Ellas POV

It’s the morning of our first day of school. Jay and I are waiting on Mae and Miki so we can head to school together. My birthday is in two weeks and I still don’t know what to do. Mae says I should have a party, but I wouldn't even have anywhere to throw a party without my parents being present. So I’m just clueless and the way it's going I just might not do anything at all. 

One thing for sure changed. Instead of my usual baggie clothing this school year, I switched it up. Not majorly but some changes. I chose some high waist mom jeans with a crop top. My hair is in a cute messy bun and I put some lip gloss on. Nothing fancy but nothing extremely baggy. But a major change from the last two years.

Mae and Miki finally show up and when Mae sees me she yells. “OMG ELLA! You look so cute!” 

I giggled a bit and just shook my head as we headed to Jay's car. I notice Miki stared for a bit and then played it off as he got in the front seat. We got to school and as expected people stared. We made our way to our lockers and got ready to head to our classes and agreed to meet up for lunch. 

The day went on uneventfully until I was going into the lunch room. As I walked in and I saw Lyn trying to get Mikis attention, again. Before I could even think I turned and stormed out of the cafeteria. 

I didn’t know how I would ever be able to hide how I felt about Miki around people. Knowing he likes me, made everything so much more complicated. Before I hid it from everyone and didn’t have a clue about his feelings, so it was so easy to hide. But after that night, I don't think I can ever be the same. Everything seems to be becoming more personal. As I stormed my way through the hall, I heard someone calling my name. I didn’t stop walking, neither did I turn around to look. Because I already knew who it was. 

“Stella. Hold up!” I can hear him getting closer. I rolled my eyes as I heard his steps so close behind. I abruptly stopped in my spot and turned around, completely annoyed. 

“Jared. Can you please just leave me alone!” I turned around and walked away before he even got a chance to say another word to me. I wanted nothing to do with him. With Lyn. And at this moment Miki. I get he can’t control how Lyn acts, but I just couldn’t deal right now. 

I felt my eyes begin to gloss up in frustration. Why did I have to like him? My brother's best friend. My best friend's brother. I knew Mae said she knew and she understands but like what if that isn’t the case if we truly did start dating. All those what ifs and they were just so overwhelming. Knowing he has feelings for me made it all so damn complicated. Why now? Why did it all have to come to light now?

I didn’t realize how far I'd walked. I found myself deep in the tracks of the football field. There weren’t many people around since most are either in the cafeteria or in classes. There are a few though scattered around. I decided to just walk the entire track and blow off the anger. When the bell rang signaling the end of lunch I headed to my next class. Ignoring anyone and everyone. I ignored all the texts and calls too. I already know I'll be getting an ear full from Mae for ignoring her.