Chapter 2: Step 1: You Stress About Past Problems

Enemies with Benefits: Freshman in TrainingWords: 9759

Previously...

[From What He Really Did]

•Kevin and I traded yearbooks.

I quickly flipped to the back before I could regret it.

'I've always liked you xx. -Anonymous'

• "Yeah we'd be in art," Scar began saying, shifting her position on the floor.

"And he'd be like how's your friends. And I'd just be like fine. Then you know he was always like how's Selena?"

"What?!" I shot up.

"Yeah. And you know I'd be fine. He'd always ask about my friends then you. Like you were different..."

"More important." I said more to myself.

She nodded.

"Why didn't you tell me Kevin said all this?"

***

August 7th, 2013

I'm going to die.

I go see everyone in one week at the freshman jumpstart.

Which, may I add, is at 9 am! I mean who does that!

Currently 8 days before school and counting.

I'm going to die.

Freshman?! I mean its not a big deal but...my school decided to do a freshman academy.

Let me define freshman academy.

Freshman Academy: Having the whole third floor blocked off to only freshman. Freshman are not allowed to have any interaction with other grades whatsoever.

Freshman get their own secluded, closed campus lunch. Class hours 1-5are freshman only. The last two classes are electives which will be mixed with other grades throughout parts of the building.

So if you are just pure complaining about school starting...try this.

The only upside to this year is that a bunch of kids moved.

Course not Skylar, Ash, and Kris. Hell I'm not that lucky!

But, Hondo, Jayla, Jessica, Samantha, and Bailey moved.

So with most preps down, someone please wipeout all the low-level kids that hate me and I'll be fine.

Anyone want to kill me before school starts so I can avoid the one person I couldn't get off my mind all summer?

I scrolled down my newsfeed.

I stopped on a picture that obviously caught my eye.

"Well hello Brooks. Looks like you've decided to come back to earth." I rolled my eyes.

I can just feel it.

This was going to be quite a year for us. And I hoped it wasn't about the yearbook thing...

Last thing I needed was a repeat of 7th grade...

***

August 12th, 2013

The song repeated itself for the tenth time this morning.

That's the glory of being a Directioner. We can leak songs that aren't even announced yet. Though we're pretty sure Five Seconds of Summer leaked it.

Just Can't Let Her Go has been on reply for the past 36 hours.

I pursed my lips and admired myself in two shirts.

First day outfit.

To most people it defines that they're the same badass they were before.

To me it was a simple outfit that you looked cute in to say, yes I'm still (somehow) sane after you people helped make my life hell last year.

I couldn't decide between a long black sheer shirt or a soft cloth aqua blue shirt with a lace back.

The black went with my converse better...

And skinny jeans would make it look even more adorable.

An Allison Argent thing going on.

Do I even own a pair of skinny jeans without holes? The school banned ripped jeans.

Holes have to be 4 inches above the knee and no higher but can be lower.

Stupidest rule ever.

I put the shirts away and flopped on my bed.

It was my last 'full' day of summer.

Tomorrow the kids had their back to school day.

Mine was Wednesday at 9am. Still a bad time.

My stomach turned at the thought of a bunch of people I despise.

It shouldn't matter that much though. I took all advanced classes then mock trial, creative writing, and book publishing.

So odds are that I won't have one kid I hate in those classes.

There was still Ivy and Makayla though in advanced classes but I could deal with them.

It's pretty sad the only friend I had in the advanced category like myself was Scar. But Scar's gone.

Advanced classes wouldn't be that bad though...the only problem was him.

I don't feel like naming him. We're just friends. We're nothing more.

He flirts with everyone. He's a manwhore.

He's a jerk.

I groaned.

This was going to be a short 3 days and a long year.

***

August 13, 2013

'I DON'T WANNA GO' I sent the text to Sarah.

Tomorrow morning at 9 was the freshman jumpstart. Yippe.

'LOL BUT THINK HAWT GUISE'

I laughed. She had a point in a way.

99% of guys are hot...the other 1% are in my grade. Well except a few.

'The only hot guy I want is Kevin and we both know that's not happening...' I texted back.

'Lol yu never know yu guise are like a movie *-*'

I laughed out loud. Oh how this girl enjoyed my personal life.

'Haha you think our jacked up fairy tale is a movie? xD' I sent back.

Or story did resemble a jacked up fairy tale. Romeo and Juliet was a jacked up fairy tale...

'Yes it's so cute xD'

Oh Sarah. Bipolar blonde hot guys are anything but cute.

'Haha and please explain how constant fighting and occasional flirting is cute? More like bipolar hahaha'

Yeah I think I figured out last year Kevin was bipolar. In a way we all were but I seriously want him tested! Scar is bipolar and I've seen Kevin's mood take a 360 turn more than Scar.

'OMG IT'S ADORABLE C:'

I hate you Sarah haha.

