"Gemma it's summer loosen up" That was my friend Natalie trying to convince me to be at the pool party she's going to,well I kinda want to go but I'm too insecure.I mean Nat is a light skinned girl that is just so perfect she had cyan blue almond shaped eyes, brows that are perfectly arched, full heart shaped lips that were pink and had a natural chestnut brown hair. Sometimes I love her, sometimes she's too much.All my life she had this perfect social life and I was her weird dorky friend. In 8th grade "Gemma be more like Nat".9th grade "Oh Gemma I'm sorry I already asked Nat to homecoming."10th grade "Don't worry Gemma, I asked Nat to help me."11th grade "Gemma you should update Your wardrobe."12th grade I remembered clearly that I got awarded and I was given valedictorian but they somehow found a way to make it about Natalie i actually wished i was more like her. Maybe people would've been at my feet like they were at her feet. I knew people judged behind my back on how we met. Well, we've known each other since kindergarten. We were both competitive and well we got along also our parents were friends. They worked at the same company and different positions which I think is messed up a bit. "C'mon gemma it's going to be fun" "Okay, okay, okay i'll go to this party with you" she squealed which made people look at us and I just smiled awkwardly at them." who even is hosting this party" i asked as i took a sipped of my iced coffee"Taylor" she said and i choked on my drink"Taylor???""Yeah Taylor""Hold on, do you mean Taylor From 8th grade like the Taylor Banks, Booger Bank Taylor?""Yes silly that taylor i remembered when he had a crush on you and people started calling you Gemmy Booger bank" Natalie laughed as she teased " oh thank you Nat you just unlocked a core memory that took me 4 years to forget about" i rolled my eyes "Chill love, Taylor is now a hot cup of tea take a look" she said as she handed me her phone as i scrolled i realized taylor had changed a whole lot"Damn, when did he get this fine wait? I thought he and his family moved to the city?""Well, He decided to come back here since it's summer""Oh that explains it" "Well boo i gotta go liam's calling i'll text you later when i get back from our date" she blew an air kiss and left the cafe "Liam's calling me" I mimicked her under my breath Urggh, liam this, liam that, I'm glad we even broke up well maybe but still urgghh i finished my coffee and left for my house."Hey honey how was your day" my dad said "Meh could've been better" as i took an apple from the counter "Hey mom" "Hey baby how was your day " she said as she kissed my cheek "It was fine i guess hey where's tory?" i asked since the house seemed peaceful"She's with aunt May for the week i could remember her telling me to tell you not to touch her stuffs and you should stop slouching in your bed crying all day over liam he is gone" i spat out the water i was drinking "How does she know that" i gasped "has she been spying on me, not like what she said is true" i said in a quiet tone "Sweetie you literally went to the lake for a week and brought home a barrel of fishes when you broke up" my dad said "And you also cleared the attic and renovated it and called it memory lane" my mum added "Whose side are yall on, fine maybe i missed him a teeny weeny bit but i'm so over so please let's forget that any of those and move on with our lives" they laughed "Sure honey whatever makes you sleep at night" my mom said as she cleaned the counter"Mom, don't" "What honey i didn't even say anything" she smiled"I'm so done with you guys" i said as i walked upstairs"We love you too honey" they yelled ******************************************"Tory..... Pass me my phone" i groanedAnd then it hit me that she was at aunt may's house i stretched to grab my phone"Gemma, where are you?" "Who's this?" i asked as i yawned and rubbed my eyes "It's natalie you silly wait, don't tell me you are still in bed" just then i regained consciousness "uhh no, no, not at all i'm awake""Great i'll be there in 10" as she hung up i sprang out of bed and headed to the shower i brushed and flossed my teeth as i told alexa to play my morning go to song i danced as i flossed and got into the shower having a concert in there, i got out blow dried my hair and flattened it after that i did a little makeup and i looked at my wardrobe which looked depressing i picked a blue jean short and a tank top with socks and my high top sneakers just then i heard honking from outside i checked through my window and it was natalie "Gemma...." she shouted"Coming" i yelled back as i rushed downstairs"Hey mom, bye mom" i kissed her on her cheek"Hey honey""Bye dad i love you" i rushed outside"Hey babes you look good i love ur hair" well nothing was special about it because i just flattened it and tied it up in a ponytail"thank you" i said as i sat down and fastened my seat belt because i know how reckless nat can be when driving as she drove we sang along to the song playing on