Toxic

Chapter 1

"That will be $4.75 please." I tell the customer.

"Here you go have a nice day."

"You to darling."

I sit back and start reading my book Paper Towns.
I work in a store. I read when there's no customers around.

"You , do you happen to know where the crazy glue is?" A boy asks.

"Yeah aisle three where the craft stuff is at."

He walks away.

"Your welcome." I say to myself.
I get back to my book.

"I can't find it." He returns.

"I will help you." I leave the cash register , and go help him find it.

"Ah it's right here." I smile handing him the glue.

He doesn't return the smile just walks away.

I walk to the register.

"That will be $1.50."

"$1.50 for crazy glue , what a rip off."

I nod. He hands me the money.

"Have a nice day." I smile and he walks away.

"Rosa , I have to go school starts in 15."

"You go sweetie." She smiles.

I get take off my uniform and change into my normal clothes and begin to walk to school.

As I walk in , I see my bestfriend Grace.

She walks over to me , "hey Alexis."

"Hey Grace."

We both walk to our different classes.

The same boy from the shop earlier enters the classroom. He notices me and sighs. What did I do wrong?
That's the thing with me , many people don't like me.

"We have a new student class." Mr.Green says.

"His name is Michael Marrero." Mr.Green adds.

"I prefer just Mikey." The boy speaks up.

So he has a name.

"Well I want you guys to make Mikey feel comfortable."

The whole class nods and get back to their conversations.

I just get back to reading my book.

"Ms.Simmons , why are you way in the back of the room?" Mr.Green asks , and the whole class turns there attention to me. Great.

"Because she doesn't have friends." A girl says while laughing , which causes the whole class to laugh expect Mikey.

I stay silent.

"Ms.Simmons I asked you question , and I would like an answer."

"I don't know sir." I whisper but it was easy to hear.

He shakes his head and gets back to the lesson.

First period went by fast , but I always felt someone's eyes on me. When I would turn to see who it was it was the boy Mikey. When I would catch him he would turn his head back to the front of the classroom.

The bell rang and I quickly made my way out.

Then lunch time came around.
I sat with Grace. I only have one friend.

Mikey walks by us and we make eye contact but he turns away. I never noticed how beautiful his eyes are.

"I heard he's bad news." Grace speaks up.

"Why?"

"He got expelled from his old school , bad boy , hates school , player , drugs." She explains.

"How are you sure that's true , you know the how rumors are."

"Still he looks like bad news , just stay away Alexis."

"What makes you think I'm even interested?"

"That eye contact." She laughs.

I shake me head and laugh.
The bell rings and I go to the rest of my classes. I get to 7th period.

"Okay class , We will be having a project."

The class whines except for me. Mikey just rolls his eyes. A lot of girls have been all over him.

"You guys will have a partner that I will be choosing , in the project you will have to get to know each other , and each of you have to write a essay of one another , and explain what you learned from that person , what you like , and what you don't really like from that person." Mr.James explains.

He starts giving out partners.

"Last but not least , Mikey Marrero and Alexis Simmons are partners.

Mikey raises his hand , "Is there any way I could trade?"

Asshole.

"No you get who you get , Alexis might actually be interesting."

Ouch.

"Get with your partners , project due next Wednesday."

Mikey gets up and walks over to me.

"Sup." He says
"Hey."

"My place tomorrow?" He asks.

"Yeah sure."