red x annie idk

1 (Annie POV)

I flipped my pencil in my hand, a bit bored. I caught myself staring at my friend Red. She was quite pretty. But, she's just a friend, right? I looked away and jotted down a word or two in my planner, but I couldn't really keep my eyes off her. A few people looked at me. I wondered if someone caught me staring and got the wrong idea. I forced myself to look at the board, but I felt uncomfortable. I couldn't keep my mind off her. When class was finally done, I walked close to her, with Heidi, Nichole, Wendy, and Bebe, around the school. Looking into her dark brown eyes, I felt my face get warm. Heidi glanced at me like she knew something I didn't, and then her and Wendy exchanged a glance.  Red blushed a bit, but she looked away and pulled herself together. I thought it may have been something else, or maybe she liked someone else. She did have this boyfriend named Kevin a few months ago. I wondered if she still liked him. Thinking about that made me sick to my stomach.  I felt myself blush again, and I covered my face. The bell rang, bringing me back to my senses. "Race ya!" Bebe shouted enthusiastically. I raced down the hall, my hand brushing Red's. She was going slower than me, struggling to keep up the pace. I held her hand. I didn't even know I did it for a moment. It felt normal. Then it hit me. I was actually holding her hand. I paused, gazing into her eyes and holding her hand tight. She gazed back. We both let go, and we ran even faster to catch up with the others. Wendy ended up getting to music class first, though.