As we finally entered the building it didn't take us long to find our class room.
As we entered our tutor said to us, "arts one side, photographers the other side."
Letting out a gulp me and Riley walked to the back of the classroom and he sat one side of it, whilst I sat the other side alone.
Soon after Addison entered the room and sat by Riley which made me feel even more alone than I did.
After a good ten minutes everyone else started to enter but our tutor, Simon, didn't let us start since there was one more person left.
Soon after a boy entered the room, he wore baggy ripped jeans matched with a dark blue hoodie. He had green eyes and light brow hair which was quite long.
"Name?" Simon questioned him.
"Xavier."
"Xavier go and take a seat at the back."
As he made his way to the back, he took the seat next to me.
I felt my anxiety kick in abit since I had to sit next to someone that wasn't Riley for once.
Taking so deep breaths I tried focusing on our tutor instead of everyone else in the room.
"For the first task of your first day, I would all like you to get used to the person you are sitting by since they will be your partner for every project and your only friend in the lesson." Simon said.
Great all I need is to try and talk to someone.
"I will be back in 20 minutes, behave yourselves." He said as he left the room.
"Hey." The boy said from next to me.
"Hi?" I responded trying to not show how much I'm panicking.
"Names Xavier," he smiled.
"Olivia." I smiled back, feeling my anxiety melt away.
"So Olivia it looks like we are partners for the next two years."
"Looks like we are Xavier."
We went on for a good ten minutes till I got a message from Riley.
Riley: are you good over there?
Me: yeah I'm talking to my new friend Xavier.
Riley: glad your doing good.
Me: want to get lunch with me.
Riley: I can't I'm going to be Addison.
After seeing that messaged I sighed and closed my phone.
"Are you good?" Xavier questioned.
"I'm fine."
"You sure you looked abit sad at your phone."
"Oh it was just my best friend cancelling our lunch plans for his girlfriend."
"That sucks. Well if you want to hang out, I can."
"I'll be fine. I'll probably going and find a nice grass spot to sit at and listen to music."
"Well if you change your mind. You will find me near the basketball court."
I nodded my head in response and focused myself to the front of the class just as Simon walked back in.
After an hour two hours of the pain of listening to Simon, it was finally lunch time came around and ran out the door and straight past the basketball court to find a little hill.
At the top of the hill was a tree. Sitting under the I put my earphones back on and started to listen to Taylor swift.
Looking down the hill to the basketball court was xavier with all his mates and on the other side of it was Riley and Addison.
Letting out a sigh I closed my eyes for a second and when I opened them, Xavier was walking up to me.
Slowly I took off my earphones as he sat down next to me.
"Why hello Olivia."
"Hey Xavier. What are you doing here?"
"My mates pointed you at and said they saw you looking at me so I thought I would come and sit with you."
"Weirdo."
"Says the one who is sat under a tree."
"So are you." I giggled.
After a while we both sat there talking.
"Feeling a bit bold but could I get your number since we are officially friends AND partners in class."
"Of course you can Xavier."
Soin after I gave him my number, lunch came to an end and we both walked back to class with eachother giggling and talking.
As soon as we entered the class I felt Riley's and Addison's eyes on us.
We started to walk to our seats when Riley came over.
"Hey liv, you are going to have to get the bus back by yourself this afternoon, I'm going to Addison's house."
I didn't respond to him. He knows I can't get a bus by myself because of my social anxiety.
"It's fine Riley, I'll walk home."
He looked shocked that I called him Riley and not his nick name. I only call him Riley when I'm in a mood with him.
He walked back to his table and I sat for the rest of the lesson in silence.
as the college day came to an end, xavier basically forced me to let him walk me home so im safe.
"xavier you don't have to walk me home."
"well i cant have you walking home by yourself so your stuck with me."
"your stubborn."
"feeling is mutual."
"im not stubborn, im smart."
"big lie."
"wow thats rude."
He laughed at me and we started talking about our favourite things.
Once we made it the end of my drive. I said my goodbyes to him and entered the house.
Taking my shoes off I turn around to see may there with a smirk on her face.
"So who was that gentleman?"
"Xavier he is my friend"
"Nice type."
"MAY WE ARE ONLY FRIENDS." I yelled with a red face.
Quickly I pulled myself out of the situation and went upstairs to my room and decided to be productive.
So quickly I threw my hair into a high ponytail and went over to my desk to start drawing.
YOU ARE READING
It's Me Or Him.
Romanceolivia, aged 16, and riley, aged 17, have been friend since they was little. They have lived next door to each other since the age of 3. Olivia lives in a toxic household, full of drugs, abuse and violence by her father. Riley lives in a household f...
