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      LANA' s POV 

    Three minutes 

    3 minutes

 Three minutes late for cheer practice . Coach Kelly is gonna kill me.  I'm totally dead right now. What excuses am I gonna come up with..... Uh..... Coach Kelly,  I had to rescue a cat from falling off a cliff or I had  to help my little brother with his homework. Oh!  I forgot.  I don't have a lol brother. My phone vibrates in my back pocket . I bring it out... 

      G  One message from Kim

I just had a run in with Coach Kelly.  And boy is she mad at you. Like seriously mad! ! ! 📴

     She clearly is gonna kill me. I have to run. 

I start running and drop dead in my heels when I come in contact with Zayn Arthur. 

   Zayn Arthur is a bad boy.  An Enigma.  A mysterious creature.  He doesn't talk to anyone apart from Isaac - his best friend. They're like two different magnets always attracting each other. 

  I take a deep breath and swallow hard.  I just can't get my eyes off his blonde hair, blue eyes, chiseled jaw and God his lips. I swallow again.  His eyes are roaming all over my body and I'm in the ugliest clothes ever.  I'm wearing a faded flannel sleeves and a dark Blue Jeans. God!  Kill me.  I should probably say something. I think I'll start the conversation. I open my mouth  to say something when the voice of Isaac cuts me off. 

  " Zayn! Where have you been? I've been looking everywhere for you.  I even checked the janitor's close-" his words get drown when his eyes falls on mine. 

  " Oh!  Hey, Lana? " Isaac says with a simple shrug and an elegant smile. 

  "You know me? " I say sounding like the dumbest girl in school. 

  " Um.... Who doesn't? You're THE most popular girl in school! "

 Zayn shrugs and walks away, not even bothering to say a word. 

  No wonder everyone hates him.  I shrug my clothes and look around if anyone saw me.  No one.  ThankGod! 

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            " And where have you been, Miss. Skip Practice ?" Kayla says. Ex-head cheerleader.  And of course she's with her minions - Isabella,Chloe and Ella - my co-cheerleaders. They're all blonde and skinny and light-skinned and what's-that-word..uh... Klutz.

  " Uh! No where" I say nervously.  I think they saw me with Zayn. 

   " I was at the.. ..um...the Nurse's  office. Yeah.  I caught a cold earlier" I say and she flicks her tongue

  " Whatever I don't care! Coach wants to see you ...as in now " They all walk away in the same twist,their hair bouncing in really cool ways.  I wonder if mine does that when I walk.  I'll check later. Add that to your mental list Lana Wright. 

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    Uh..... I knock on the door. No respond. I knock again. No respond. I knock the door again and the knob twists open. 

  " Hey!  Coach Kels. I can explain"

  " Hey!  Lana. Care to explain why you haven't been to practice for the past week" She cocks her head and rests her knuckles on the desk. I swallow again. 

  " Coach Kelly" I need to tell her the truth. I swallow again

  " I wasn't in practice today because my phone was damaged and I managed to take it to the mall to get it fixed but there was a line there and I waited for a long time. When I came back I was already  three minutes late and I had to run but I sprained  my leg and I had to go to the nurse office for check up. I'm so so so sorry, Coach Kelly.  It won't happen again. I promise. " I say and breathe down. 

   Coach Kelly sighs and nods her head

 " But you are aware that you are flunking right?  You can't even do a cartwheel balance anymore. I'm shocked"

    " I'm so so sorry. I'll do better"

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  I lay on my bed that night thinking of how I'm gonna get that Cart wheel balance right. My phone bubbles. 
One new message from Mason Lawson on WestVille Students App. A social network where we can chat with only WestVille Students.

  I turn on my data.

Mason : I've been thinking...
Mason : Do you think Simon Cleveland is gay?

Me : Uh!  He's dating Sheelah! How is he gay?!

Mason : Um.... It's all over school. Haven't you heard about it?!

Me : Heard about what? 😕😕😕

Mason : Wait... Seriously? You don't know?

Me : Listen, you old geezer. Don't mess with me. Spill the beans, wouldya!

Mason : Alright. I'll tell you
Mason : He was kissing Jake Anvil in the Janitor's closet. Kayla found them and she posted it on WVHA and Facebook. It's all over the internet

Me : Shut up!  You gotta be kidding me.

Mason : I'm dead serious.  So... Your parents at home?

Me : Yeah. They're here. Wanna come over

Mason : Of course not.  It's late

I glance at the wall clock at the top of my framed trophy.  It's a quarter to ten. It really is late.  I feel like I've known Mason all my life. We met at a local music store a couple years ago. He was a dilemma to pick either Sia or Celine Dion's new album. I told him to just buy both since the store is giving a buy one get one free. He sighed and said I was his life saver. We haven't been apart since that day.

  I also have another best friend.  Kimberly McCall. But we call her Kim.  She's a Goth and refers to the world as a place full of refuse dump. Yeah! She refers to us as refuse dumb. Her dad's a Mechanic while her mum teaches in West Ville Elementary School.  She refers to them as Mr and Mrs Lameville. She has two boyfriends. Cody Mills and Carter Mills. They're twins and they both know they're dating the same girl. Weirdos. But, Kim refers to it as fun. Come to think of it, I haven't seen Kim since yesterday. I decide to add Kim to the conversation but Mason declines it

Me : Why did you decline Kim?

Mason : Lana.  This is a me and you conversation not a me, you and Kim conversation. 😀

Me : Oh!

Mason : Lana...

Me : Go on. I won't bite.

Mason  : I need to tell you something. It's very important

Me : Tell me

Mason : I'll tell you tomorrow in school. Good night

Mason is now offline.

What is he gonna say?  Knowing Mason so well,its going to be very important. I shut down my phone,curl myself inside my blanket and wander into sleepville

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I love Wednesdays. I really don't know why. My mum said I was always hyperactive when I was a baby on Wednesdays. Maybe it's because I was born on a Wednesday.

   I park my red Toyota Highlander in the students parking lot at the popular isle. Only the popular park here. And trust me it's always tight. It's a small parking space and I wonder how fifteen cars manage to fit in. Before I push the door open, Tony Sykes tyres screeched the grounds parking at a left, too close to my car, I can't even open the door.

  " Hey. Move your car. I wanna get out" I say not a hint of smile on my face. He smirks

  " Sorry, Lana. " He says and revved the car backwards and I quickly open the door and shut it before any crazy comes to obstruct me. I walk quickly and wave at Freshman who thinks I'm a God.

  " Hey! Lana!  Wait up" Clover Retins is running up to me. Students president.

" Hey, Clover! " it's all I can say. Iim really in a hurry to see coach Kelly

" Remember we're taking the selfies for next year's yearbook today, right? "

" Of course, I do " I say.  But boy I do not remember . I barely remember anything.  Now that my sister's  in college, I got of a lot of load on my head. Drive to school. Pick up Sally - the neighbour's daughter - from school, go to the grocery store, cook, and worst of all cheer practice.

She nods her head and bounces off. Literally.

I yank open my locker and shove out all my necessary books -

    " ThankGod!  You're here, Lana.  Somethinh bad has happened" Ally says.

"  What? " My eyes are wise open.

  " Follow me"

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