spaces between us (grayson Dolan)

ch. 17 no time

Tessa's (P.O.V)

I awoke to the sound of my alarm clock. I reached my hand to press the snooze button with a groan. Just 5 more minutes and I'll be up.

*25 minutes later*
Shoot. Shoot. Shoot. SHOOT! I slept in. Why didn't my alarm go off?!? Never mind, no time for questions, I have to get ready! I quickly hopped out of bed and brushed my teeth. I pulled my hair into a messy bun, which surprisingly looked good.
I ran to my closet and put on leggings and an oversized shirt. I went to the bathroom to apply deodorant and put on a pearl necklace. I raced down stairs with 10 minutes to spare.

When I opened the fridge to grab some breakfast, I saw Nick smiling goofily at his phone.
"What's up with you?" I asked pouring a glass of OJ.
"Kylie..... She's so cute." he replied, still looking at his phone.
I thought about how they cuddled at the campfire and had quiet conversations while giggling . Wow. My brother actually got a girlfriend. I'm really not supposed to say, but Kylie's his first "real" girlfriend if I say so. Since all the moving in the past years, he hasn't had a relationship with a girl since California. But I'm happy for him. Kylie is so sweet and not to mention really funny.
"We better get going so we aren't late." I said putting my back pack on. I opened the door and headed out to our car. Nick hopped in the driver's seat and started up the car. In a few seconds, we were on our way.

I opened my locker and a little note fell to the ground. I picked it up and read it.
'had a really fun time with you this weekend!' - Grayson

I smiled and looked around, hoping Gray would be near. My first class was AP English so I grabbed my books and headed to room 407. When I sat down, Mr. Matthews had just walked into the room.

"Alright class. I'm giving you an hour to right a thousand word essay on how society lies." he said while looking at the class. Everyone had a confused look on their face. Others weren't even paying attention.

"In other words, write an essay on what kind of lies society makes up. It could be about personalities, fashion, or popularity. You may begin. If you finish early you may be dismissed." Mr. Matthews said, walking over to sit at his desk.
Everyone sighed and got to work.

I honestly could not write. Why was it so hard for me to come up with an idea? After all, I lie everyday about who I am. That's when it came to me. I would write a paper on how lies can actually help you. I mean, in my case, it keeps who I really am a secret. I typed away....

It seemed like the morning had flown by. I snatched my lunch out of my locker and put my books away. When I closed my locker, Grayson was standing behind it. I jumped, not knowing he was there.

"Woah there! Didn't mean to scare you, haha." he said with a cute smile.
"Sorry, just a little jumpy." I said and smiled back as we headed to the cafeteria. We met up with Emma, Ethan, and a girl named Kelly, I had met in Physics, and who was good friends with Ethan.
"So who's going to the play on Wednesday?" asked Emma.
Everyone looked around at each other. "There's a play on Wednesday?" I asked Emma.
"YA, it's supposed to be really good. We don't have volleyball, so maybe we can go?" Emma asked, cocking her eyebrow up. I nodded while taking a bite out of my sandwich. Ethan and Grayson were having there own conversation, when a bunch of guys came over to talk to them. Most of them were juniors so I didn't know them, just saw them in the halls now and then.
"Hey Tessa." one of them nodded to me. I smiled and said "Hi."
Grayson looked over at me and then at his friend. He looked a little annoyed. All he did was say hi.

When lunch was over I had Chemistry. I grabbed my books and walked to Grayson's locker so we could walk together and talk.

"Boo!"I said from behind him, while he grabbed his textbook.
He looked over and grinned at me.
"You can't scare me." He said with a smirk on his face.
"Dang it!" I exclaimed while we both laughed. He closed the locker and together we walked to chemistry.