Create A Divine Move

Chapter 2- "Somewhere only we know"

He is walking through the doorway of the classroom when I look over at him. My eyes are stuck on him while his are on his phone in his hand. He pauses for a second, turning off his phone and putting it in his pocket. I watch his every movement as he walks past me to his seat without even sparing me a glance. I mean, why would he? It's not like we're particularly friends or anything like that. I wish we were. I wish we were a lot more than that.

Tyler Avery. He's the most popular guy in the school. He's the guy that everyone wants or wants to be. He's very handsome and quite smart. He's one of the schools football players, the captain actually and has been offered scholarships from quite a few different places or so I've heard. I haven't actually spoken to him except small talk or unless we were required to do so.

Although he's popular, Tyler keeps to himself in class and keeps his head down. When he's with his friends, at a party, or on the field, he's the complete opposite. He's almost like a different person. It's intriguing and attractive and I've always wanted to know more about him, I'm just too anxious to ask.

Mrs Simmons kindly places my work in front of me and gives me a warm smile. I take a deep breath to clear my mind and I focus on the work.

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The next few days pass by quickly, until today that is when the day feels like it's dragging on. When lunchtime finally comes around, I grab my food and sit at our usual table where Tara and our new addition to the group, Marley are currently sitting.

I greet them and take a seat. Tara, Marley and I immerse in conversation, Quinn and Cassie joining in when they arrive.

Marley tells us about some of her adventures. Including how she got herself stuck in a cave alone and had to try to call her dad (when she eventually got a signal). He had to call the fire brigade to help get her out as a bunch of rocks had fallen and trapped her inside. Over the past few days, we've gotten to know the new really well. The whole friend group seems to have just clicked and hit it off with her, so much so that it feels like we've been friends with Marley for years.

"Hey, I'm going on a camping trip with my dad in the middle of October if you guys want to come? I'm sure my dad won't mind." Marley suggests. "No caves, I promise."

"In October? But it's freezing in October?" Quinn questions, clearly not convinced by the idea.

"Sounds great." Huh. I know Tara did not just say that. That is so out of character. Have I entered an alternate universe? She absolutely hates anything involving getting dirty, especially camping and especially anything including bugs. What the actual fu-

"I'm down. It'll give me a chance to read my new book I've been dying to read but I needed to wait for the right vibe. You know?" Cassie adds.

"I mean, why not? Could be fun." I'm clearly not thinking straight either because I know damn well I'm gonna be freezing, but oh well. I'm not opposed to the idea, it could be fun. I hope.

"Great. I'll send you the details closer to the time." Marley says happily.

Still shocked at Tara's willingness to go camping, I make a mental note to ask her about it later.

I see Jackson sat at a nearby table with his friends: Mason, Wes and Dean. Jackson must feel my eyes on him because he looks straight up at me, smiling when he sees me. Noticing that I'm not in the middle of a conversation, he motions for me to join them.

"I'm gonna go and sit with Jackson for a bit." I tell the girls.

I walk towards Jackson, passing Kelly on the way. She looks me up and down as I pass her "Your sweater is ugly, it matches you perfectly." She says with a sickly, sweet smile.