Algebra Blessings

Eight

                  

It was now two months into the New Year and everyone was back in school until Spring Break which was in another couple of months. No matter how many times she told herself, 'new year, new me', Camila still wasn't going to start listening in Algebra. And even though Lauren was her girlfriend and even though they both saw each other all the time, watching her in that particular class would always happen. She was just so mesmerizing. And also a lot more entertaining than her teacher.

Lauren sat at her desk with her hands folded on top of the table in front of her and her eyes forward. She knew Camila was looking at her because she always did, so she didn't comment on it or anything. Dinah was sitting between them, anyway. Talking would be hard.

As their teacher went to their desk to print out some worksheet they were going to need to complete for homework, Camila tore a piece of paper out of her notebook and scribbled something down, handing it to Dinah and then nodding at Lauren so she would give it to her.

Dinah popped a bubble with her gum and passed it to Lauren. She smiled when she saw her girlfriends' handwriting on the front of the folded piece. "Lolo Bug" it said. Lauren unfolded the paper and looked up to the first line. "If you were a booger, I'd pick you first." She read and then snorted, covering her mouth a second after and hoping her teacher didn't hear.

"I love you." Lauren wrote back, folded it, and handing it over to Dinah who automatically handed it to Camila. Camila unfolded it and smiled, still not used to hearing those words. It was a phrase she would never get tired of hearing from Lauren. "I love you, too." Camila wrote and passed it to Dinah who decided she would read their letter. She rolled her eyes at how lame they both were. She hoped they were talking about a juicy secret. "I love tacos." Dinah added and passed it to Lauren.

When Lauren got the note, it took her a moment to realize it was Dinah's writing. Then she giggled quietly and tucked the note into her pocket.

Algebra went by extremely slowly for Camila. She never liked the subject. The only thing that kept her from ditching every day was that fact that she got to see her girlfriend for a little longer than she would if she wasn't there. Once she was free from her least favorite subject, she packed up her things and walked with her two best friends out to the lunch tables.

Lauren ran her hands over her skirt before sitting down and then unzipped her backpack to get out her light snack. Dinah pulled out a sandwich from her backpack and took a bite. "So why don't you eat anything normal for lunch?" She asks with her mouth full of bread.

"Don't say it like that." Camila whispers angrily. The last thing Camila wanted was Lauren thinking that Dinah didn't consider her normal.

"It was just a question." Dinah argues. "Like, why don't you bring a sandwich or a salad or something big like that? You always have a tiny bag. Aren't you hungry all day?" She asks.

Lauren hummed. "Not really." She placed a grape in her mouth. "I find it easier to carry more books if I don't have something large like a lunch bag in the way." She says. Camila rubs her back.

"Weird." Dinah comments and takes another bite of her sandwich. Camila scoffs at her words. "What?" She questions, not knowing why her friend was getting so angry.

Just as Camila was about to reprimand Dinah about why it was rude of her to call Lauren weird, Lauren put her hand on top of hers. "I don't think she meant it like that, Camz." She said. "I believe Dinah meant it was weird that I don't get hungry during the day." Lauren said. Dinah nods slowly, looking at Camila with a weird expression on her face. "There's a difference in weirds." She smiled slightly.