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āRemove your contact lenses firstā i said and smiled at me.
Annoying her makes me happy,her face is so funny.
āOkay,fineā She said and she removed the lenses.
āAre you happy? Now, give me my bookā
I starred at her beautiful eyes,she continued saying somethings but i couldnāt hear because i was lost in her eyes.
āHEY!ā She yelled jolting me back to reality.
āOh, sorry,i zoned out for a bitā
āGive me my book,you annoying bratā
āI will give you on another conditionā
āWhat other condition,look,you are so close to having a knife aimed at your headā
āYou have to beg me for itā
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āYou have to beg me for itā he said and i chuckled.
āYou have to be kidding me right now,beg for my own book, ridiculousā
āOkay,you can kiss your novel goodbyeā he said and tried to close his window.
I canāt let him take it, itās a Tamara Blair Novel and I have been dying to read it.
āWaitā i said and he pulled his window up.
āYes,Miss Giannaā he said smirking at me,oh,i really want to strangle him.
āPlease give me my bookā
āHmm,it wasnāt that bad but you have to smile while saying itā
āXander,i think you are really crazyā
āIf you donāt do as i say,i will put your precious novel in my boxersā
āYou wouldnāt dareā
He tried to push the book in to his boxers.
āOkay,fine, please give me my bookā i said and forced a smile.
āThatās much better,you see tge world would a better place if you justdo as you are toldā
He threw the book at me which i caught.
āNow, listen to me,you little ugly looking,big nosed brat,if you try this with me again, i will send you straight to the hospitalā i said and closed my window.
I could hear him laughing, such a dummy.
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2 weeks later.
āBro,that guy is so annoying, yesterday he kept throwing paper into my room for no reasonā i said to Jamal.
We were watching a movie with mom.
āMaybe he likes youā Jamal said and i rolled my eyes.
āSeriously, Jamal, thatās what you can say?ā
āWell,what do you want me to say? Xanderās a nice guy and he is not even a player,i hardly see him witg girls except Madison but she forces herself on himā
āTypical Madison,she forces herself on anything,she thinks because she is popular that every guy wants herā
āYou know,you could be the most popular girl in college if you just start showing your real self and stop hidingā
āJamal,i told you i donāt want attention,Xander is already giving me a headacheā
āAre you talking about Xander,like our next door neighbor?ā Mom asked as she walked in with a bowl of popcorn.
āYes,momā
āXander, heās such a cute and respectful boyā
āMom,have you talked to him?ā I asked.
āYes,he usually drives me to the mall to buy stuffs, heās such a gentleman and he always asks about you, Giannaā
āMom,that guy is so annoying sometimes i control myself from strangling himā
āOh,stop it,Gigi,heās a nice boy and i think he likes youā
āOkay, enough,can we go back to the movie, pleaseā
Jamal wanted to say something when the doorbell rang.
āI will get itā My mom said.
She walked to the door and opened it.
āXander,you cameā
What? Xander is here,he walked in wearing a grey hoodie and black sweatpants.
āHey,bro,nice seeing youāJamal said as he and Xander did a bro-hug.
āMom,why is he here?ā
āI invited him to watch a movie with usā
āOkay,i just lost interest in the movie,am going to my room to sleepā
āSis, donāt be a spoilt spotā
āGianna,i mean no harmā Xander said looking so innocent.
āGigi,look at the way he is nice to youā My mom said and i sighed.
āOkay,i will watch the movieā
I sat down beside Jamal,he quickly stood up.
āI like sitting at that side of the living room,so Xander, letās switch places,you come sit down beside Gigiā
āThat is notā¦
āOkay, sureā Xander said cutting me offā
He and Jamal switched places,so Xander was sitting so close to me,i couldnāt move away because the couch was small.
I gave Jamal a āi will kill youā look,he winked at me.
Xander moved closer to me.
āIf you move any closer,i will punch you in the faceā i whispered to him,he chuckled.
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āThat movie was damn interestingā Xander said.
āYou can say that againāJamal said.
āXander, would you like to have lunch with us?ā
āNo,He will not be having lunch with usā i said glaring at Xander.
āOh,come on, Gianna made brown rice and salad and itās amazingā
āI canāt say no to the food Gianna cooked,so letās goā Xander said.
My mom amd Jamal were heading to the dinning area,i pulled Xander away.
āRemind me to kill you before you leaveā i said and walked away.
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Giannaās mom served the food, Gianna kept giving me deadly stares which made me chuckle.
āCome on,Xander,eatā
āOkayā i took a spoon of the food,i ate it and made a funny face at Gianna.
āIs it good?ā Giannaās mom asked.
