The day had just started and Landon was already tired. Mornings were not his thing, but Landon kept his head up because that's just the kind of person he was. He felt an hand grab his and turned to find Charlotte, his girlfriend since grade school. He looked over at the clock, it was only 7:53, how did she already find him? 'hey babe!" she squealed, Landon smiled, "Hey baby, how was your summer? You barely kept me posted."                                                      It was true, she only posted the few times they hung out and even then it was only for a few hours with their parents in close range, he missed her insanely. He swore he felt Charlotte stop for a minute, but then she continued "Oh it was okay, a lot of camps and stuff! Barely any time for stuff like social media."  "Okay, whatever you say babe." Landon replied, he trusted her, he knew she loved him.... right?

the warning bell rang, Landon turned to Charlotte, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. "Alright gotta go babe. Have a good day, I love you!" Landon yelled back at her. He turned around just before someone ran smack into his chest. He looked down to find a skittish looking guy who's eyes were glued to the floor. "I-I-I'm so s-so sorry!" the guy stumbled. "Charlie it's okay, chill out bro." Landon laughed. Charlie looked up, wondering what put his friend in such a good mood. Their eyes met for a split second, neither of them knowing what to say. 'How awkward' they both thought. Charlie wanted to say something to break the incredible awkwardness, then his savior came, the final bell. Charlie smiled "Sorry gotta head to class, sorry again about running into you!" He said before scramming to class. He couldn't let his reputation be put on the line.

"Weird" Landon laughed to himself before going to class himself.

The bell Landon had been waiting for had finally rang, the lunch bell. The teachers decided to let free seating happen early this year, so Landon could finally see Charlotte again.

A few minutes had passed by with no sign of Charlotte. Her  friends hadn't seen her yet either. Landon quietly raised his hand for a teacher. Mrs.Mayley rolled her eyes "Yes Landon?" she sighed. Landon smiled " May I go to the bathroom, please?" he replied in his goody-two-shoes voice. The teacher just looked back down at her book and nodded. He ran to the wall and grabbed a pass. Landon wondered where Charlotte could possibly be, she never missed lunch with him. But it didn't take long to find her. As he turned the corner, he found Charlotte. She giggled "Nate, stop! I have to get back or Landon will get suspicious!" she said as the guy with her held her waist tighter, putting his hands on her face. "Please Char, forget him for a second. Why can't we just be us for awhile." he said. She sighed deeply, embracing him tighter. I felt my heart break, but I wasn't even mad about all this, it was what she said next that made me see red, "Hey, I have a reputation to uphold, and part of that reputation is Landon. We're the schools 'it' couple, I can't just leave with no reason!"

I stormed up to her, I felt the hot tears stream down my face. "Yeah, we were the schools it couple, WERE CHARLOTTE!" I shouted, throwing my hands up in the air. I watched the color drain out of her face. "B-babe" she whispered, letting go of the guy.  "No, you don't have the right to call me that anymore. I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME! I LOVED YOU! WE'RE OVER!" I shouted, I took a breath feeling the crowd of people around us now. I started to turn, but stopped when I felt a hand on my back. "I can explain..." she started,  but I turned around and hit her, hard. Charlotte fell on the ground with a thud, tears welling in her eyes. I saw a smile appear on her face, one that meant she had an idea. I saw them all the time when she thought of a way to bring her enemies down. She looked up at the crowd, "See this is why I broke up with you! I can't take the pain anymore!! I can barely sleep with all this pain!" she shouted. Charlotte had always been a great actor, taking her real pain and manipulating a lie with it. I felt a pair of hands on my back, when the stern voice started talking I knew who it was instantly. Great, Mr.Parker heard all that shit. He grabbed my arm and yanked me along. I turned around one more time before turning the corner. Charlotte was on her knees with the crowd around her. She looked up and gave me a wink, the kind that said 'I win' what. A. Bitch.