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3.

I walked down the hallway with Vanessa. She had been asking me non-stop questions ever since she saw me with Zac. I went to my locker and took out the books I needed. I closed the locker door and proceed to listen to Vanessa's interesting stories. Since we had most classes together, we would usually sit together in class and talk the whole time and usually get caught then nagged by the teacher.

As we arrived at our English class, I stopped at the door when I saw Zac with some of the other popular boys. Of course he would get popular in less than one day.

Vanessa stopped talking and looked at me then look at the direction that I was looking at.

"O-M-G. No way," Vanessa gasped.

'Some of the popular boys' meaning our school prankster, Dan Daughtry, the school Bad Boy who the girls would swoon over, Skylar Gigi and some of Skylar's best friends, Michael Lennon and also Nicholas Lark and some other guys from the football team. 

Zac caught me looking and he winked at me playfully. I blushed and walked into the class as the students behind me were starting to complain that I was blocking the way. Vanessa and I took a seat at the back of the class since we usually sit at the back so we can talk and gossip.

The teacher, Ms. Kwan, came in greeted us good morning. We started our lesson and Van and I started taking down notes while talking away.

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As soon as the bell rang, everyone packed their things and got ready to leave. Before we left, Ms. Kwan announced that there will be an exam next week so we have to study. I groaned internally because it means I would have to study and work hard for the exam to impress my parents. 

Vanessa and I then walked to our lockers. Her locker was three lockers away from mine and her locker was decorated with girly items and looked very neat while mine looked like World War 2 happened in there. I put my English books that I didn't need into the locker and put the books I needed into my bag to take home to study. 

Since next lesson was a free period, Vanessa and I usually go to the library to study together. We sat on the table that was closest to the bookshelves. We took out our books and started studying.

Suddenly, Zac and his friends sat down on the table next to us. I didn't notice but I did when Vanessa nudged me with her elbow and secretly pointed towards their direction. I felt something hit my shoulder and I looked to see what it was. I saw a crumpled paper ball on the floor and scooped it up. I opened to reveal a message.

Whaddup, nerds?

Vanessa snatched the paper away from me and frowned when she saw what was written inside of it. I told her to calm down and started to pack our things before she explodes. Let me tell you, Vanessa gets really scary when she is mad. Her eyes can change from blue to green. We left the library and I checked my white, sparkly watch. We still had half an hour but we didn't know what to do. We walked to the side of the school where they have a large oak tree sitting there for so many years. We sat down and started talking. Yes, we have a lot to talk about. Mostly nonsense.

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The bell rang and we got up and brushed off the dried leaves that got on our clothing and hair. I don't know how it got in our hair but.. okay. 

We went over to our lockers and got our books out for the next lesson which just so happens to be Science. It was Nessa's favourite subject and she would always get perfect A's for this subject. I mean, she always has perfect grades for every subject anyway. Science had always been my least favourite subjects therefore I usually get not so good results. We walked to the Science Lab and took our seats. 

The teacher had assigned our places from the first day of school and Nessa and I were sitting on different tables. Since we had an odd number of students, my table only consists of me and my friend, Caleb. He had always been a quiet guy and is also quite weird but he is an absolute genius. Today, he is wearing a hoodie and his hood is covering his face. 

I saw Zac walk in and I just groaned and placed my head in my hands. Since Mr. Samson is always early to class, he saw Zac and assigned him to his table. Guess who's table? Mine. He smirked when he saw me and he even took a seat next to me. I glared at him and paid attention as Mr. Samson started to teach.

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As soon as the bell rang, I got my things and got ready to leave but Zac stopped me.

"Do you need a ride back today?"

I stared at him and hesitantly answered, "Uh, I don't really know.. I'll tell you later?"

He smiled the most dazzling smile I've ever seen, "Well, alright then."

He walked out of the class and I immediately felt Vanessa's presence beside me.

"Oh my gosh! What did he say? You have to so tell me! Please!"

"Calm down, Sa, I'll tell you later." I slung my bag over my shoulder and left the class.

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During lunch, Nessa and I sat at our usual place and started digging into our food. Suddenly the gang of popular boys sat down at our table as well. Nessa and I stopped eating and looked over to them and then looked at each other. I could tell both us were thinking the same thing, "what are they doing here?"

"Hey."

"Hi."

"Hello."

"Hi."

The boys greeted us one by one. We were confused at first but got comfortable with them after a while. There were girls pointing over in our direction and also gossiping pretty loudly about Nessa and I. We ignored most of them and I think we could call ourselves as their "friends" now. 

They were joking around and also some of them stealing our food when we weren't looking. When Zac tried to steal one of my fry, I slapped his hand and he pouted playfully.

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School was normal like usual. When school ended, Nessa and I went to our lockers and put away what we didn't need and took what we needed. Nessa's mum came to pick her up so I was left alone. I could always walk home but it would take quite long and also the sky looked like it was about to rain.

"Need a ride, princess?"

I turned around to meet a pair of green eyes that were sparkling in amusement.

"Uh, sure."

He walked towards his bike and I trailed behind him. He handed me the same helmet as this morning and I put it over my head. He got on the bike and so did I. I put my arms around his waist and we drove off but this time much slower than before. The wind blew my hair making me look like a fabulous potato and I took time to enjoy the view that was zooming past us. As soon as we arrived at my house, I got off the bike and took off the helmet then passed it back to him. I said a quick thank you and went into my house.

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Hey guys! I'm kind of stuck when it comes to making up names. Especially surnames. Anyway, I hope you're enjoying this story so far!

-J