CHAPTER 3-
“What does that mastermind brain of yours planning?” I moved my gaze away from Daniel now facing Noah.
Noah had a smile on his face which was really bugging me now.
“Noah?” I asked repeatedly to get his attention.
“Hmmm”
“What are you planning?” I literally sang but he just blinked. My voice to get things done rarely worked on him.
“So Claire, now that you’re single how about we go out sometime?” I heard Connor from across the table. He winked as soon as I turned to him. Connor was a friend of Noah and that is how I knew him. He had chocolate brown eyes and light brown hair which was always messy. I think I remember asking him to use a hair brush during a school play. I was supposed to move my hands in his hair but the tangles in his hair, I thought I lost a finger or something in them. The next day he had a haircut but his hair was still messy and but he looked cuter. I felt bad when I literally screaming at him, why? He couldn’t say the line right!
“Oh Connor, I think-“ I was cut off by Noah’s whistle. He whistled and got almost everyone’s attention in the cafeteria.
“DANIEL?” he screamed to get his attention. His head shot up in our direction as Noah waved and asked him to come sit with us.
“What are you doing?” I asked him in a hushed tone but he didn’t reply.
“Daniel, come sit with us!” I heard the rest of the boys also inviting him. My eyes shifted to Brianna and Stella who checked their makeup and started to curl their hair with their fingers as he came near the table. I shot them an angry look and apologetically they stopped doing it. Not to forget Brianna had a boyfriend. And Stella, well, she still shouldn’t look at him like that. It looks so desperate. But I wouldn’t lie, I got a little conscious as he took steps coming closer to the table.
“Hey man!” as the boys started talking to Daniel as he came and sat on the table.
“And now when he’s sitting so close, stare at him as much as you like” Noah whispered in my ear as I felt my cheeks turn red.
“Oh that is so not true!”
“Oh really? Then why are you still stealing glances?” I looked down at my hands trying to think of a comeback but I couldn’t.
“So what exactly are you trying to say?”
“You and him”
“Daniel and I what?”
“You’re jealous of him!”
“Me? Yeah right!”
“And also..” he trailed off.
“Also what?”
“You and him.”
“Daniel an di what?” I was irritated by his incomplete senseless sentences.
“Sitting on a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G” Noah started to sing and I started to laugh with him. He just eased my tension of watching Ethan make out with the girl who dressed like she just came out of a place where Coco Chanel might have a nightmare of going to.
I caught Daniel looking at me. He then suddenly turned down to his food.
“So Daniel, what’s the secret?” Noah asked him as the boys started to chuckle.
“What secret?” He asked with a hint of confusion on his face.
“The secret of this!” Noah pointed out at him. He smiled and his dimples came out perfectly. He had dimples? I couldn’t see it behind his chubby cheeks.
“Thought of trying a new look!” he simply stated.
“I hope the trail stays longer..” Jenna from the cheerleading squad winked at him. He just blushed at her comment. The lunch went by quickly and the next period we had was English.
“Wow, we have English!” Noah said getting up from his seat. Noah hated English. Especially because he was made partners with Elizabeth. He liked Elizabeth but she, she hated him. Elizabeth was also a family friend so Noah got to meet her often. But she, she would rather give up her dresses than talk to him nicely. She was very sweet, but when it came to Noah, she just disliked him.
“LIZZY!” Noah walked towards her as soon as we reached class.
“Noah.” She looked at him up and down, giving him the look. Looking up and down at him with a disgusted look. Like she’s rather…my thoughts got interrupted as Noah removed his hand from my shoulder and walked up to her.
“How was summer?” Noah asked with a smile.
“Expect for the start when I came to your pool party, it was fun!” She stated and Noah got pissed. Noah gave the best parties. No matter what, no matter how.
“Mine too! Expect for the time I saw you in that swimsuit, rest was all hot!” ‘Ouch’
I lied. Noah likes her, but will never tell her. Why? Noah is the bay boy kinds. He’s one of the bad boys at school, but he’s really sweet too so hes just in the middle of being the kind . So to ‘protect’ his bad boy image he will never tell her. Her mouth flung open at his statement and I chuckled and took a seat. This time when Daniel walked in class, he just kept looking at me. But the way he looked at me, I felt really different. For once, I didn’t feel like the last bag from the fall collection of Gucci. That too limited edition with a sale.
He looked at me with a smile. He’s never smiled at me before, or maybe I didn’t notice it. Who am I kidding, I never noticed him.
(That would be another lie.)
The bell rang and the period started. Only to discover we have another project. This time, I’m even more excited.
