Chapter 7: Frienemies

Aphrodite's Pov:

"Who do you like?"

She looked down at the floor, blushing. "Phillip.

"Ph- Phillip? Really?" I asked, startled. "Uh, that's um…" I didn't know what to say.

"Yeah, he's really handsome and funny, and I really like him," she said with a sparkle in her eye. "So anyway, truth or dare?" she asked. I knew that if I said truth she would ask me who my crush was, so I decided to say dare.

"Dare," I said.

"Okay, I DARE you to answer this question," she smiled. "Who do you like? Remember, NO lying."

"Are you sure you don't want me to lie?" I grimaced. Her eyes widened.

"NO WAY! Do you have a crush on Phillip, too?" I shrugged, scratching my back.

"Well then, we'll just have to see who he likes. No hard feelings, no matter what?" She asked and held out her hand for me to shake. I nodded and shook it.

"He's already asked me out," I said quickly.

"WHAT?" Rae exclaimed. "He- he asked you out? Like, a date?" I nodded. "Why didn't you tell me?" she asked.

"I guess it never came up. I like him, Rae," I said. I knew it was kind of selfish, but I was the goddess of love, and as mean as it sounds, I wasn't going to let a mortal have this.

"It's fine. I mean, he likes you. Not me. I just have to deal with it, I guess. Like we said, no hard feelings." She shrugged, trying to play it off. I could see the tears brewing in her eyes, even though she was trying to hide them.

I had to give my friend credit.

"You wanna go to sleep?" she asked. I nodded after looking at the clock. It was eleven forty-seven. "Goodnight," she yawned.

"Night," I replied.

I woke up and had to pee. I really didn't want to get up, so I just sat on the couch for a few minutes. Finally I couldn't wait any longer. I got up and went to the bathroom, which was two doors away.

The light was off, and I stumbled around for a minute before finding the light switch. It was then when I saw it.

A black leather notebook. I opened it, still standing up despite the need for me to pee. I flipped open to the first page, where it said Property of Rae Black. I didn't read it, I swear. At least, I didn't read it for a few minutes, not until after I peed.

9/6/16:

Today I met a new girl named Ava. She's pretty, and has a good attitude. She's nice, and it's not everyday you find someone like that. I hung out with her a little, and by the end of the day I had already gotten two boys asking me if she was single. I'm single! Why does no one want to date me?

9/9/16:

There's also a new boy named Phillip. He's really, really cute. I have a crush on him.

9/15/16:

I think Phillip might have a crush on someone else. I keep hinting that I like him, but he's so oblivious! I swear, If it's Ava, I'm going to die. I'm really getting tired of her.

9/23/16:

Abby's also new, and she's such a know-it-all. She keeps throwing insults at Phillip, why? Does she have a crush on him that she's trying to cover up?

10/2/16:

I caught my breath. This was today. Rae had wrote about today.

Ava slept over. I hate her so much! It turns out her and Phillip are dating. They're not good together! He's my crush! I'm just going to do something to show that to him.

That. Little. Brat. She was going to try to pull something! I swear, if she messed up our date…

I took a deep breath. 'You are a goddess,' I reminded myself. No mortal girl could outdo me. No one was more beautiful than me, even that stupid girl Psyche back in the day.

I took another deep breath and was about to put the diary down when I heard a voice.

"What the heck are you doing?" Rae growled.

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