āItās so delicious, Gianna,you are so goodā
āWhateverā She said and rolled her eyes.
āGigi,be nice to himā
āYes,Gigi,am only complimenting you,the least you can do is to be nice to meā i said.
She gave the āi will kill youā sign,i winked at her making her look away.
āGigi, remember when Dad and mom would do a cooking competition,it was so niceā
āYes,it was always fun and we had lots to eatā She said happily.
āThat must have been really niceā i said sadly remembering the fact that my parents donāt even have time for me.
āAlex,what about your parents?ā
āThey travelled like always but itās fineā i said smiling slightly.
āAww, donāt worry,my kids will keep you companyā
āI wonāt because i have better things to doā Gianna said.
āGigi,be niceā Jamal said.
āDonāt bother,Gigi just doesnāt like meā
āHow about you and i go down to that basketball court down the street?ā Jamal asked.
āThat would be funā
āGigi can go with you, sheās also good in basketballā
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āGigi can go with you, sheās also good in basketballā My mom said.
Whatās wrong with my mom and trying ti make me hang out with Xander?
āNo,i have homeworkā
āGigi, todayās Friday,you can do your homework tomorrowā
āNo,i want to do it todayā
āMom,leave her, donāt forget that sheās a nerdāJamal said.
āAm not a nerdā
āThen prove that you are not a nerd and follow usā Xander said smirking at me.
āFineā
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āOkay, am ready, letās goā i said to Xander and Jamal.
āYou have your lenses on?āXander asked.
āYes,i donāt want anyone seeing my eye colorā
āI think your grey eyes are really beautifulā
āCan we leave?ā
We walked down the street to the basketball court,thank goodness,no one was there.
āAlright,you two play,i will watchā i said and sat on the bench.
āYou are so boring,sisā Jamal said making Xander chuckle.
āKeep this going,Jamal,and mom will know the list of girls you sneak into our houseāi said and he rolled his eyes.
They started playing and i have to admit Xander is really good.
āXander,you are really goodā Jamal said.
āCome on,Gigi, letās playā
āNo,i think am fine here on this benchā
āCome on,unless you are scaredāXander said and i stood up.
āYou are onā
We started playing,i outsmarted h and scored a goal.
āAm being easy on youā he said and I rolled my eyes.
We kept playing as Jamal watched us,we were at 4-4.
āOkay,if one of us win,the loser has to buy ice cream for the winnerā Xander said.
āThen get prepared to buy me ice creamā
We started playing,it was really tough because we didnāt let ourselves win and i wanted to win.
āLook, itās Beyonce!!!ā I said excitedly,Xander got distracted and i scored a goal.
āI WON!!!!ā I said and jumped up happily.
āYou cheated,Missyā
āI didnāt,you got distractedā
āBeyonce wasnāt even there,you tricked meā
āSorry for you, I won,you lost,my ice creamā
āWhateverā he said and rolled his eyes.
āHey,looks like you can playā
We turned and it was 5 guys.
āSo,is there any problem?ā Xander asked.
āWhy donāt we play a match?ā A blonde hair guy asked.
āWhatās the reward?ā
āI donāt know, anything,just me and youā
āThe winner gets a kiss from my sisterāJamal said and i swear i froze.
āDeal,your sister is prettyā the blonde guy said.
āLetās startā Xander said and he removed his shirt revealing his abs.
I could hear giggles,then i noticed the basketball court was full witg people amd girls were drooling over Xander.
āThe person with the highest score in the next 10 minutes is the winnerā Jamal said.
āStartā Someone yelled.
āJamal,are you nuts,i canāt kiss a random strangerā
āDonāt worry,Xander is good,he will winā
āBut i donāt want to kiss Xander tooā
Jamal walked away to some girls,i really donāt want to kiss anyone.
