased.

I simply rolled my eyes and stood up, straightening my now crumpled skirt in the process.

"Okay One, As a matter of fact, I am not deaf. Two, How long was I out and what time is it? And Three, I didn't thank you so stop feeding that huge ego of yours. " I crossed my arms and cocked my head to the side hoping to get a reaction out of him.

"Wow. One, thank you for clearing that up. Two, You've been out for almost four hours and the time is currently-" He looked at his wristwatch " eleven fourteen am. and Three, like I said your welcome." He smirked and went to the corner grabbing what appears to be my bag .

When he turned back to me, his bright green eyes suddenly held an evil glint to it.

"Catch." He tossed my bag and went out of the room.

I ran towards my bag and clumsily caught it. Thank God.

I let out a breath and opened my bag, grabbing my camera and examined it making sure it's okay.

Thank god it's okay. I know mostly I would've stuttered or be shy when interacting with other people, especially the ones I barely knew but for some unknown reason I was comfortable when I was talking to him.

Now, don't give me that were destined to be crap. Everybody knows, those fricking things are fake. The truth is they'll use you then break your heart. Deal with it people. That's just the reality.

I grabbed my class schedule and ran out of the room hoping to catch the green eyed boy. Technically, I am new here so why not use all the help I could get.

Running out of the room, I dashed through the yellow hallway. I tried to remember the ways and turns I came through because you never know, maybe a killer clown might chase you and you need to find the nurse's office.

Well, that was a weird thought.

I slowed down my pace and looked at my schedule. It read 'lunch'. Great First day of school and you already skipped four subjects. Excellent work.

Think of the bright side, you have another thing crossed out of you bucketlist.

Which doesn't exist.

My poor sad life.

"Owww, " I rubbed my nose when I bumped into something hard. I muttered colorful words and looked only to see familiar green eyes.

He rolled his eyes and grabbed something fron his pocket. "Here's your fucking excuse slip. Give it to your next teacher and he or she'll give it to your previous ones so you will not be absent but fairly excused. " He opened my palm and placed the poor crumpled yellow piece of paper there.

With one last smug look, the green eyed boy said "Bye. " and quickly started walking.

"Wait!" I called over and not long after, I was walking beside him. Actually, I was running beside him. This boy and his goddang long legs.

"What?" He gave me a sideway glance and raised his eyebrows.

"I was wondering if you could maybe tell me where the cafeteria is and a room called Bernoulli where my next class is gonna be held at. " I told him and raised my schedule towards his face.

He eventually slowed down, which I was grateful for. I looked at him and sure enough, he was looking at me with a smirk plastered on his face.

"I literally just saved you life and didn't get a thank you. Now you want me to be your personal tour guide?" Green eyed boy said.

I shrugged my shoulders."Oh come on, it's just the cafeteria. Just tell me the direction and poof. I'm gone." I tried to make him tell me.

But to my avail, he didn't. Which made me go for plan B. Annoy him until he cracks.

"Come on!"

"Please?"

"Pretty please with a cherry on top?"

"ABCDEFGHIJ-"

He looked at me as if I'm an alien and shook his head. "You're crazy". He is right though, I am crazy. I'm a sixteen year old girl who is singing the alphabet song in the thankfully, deserted yellow hallway.

"KLMNOPQRSTUVWX-"

He stopped in his tracks making me stop too and sighed. "Take two lefts and three rights and you'll see the cafeteria. As for Bernoulli, walk to the grey hallway beside the cafeteria and just walk straight ahead until you're in the pastel blue hallway. After that just look for the big red door."

His once defeated face quickly morphed into a smirk so fast that it made him look creepy.

Honestly, no. With a face like that, he will never appear to be creepy.

I pulled out my phone and wrote down the directions he said. Just in case. I thanked him and watched him as he started walking until he was on the edge of the hallway.

He stopped and winked at my direction. "Nice Bras" And with that last word, he vanished from my sight and left me standing there with my mouth agape and face red from embarrassment.

Of course he had to see it. I groaned and opened my phone to reveal my wallpaper. And before any of you react, no. It isn't me in a bikini or in underwear. It was a picture of the twins (Violet and Lavender) and me laying on the bed with my bras covering our eyes.

