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Hope slipped into her favorite pair of ripped light washed skinny jeans and zipped up her black combat boots. She threw on a white tank top and a red plaid flannel over it. She slide her phone in the back pocket of her jeans. She ran downstairs and lifted her black north face backpack onto her back. She ran out of the door in a hurry to catch the bus.
She wait around and after a couple 6th and 7th graders came and no 8th graders she started to lose hope that their were any at her stop. Just then her best friend and her best friends girl friend turned the corner. The taller broad 2nd string goalkeeper for the girls soccer team at their middle school had her hand around the shorter brunette defender.
"Well well well their they are." Said Hope jokingly.
"Your just jealous because Im dating the most beautiful person in the world."
"Yeah the most beautiful girl is the world is..." Hope stopped herself. She laughed quietly to cover up what she said. Hope just kept laughing. She was not in control of herself. She was I'm pain. Her heart was in pain but Erin nor Ella knew this. Not yet. So Hope just kept laughing.
Erin was confused. Hope didn't laugh. She was a tough bitch faced goalkeeper. She usually didn't laugh like this. And she knew the keeper for a while. She look at Ella. She was thinking the same thing.
"Hope, honey what's wrong?" Said Ella
The group of girls - Hope, Kelley, Ali, Alex, Tobin, Ella, and Erin - were all very used to selling everyone one honey, babe etc. it was just normal to them. They were like a big family.
"You... you guys are dating. Alex and Tobin are dating. Ali hasn't found anyone yet but she's talking to that new girl that coming to our school, Ashlyn or Ashley I think her name is, and me and Kelley we were I don't really know where we stand anymore she was mad at me for "dating" Jeremy..." Hope took a deep breathe. "...because she liked me but I didn't know she liked me so I went out with Jeremy because I wanted to pretend I didn't have feeling for her but I do. I... I..." Hope hesitated.
"Hope." Erin said. "You can tell us anything. Any of us. We are all your friends."
"I think I love her. I think I always have just I started realizing it now. UGH!"
"Oh Hope baby, it's going to be okay. You and Kelley are going to make up. Your best friends."
"Yeah..." Erin butted in. "She's the only one that knows more than I know and I have know you since kindergarten. She knew everything a month after you met her. It took me forever to get to know you."
"Erin!"
"It's okay Ella. It's true. Kelley, well she saw right through me. I just told her everything."
"Come on here's the bus. Lets get to school so we can all see each other again."
"Erin we saw each other last week."
"But Ella." Hope said mimicking Erin. "That was last week."
They all laughed as they made their way to the back of the bus. Hope room the one seater and Ella and Erin slid into one seat together. All of a sudden Hope's phone went off.
"Since when did you get text messages, Solo."
"Shut up, McLeod. It's just.." Hope stopped. She read the name on her phone. Then she read it again.
"Well who is it." Said Ella
"It's Kelley."
"Oh." Erin and Ella said at the same time.
"READ IT!" Erin screamed after Hope keep staring at her phone.
"Umm okay?" Hope unlocked her phone is read the message.
Kel- Hey Hope I hope I'm not bothering you. I'm sorry for what I said. I miss out friendship. I got jealous. I liked you but you will never really like me more than a friend. At least that is what I recall you saying. Well okay I mean I still like you a lot Hope. I hope we can still be friends.
Hope <3- I would like if we could still be friends. I really need to talk to you when we get to school. Alone.
Kel- Umm okay. See you soon.
Erin's voice interrupted Hope's trance.
"What did she say? What did you say? Why are you smiling like an idiot? Are you okay?"
"Erin stop asking questions I'll be fine. I'm going to tell her how I really feel."
"Good for you." Ella said as the bus pulled up for school.
"Oh I think I see the group. Their standing in the usual spot."
"Yeah I see them too, Erin."
"Oh and Hope..."
"Yeah Ella?"
"Kelley's their waiting. Go get her. Good luck!"
"I will meet up with you guys later."
"Bye"
"Bye"
Hope walked off the bus praying to god she would mess this up.
"Hey Kel." Alex said getting Kelleys attention.
"Yeah." Kelley was day dreaming.
"I see your woman."
Oh Alex don't embarrass me. I be right back guys."
Kelley turned around. She was so excited to see Hope. They made eye contact and with out hesitation Kelley went running. She jumped into Hope's arms. If Hope didn't play goalkeeper she wouldn't of been able to catch Kelley.
Kelley sighed into Hope's shoulder taking in her scent. She missed Hope so much. Everything about her. She loved Hope. She was in love with Hope. She was in love with Hope? She was in love with Hope! Kelley and Hope just stood their hugging each other. Kelley's legs were wrapped around Hope's waist.
Hope finally put Kelley down and she looked right into her eyes. "Kelley."
"Yes Hopey." Kelley giggled.
Hope sighed. She missed that giggle. She didn't even get mad that Kelley called her Hopey. She made Kelley giggle.
"Kelley, I like you. I always had I just couldn't realize it. I broke up with Jeremy the second you told me you liked me. I realized I really like you too."
"Hope..."
"No wait Kelley I'm not done yet. I just want to say that I'm sorry."
"I know. I'm sorry too. I like you a lot. I was just upset. I want to... well I want to be more than friends when we're ready."
"I will hold you to that." Kelley laughed. It was like music to Hope's ears.
Hope couldn't believe what has already happened this morning. It has been even more than an hour.
'This is gonna be a good year.' Hope thought to herself.
Hope and Kelley made their way over to the group of girls. Alex sat on Tobin's lap playing with her hands. Ella has Erin's hand wrapped around her waist. Ali stop next to a new girl.
"Hey I'm Ashlyn."
"I'm Alex."
"Tobin."
"Ella."
"Hey I'm Erin."
"Hi Ashlyn. I'm Kelley." Ashlyn was a little shocked about how bubbly this girl was at 7:30 in the morning.
"Ali?" Whispered Ashlyn.
"Yeah Ash?"
"Is she always this bubbly. It's fucking 7:30 in the morning." Ashlyn said out loud, laughing. The girls joined in. Except Hope. Hope was just staring aimlessly at Kelley.
"Hey who are you?" Ashlyn ask Hope.
"Oh I'm Hope." She said to Ashlyn tearing her eyes away from Kelley.
"Oh cool. Now let me get this straight. I noticed none of you are straight." Everyone nodded their head and laughed at Ashlyn's joke. "So I know that Alex and Tobin are dating. And Ella am Erin have to be the way their looking at each other like they are going to take their clothes off.
Ella blushed and Erin just smirked at Ashlyn.
"So I'm just going to guess that Hope and Kelley are dating too?"
"Ummm well..." Kelley said.
"We might be. We might not. We are sure." Hope said cutting off Kelley.
Kelley jaunt stares at Hope along with everyone but Ashlyn. Kelley was really confused. 'Did Hope just call me her girlfriend?' Kelley just smiled at Hope. The bell suddenly rang and the girls all separated dating their good byes. They made plans to meet up all at lunch. Soon it was just Kelley standing with Hope.
"Hope what just happened?"
"Kelley. I'm ready. I want you to be my girlfriend. Will you go out with me this Friday?"
"Ummm..."