your family moves to sweden with your aunt over the summer.
you knew about some trends but never heard about the famous björn andresen.
he takes this as a chance to find love that doesn't have to do with his looks.
PS!
all the terrible things that h...
The blonde stood in front of me, batting her lashes. I raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Do you need something?" I asked in a soft tone. "I need you to..." She said harshly. She then look over at Björn who was looking at the both of us. "To...join me and my frands!" She said, nicely this time. "Frands?" I asked. She pointed over to a group of girls who were staring at me. Mr. G was in his office so he didn't witness this. Suddenly, everyone's eyes were on us. My hands started to sweat from all the unwanted attention and I looked down at my feet. I then looked up at her to give her my answer. "Sure." I said. She turned around, the bottom of her fluffy skirt swinging and hitting my knee. She walked over to her 'frands' and sat down. She then looked back at me, waiting for me to follow. I did, but it was less skirt-swinging than she had. I immediately felt judged by everyone there. The other people in the classroom went back to their conversations. "So...where are you from?" One of the girls asked. "I moved here from Russia." I answered. "Oh so you're Aglaya's cousin? I've heard so much about you. Is it true that you're one of the best guitarists ever?" She said and they all laughed. "I wouldn't say that..." I said, slightly laughing. "I'm Christina Olsson." She said while holding out her hand for me to shake. I then gave her my hand in return and we smiled at each other.
The bell for dismissal rung and students whose buses were calling hurriedly left the room. Most of Elsa's posse had left so it was just me and her. "So...I wanted to say that I like your skirt-" I said before she quickly got up and went to the back of the classroom. My eyes followed to where she was going and I saw that she sat right next to...Björn. "Hey there. I was wondering when we could have lunch together, since you were busy today." She said to him. He looked over at her and didn't respond. "Y'know that Wilma girl you were sitting next to? I heard that she-" She was cut off by Björn. "I'm not really interested in gossip, Elsa." he said nonchalantly. My bus suddenly got called. I quickly threw my bag over my shoulders and headed towards the door. The atmosphere was very uncomfortable and I felt like a third wheel. If I heard Elsa trying to flirt with him one more time, I was gonna puke. "Hey Varinka! Wait up!" I heard a voice say. I turned around and realized it was him. He sped his way over to me, putting on his book bag while standing. "We have the same bus. Might as well walk together. Plus, you're new and you might not know where to go." I looked at him and looked back at Elsa. She was sitting alone, her cheeks were red, and her face twisted in anger, quite alike to her face in the lunchroom. It scared me. I didn't want to end up like Vincent. "I can do it myself." I said. I saw his smile falter and I felt a ping in my heart. "She's staring." I whispered. "I know." He whispered back. He turned around to face Elsa. "I think next Thursday would be a good day for lunch, Elsa." He said to her. Her face quickly changed and she smiled. "Great! I wont be busy that day." She said. He gave her a quick smile and started walking. "Sorry. I needed a way to get out." He said to me. "Yeah no problem." I said. "Do you actually go on my bus?" I asked. "No. I have a...special way of leaving." He said. I lifted an eyebrow in confusion. He let out a small chuckle as we reached the bus loop. He pointed to a shiny black limo and I then realized what he meant. "Goodbye, Varinka." He said before walking up to the limo and getting in. "That was a little much..." I said to myself before heading on my bus.
I couldn't stop thinking about him after that. I didn't really speak for most of the bus ride, as my mind was occupied by replaying our encounter over and over. He trusted me enough to use me as an escape? Well, I'd use anyone to escape Elsa too. Suddenly, someone was snapping their fingers in front of my face. I blinked a few times and looked over at Aglaya. "Whatcha daydreaming about? Your boyfriend perhaps?" She asked. "No I just zoned out. Maybe I'm just tired from school." I replied, making up an excuse that was slightly true. "Uh huh." She said. "Well, now you're not the only one with a boyfriend." She joked. I raised my eyebrow in confusion before I remembered the confession that happened earlier today. The bus had finally reached our stop. Aglaya waved to her friends before following me as I got off the cheese colored vehicle and walked towards the home I shared with her & other people apart of my family. "Aglaya something weird happened today and I wanted to ask you about it." I said as we kicked off our shoes and left them at the doormat. She waited for me to continue, now giving me her full attention. "Well what happened was Elsa asked me to sit with her and her...frands. When they all left to go to their busses, she went to go sit with Björn. What does this mean?" I ask as we both sit at the dining table. "Hmm...since Björn was there, she was probably trying to do a kind stunt infront of him by inviting you over to hang out with her. Most likely trying to combat all the stuff she did by doing something nice. Jeez she really is a jerk." She explained to me, trailing off when she spoke on how Elsa was a jerk. "But then he also asked me to walk to his bus with him, to escape her. Why'd he say that?" I ask again as I cross my arms and lay my head on the table. Aglaya was sitting beside me so she copied this move and faced me. "Because he likes you." She whispered. I rolled my eyes and earned a giggle from her in response.
