Any one would be jealous of Krista Lenz. She was the perfect girl with the perfect life. She was absolutely gorgeous, with her long golden hair and ocean blue eyes and porcelain skin and perfect smile. She was intelligent, a straight-A student and enrolled in all honors classes. She was athletic, being captain of the cheer team (which admittedly would've been Mikasa, if she didn't look so scary). She was friendly and sociable, almost everyone in school knew who she was and admired her. People had every reason to be jealous of Krista, and she had no reason to complain about her life. She was happy, extremely happy.

Or at least that's what she convinced herself to think.

She grew up in southern California in San Fernando Valley, or what most people would call "the Valley." The Valley was home to the richest, snobbiest, and most spoiled girls you could ever meet, and that's exactly where Krista lived. Though she didn't really relate to those stereotypes. Sure, her father was a rich lawyer and sure, she was pretty spoiled. But she wouldn't consider herself "snobby" or "ditzy", which is what most people had said about her. "A ditz with a credit card," as she recalled. She tended to not let people's words get to her though, she couldn't change the life she was given.

Krista's life consisted of roughly five things; cheer practice, studying, attending parties in the Valley, shopping, and spending time at the beach. Those were the only things she ever did, but she never complained. Why would she?

Right now, she was at the mall shopping with her best friends, both Valley Girls of course. She was sitting with her two friends, sipping on a cherry slushie after spending a large amount of money on the latest clothing trends. She didn't really pay attention as her friends talked about pointless things like boys and school. Instead, her focus was on the phone in her pocket that buzzed literally every ten seconds. Reluctantly, she pulled the phone out of her pocket, scrolling through various texts from her long time boyfriend Reiner. They had been dating since junior high, and she had to admit she was growing tired of him. He was fairly attractive, a buff, tall football player with blonde hair and blue eyes and a kind smile. When she first met him, they instantly clicked, and he was one of the sweetest guys she had ever met. But they had been dating for so long, and he had grown to be so narcissistic. He basically only cared about his reputation and football at this point. Sometimes she wondered if he really loved her or if he just used her to make himself look good.

"Hellooooo, Earth to Krista! Wanna join in on the convo? You've been totally silent for, like, an hour!" Her friend Sasha's voice pulled her out of her thoughts. The brunette was a true Valley Girl, a master of the language consisting of the high-pitched tone and the use of the words "like" and "totally" in every sentence.

"Sorry, Sash. I was just thinking." The blonde flashed an apologetic smile as she shut her phone off, setting it aside. Sasha eyed the phone as it buzzed again, her brown eyes curious.

"Reiner buggin' again? Gosh, what's his damage? It's like you can't have fun without him totally ruining everything!" Sasha complained as she rolled her eyes. Krista chuckled sheepishly.

"Is everything alright between you and Reiner?" Her raven-haired friend Mikasa piped up, pinching the straw of her slushie between her lips. Krista definitely admired Mikasa the most. She actually found they were quite similar; both girls grew up in the Valley and were labelled as Valley Girls, but neither really conformed with the stereotypes, unlike their friend Sasha.

"Uhm.. Kinda? I dunno, I'm just getting bored with him.." Hearing those words come from her own mouth made her feel terrible, and she averted her gaze to the golden bracelet around her wrist, a gift from Reiner. "It's just- He's totally controlling and narcissistic and all he cares about is football and the way he holds himself up. Which isn't a bad thing, like, at least he's pursuing something! It just feels as if he wants me only because it makes both of us look good." A dramatic gasp came from Sasha.

"Are you saying you want to break up with him, Krista?!" She gasped. Krista's cheeks flushed as she twirled her straw between her fingers.

"No, of course not-! Well- Oh, I don't know!" She sighed and rested her chin in her palm, ignoring yet another text from Reiner.

"Krista, you can't! Sure, he can be annoying and bugs you every two seconds, but you guys are, like, totally perfect together! He's the best player on the football team and you're captain of the cheer squad! It's like those high school movies where they get married and stay together forever! Like high school sweethearts! Soulmates!" Sasha was about to continue further with her speech before Mikasa cut her off.

"Speak of the devil." The raven-haired girl whispered as Reiner himself was coming up the escalator with his taller, and a lot sweatier, friend Bert. Krista felt her stomach drop, sighing as she gathered her bags and threw the slushie away. Sasha and Mikasa followed behind her.

"Krista, babe! Whatta surprise seeing you here." He was chuckling at the short blonde, who just shook her head.

"You know that I'm here, like, every weekend, Reiner.. I don't see how it's much of a surprise." She muttered back as she tried heading to the escalator, only for Reiner to block her path. "Reiner, please move."

"Baby, we need to talk. You haven't been returning my texts, I was worried about you." The blonde male cooed to her, only making her sigh in response.

"Maybe I didn't want to." She said dryly as she stared up at him. Krista wasn't the type of girl to let her emotions get to her, but something about Reiner just managed to piss her off lately.

"Listen, Krista, I dunno what I did to make you so pissy with me but I sure as hell don't deserve to be ignored. Can you just quit this childish little act and communicate with me? Why didn't you want to text me?"

All at once, Krista's feelings were bubbling over at his words ad she couldn't control them. She was so annoyed and ticked off that she couldn't stop the words from tumbling out of her mouth. "Did you ever think that maybe I wanted you to actually appreciate me for once? Did it ever occur to you that maybe I didn't want to text you because I don't want to be with you anymore? No you didn't because all you think about is yourself! We're done, Reiner."

And with that, she unclasped his golden bracelet from around her wrist and tossed it at him. Despite her tiny figure, she pushed past him and headed down the escalator, leaving a confused and definitely pissed off Reiner behind her. She couldn't help the smile creeping to her face as a wave of relief washed over her.