You Lost Me When You Chose Her

Synopsis

Today, I finally made it. I'd spent the whole semester grinding to get into the honors class where Alex Carter was. But when I walked into the classroom with my backpack, I saw someone else sitting next to him. That girl, Emily Turner, had my old notebook pressed under the corner of her desk. "Sophie Lane, Alex is tutoring me every day. I'm keeping this seat," she said, her voice as sweet as honey. Alex looked at her, circling something in her workbook with a red pen. "Yeah, she's not that strong in this subject. I need to help her," he said. Standing by the podium, I gripped my backpack so tightly that the straps cut into my palm. Dozens of eyes fell on me, making my skin prickle. One day, Alex cornered me at the stairwell, looking unusually flustered. "Why didn't you ask me to tutor you?" he asked.