Tragedy girl

XIX

**Jessicas POV**

I am sitting in algebra waiting for the bell to release me from this torture. Unfortunatly, the bell that brough me to this torture chamber rang about 5 minutes ago so i have about 55 torturous minutes before i can leave. Well shit.

The teacher walks in babbling to some new boy. Hes tall with dark side swept hair and green eyes. As he introduces himself to the class the one thing i notice is his accent. British maybe? whatever it is, its adorable. A guy that looks like that and talks like will be sleeping with Amanda in the next week or so.

Amanda purposely lets out a giggle to get the guys attention. She waves flirtatiosly. I cant help but snort unattractively, she barely knows the guy and shes already desperate. Instead of winking or smiling at her the guy rolls his eyes and smiles at... me.

He comes and sits in the empty desk next to me and asks my name.
"Jess, whats yours?" i ask.
"Alex and you have an accent. Where are you from?"
"New Zealand you?"
"England." he smiles sweetly at me before turning to the teachers attention. I look over at Amanda whos trying to freeze me with her icy looks. I smile mockingly at her before rolling my eyes and focusing on the front.

"Yeah keep rolling your eyes. Maybe you'll find a brain in there!" Amanda says, her two little minions giggling. Im about to stand up and say sonething mean back when someone grabs my hand. Alex.
"Saying something mean back isn't gonna help." he says. I sit back down glaring at the girls then i glare at Alex.
"I dont like you" i say jokingly.
"You will soon darling" he laughs. Darling? I ignore his cocky comment and zone out of all reality.

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At morning tea i find Luke and Eleanor sitting at a table on the far end of the cafeteria.
"A new boy. Alex. Hes in my Algebra class! Hes so cu-" i stop talking when i here the chair next to me scrape along the ground at someone pulls it out. Slumping heavily into the chair is Alex.
"Hes so what?" he asks resting his head in his hands staring at me intently. I dont answer.

After about a minute of silence he finally breaks it.
"Oh this chair isn't taken is it?" he asks politely. I shake my head and glance at Eleanor whos seated on Lukes lap.
"No, you can sit here. This is Alex by the way." i announce. Alex smiles as Eleanor and Luke introduce themselves. His smile is the cutest thing. But the last time i thought that about a guy was with Luke. And look what happened there.

Conversations were really awkward at first but then Eleanor stepped in. Asking him questions and easing the awkwardness. Apparently Alex is here for a year on an exchange from England. He has a sister and a girlfriend back in England. (I didnt like that fact about him.) when the bell rang i walked to my next class which was PE.

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We are on the climbing ropes today. And guess whos in my PE class. Yup, Alex.
"Are you a stalker as well?" i ask him jokingly.
"Ehm only on Instagram?"
"I was kidding but uhhh good to know...?" we both laugh and listen to the coaches instructions.

We have to climb the rope three times and try to beat out times of the previous one. Alex climbs up the rope so easily, so does Luke. Eleanor does pretty well but i have no upper body strength sooo. I grip the rope with both hands and begin climbing using the technique coach taught us. I made it to the top in 42 seconds. At least i can beat that.

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I drive over to Danny's Workshop straight after school; hoping i will be there alone for a while. Surely enough i am. I set up the band equipment and sit down in front if the key board. I dont play the piano but i know a few chords.

I let my fingers and my voice do the work. With in half an hour i have written most of a song.

The song is about going home. Only then do i realise how much i miss New Zealand. How much i miss my friends and mum. I feel a tear escape from eyes as i remember what it was like. As i remember the accident. Soon enough im full on crying and i can't stay for practise. I leave before anyone else shows up.

When i get home, dad and Rachel arent there and neither is Cass. I make me and Ryley some coffee and sit on the couch with her and some popcorn.
"Lets watch Pretty Little Liars." i say before putting on NetFlix.

Pretty Little Liars was a thing back in New Zealand. We got half way through the season five before things got too busy and we didnt watch it so often.

In the middle of the episode i get a call.

Shit, its Alex.

It feels like the ringing never stops so i just answer it anyway.
"How did you get my number?" i ask before even greeting him.
"Luke."
"Oh. What do you want?"
"I was thinking since you're like the only one who was genuinely friendly to me and didnt want to sleep with me. Do you want to go to the movies or something? I dont know, we can like get to know eachother."

Im surprised hes asking to 'get to know me'. Of course i want to, but what if it goes horribly wrong.
"Is it like a date?" i ask cautiously.
"No. Just a friend thing."
a friend thing. I look over at Ryley whos staring at me impatiently. I want to spend time with Ryley.

"Sorry i cant. I promise another time though okay?" i say finally.
"Sure sure. thats cool. Cya at school then."

I hang up. Still shocked at how he wants to go to the movies or something with me. His accent is so cute and his eyes are amazing. I do want to get to know him, i do want to be friends. Guy friends are cool: until you start liking them....

HEY GUYS THANK YOU FOR READING!! I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS CHAPTER. I HOPE YOU LIKE ALEX!! ANYWAY HANG IN THERE FOR CHAPTER 20!!!
-LEXIE XOX