Ava's POV

Lauren was calling me. I was running from my best friend. Why couldn't I just turn around and talk to her? She was my best friend. But it hurt to see that the new girl Chantelle had become best friends with her. Lauren probably wanted to say sorry.

So I stopped. I turned around to see Lauren panting and running. She caught up to me with an angry look on her face.

"Ava, what on earth..?"

OK so maybe she wasn't going to say sorry.

"Why have you been running and crying? Is everything alright?"

"Hmm let me think. I come into school to see that my best friend has got a new best friend and that she's forgotten all about me. Then she acts like it's all my fault. What do you think, huh?"

Lauren stared at me in disbelief. She was hurt but she wasn't showing it.

"Ava, if you're gonna act like a baby with that rotten attitude, go find yourself a new best friend. I'm gonna go join Chantelle."

I stared at her.

I had just lost my best friend.

This day
Had just become
Worse.

Oh well, it's not as if I only had one best friend. I went to join Lizzie, short for Elizabeth. She was my cousin as well as my best friend. She was in the library reading Pride and Prejudice. I remember reading that book.

"Hey Lizzie!"

"Ava! So nice to see you!"

She peered closer and tilted my chin.

"Have you been crying Ava?"

"No its just an allergic reaction."

"To..."

"Life."

Thank God for Tumblr.

"There's only 5 minutes of break time left, so if you would like to read, please sit down," Miss Honey, the librarian said.

I grabbed a random book from the shelf and sat down. I couldn't concentrate. I had lost my best friend.
Lauren and I had been friends since the age of 4. 10 years of our friendship. All gone because of that stuck up, prissy Chantelle. She thought she was funny. She thought she could take my best friend. She was wrong.

I decided to go to her party.

And I'm literally not joking.

***
After school, I was waiting for my twin brother, Alex, when I saw Lauren and Chantelle exchange phone numbers. In front of me. Like hello, I ain't getting jealous. Lauren smirked at me before turning back to Chantelle. I couldn't help but eavesdrop.

"Come over to my place Lauren. My chauffeur can take us."

Jeez, she was rubbing it into my face. A chauffeur. I didn't care.

"Um yeah sure. Let me just call my mum and tell her," Lauren replied.

My brother Alex walked out of school a few minutes later. About time. My little sister had already gone home, mum had texted me.

My twin brother Alex and I are identical twins. It's easy for anyone to think that we're twins. I'm like the good twin, though. I've never gotten a detention or behavior point. Alex, however, isn't as good as me. The reason why I haven't mentioned him before is because he was staying the night at a friends. Friends. Uh, Lauren doesn't even care about me now.

***
We arrive home and I throw my school bag over the stairs and run up to my room. I shrug off my school uniform, and undo my Dutch braids. My hair has gone slightly curly. I look in the mirror and see that my eyes are still slightly red. I feel so weak and tired. After having a bath, I choose a pair of comfy yoga pants and my hoodie top. I then go downstairs and get my favourite Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

Mum has gone to our new next door neighbours, as they had moved in today.

I retreat to my bedroom and grab my laptop and enjoy a few peaceful hours of Netflix and ice cream. The best way to soothe myself. I check my phone to see if Lauren has sent any messages, but she hasn't. Probably talking with Chantelle.

At around 7, my brother Alex walks into my room. Without knocking.

"Excuse me, have you never heard of manners?" I say to him.

"No habla ingles(I don't speak English)."

I just glared at him.

"I just came to see why you were so moody today," he said.

I told him everything that had happened, and he sat there, amused.

"Poor you, Ava. But try not to let Lauren see you like this. It might make her make you more jealous, if you know what I mean."

"Thanks Alex."

After saying goodnight to my family, I lay in my bed and pulled the covers over my head.

I missed talking to Lauren. But I bet she didn't.

This chapter was really boring, I know. Who do you think is Ava's mystery neighbour?

Hope you enjoyed the dramatic chapter. Please vote.¡Adios!