1. First Letter

Zoning out what her history teacher was telling her, Nicki began to doodle in her notebook until she heard the school bell ring.

“Remember, your homework is due on Tuesday. Have a good weekend!” Mrs. Stevens shouted then smiled at the students are they raced out the classroom. She turned to face the white board and wipe off all of that lessons work.

“Nicki, hurry up!” Nicki’s best friend TT shouted. Nicki, TT, Candi and Lauren have been best friends since they were little and have been for almost 10 years. Now they're all in 11th grade together and unstoppable.

Nicki quickly wrote herself a reminder to do her homework in her planner then grabbed her belongings off her desk and put them in her bag.

“I’m coming!” She quickly zipped up her bag and raced out the door. 

“Thank God it’s Friday. This week has been so stressful” Lauren opened her locker and fixed her hair in her mirror.

“Tell me about it, I've got 2 assignments to do in English Literature” Nicki complained, grabbing her maths book out of her locker.

“Something just fell out your locker!” Candi shouted.

Nicki looked down and saw an envelope that said ‘Nicki  ❤ ’. She bent down and picked it up.

“Oooh what is it?” 

“I have no idea”

She ripped open the envelope and read the note inside,

Just a little note to make you feel better :)

You are perfect. Everything about you is beautiful. Your appearance, your heart, your soul, all of it. And I’m so glad that I get to be around it. Love, A <3

“That is mad cute, who’s it from?”

“I don’t know it just says, love A”

“Ooh Nicki has a secret admirer!”

“Shut up TT!”

"What does the A stand for? Does it stand for anonymous?" Lauren urged, reading the letter again through her mind.

Nicki turned around and saw the popular group of boys talking. One of the boys, Jason turned around and winked at her.

“Yo! Did Jason just wink at you?” Lauren said in a loud whisper, spazzing out.

“I think so” Nicki said blushing.

“Did he send that note or whatever?”

“Nah, he wouldn’t.. would he?”

The bell for the next lesson rang.

“Go ask him.”

“I can’t. He’s popular and I’m just average. It’s a big social no no”

“We’ll talk later! I’ve got to get to science before Mr. Cranky Pants gives me a detention”

“Haha, bye”

The girls all went to their next lesson.

Can’t believe Jason has a crush on me. Jason Davis has a crush on me.

During her maths lesson, all Nicki could think about was that little letter and Jason.

"Onika!" Mr Parkinson shouted, snapping Nicki back into reality.

"Huh?"

"Tell me what is x if 5x+3x=24"

Shit. "Umm.. 3"

"That is correct but please pay attention!" Mr Parkinson stared at her for a while before looking away and continuing the lesson.

Before Nicki knew it, it was the end of the school day so she could finally talk to her girls.

"I can't stop thinking about that note" 

"It was so romantic, I wish some creep would put notes in my locker" TT said, acting like she was sad.

"Oh shut up and do you want me to tell Jerome that you don't want him anymore?!"

"Girl don't you dare! You know how much I love him"

"Anyways.. I'm going to see Drake. I'll see you later"

Drake was Nicki's best friend, his mother and her mother were best friends when they were younger. They  practically grew up together, Drake went to different school so they could only see each other 4 times a week. The only difference between them was that Drake was extremely popular at his school, he knew everyone and everyone knew him even if you went to a different school.

"Nikaaaaaaaa!" 

"Aubbieeeeeee" 

"I've missed you so much" Drake said as he hugged her and inhaled her scent.

"I've missed you too"

"So tell me what's been happening at school and that?" They walked over to the couch and sat down.

"Oh nothing much but the strangest thing happened today"

"Ooh! Spill"

"So I went to my locker and some note fell out"

"A normal note or...?"

"I guess it was love note. I can't remember exactly what it said but it said something about me being beautiful and how they're glad they get to be around me"

"Aww do you know who sent them?"

"Not exactly but you know that guy I always tell you about Jason?"

"Yeah, you talk about him non stop"

"Whatever but I think he sent me it cause he winked at me when we saw each other"

"That doesn't.."

"Doesn't what?"

"Never mind"

"Anyways yeah. It was so cute though, I'm going to stick it on my wall"

"Oh alright!"

Drake and Nicki spent the next 2 hours watching TV and socialising.

"Nicki I'm home!" Nicki's mum, Carol said as she locked the front door.

"Jelani, take Micaiah and put him in his bed" 

Carol walked into the living room and saw Nicki & Drake cuddled up on the couch fast asleep. Aww look at the little cutie pies.

"Nicki" Mama Carol said shaking Nicki slightly.

"Huh?"

"You and Drake go up to your room"

Nicki woke up Drake and they both went to her room.

"Drake, are you staying over?"

"Yep! Just for you"

"Good!" Nicki smiled wide.

They spent the rest of the day, catching up and talking about old memories.