Young & In Love || 18+

Chapter 2: We Hire A Nerd

Yup it was official. I was dumb. I know you're probably like, how come you aren't passing, but then again, it's school. Besides, nerds don't know how to have fun.

That's when Xioe jump inside my head and said, Just because you like to have fun doesn't mean you aren't a nerd. And plus the only reason why you are at this school is because you're on a scholarship. And you also scored a higher grade than everyone on that dumb test that was for our whole grade. And-

"Ok Xioe. Damn. We get it. I'm smart."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Xioe asked.

"Sorry. I was talking to the Xioe inside my head...Ok now I realized that I sound insane."

"No, it's ok. We understand what you're going through. It's kinda like you're scared to finish all of this because you're worried that you might still get kicked out. But don't worry you are a very smart, intelligent young woman. I'm sure you can do it. Besides, even if you don't there are other schools that will still want you. This school would be stupid to let you go. After all, you do have the highest GPA in the school." Ryder said.

And that's when my heart started to pound a thousand times faster than it already was. Those words Ryder had said to me and in such a smooth yet comforting tone made me feel safe. It made me feel warm inside. It made me feel as though I could just get up and kiss him. KISS HIM?! WHAT?! Why in the depths of hell would I ever want to kiss my best friend since the first grade. FIRST GRADE!! AM I INSANE?! I think I am? I think that all this stress from this late work finally caught up to me. But at the same time what if it wasn't stress? What if it wasn't me losing my sanity? What if I actually started to like him? What if he was more than just my friend since the first grade? WHAT?! NO! That's weird. God, that's weird.

"Uhm...Yeah thanks for that little pep talk. It really helped."

Yeah, it helped me lose my mind!

"Of course. Well, let's go find that nerd of ours." Ryder said.

And the more I tried to keep my mind off it, the more I thought about it. That's when I had a brilliant idea. What if I do all this work with my friends and then after we are done hang out with Ryder more to see if I actually like him. Yeah, that will work.

"Uhm Lia, did you hear me?" Josh asked.

"What? Sorry. No, I didn't. Sorry."

"It's fine we were just wondering if you were coming with us to go find the nerd we hired?"

"Uhm...Are you going Xioe?"

"No, because we should at least try and do some of the work so that way the nerd doesn't get overwhelmed and do what you did or are still doing."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean you keep zoning out. Like just a few seconds ago. Or right now because you're probably not even listening, are you?"

"I'm sorry, Xioe. It was an accident. I swear."

That was partially true. I mean I was paying attention, just not to her. I love her. I swear and I don't try to hurt her feelings but I just couldn't help it. The way he looks at me or the way he just stands there. His face is just so...so stupid. Yeah stupid. Not perfect at all. Besides, he doesn't even like me that way. He's like a brother to me. Right? No because if he was like a brother to me I wouldn't want to fu-

"Ok, well we are leaving. Goodbye ladies." Ryder said.

"Bye boys." Xioe said.

"Yeah bye you guys. Also can you come back with my favorite candy please. I'm hangry."