  It had now been three weeks since school had started after the winter break. Things were changing.
      Orion and I were together, I guess. We weren't officially dating but a kiss here and there, a few dates... basically dating but not officially so for now, we're a thing.
      On the other note, Dallas and I had not talked. Aside from his usual unnecessary comment while Ocean and I were talking on the first day back, nothing.
      It was a bit weird not having Dallas's comments and annoying presence follow me around but it also made sense. Like it was established, our friendship was solely while we needed each other as dates for the ball. The ball has now past and along with it went our &quot;friendship&quot;.
      It bothered me which was annoying because I didn't want to be affected by it but I was. I wasn't sure how to feel. I figured I would just build a bridge and get over it

  Dom slightly winced as I told him about mine and Dallas's conversation. &quot;That's a bit rough, Liz.&quot;
      I groaned and laid flat on my back on my bed. &quot;I know, Dom. What do I do?&quot; I felt flustered, confused, and conflicted. I tried to push Dallas out of my mind but he was the only thing I could think about. I knew I hurt him and that hurt me.
      Dom spun around in my desk chair. &quot;That's a tough one.&quot;
      &quot;That's not help,&quot; I muttered at his response.
      &quot;Okay, fine.&quot; He rolled his eyes playfully. &quot;Well, are you and Orion together?&quot;
      &quot;Yes?&quot; I offered, giving him a confused look. &quot;I mean not officially dating yet, but yes, we're together.&quot;
      Dom took a second to digest what I said, shaking his head. &quot;Okay, then that settles it. You're with Orion so Dallas is a no go. Let him be.&quot;
  

  Jago was throwing a massive New Years Eve party that everyone was excited for. I, of course refused to attend but Preslie and Ocean said they wouldn't let me live if I didn't come. Since it was New Years, it was too big of a deal for even Ocean to agree to let me sit out.
      I got there with Ocean and we got drunk almost right away. The whole night was pretty uneventful. It was just drinking, dancing, beer pong, and more dancing.
      It was pretty fun because the whole time Ocean and I just bounced around like sugar-high kids and made a blast of the time we had.
      Then came time for the clock to strike 12 and considering it was New Years, we all knew what that meant.
      Everybody knows the whole New Year's 12am kiss tradition. We don't even have to talk about it because it's the one thing that we all know we're thinking.
      Honestly, at this point nobody knows the real d

It had now been three weeks since school had started after the winter break. Things were changing.
      Orion and I were together, I guess. We weren't officially dating but a kiss here and there, a few dates... basically dating but not officially so for now, we're a thing.
      On the other note, Dallas and I had not talked. Aside from his usual unnecessary comment while Ocean and I were talking on the first day back, nothing.
      It was a bit weird not having Dallas's comments and annoying presence follow me around but it also made sense. Like it was established, our friendship was solely while we needed each other as dates for the ball. The ball has now past and along with it went our &quot;friendship&quot;.
      It bothered me which was annoying because I didn't want to be affected by it but I was. I wasn't sure how to feel. I figured I would just build a bridge and get over it.
      I could tell that Dallas occasionally made an effort to come and talk to me but I simply 

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