Your's, eventually

pretend love

We arrived five minutes early and I went straight to class, luckily for me i don't seat near Marielle, but today were having an extra class and the teacher asked her to seat beside me, as it today couldn't get worse

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The bell rang which signified the beginning of lunch, I walked down the hallway, I inspected the place which was a lot crowded than usual, peoples exchanging talks, I knew was about Xander as I could hear it faintly, I ignored it and went for the Cafeteria , I got there and my eyes wemy straight to Xander holding a parcel and a card, he was singing perfect by Ed Sheeran,

I've found a love for me, darling just ride right in, follow my lead

I've found a girl ,beautiful and sweet

I never knew you were the someone waiting for me, cause we were just Kids when we fell in love! ,not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this time......, he crowed cheered and applauded as he sang on, I stared, she really means a lot to him, i wished I was in her shoes, i let out a tear as a hand stretched out an handkerchief to me, I wiped my tears and looked back, Ethan f*****g west, “why are you throwing your handkerchief at me ,you need it more”

“I just thought you'll need it more , if you keep fixing your eyes on them, I'm sure they kiss in, three..., two... “ .“ what? Why would I….“ ,just then I heard a round if applause coming from the crowd after Ethan said one, I stormed out without my lunch ,”see I knew they would kiss each other, it's a total cliche” , I frowned “you should be the one using the handkerchief, she's your ex-girlfriend after all” ,although I felt heartbroken I would never admit it in front of my enemy, “really? , girl can you just admit it, I know you like Xander”,I blushed hearing that, “ what? ,of.... of course I like Xander ,he's my best “ ,hello smirked boy believing any thing I said “Oh... Cut the crap girl, it's pretty obvious, then way you look at him, the way you get jealous “ he started raising his voice I coveted his mouth and pushed him to a corner with his back against the wall, “you're being to loud” ,he looked down and I noticed, I moved back a little, “oh I did guess right “ ,I rolled my eyes “oh jeez “ I started walking away , he walked behind me , “ just leave me alone, okay? “ , “I just wanna talk,you know I could help you “, I froze, I turned and raised an eyebrow ,”how? “ I inquired, he seemed taken aback he paused and thought for a moment, “here's the deal, if you help me get good grades this semester and be my pretend girlfriend , I'll help you get Xander” “how do I know I can trust you “. He hovered me ,”you don't, think about it, I'll pay you fifty dollars a month, all you have to do is play pretend and tutor me, and the cash prize is a lot “ I thought for a moment,i do need that money not that I'm lacking any need, but he was the cause of all this, if he had held on to this girlfriend I wouldn't be in this mess, “I'll think about it “ and with that I walked away, “gab!“ he shouted from a distance and then ran his hands through his hair.

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i walked through the hallways till when I finally made to class about a minute early and sat in my seat as usual, clearing the mess already made on my desk, during that time, miss miller entered, her facial expression had changed from being the once enthusiastic teacher to the aggressive type today, “Ethan west!“ she scanned the whole class with her eyes and a figure rose from the seat behind me, “Sup? “, she scoffed unbelievably, “really?, what was that about?, changing your scores, printing false files? “ , “yeah about that “, he showed no sign of remorse, “see me after the class and you're on detention “, “ yeah sure “ he smirked and took a seat, I couldn't believe it, did he just smirk at her? , is there some going on?, a lot ran through my mind at that moment, and before I could process all I saw a ball made out paper, I looked around and saw Ethan giving me a sign to read whats on the piece of paper, I sensed it must be a joke being pulled off by Ethan but My curiosity grew and I opened it, it wrote.

