i was insanely nervous walking into school today, knowing i'd see ashtray. but it wasn't him i was avoiding, it was amelia.. and fezco.

but fezco wasn't here, just amelia.

"wait until i see that little-." anna spoke too loud, so i grabbed her arm and sage cut her off. "anna.. relax, alright?"

anna glared at her, but stopped, though kept looking around.

my heart dropped at the sight of ashtray leaning a little, on a locker... with a girl closely stood next to him.

all it took was fez to say something to him.. how predictable.

i shook my head, turning around and making my way to first hour.. where i knew i would see amelia.

i sat down, to see amelia wasn't in her seat. so i waited.

and soon, a nervous amelia walked in, and sat down. she kept her eyes straight and didn't say her usual "hey." to me.

before the teacher started talking, i turned to her. "amelia?"

her eyes widened, but still kept straight.

"you told him, didn't you?" i asked, and watched and her face grew red.

i scoffed, shaking my head. and with that, the teacher started talking.

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anna didn't do anything to amelia, because sage it wasn't a good idea and she should wait, so she did.

as i was walking out the school doors, trying to avoid fez seeing me if he was here, someone grabbed my arm.

"what?" i asked miles, glancing at him hand on my arm.

he kept his arm there, but smirked. "dating ashtray now, huh?"

i furrowed my eyebrows, and shrugged. "yeah. what about it?"

he chuckled, letting go of my arm harshly. "so i was right."

his cocky face was making me irritated, "guess you was."

again, i tired walking, but he grabbed me again, making me even more passed off. "what the fuck do you want, miles?"

"woah, relax." he laughed, making me roll my eyes.

"just.. that's a little fucked up, no?" he said, making me look at him like he was stupid.

"i mean, lead me on?.. that's fucked up." he finished, and i shook my head, letting out a scoff.

"you were talking to a girl the same time i was talking to ashtray, not to mention making out with her at a party." i squinted my eyes.

"but sure, it's 'fucked up'" i spoke sarcastically, purposely hitting his shoulder as i walked pass.

and just as i did, amelia was walking passed and ashtray came in view. i shook my head, genuinely pissed he was all close to that girl not even 24 hours after we started dating.

i was lucky he didn't see me, and i kept walking until i met up with hazel, and we walked to her house.

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i sighed, laying next to hazel as we were watching a movie.

she turned to me, "what?"

i shrugged, "nothing."

but she rolled her eyes, "bullshit."

i chuckled, "just ashtray. it's nothing though."

"what about him? wait- y'all didn't break up right? please tell me you two didn't break up because of fezco." she sat up.

i laughed at how fast she talks, "no.. we didn't. i don't think." i mumbled the last part.

"'you don't think?' what's that mean?" she asked.

and again, i shrugged. "he was all close with this girl earlier.. and-." i paused, realizing i just sounded like a jealous girlfriend.

"i don't know, it wouldn't surprise me if he didn't want to be together anymore.. after whatever fez told him." i finished.

she quickly shook her head, "don't think that way, mal. hopefully he's smarter than that."

i nodded, not knowing how to reply.

"hey, where's your mom?" i asked, just now noticing that she still wasn't home.

"at work, she'll be home in like two days." she shrugged, opening the chip bag that had been sitting there since the movie started.

"mm." i hummed in response, leaning back into her couch.

i jumped at the sound of her phone ringing all of a sudden, mine was still on silent and on a table not close to me.

"hello?" she answered.

i couldn't hear anything on the other end, just her responses.

"yeah, she's still here." i'm guessing me.. since i'm the only other person here.

"yeah." she continued talking to whoever it was.

"yeah." and with that she hung up, so i turned to her.

"anna's coming." she informed me, and i nodded in response.

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soon, three loud knocks were heard.

hazel turned to me, before getting up with me following closely behind just in case.

she could look out the peak whole to make sure, but it was too dark... and we knew it was anna.. "hurry up!"

hazel swung the door open, and anna walked in, two bags in her hands. "hey guys."

i furrowed my eyebrows when i noticed sage wasn't with her, we always hangout as four.. so her not showing up with anna, surprises me.

"where's sage?" i asked, following as she walked over to the kitchen counter.

she sat the bags down and then turned to us, "honestly thought she'd be with y'all.. i have talked to her."

"that reminds me." hazel spoke, sitting down on one of the kitchen chairs.

"do y'all think sage was acting weird earlier?... like with the whole amelia thing." she asked.

"no?" i answered.

"yeah." annalise replied, making me turn my head to her.

"what? i don't know.. she just seemed a little weird." she shrugged, pulling out the snacks from the bags.

i let that go, it's sage. i've been friends with her for years, i don't think she'd do anything.. like i'm thinking, to me.

and soon, hazel and anna were having a singing contest, playing very loud music on a speaker, not really sure how someone hasn't came and told them to stop since it's like midnight, but it was fun to watch.

"cmon mal!" anna pulled me up from the chair, moving my arms so i'll dance around with them.

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