Apparently, Xavier and Jordan (My other brother) switched our eye masks with my underwear at some point of the night and took a picture of us. I honestly don't even know why I made it my wallpaper.

Maybe it was the fact that it reminded me that even though sometimes we lose the precious things, there's always a small light peeking through the darkness.

With that being said, I made a mental note to change my wallpaper at home later. Because, Well, I don't want anyone else to see it. The- Wait, I don't even know the green eyed boy's name. Let's just think of a name I can call him. Like a nickname. Yeah, that would be cool.

I will call him.......

The green eyed boy

You are really crazy Nevaeh, you know that?

Yes self, I already know that.

Omygod here you are again talking to yourself. You still have school remember?

Oh yeah I guess I do.

After I...cleared my thoughts, I took a deep breath and started on my journey.

Cafeteria, here I come.

I stared at the big red door in front of me and contemplated whether I should knock on it and go home. Lunch was over and now here I am trying to get to Math Class. If I knock, I will probably embarrass myself and have math class.

And if I go home, I will probably be in trouble for so called 'skipping school' and probably be grounded and have my camera taken away from me. Which, I cannot bare. My camera means everything to me, I can't go a single day without it.

Literally. I am probably too attached to it but I don't care. That camera, reminds me of things that I love. It reminds me of every memory I mad since I was young. Whether I happy or sad, Adventurous or scared, and
accompanied or alone, I always had my camera with me.

Throughout my mental rant, I didn't notice the turning of the doorknob and the opening of the door. I only noticed when a voice spoke quickly.

"There you are! Where have you been? You only have ten minutes to tidy up!" Suddenly a hand dragged me through the door and into a big room.

I caught a glimpse of a big red curtain but that was all I saw because the petite girl who I assumed was my age continued dragging me until we were in a white walled room. There were vanities and clothing racks and large mirrors here and there scattered all around the room. She let my hand go and I was left standing there awkwardly clutching my bag.

"Alright people! Let's get to work. Olive and Glowhin on make up duty. Ara and Angel on the clothes. Yanna on the background effects and everybody else on the props. We only have nine minutes people! Move!" A petite girl with raven hair kept barking orders towards the others who were either running or frantically doing their jobs.

Just right then, two girls who I assume were older than me, came rushing towards the spot were I was left standing.

"Why-" I started saying but was cut off.

"Why are you just standing there? You heard the boss." The one with blonde hair said and dragged me towards a big white vanity and forcefully made me sit down.

The other girl started to get what I assumed was a make up kit and proceeded opening the bag. She pulled out a foamy thing and reached towards my face, but thankfully I was able to dodge it.

I stood up and shielded my face.

"Wait! Nonononono! You got the wrong person. I'm only new here." I told them with a panicked expression.

The blonde one raised her thin eyebrows at me and asked "Who are you exactly?"

"U-um I-I am Nevaeh W-Wilson" I stuttered.

She furrowed her eyebrows and I can hear her muttering "Nevaeh? I don't know anyone named Nevaeh"

Her eyes widened and she turned towards the other girl. "Call Marianne. Now"

The other girl placed the spongy thing down and hurriedly ran to the other side of the room leaving me and the blonde standing in front of the vanity all alone.

She stood in front of me with arms crossed and with a scrutinizing glare.

I being me, did the only thing I could think of.

I lamely raised my hands and waved at her.

"Yo. "

Seriously Nevaeh?

Yo? Just bury yourself to death right here and now.

She still didn't move from her previous position as I slowly lowered my hand and focused my gaze on the ground wishing she forgot about my previous statement.

Wait, is Yo even a statement?

"What do you mean she isn't an actress?" A loud booming voice echoed throughout the whole room silencing the loud chattering and screaming.

All eyes were focused on the middle of the room where the Raven haired girl stood holding a clipboard to her chest.

She searched around the room until her eyes landed on me.

"YOU. " She screamed slowly and not a second after all eyes were on me.

Nononono. I didn't even get a chance to plan my funeral yet.