Dear gabby, I know you saw what happened just now and I want you to know I didn't do any of it, let's meet after the bell rings and I'll explain it to you, everything I promise, your soon to be pretend boyfriend, love Ethan, what? ,my face reddened and I threw the paper and gave him a stern look, what does he think of himself and before I could talk he threw another which quoted ,'why are you being all red, I know it's you easy to fall in love with me'i didn't read it complete, I looked up and saw the whole class looking at me , I felt embarrassed although I didn't know why? , I looked back to see, Ethan try and stifle his laugh and I knew something was right, “ yes, Gabriella?, would you like to share what's on the paper? “ , I realized I was reading it a bit to loud, “no miss miller, it's my personal hygiene list “ I lied thanks to Ethan,i sighed, “well for interrupting my class you're on detention and I don't want this to be repeated next time “ ,I nodded, “ take your seat “ I sat and rested my head on the desk till the lesson ended, I got up and made my way through the exit , as Ethan held my hand ,” hey gabby “ ,I frowned “thanks a lot, for getting me into detention and now I have paperwork” I yanked my hand and started walking again, as he caught up with me with only a few steps ,”gab listen, what I did was wrong but I can explain “ , “explain what ,I don't care “ , although I wanted to know, I wouldn't let him know I'm that desperate, “ I just want to clarify things, so you'd know a few things about me before we become a fake couple, so what the teacher said was bullshit ,here's what happened “ he paused, “ go ahead “ I urged him” ,he lowered his head “you might need to sit to hear this, promise you won't judge “ , I laughed but his face was neutral “ what's so bad, that you want me to seat” . “okay since you insist” he stayed quiet for a while before speaking, “okay we went on a date but it was just once “ ,my eyes grew wide “ a date? “.“are you gonna let me speak or not “ I pressed my lips and he sighed ,” so we went on a date and she told me she wanted me to….. you know, I told her I couldn't not because I don't wanna but because it's wrong, I can't on the first date, she got angry and left angry, so that's why she pulled off this stunt “, my mouth hung open, I couldn't believe it, Ethan and miss miller? , I looked up and saw Ethan looking at me “you alright? “ , I realized I had just embarrased myself , “um I have to go “ ,I walked away, “yeah gotta go meet the boys “ and with that he turned around facing the opposite way, I got to the exit and I saw Xander waving at me , I wanted to run to him but tasha showed up close to him, she hugged him from behind and looked at me in the eyes, I knew she was doing all these on purpose, but I ignored her and went for Ethan's car instead , Xander seemed confused but i couldn't let him know how jealous I was.

Ethan who was reviving his car, stopped what he was doing ,”gabby!, what?, are you falling in love with me? “ ,I rolled my eyes and said cooly “the Ethan charm does work” he smiled and revived the engine and it roared to life, Ethan was really tall and was hot as hell ,with any first glance you would immediately fall him, but my heart was stolen, “so,what now? “ ,i asked as I didn't understand what he had meant ,”yeah take this read it “ ,he handed me a piece of paper fixing his eyes on the road ,my eyes scanned the paper thoroughly, it was a agreement contract, I placed it in my bag and looked at him, “there's some else” , I said trying to get his attention for what I was about to say ,”were gonna have a rule “ ,he sighed,”rules? what rule? “, “it's our pretend relationship limit “ ,I added, “ go on, I'm listening “, “okay, rule one no intimacy , you don't touch me “ , he blushed hearing me say that out loud . “sure I won't, only if you don't tempt me “ , I smiled and rolled me eyes playfully, “rule two, no kissing “ , he car suddenly came to an abrupt stop, he just smiled and placed his hand behind me, the atmosphere was quiet, until he broke it “so how do they know we're a couple “ , my god I didn't think of that ,”okay kissing is allowed sometimes like when the whole family gathers for thanksgiving but on a normal just talk to me the way married people do”, he smirked and handed me a card, “we start tomorrow at two and meet my family “ I collected the card and placed it a inch away from the contract, I got down and goodbye before he drove off, I entered the house and was immediately welcomed but the scene of Marielle and Xander making out I coughed and they parted, I pretended nothing was wrong but I burned within me, I know I'm not the first to have a crush but why is life being unfair to me, I headed for my room and opened the door , I dived into my bed throwing all my stuffed animals into the floor, first Xander and Marielle, now I gotta pretend I love Xander, ,I was interrupted by a knock on my door, I opened the door and peeped and saw Xander ,”hey Xander “ , I said trying to hide my emotions, “hi ella, could I talk to you, now? “, “sure “ i opened the door fully now and he came in “ so I was wondering which you'd pick for the school tour “ , “I choose Italy “ I said with a groan as my body was aching ,”I just really want France to win, I really want me and Marielle side by side under the eifle tower cuddling, kissing, it's a dream come true “ ,I sighed ,I won't admit but I felt so f*****g jealous when he kisses her, “yeah, for you, I'd revote “ ,”really thanks you're the best friend anyone could ever ask for “ , with that he went out to meet marielle who kept calling his name repeatedly, “best friend “ I mumbled after his exit, I could hear faint noises of celebration on the upcoming tour, I went down to grab a drink and be on my way back upstairs, suddenly Marielle walked up to me and handed me a bottle ,I looked confused, “what's this “ I inquired, “I need a refill, I scoffed and rolled my eyes in disbelief, “did you just roll your eyes at me? “ ,”oh Im sorry “,she smirked and was about to walk out when I added “did I roll it out loud “ I said and fetched my drink and went back upstairs leaving her shocked with got her mouth left agape, I sank into my pillow and covered my head with the duvet as I fell asleep deeply, knowing tommorow had something special, I'm a steep closer to having Xander and that thought made me become rest assured.