There's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate

There's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate (9)

"Well, that was entertaining."

"It was horrible!" I cried, spitting toothpaste out into the sink for about the thousandth time before looking up at Chelsea through the mirror.  That wasn't entertaining at all! It was absolutely repulsing and disgusting! But of course Chelsea thought it was amusing.

I didn't think that I'd ever get the taste of Jesse out, no matter how many mints I shoved in my mouth, or how many times I brushed my teeth. And I found it disgusting.

Chelsea shook her head, sitting down on the edge of the tub. "Well, at least Jesse doesn't think you guys are going out now or anything. And Dallas was totally jealous, so that's another good thing."

"But Dallas hates me now," I sighed, resting my hands on the sink as I looked up at myself in the mirror. I still had the hair and the makeup that the girls had put me in earlier, and I couldn't wait to take a shower and get rid of it all. I never wanted to be reminded of this night ever again.

"I'm so jealous," Molly sighed from the couch outside, looking upset. I would never understand that girl. "You got to kiss Jesse! That's, like, my dream!"

I gave her a flat look in the mirror. "Believe me, you're not missing out on that much," I grumbled, screwing the cap back onto the toothpaste. "I'm seriously not looking forward to tomorrow. I know he's just going to make fun of me about what just happened. And I don't want everyone here thinking I'm some kind of slut."

"But you're not a slut," AJ pointed out, plopping down on her bed. "Who cares if the people here think that? You know that you're not, we know that you're not, so that all that matters. We won't be here that long, anyways, I'm sure. As long as some guy doesn't try to make a pass at you, you're fine."

I groaned. "I'm really not looking forward to tomorrow," I repeated, rubbing my hands over my face.

"Well, I am!" Lexi squealed excitedly from her bed. "Art class is going to be so much fun! I can't wait to see who else is in the class with me!"

I rolled my eyes. I wasn't really in the enthusiastic mood right now. All I wanted was to take a shower and then go to bed, since it was already one o'clock in the morning. The quicker I got in the shower, the quicker I could go to bed. And even though I was tired, I didn't really want to go to bed. Because that meant I'd have to wake up the next morning and go to brand new classes, three of them being with Jesse.

Ugh. Jesse.

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"Good morning, students!" Ms. Strong, my algebra teacher, smiled cheerfully from the front of the classroom. It was way too early to be so enthusiastic. It was Monday, nonetheless! All I wanted was to stay in bed all day, staying as far away as I possibly could from Jesse. Even though he wasn't in this class with me, he was right next door with Aimee and Emily.

I was lucky enough to have some of my friends in every class of mine, or I would have been absolutely miserable. Lexi was in this one with me, and she was sitting behind me. She didn't seem to be as tired as I was, but I knew she was. She was never a morning person, even less than me.

"I see we have some new students from The Adeline Academy for Girls and The Cambridge Institute for Boys," Ms. Strong announced, looking down and reading off the piece of paper in her hands. She looked back up, still smiling brightly. "Will those students who are new please stand up?"

Lexi and I stood, and a few guys from across the room stood as well. Lexi and I didn't even look their way, since we were pretty much in the middle of a war with them, so we just continued to look up to the front at Ms. Strong, who was still smiling brightly.