the radio it was going well until she started babbling about liam "Did you know liam once volunteered at the animal shelter? It was so cute getting to know that my boyfriend loves pet""Oh wow that's shocking i did not know" i said sarcastically considering it was me and liam that volunteered at the animal shelter you should have seen his face when a dog peed on him it was so priceless i took a picture of it well she continued oh liam this liam that it was getting sickening i wanted to get down from the car but the road we are on has at least a driver in like every 20 hrs she talks about him like she doesn't know he was my ex one part of me got really annoyed and i increased the volume of the radio and hummed to the song as it played we finally got to the house and it was surprisingly huge and there where a lot of people from school were at the party" Is that gemma? I turned and i saw taylor oh my goodness he was shirtless and i could feel myself breathing less then he hugged me"It's good to see you and you're looking pretty also" he said smiling at me"Hey taylor" natalie smiled at him expecting a hug but taylor ignored her i found it funny and she brushed it off as natalie left me to her other friends taylor insisted on showing me around and i followed"How have you been all this while gemma" he said as we walked down this huge hallway with paintings on the wall"Well i've been okay i guess what about you how's the city" i asked as i looked up at him"It's calm it okay" he answered i couldn't help but be amazed at how fluent he speaks and how tall he has grown just then his friend called out to him "Ay taylor can you come over here for a sec" "Okay i hate that we were cut short but i hope you have a nice time and maybe we can catch up anytime we meet again" he said leaving a light kiss on my forehead i couldn't believe what just happened did he just kiss my forehead? I didn't know when i started blushing and i smacked myself to get over it, it was too good to be true so from there i found my way to the bar and took some shots and i was getting a bit dizzy and i could hear someone calling out to me"Hey Gemma, Hello Earth to Gemma, can you hear me?" i looked up and saw it was alex he took the shot from me and smiled "Seems you're having a lot of fun here" he said as he sat next to me "Alex, what are you doing here?" i asked while sitting properly "I moved back here for summer" why is everybody moving back for summer when they can enjoy it in the city i asked myself i looked him dead in the eye as he continued talking his pretty hazel eyes were gleaming with excitement and i continues looking at him noticing his well crafted jawline he has grown more handsome compared to the last time i saw him just then natalie walked by "Hey Gemma, are you having fun?" "Oh yeah it's actually not bad i'm having a great time" i said fake smiling and taking a shot and giving her a thumbs up "Oh and natalie meet alex alex natalie" then they shook hands "Gemma incase you need me i'll be over there" pointing to a counter to my left "See you later babes and it was nice meeting you alex""You too" alex replied then she left"Wow, who is she?" alex asked"I just introduced her that's natalie my best friend" i said rolling my eyes"Damn she's pretty" yeah i know you don't have to rub it in my face i said to myself"How are both of you even friends she's nothing like you and she's prettier also" he said looking towards her direction i couldn't believe what i just heard i expected it to come from other people but not him then and there my ego broke and i felt like crying" can you please excuse me i need to find the washroom" i excused myself and walked to the pool i took my shoes off and placed my feet in the pool, it was a pool party but the pool was empty i used my feet to splash water while mumbling and cursing under my breath while throwing air punches and finally i decided to calm down and let it roll of my back and i took a deep breath just then i saw somebody coming towards me from the water and i saw it was liam my ex great could this night get any worse? He was looking smoking hot i said as i gazed down at his wet caramel toned abs and he takes off his swimming cap revealing his long curly dark hair and he looked at me i was so lost on how perfect he looks that i didn't notice when he sat beside me "Hey gems what are you doing here" then i woke up from my fantasy "Uh, No-no-nothing" i finally said stuttering i saw a light smile creep on his face "Why does it look like you were crying" he turned my face to look at him "I already told you liam it's nothing" i removed his hand from my chin and continued playing with the water "You know hearing you call my name sounds weird" he said as he tied his hair revealing his dimples and deep blue eyes "Well that's how it is now between us" i replied confidently"Can you swim?" he asked as he dived back into the water "No" i said worried "Why are you asking?"Then he pulled me into the water and held me as I struggled to breathe.