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No no no. It's not right. And besides, he surely has a girlfriend... no ...he is irritated by me, he wants revenge, isn't that childish?"
I searched online.
Why has he changed so much in just seven years?
I saw lots and lots of articles on different sites but they all said one common thing.
It was normal for boys to change and become unpredictable and independent as they grew.
I slept very late and when I woke the next morning, I went to have my bath.
I wore a short jeans denim jumper with a short sleeved white cloth inside and chunky sneakers and I backed my blue bag and I put my phone in, packed my hair into a high ponytail and put a little pink lipstick and went out.
" Hurry from school so they won't get bored" my mum said as I passed her by.
" Aren't they going to school? "
" No..."
" Why? "
" Of course it's almost vacation so why should they bother?"
" Oh"
I walked to school and got there in a short while.
" Hey" someone said.
I turned around and was shocked.
It was Mia from Reign girls.
She was talking to me!
" Hi".
" So, any luck on a boyfriend? "
" Uh, I'm sorry but no, I tried but, Maybe I'll join you guys next year"
" Why" Sissy asked.
" I'm going on a vacation to Italy. actually it's my sister's wedding "
" You have an Older sis?" Mia asked
" Nah, She's the youngest aunt so I call her my sister instead"
" To Italy?"
" Yeah"
" Just your family?"
" No my cousins, all relatives, and their friends"
The bell rang and I turned around and left sadly.
How I wished they could just call me and tell me I didn't need a boyfriend.
The classes were all so boring and after what felt like ten years, the bell rang for end of school.
I saw Mia and Sissy standing and talking at the gate.
" Hey, so see you next year?" Mia asked.
I got a little hope
" Probably "
Did they want me to really be their friend?
Did they already imagine dates with me?
" Can't I join without a boyfriend? "
"You know, it's a long story, these guys. to really be a part of us, you have to be really experienced when it comes to boys." She said and continued.
"you know, if you join us, we can be the Reign Triangle again. we don't have to be the Reign girls any longer, but before that, we need someone like us.
"They don't show it but these boys want us to fall, they want to show us we're not everything."
Then she added. "if you join, they're gonna want to try you and you're going to be like the weak link in the triangle. " She said and Sissy nodded.
"Sure all boys are different but they have one thing in common, if you have a boyfriend, study him, watch how he reacts to things.
"his tactics, his flirting styles, you have to know how to read what's behind their smile. to see the truth from their eyes.
" why's he doing this? Does he like me or my body? You have to know all the ways a boy can get you, they send each other to find things out about you and they pick just one guy who's like Mr Perfect and strike and trust me...
" once you go down, they'll see us as trash, once again, they'll start harassing the girls and the Principal?" Then she rolled her eyes and continued.
" he doesn't care about stuff like that, so having a boyfriend before joining us is like the training you undergo before becoming a soldier, you have to be able to read their common characteristics like a book.
" but just look at you, you look like the type that has never stepped within two feet of a boy, and trust me, boys are one of the most dangerous creatures on this planet and only we, the girls, can control them.
"and if you're gonna be a Reign girl, you have to have one as a test, you should know how love works so when you see it, you recognize it instantly " Mia explained.
I nodded slowly.
It all made sense, if a boy came way too near me, I'd freak out and being a reign girl meant boys should have no control over you. Or does a master cower from the servant?
That's just how it was.
"But, a kiss, is it..."
"A kiss can do so many things Ellie, it can cause so many things and you've got to learn to control, withstand and manipulate a kiss.
" You've got to know how to kiss on your own terms and conditions and you should know what it feels like.
" Different feelings arise during a kiss and if you're a newbie at it, it's gonna show, we can't have that, can we? " Sissy said.
" No" I replied.
" It's as simple as that, with great power comes great responsibility " Mia said.
" Don't you have anybody? Anybody" Sissy asked and just then, exactly at that moment, this crazy sports car appeared from nowhere making everyone turn.
It stopped coolly in the midst of everyone who had parted ways.
Edriel came down from the backseat looking around.
God..
No.. no... Not here, not at school.
" Ellie" he called as he saw me.
" Who's that?" Mia and Sissy asked together.
" Just my cousin. No one else" I said in a rush.
" Boyfriend. " they whispered to me.