You know that boy, the most popular one in school, the one every girl wants and every guy wants to be? Well, he has a secret, one that he'll do anything to keep.
I'm that girl, the quiet one, the one with hardly any friends, and I know his secret...
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When I wake up, I roll over and find my phone to check the time. 4PM. Noah will be home soon. I debate removing myself from his bed but I'm too warm and cosy to do that.
"Urghhh stupid annoying little b-"
I sit up and see Liv standing in the doorway. I cough to get her attention and she looks up, giving me an awkward smile as I give her an amused look.
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"Something wrong?" I ask with a snicker, curious about what's got her so worked up.
She hesitates and looks down at her phone and then back at me. She sighs and dumps her bag on the floor before coming and flopping on the bed next to Ellie and I. She looks at me again as if she's searching for something inside me.
"I don't think you really want to know..." She mumbles, picking at a thread of her school jumper.
So it's about me...what a surprise.
"I think I can handle it." I say with a reassuring smile but I doubt whether actually can.
"It's just some stupid girls saying stuff about you on Facebook." She offers me her phone so I can see for myself. I take a quick glance at the screen, not reading the whole thing. I pick out the words fat, ugly and freak and that's enough for me to get the general idea. I give Liv her phone back and lay back down, staring up at the ceiling.
"Kay, you know that it's not true right?" Liv whispers. I bite my lip, not saying anything.
It is true. I've never been skinny but when I was pregnant I did put on weight. Everyone said it was normal but it didn't exactly help my self esteem. And I don't think I've ever considered myself pretty at all.
"Oi. Listen to me Kayleigh. You're gorgeous and everyone knows it." I scoff and roll my eyes. Liv tugs on my arm to get me to look at her. "You got my brother, if you don't believe me, you still have to see that."
She has a point but I still have no idea why Noah was ever interested in someone like me.
"I don't have him anymore though." I say in barely a whisper. Liv's gaze softens and she goes to grab my hand but something interrupts her.
