reject》5sos au *deleting*

Ch.3

Lets just talk about this Luke pic for a sec because dAMNNN

HENRIETTA'S POV

The whole day went by without anyone approaching me besides Ashton. I sat at the back of all my classes and at lunch I found a nice secluded area behind the school's football field where I could eat without being stared down. I'm not surprised. I'm so used to this already.

I'm still an absolute loser, one person talking to me doesn't change that.

I swung my bag over my shoulder, making my way up the the bus steps. All the seats were taken except for one at the back which was completely empty. I tried my best to ignore the whispers resonating around me as I took my seat.

Can't they stop the gossiping already?

Trying to make myself as small as possible, I curled my long legs to my chest, my chin resting against my knees and my arms coiled to my stomach.

All I want to do is disappear.

All this negative attention is making me feel so self-conscious and insecure. Well, more than usual atleast. When I get home, all I'm gonna do is drown myself in endless Naruto episodes to erase the memory of this day from every neuron in my brain.

Except Ashton.

A small smile formed on my lips at the thought of the energetic curly haired boy.

I really want to remember him.

My thoughts were broken by the cheap leather seat sinking beside me.

Great.

Now I'm going to have to avoid awkward eye contact with the person who just sat beside me.

I hate being abnormal.

Cautiously, I craned my neck to look at the person beside me. The first thing I noticed was the black shirt that adorned his pale torso. 'You complete mess' was printed across the fabric in bold, white letters, mirroring the very words that echo through my lonely mind. Looking up further, my gaze met his face. A smooth piece of metal was embedded in his soft, pink lip, completely contradicting his baby blue eyes which were fixated on his feet.

He was really fucking beautiful.

Why the fuck did this beautiful boy have to sit beside me?

My heart race accelerated when his blue eyes met my curious gaze.

I blinked rapidly.

He caught me staring. Oh God.. If he didn't think I was a freak before, he'll definitely think so now. I quickly looked away. A few seconds of silence drifted between us.

"Hi," I was surprised that the small greeting came from the blonde boy beside me. His low voice caused me to turn and look at him, his hypnotic blue eyes rendering me temporarily mute.

How do I talk again?

I opened my mouth to say hi back, but my vocal chords refused to cooperate with my brain. Instead, I waved and gave him a slight smile. Why am I so awkward?

"No need to be nervous. I don't bite," he said with a reassuring grin.

I know you don't bite, I'm just extremely socially awkward, and it doesn't really help that you're hot as fuck.

I nodded dumbly in response, disgarding my thoughts.

"So, you're the new girl?" he quirked an eyebrow at me an rested his elbow on his knee, giving me his full attention.