Nerds Are Lovable

15: Nerds Are Unforgettable

Emma and I are sitting in a cute little coffee shop together after school. She'd been happy when she'd accepted the offer, still riding her high from the encounter with Chad at his party. Jaxon Phillips I guess leaves a good impression. Chad, however, does not.

"Haley, just go," Emma tells me for what feels like the millionth time.

"No."

I'd spent all of Sunday reliving the past two days with Jayden. I'd kisses him in a drunk spurt, slept in his shirt, went to his house, lied to his mom who doesn't like me, and then had what I can only explain as a moment before getting kicked out, but nicely. This wasn't your normal weekend occurrences. But the part that worried me the most was that I couldn't stop thinking about it in general. Even more so, I couldn't get Jayden's disappointed look when I'd first told him I couldn't remember. Now, it's the only thing I can remember.

The week had gone by in a blur. I hated myself for doing so, but I skipped out on getting tutored by Jayden on Monday. That was mistake number one since my Physics test was the next day. I knew more than I thought did, but I don't think my dad will be ecstatic about that grade.

It's true, I'd been avoiding Jayden Monroe for the past week. I'd kept myself busy by sitting at home painting and drawing new works for my collection. Every time he passed me in the hall he looked like he wanted to say something, or even just wave. But he never did, and I didn't give him the chance to either. I'd look forward and walk off, pretending I hadn't seen him. It was working so far but I didn't like doing it.

I didn't really even know why I was ignoring him. I just felt awkward and out of place after overhearing what his mom thought of me. I couldn't continue being a bad influence on him. He doesn't deserve me acting like this towards him but I can't bring him down. I can't be the reason why his parents are disappointed in him.

"It's Friday, he's probably still at the school," Emma looks at her phone to check the time.

I cross my arms and slump in my seat, "I can't face him, there's too much going on."

"Nothing happened," She bluntly tells me, "You're being hormonal."

"Okay, just because I'm on my period doesn't mean you can attack me like that."

"My point stands."

I grab my phone nervously, looking at the time. Thirty minutes would be barely enough time to make it before he left. And even so, that was pushing it since Ms. Librarian liked to kick people out early.

But maybe I should go. Emma had said several times that ignoring him was stupid. Not only that, she called me stupid and an idiot for thinking I could just dump Jayden Monroe in the trash like that. That she'd noticed a change in me ever since I started hanging out with him more. I didn't feel like I'd changed at all, but I didn't say anything to her. She had a very determined look on her face that looked like she would kill me if I'd interrupted her speech.

"I'll drive you, come on," She urges one last time.

To really set the mood, image it's raining on top of everything that's going on. Yeah, perfect weather.

"Is he here?"

"What are you doing here? I've kicked everyone out," Ms. Librarian in all her joy tells me.