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š Giannaās P.o.všThe game started and to tell you the truth,i was so nervous.I donāt want to kiss a random stranger and i donāt want to kiss Xander,but someone has to win.The blonde guy almost scored a goal but Xander was quick to stop it.āOh,i wish i was the girl getting the kiss,i wouldnāt care who wonā a girl beside me said.If she only knew how much I wanted to switch places.The game became really hot as Xander had a chance to score,my heart was beating so fast.āSTOP!!ā Someone said and it turned out to be the street officer.āItās six in the evening, meaning everyone has to leave the basketball courtā he said and i sighed in relief.I wonāt kiss anyone,thank goodness.Everyone started grumbling while leaving the basketball court.āToo bad and I was really feeling the gameā the b
š Alexander's P.o.všThe game was about to start and the basketball court was almost full but Gianna wasn't around.Maybe she didn't want to come and watch me just like my parents.The game started and i wanted to look away from the door when Gianna walked in with Ashley.Our eyes met,i smiled at her,she smiled back and raised a banner that says "Win them all,Hazel eyes"I watched her take her seat at the front row."Xander stop flirting with my sister and let's win this" Jamal said as he passed the ball to me.š Gianna's P.o.všThe game was so interesting,both wins were so good but Xander's team was winning.Ashley couldn't stop screaming Xander and Jamal's names,she wasn't the only one,other girls were screaming like crazy.I just sat quietly and watched them play."Come on,babe, Cheer for your brother"
š Jamal's P.o.všEver since Gianna came home Friday evening,she has been smiling like someone under a spell.We were having lunch with our mom and Gianna was busy day dreaming."Earth to Gianna" i said and nudged her with mu elbow."What? Stop bugging me,Jamal" she said."You have been smiling to yourself for like 20 minutes now""So? Can't i smile anymore?""Ever since you came home that Friday, you have been smiling like an idiot""Mom,i swear i will kill Jamal""You two should stop fighting""Where did you and Xander go to?""We celebrated the team's victory, that's all, what's your problem?""No,Gigi, it's really clear what is going on" M
A month later.š Giannaās P.o.všāWould stop stuffing the whole popcorn in your mouth,save some for meā i asked already so annoyed.Xander and i were watching a movie at his house and he was busy taking the whole popcorn.āItās not my fault you are so slow at eating popcornā he said and i threw a popcorn at him.After that day i told him my past,we have become really close, although he is still very, very annoying,heās actually a nice guy and a good friend.āOh, Zac Efron is so handsomeā i said excitedly, suddenly Xander changed the channel.āHey, whatās your problem,put it backāWe were struggling for the remote.āI donāt want to hear you gushing over some guyāāYou are just jealous because Zac is so cuteā i said and he rolled his eyes.āYou are just jealous because Zac is s
š Giannaās P.o.všAshley was going through my wardrobe.āGigi,you need to take dresses with youā She said as she raised some gowns that i buried deep in my wardrobe.āWhy do I need to take dresses?āāHow will you win Xanderās heart,if you donāt dress sexyāāWho said anything about winning Xanderās heart?ā I asked and she sighed.āGigi,i see the way you look at him, itās so obvious that you like him,so you two just need a little pushāāI and Xander are just friendsāāThatās not how everyone in college sees itā Jamal said as he walked into my room.āHow do people see it in school?āāLike for example,you rarely come to basketball game but now that Xanderās part of the team,you come all the timeāāI go there because Xander wants me thereāāAm a
š Giannaās P.o.všAfter several hours on the plane,we finally got to Miami,it was so sunny and beautiful.āWoah, this place is amazingā Ashley said.We all got checked in a beautiful hotel.āThe girls and boys will stay two in a roomā Our geography teacher said.Xander had to go back with Skylar but not without promising me that we would hang out.The girls took the rooms upstairs while the boys were downstairs.āWOAH!!ā I and Ashley said at the same time as we entered our hotel room.It was spacious and beautiful.āThe bathroom is like heavenā, Ashley said.I looked out the window,the hotel was near the beach.āThis is truly beautifulā i said with admiration.āYou can say that againāThere was a knock on
š Giannaās P.o.všāOh,i had so much fun todayā I said as i and Xander walked back to the hotel.āI had fun too,you are really a good tour buddyā Xander said making me laugh.āSo what about Skylar?ā I asked and he sighed.āShe says sheās in love with meāāI knew that,she told me thatāāReally?āXander asked raising one of his brows.āYeah and she told me to stay away from you so that you and her could hang outāāSheās so desperate,i already told her that i donāt love herāāSo if you donāt love her,who do you love?ā I asked smirking at him.āUm.. itās a girlā he said and i laughed.āOf course,i know itās a girl,you are not gayā i said giggling.āYeah, thatās true,i donāt need to tell you more details,you will know eventually,now time to go to our roomsā
š Giannaās P.o.všAfter Ashley left, I was left all alone in the room, I could hear the music from the party.Xander and Jamal have been trying to talk to me and see me but i refused, I just want to be alone.Now that I think about it,i really donāt know why am feeling this way, letting Skylarās word get to me.Is it really time to let go of the past and be who i really am?Xander would always tell me how beautiful i am but what if someday he gets tired of hanging with me.I canāt be like this all my life,i canāt hide myself,maybe it is time.Am ready,no more hiding.I ran to the bathroom to take a shower, after showering i brought out one of the dresses Ashley packed for me like she knew i would need it.I wore it, it was a little bit short but i think itās okay.I blow dried