AllFreeNovel
Share Us
Paisley Abberton is the daughter of cheerleading coach Teagyn Myers Abberton, a woman who went to school with our parents. For some reason, she had it in for our moms and has managed to brainwash her daughter to treat us the same. Paisley was pretty ticked off at me because of the article I wrote in the latest issue of our school newspaper, the Edenbury High Times. I wanted to bring to the attention of the popular kids, like Paisley, how great our school could be if they were more welcoming to students who were different from them. Like unpopular kids, and kids who have no friends. But of course she took it the wrong way.
And her mom has an extra vendetta against my family because she was after my dad in high school. But he fell in love with my mom. Seriously, that woman doesn’t know how to let go of a grudge.
“Forget Paisley,” Ava says. “She doesn’t have enough brain cells to orchestrate this whole thing.”
I raise a brow at her.
“Come on, Chloe! I can’t imagine her taking the time to write you a letter.”
“She could hire someone,” Willow points out.
Lily shoots her a look. “Whose side are you on?”
“The logical one.”
“Well, I’m on the side of love,” Lily says with a happy sigh.
“Me, too.” Ava throws me a smile. “In a few weeks, you’ll have your Prince Charming.”
Liam snorts.
Lily and Ava glare at him. “If you’re going to crush Chloe’s dreams, leave the table,” Lily says.
“I’m two minutes older than you. I’m the one who bosses you around.”
“You can’t pull the older twin card forever.”
“Yes, I can.”
“Forget it, guys,” I say as I take a bite of my chicken. “Like Liam said, this could take over my life. Maybe the guy won’t write me again. I don’t want to obsess over it if nothing will come out of it.”
“Oh, he’ll write you again,” Lily says. “I know he will.”
“Agreed!” Ava says.
“Yeah, I’m with my girl on this one,” Aidan says.
“Same,” Xavier says. “What would be the point if he didn’t?”
We turn to Willow to hear her opinion. “Logic dictates that he will try to write you again,” she says.
“Don’t hold your breaths,” Liam mutters.
“We will,” Ava and Lily say.
And me? I’ll hold my breath, too. Because I want to believe that there is a guy out there who likes me. The perfect guy who will love me and cherish me the way I dream.
He’s got to be out there…right?
Chapter Two
Liam
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that darn note. From the moment Chloe and I walked into algebra after lunch, my head has been a mess. Nah, that’s a lie. It’s been a mess since that piece of paper tumbled out of her locker.
I also haven’t taken my eyes off Chloe since it happened. She’s sitting at the desk across from me as we wait for Ms. Bhatt to enter the classroom. Her finger runs along the table, her thoughts seeming to be elsewhere. Just like they were all morning and at lunch.
I’ve cleared my throat a few times, tried to say something to her, but the words are stuck. My twin sister Lily and the rest of our friends have tried to dissect that note to death and so far have gotten nowhere. So for me to try to say…what? Chloe already knows what I think. It seems she and the others refuse to consider my opinion—that I think the guy is a creep. Then again, none of us have ever gotten a love note before, so we have no idea what to make of it.
