annie's pov
i woke up the next morning to lani, bella and mavis staring at me.
"well?" mavis asked.
"what?" i asked, after i had recovered from the shock.

"what the hell happened with asher?" bella asked.
i rolled my eyes. "not this again." i groaned.

"yes this again! y'all cute asf!" lani said.

i rolled my eyes again and stared to get ready for breakfast. "we filled each other in on what's been going on in our lives." i explained.

"and?" mavis asked eagerly.
"that's it." i deadpanned.

they all sighed in defeat.

"you're too boring anns." lani said.
"what did you expect?" i asked. lani plastered a grin on her face and was about to open her mouth to say something but i cut her off. "actually, don't answer that."

we went down to the great hall. the same guy mavis was with last night, wyatt, came up to her.
"hey mavis, wanna play quidditch again today?" he asked.
she grinned. "you bet." he smirked at her and went off.

we all grinned at mavis, and ended up being smacked upside the head. oops.

asher kept on staring at me during breakfast. i tried not to look at him. finally, after noticing the fact that he had been staring at me for a solid ten minutes, i looked into his dazzling green eyes.

"yes?" i asked.
he shook himself. "what?"
"why are you staring at me angel?" i asked, giggling slightly.
he smirked. "you look cute when your mouth is full of cheerios."

i blushed, but then did a fake hair flip. "i know i do." and continued eating my cereal.

after classes were over, i was making my way to the common room, my books in my hand, when lauren and vanessa came walking by me.

lauren shoved me, causing my books to fall. an ink bottle exploded, and there was ink all over my books.

"oops." lauren said, with a fake pout, before walking away.

i bent down to clean up the mess. vanessa joined her. lauren didn't seem to notice.

she muttered a charm, and the ink vanished from my pages, and sat neatly in its pot.

"i'm sorry about lauren." she said.
"it's fine. i don't really care anymore." i lied.
"are you sure?" vanessa asked.

"i just don't get why she's started to become so mean? we were best friends when we were younger. so were you and i ness!" i said, calling her by the nickname i used when we were younger. she looked down.

"the truth? lauren's parents got divorced in our second year. her dad cheated on her mom with yours annie. lauren was heartbroken. ever since, she hasn't talked to her dad. you know how close they were." nessa admitted.

tears crept into my eye. my mom cheated on dad with..lauren's father?? this was wrong. it must be some cruel prank lauren's pulling. please please be a joke.

"i'm sorry annie." nessa said, putting a hand on mine. i wipes a few tears away, excused myself, and ran off.

where i was going, i had no idea. all i knew was that i needed to be alone. and to think.

i eventually wound up in an abandoned classroom. i sat down on one of the desks, placed my head in my hands and cried.

i don't know how long i sat there, bawling my eyes out, but when i looked up, the clock on the way read 1:03 am.

my throat was dry, my hair was damp, my eyes stung and my head was pounding.

how could my mom, the most truthful and honest person i know, do such a thing? especially to my dad. i thought they were in love. you don't have an affair with someone when you love someone else.

what if she didn't love dad? what if she secretly lived lauren's dad?
i hugged myself.

just then, the door opened and in came the last person i expected to come: lauren.

she stared at me. "what are you doing here?" she glared at me. i rolled my eyes at her.

"and why should i tell you?" i said, wiping my tears away.

her expression softened. "omg annie are you okay?" she sat next to me and put an arm around me. "what's wrong?"

i remember when we used to be friends, lauren's soft side would eventually get the best of her. at times, she would be a complete biyotch and other times she would be the biggest sweetheart.

"i just found out about my mom.. and your dad." i let out. her eyes opened wide. "you mean you didn't know?" she asked baffled.

i nodded. "nessa told me. i get why you hate me now."

"oh annie i'm so sorry for being an asshole to you, i thought you knew! i didn't think about how you were hurting. i just found it unfair that my parents got divorced and yours stayed together." she let out.

"yea well my mom hasn't even told my dad. at least, i don't think she has." i said.

she gave me a hug. "now i feel stupid for all the times i made your life hell." she laughed nervously.

i looked at her. "how about a truce? can we go back to our old friendship again?" i asked. not gonna lie, i was lowkey scared of her answer. she smiled at me. "of course we can annie banannie!" i laughed at her.

sometimes it feels like your whole world is collapsing. like you'll never be happy again. you'll never feel that warm feeling inside, or have a smile appear on your face. but then, the right person comes, and makes you forget about everything. they're their for you, your shoulder to cry on. you know that even though there was some awkward tension, everything is fine. you're gonna be fine. you just need hope. strength. courage. and most importantly, someone who can provide those things to you.

lucky for me, i have lauren.
and that's all i needed at the time.

a/n:
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