God

Help

Me

I promise I will forever be a kind sweet and caring child who shares her food with her friends.

Not exactly.....

Maybe......

Ok I'm not sharing my food. Thank you very much.

When the scary raven haired girl who I assumed to be named Marianne was standing in front of me, I mentally prayed

And planned my funeral

They will wear color blue shirts

I need a 5SOS song or Chainsmoker song playing on the day of my funeral

Because....

Why not?

They are literally legends. Even I-

And suddenly, I was being shaken.

In a.......not so gentle way.

"Please tell me you know shakespear?" Marianne told me with wide eyes.

"Uhhhhhhhh......Yes.....maybe....a little?"

"Eight minutes!!" A male voice announced through the speakers in the room.

Marianne looked at me and did the unexpected. "Too late, you're here now, might as well be useful." She gave me a cheeky grin and shoved the clipboard to my chest.

"But-" I tried to reason with her.

"No buts. Just memorize those lines and tatta your done. " She walked away and waved mockingly at my direction.

...

And that is why I am currently sitting in front of the vanity wearing a dress that looks like a fricking cake with too much pink and ribbons with four girls doing my make up and hair.

I read the script and was thankful because we were doing a romeo and juliet scene.

I think.......

If the balcony thing is a Romeo and Juliet thing .......

Back at our previous school, we memorized almost the whole script of the balcony scene because

1) We have an evil teacher

And

2) We memorized at the gym.......which is connected to the cafeteria....

And cafeteria means food

And food is life

"Two minutes!" A voice shouted somewhere.

I took a deep breath and finalized memorizing the script.

Now, Why am I not simply walking away you ask?

Well Marianne told me after the.....whatever you call it is done, there will be free food!
And.....yeah that's pretty much it.

"Done!" The blonde haired girl, who I learned was Glowhin said and dragged me towards the stage thingy.

I saw Mariane walking towards me. She took the clipboard and asked "Are you ready?"

I simply nodded and looked straight ahead and saw a boy with a costume on.

So that's Romeo.........

And I'm Juliet.........

"Wait-" I turned back to Marianne but was caught off when a boy dragged me towards the center of the stage and into what I assumed to be a balcony.

You can do this

You are Nevaeh.....

That actually made me more anxious.

It's okay, it's only a couple lines here and there.

"Ready!" Marianne shouted as the big red curtains opened revealing a crowd of not less than one hundred people.

Here goes nothing

"Great job!"

"You were amazing out there, "

"Are you an actress? "

"Where did you learn all that?"

Compliments were thrown to me left and right.

The play went pretty fine if you ask me, I didn't even stutter.

Not even once.

And that was a major acomplishment.

"Nevaeh!" I turned around and saw Mariane waving at me.

I approached her and smiled shyly. "Hi. "

She hugged me taking me by suprise. I didn't know how to react so me being the awkward person I am awkwardly wrapped my arms around her.

She pulled back and grinned. "You should totally be an actress!!"

I stood there dumbfounded.

"I what Huh?"

"You are a natural!" She told me while spreading her hands.

I continued looking at her questioningly and mentally asked myself.

A natural human? of course I'm a natural human.

"I-"

"What do you mean It's done!" A screeching voice said from across the room.

I looked over Mariane's shoulder and saw a girl with platinum blonde hair glaring full out at a boy.

She frantically looked around the room and suddenly, her eyes connected with mine.

She gave me a manacingly cold glare and stalked towards me.

Not this again.

What is it with these people and their dramatic walking?

I mean I walk like a pregnant donkey and I'm fine with it.

I didn't even notice her arriving in front of me.

Now she was in front of me eyeing me up and down while I just stand here.

Awkwardly may I add.

"Huh, I expected better from the girl who stole my role. " She said basically insulted me infront of the now, silent room.

And me being the cool person I am responded.

"Uhhhhhhhhhhh.... " Yes, I am cool just like that.

Giving me one last death glare, she strutted out of the room swaying her hips in the process.

Who even does that??

Oh I know

Mean girls.

So Imma just share things that I randomly discovered.

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-ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʏꜱ ᴜᴘ ʟᴀᴛᴇ.

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