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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝒊𝒊. 𝐦𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞

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     If there was something that Juliette had not expected to witness in her first day of junior year was the Rini break-up. Ricky Bowen and Nini Salazar-Roberts had been the it-couple ever since they started dating back in sophomore year and people swore that they would end up getting married. Or, at least, that they would make it to the end of highschool together. Even more after the infamous post on Nini's instagram in which he told Ricky that he loved him through a beautiful song.

     Turns out they were completely wrong because, just as Juliette was walking to her locker with her sisters on each side of her, she heard the couple (better said, ex-couple) arguing. Of course, she could not help but slow down her pace, completely astonished about what was happening.

     "I don't believe this," Ricky continued, shaking his head and not paying any attention to the announcement, "You're blowing me off for some theatre punk you met four weeks ago? At a lake?"

     "Um, you kinda dumped me!" Nini exclaimed, completely perplexed about Ricky's reaction and surprising everyone in the hallway at the sudden outburst. No one, except for the couple's closest friends, knew that they had not been together during Nini's time at her usual Summer camp.

     "It was a break. It wasn't a break-up!" Ricky defended himself, his eyes not leaving Nini as he shook his head in disbelief.

     "I'm sorry Ricky, but it's a break-up now," she concluded harshly just before taking Kourtney with her as the latter started to bicker with Big Red. Juliette was too in shock to start walking right after what had just gone down in front of her, so Ricky and Big Red caught the three of them looking at them.

     "Need something?" the curly-haired boy asked her dryly, making Juliette shake her head while blushing in embarrassment. She had never heard Ricky snap at anyone, I mean, he was the East High's sweetheart of their year so it really confused Juliette, although she couldn't blame him; she was the one eavesdropping after all. But before she could apologize, Ricky had already scoffed and started walking towards the gym.

     "No need to be so rude, Mr Handsome," Ava replied, more to her sisters than to Ricky, who was not there anymore.

     "We were the ones eavesdropping a conversation that was not our concern," Juliette excused the boy, "we owe him an apology."

     "Okay yeah but have you heard? Ricky and Nini are not together anymore, it is your chance, big sis."

     "How many times do I have to tell you that I do not like Ricky Bowen? Don't put your crush on me," she replied, making both of them look at each other. Soon, both twins kissed their sister's cheeks and walked towards their lockers, whispering God knows what.

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     "Okay but have you heard?" Alexandra, Juliette's best friend, whispered as soon as the redhead sat besides her for the assembly, "Ricky and Nini broke up. Apparently, Nini is dating E.J. Caswell."

     "Yeah I heard, I was there when..." at that moment, realization hit her, "wait, E.J. Caswell? As in senior, water-polo captain E.J. Caswell?"

     "Exactly. They met at camp," the brunette explained.

     "How do you know all of this?"

     "I have my ways," she confessed, making Juliette laugh just as the principal started to speak.

     "And now, for a special introduction," the principal announced to the microphone, "this year, East High has a new drama teacher with an announcement she swore, in writing, would not cost too much money."