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tired after the movie was over so I decided to text Nash.
    Violet-Boo: Hey :)
    He responded in less than a minute.
    Nashty: Hey cutie! Feeling any better?
    A huge smile gathered on my face and I could feel a blush starting to creep up.
    Violet-Boo: Much better! Thanks for being there for me. I know you barely know me but it means a lot.
    Nashty: Yeah no problem! I will always be here for you. :)
    Violet-Boo: That’s good to know. I’m going to go to bed. Nighty night!!
    Nashty: Good night cutie! Sleep tight :)
    I plugged my phone into its charger and headed off to bed. A lot had happened today, but I realized that Nash had been making my life a whole hell of a lot better. Was I starting to fall for him? I’d just met him a few weeks ago—it wasn’t possible. I had so much going on in my head that I didn’t even know what to think.

Violet
    The rest of the week went by smoothly. I made some good friends, and I started to bond really well with a girl named Annabelle. We had almost all the same classes, so we had a lot of time to get to know each other.
    Annabelle was short but she was still taller than me. She had long blond hair that always was straightened perfectly. She had crisp blue eyes that were reminiscent of the ocean. She was insanely pretty and I felt very self-conscious around her. She was the only person at school I bonded so well with. Well, besides Nash.
    Nash and I had started spending a lot of time together. I learned a lot about him, but I still felt like he was not telling me something. I knew he was the lacrosse captain and was extremely popular. I could see the way girls looked at him and how the guys tried to be his best friend. I don’t know. Maybe people just really like him.
    I was walking down the hall at school when I felt someone grab my arm and pull me back. It was Nash. “Hey, best friend. I have to ask you something.”
    Nash was so adorable and every time I saw him I just wanted to jump on him and give him kisses. “What’s up, best friend?” I gave him a flirty wink and started to giggle a little bit.
    â€œTonight there’s a party at my friend’s house and I wanted to know if you wanted to come with me?”
    â€œYeah, sure. What time is it?” I had only been here for a week and was already going to parties. I could get to like it here, I thought.
    â€œI can pick you up at seven forty-five. Okay?” He had a huge grin on his face and seemed overwhelmingly excited.
    â€œThat works for me! See you later, best friend,” I said. I gave him a quick hug and ran out to my brother’s car.
    â€œWhat took you so long, Violet?” Hayden said. My brother must have been in a hurry.
    â€œSorry. Nash was just talking to me about some party.”
    He gave me a look and rolled his eyes. “You two have been spending an awful lot of time together. Are you guys . . .”
    â€œNo, no! We are just friends.”
    He gave me another look, then started the engine and pulled out of the parking lot.
    â€œSo are you going to the party tonight?” I wanted to ask him because he usually went to parties every single weekend.
    â€œNah . . . I’m hanging out with some buddies at the gym. Thought it was about time to start training because the season is coming up soon.” Hayden ran track and was actually really good at it. He always placed in the top three but recently he had been winning first place in all his races.
    I felt kind of relieved that he wasn’t going. He was always so protective of me and probably wouldn’t let me out of his sight. I guess that was kind of his job, being the big brother and all.
    We pulled in the garage and I immediately ran upstairs to my room. This was my first party here, so I had to decide on the perfect outfit and get ready.
    After I decided what I was going to wear, I went for a run back in the woods behind my house. I’d already created a trail that