'Hahaha well glad someone is going to be enjoying my nonexistent love life with Kevin hahaha'

Other than my fans of course(:

'It's adorable c::'

Okay it's not that adorable! Constant fighting does fall under physical. He's pushed me into a desk, stepped on me purposely. I mean God this guy wasn't exactly an angel.

'It's not adorable!! Liam Payne is adorable! Our love story is under the real-life-never-happening-love-story section on wattpad at 49.9k reads. That's what it is lol'

Also known as Enemies with Benefits book 1.

I let my mind wonder to Thursday as Sarah texted back.

Would he pick up to where we left off as friends? Would he be mad?

'LOLOL okay xD'

'Haha shut up Sarah haha jk jk it's just I'm so worried about this year and us...what if he knows what I wrote in his yearbook?'

This was haunting me as well.

What kind of idiot tells their crush they like them then sign it anonymous?!

Someone drunk on adrenaline, tan skin, blonde hair, and soda that's who.

'omg I don't care it's adorable c:'

Okay fine...

'Okay you cracked me its adorable xP I hate you haha'

'I wuv yu too :D'

Okay I was sick of talking about Kevin. Because I knew exactly what I was dreaming of tonight. My body does that.

If I see a pizza commercial before bed I'll be dreaming of pizza all night.

'Hahahaha I do that a lot! Haha so instead of focusing on Kevin and I...you like anybody?(;' I texted back, changing the subject.

'hmmm not rlly if I see a hot high school guy I'm like daaaang but no, not anybody lol'

I smiled. Sarah was a good girl.

'Lol well my only guy advice...if you date a guy I pray it won't be Nick or Seth or anyone like them because they put me through a lot and you shouldn't go through that Sarah'

I smiled at my own advice. If anyone deserved to go out with those two douche bags are a couple of whores seeming as that's all they think about.

'I KNOW!! they are annoyin too'

I had to agree with her. Seth was the worst I think because he followed me around practically calling Selena Carter.

'Annoying, evil spawns of the devil...whichever you prefer lol'

I think I called them spawns of the devil and Shelly laughed...

I started stretching my legs and reading while Sarah typed a reply.

I bet the girl fell asleep. But I couldn't get mad like other people. Sarah literally couldn't help it if she crashed.

Once at a sleepover she was so tired when I kept her up, I showed her a picture of shirtless Harry Styles and she flipped.

She started saying things like, "Harry's nipples are hairy" "Haha hairy nipples.' 'I wonder if his nipples have milk?' 'Haha hairy nipple milk.' 'Hahaha Harry hairy nipples'

I literally thought she lost her marbles or was taking gulps of vodka while I turned to take a drink.

The girl is simply not meant to stay up without acting drunk off her ass.

Seeing Sarah drunk? That's a shoe-in on anyone's bucket list.

And the whole time I was tweeting to Harry Styles everything she was saying.

Sure he didn't see it but I can only imagine his face if he did...

*Harry Styles takes off shirt* "My nipples aren't hairy!"

Haha oh man.

Finally realizing she went to bed, I sent her a text.

'You fell asleep lol kk well even though you're out goodnight Ms. Tomlinson/Stelinski I love you and fingers crossed nothing horrid happens tomorrow!! Night! xx' I sent the next and tossed my phone aside.

A minute later it rings.

'IM NOT ASLEEP IM WATCHING ARE WE THERE YET AND MY PHONE DOESN'T VIBRTE LOL XF'

'XD'

I laugh. Stupid phones these days.

'I was just thinking about Harry's hairy nipples remember?(;'

'omg that was hilarious'

'self-bucket list: if Sarah is that funny tired, see Sarah drunk. Hahaha'

She was so going to kill me.

Unlike most people our age, Sarah and I hadn't drank alcohol (purposely), hadn't gotten drunk, hadn't smoked, and most certainly kept boys off our raider period.

Unless you were someone from One Direction or Teen Wolf...you were pointless to obsess over.

Now those are normal 13-14 year old girls.

Cheers to us!

'Haha right?!'

'very much! Hahaha' I texted back.

I love Sarah. She was one of few people who you could talk to for hours. That and it's because she's random she can turn any boring conversation fun.

'lolol! :D'

'Ill let you watch your movie! Fingers crossed for me tomorrow!!' I texted.

I was reading and she was watching a movie. It was time to say goodbye.

'yes! Fingers crossed! Gud nite girly! Love ya Harry :D'

I smiled. I love this girl. She was one of the best best friends you could ask for!

'good night!! Love you too Louis!! (:' and sent it.

So here goes nothing.

Who knows if I'll see him tomorrow... I wasn't ready to find out.

~~~

Jump start in the morning! Yippe.

I'm not going to sleep tonight.

Next update will probably be about tomorrow and maybe by doubtful about the first day.

Gulp.

Here we go...