9- Euphoria
It's a bright Monday morning and I'm on my way to Waterford High. Last Saturday still feels absurdly unreal. I kept the Mickey mouse given by Nixy on my desk and stared at it for hours retracing all the moments I spent at Disneyland. It felt very precious.
Today, I took the bus to school. It was a smooth journey... Aiden arrives at the same time I do and we hurry our way towards the classroom. The day kick starts with another Chemistry period. Lucia whines, Phoenix falls asleep while Aiden and I listen. I kick Phoenix to wake him up and he gives me a death stare.
"NIXY GET UP!" I whisper while I continue kicking him.
"Stop it or I'll make you pay shortie!" He threatens me.
"Ooooh! I'm so scared!!!" I tease him.
"YOU!" He shouts in the middle of the class and stands up.
"Is there something wrong Mr Gray?" Mrs John asks him.
"Did I you need something from me?"
I try my best not to laugh.
"You, Mrs John! I- " He stutters.
I cover my mouth.
"I just wanted to tell you that YOUR CLASSES ARE SO INTERESTING AND WONDERFUL! I LOVE IT!" He spews out.
Mrs John raises her eyebrows and proceeds to say, "Well... thank you? You really need to learn the apt time to say all this... Now please sit down..."
"Ah, yes... Sorry..." He sits down.
I couldn't control my laughter and start cackling. Phoenix looked at me.
I still laughed while he continued to murder me with his intimidating gaze.
During the break, Natasha comes by our classroom and reminds us about the band practice.
"Be there right after class!" She smiles and walks away.
The four of us nod our head.
For Phoenix, Aiden and me, our last class was Computer Science while Lucia had Biology.
"I'll go get her! Phoenix please show Skye the way. I'm the only one who can handle that pipsqueak!" Aiden grins and dashes towards the Biology lab.
Phoenix looked a bit baffled.
"Don't want to show me the way?" I ask more perplexed.
"NO NO! That's not-" He starts.
"But you looked kind of disappointed", I point out.
"NO! Like Aiden called you Skye... I was surprised to see you guys became this close. He usually never warms up to anyone, he's still reluctant when it comes to hanging out with Natasha-" He says.
I laugh, "I guess we really do get along well. He's a very amazing person."
"Yeah..." He sighs.
"Do you like him?" He asks out of the blue.
"Of course I do, he's like my best friend now, more like a brother", I giggle.
"Huh? NOT LIKE THAT IDIOT! Like... LOVE LIKE?" He shrugs.
"Ah... No..." I say.
Phoenix sighs again.
"Thanks for the other day...", he adds on.
I tilt my head in confusion.
"You know, Natasha-"
"OH, don't mention it! That's what friends do!" I smile.
"Aha... I wanted to tell you that you don't have to do that again."
Bewildered, I ask, "Why?"
"I don't think she's interested in me that way and I'm sincerely trying my best to get over her. We're just better off as best friends", he makes himself clear.
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Teen Fiction"Dear Heart, Why HIM?" . Skyla Elliot is your typical tomboy with many friends who are boys but no boyfriend. She has just transferred to a new school and on her very first day, she bumps into the school hunk, Phoenix Gray. Their eyes met and Skyla...
