All Chapters of Just Kidding : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

 ♡     "That was intense." Bryce follows me out of the lunchroom and once I'm a safe distance from the loud chatter, I turn around and there's Riley along with Chloe watching me.  

     ♡      When emerging from the dimly lit halls to the sunny skies outside, my mood is nowhere near as light as it had been this morning.  

 ♡      By the time the movie has ended it's nearing five in the evening and I've been binge eating Cosmic Brownies along with Cool Ranch Doritos the entire time. So, to say I'm bloated is one way of putting the wave of discomfort.  

♡     After school I manage to group up with the girls easily as if we had found each other telepathically. I survived yet another school day with only a couple more shoves, insults and somewhat brusque remarks from Cooper. Speaking of which, the boy is slowly starting to despise me even more these days. Thank God, at least there's one constant in my life these days. 

♡    After ordering three large cheese pizzas, Riley, Chloe and I fall into the L-shaped couch. The euphoria has worn off and now I'm just defeated, curling up into blankets and pillows with Chloe while Riley searching for a movie on t.v.     "I thi

♡      My eyes are glued to the exit of this party that I certainly am not enjoying. I constantly await for a chance to run free and escape, but here I am an hour later and still there is no release in sight. It doesn't reek as bad outside where Chloe, Riley and I made our way to just minutes ago. It got far too sweaty and rowdy in the crowds of hands grabbing body parts and drunken fools.

♡"See, what did I tell you?" Riley parks her car in the driveway of her house after a long and silent drive back from the disastrous party. "You and Cooper. . .you're gonna fall in love and shit.""Can we get off this topic please? I just need to rinse Dawson's slimy bacteri

♡   "I am not lying." My voice cracks.    "Mhm." Cooper nibbles his bottom lip before straightening himself out to his full height.

♡    As soon as Riley dropped me off at home after Denny's I marched right upstairs and I took a long ass nap. Waking up just now to the sound of cheering and laughter isn't the way I pictured my awakening to be.&nbs

♡It is not until I actually make it to fourth period that I see Cooper again. At this point I'm not quite sure what I feel when I look at him sitting at our usual table, disgust or amity.I've heard rumors that the lesson in cl