Chapter 7

*January 2014*

Sophomore year,It's the last day of the mid year exams and finally vacation,the first semester has been hell and whoever said 10th grade was easy was soo wrong.

"Well we're officially free "Caroline exclaimed "For two weeks

"So final decision ,Mall it is?"

"Yeah" We all sighed in desperation

It was this tradition of us,our group, the last day of each semester at the last day of the exams we'd all hangout as a celebration,and since we were out of places it was always the mall.

We go to the mall,watch a movie,grab something to eat and the walk around a little,we the girls were sick of it ourselves,no wonder how the guys must've felt,but what was really important is that we were all together.

"Hey" I heard his faint voice and quickly turned around with this stupid smile on my face

"Hi" I say while walking over to him and hugging him in a tight embrace "How are you?"

"Well I'm fine now" Ryan said smirking

Ryan is my best bestfriend ever,He's like the greatest guy I've ever known,like a brother to me,ofcourse feelings got in the way,form his side but it never worked,he used to be with us in the school but now he's home-schooled,he hangs around school alot though.

"So you're coming with us today?"Matt asked,Matt was Ryan's bestfriend and mine too,but him and Ryan were childhood friends..So were Caroline and Bonnie.

"Nope,Can't"

"What?Why?"I asked immediately

"I've got stuff to do and plus I don't get semester breaks like you"

What a way to start a day "Whatever I'm going to the bathroom"

"I'm coming with" Sarah said " You don't have to be mad ,y'know"

"I'm not I just really don't like when we're all not together,and it all happened since he started home-school "

"Everything doesn't have to stay the same"

"No,they don't" I mumbled

After I got back from the bathroom we all headed to the mall and watched the wolf of wallstreet.

...

I got home and automatically like every teenager these days scooped my cell and found 20 whatsapp messages and 2 facebook chats and tons of twitter notifications,I get really pumped when I see that I have alot of twitter notifications because it's one of the very little things that make me feel good about myself.

Yeah,I haven't grew to be that much of a person,I mean I'm lucky to have that number of friends.

I decided to check my facebook first to get it over with,I found a message from Meredith, my friend from table tennis,the club I used to play at cut down the whole game so I transferred clubs,I've been at the this one for three years now going on the forth,the table tennis championships begins in July,so now I'm in the middle of my third year and we have only two championships left in the season,one were we play individually,and the other were we play as a team.

This is my first year to play in the "Under 18" team only to be "Under 18 B" yet another thing of million things to make me feel bad about myself.

There were alot of girls at practice of all teams but my bestfriends were only 6,:Meredith,Emily,Corine,Ava,Chloe and Jenna.

Jenna Was in Canada and is going to be there for the next two years,My friends from other clubs Were Joline,Lea and Tammy,Yes Joline and I were separated when the game was cut down,but we stayed bestfriends

*You coming today* Asked Meredith

*Yepp!,u?*

She didn't answer,probably wasn't on as I was checking my second message,whatsapp ringed indicating a received a new one so I went to check it

*Elenaaaaaa* It was from Rose

*OMG! Rose I miss you* Rose stopped playing table tennis a year after the game was cut down,but we stayed in touch every now and then,the only one we've all grown out of touch with was Clara,she was with me in the club for two years but then stopped playing.

Sarah's words from earlier ring in my head

Everything doesn't have to stay the same.

And I guess she was right

*I miss you too,hey when's you're next championship?*

*Uhh! next week,why?*

*Great I have a championship at the stadium that time ,I finally get to see you and joline,yours is at the stadium,right?*

*Yes it is Hall 1*

*Mine's is in Hall 3*

*Guess I'll see you then :D*

*YaaaaaaaY*

I quickly dialed Joline's number

"He-" I cut her in mid-sentence "Guess who's coming to our championship" I said excitedly

"Ummmm,who?"She asked hesitantly as if she's supposed to know the answer but doesn't "Rose"I squeaked "What!No way ,You're kidding right? You always kid" can't help but feel a little hurt hurt by this but I passed it of my mind anyway "No she's coming,she has a penta championship in hall 3"

We kept blabbing about it for another half hour before I hung up,It feels so good to reunite with them and be all together in the same room before as we used to,now that I can't wait the best thing is to countdown the days for this week to pass.

After I read all the other whatsapp messages I realized that I still hadn't checked the the second facebook,so I went to checked then the smile disappeared from my face and my mood totally changed.

It was a message...from Stefan.