AMELIA: Falling For My Best Friend

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hocked at first by my audacity, but soon fury burst on her face. She kicked m

owards a toilet cabinet. I panicked and started to struggle

"I am sorry, Valerie, please, anything but this," I begged,

that again." She snapped then shoved me in again. H

getting drowned in the toilet. They turned on the water to flush me. My

king them jolt, and my head hit against the toilet bowl. The last thing I heard was a familiar male voice scream. "WHAT

ng me. Still disoriented, I reached out to touch my head a

in the nurse's office, but what really happened? I wondered, trying t

My eyes sparkled with excitement, and Dylan came. As if answering my quest

nd to take a little peek at who was calling. I regretted immediately picking up the pho

g at the camera. It gave me a bitter feeling. 'So this is the type of girl he

realized we were both smart. He was the only one who stood against the bullying, and yes, I was

steps and I quickly dropped the phone back on

ng my attention towards the door. There he was, Dylan, my secret crush and

then my eyes dimmed, remembering the girl on his wallpaper. "I can see you are up. You got me sc

usy was eating me and I honestly didn't want to talk to him. I could not help but wonder who

ng earlier." He mentioned it but I didn't reply or turn over to face him. Dylan sighed, grabbing his phone

on the ear. I pressed my eyes together to not cave in. "Why would I be m

because of the Val incident, I am sorry for not coming sooner before things spiralled out of control, b

se of his wallpaper. Just remembering how gorgeous the girl with lovely strawberry-blonde hair an

avoid punishment." He urged me, walking over to the other side of the bed, but I just flipped over. "It won't make a diffe

d just chubby, and that's your charm." Dylan tried to reassure me, but it was hard to bel

I don't like when you are cold. Don't think about Valeria. You have no idea what those girls take, and some of them are just plastic." H

guys at her wait to ask her for prom, and I haven't been asked not even once since we got into high school and by September

He will never understand what I meant. Dylan didn't need to ask a girl for pro

d ignore my whining, but to my shock, he smiled at me and then held my hand

oking. Why would you want to go with me." I said, pulling my hand f

and with the most stunning smile I had seen before, that left me breathless. His lips parted

fingertips on my lips before adding. "Please say yes, Amelia dear. I really wan

being s