-2 days later-
Aria Winters
I stared at my ceiling thinking about school. My grades were flunking and my mom was already mad that I snuck out of the house and everything. I hesitated to sit up, but I did anyway. I scurried out of bed and got ready for school, picking out my outfit from my closet. I took out my black tank top, denim jacket, black skinny jeans, and my white converse. I went to the bathroom and brushed my hair and parted it to the right side of my head. I went over to my mom's room and opened the door. She wasn't in her room
'huh. She must be at work then.' I thought to myself.
I ran downstairs and grabbed myself a banana to eat. I took the carton of orange juice out of the fridge and poured a glass. Out of nowhere I heard a knock on my front door. I walked up and opened it.
"Good morning Ari!" Luke's raspy voice filled the room. He walked in as he shut the door behind him.
"Hey Luke." I smiled at him.
"Grab whatever you want to eat if you haven't ate breakfast yet." I pointed to the kitchen.
"What if I already did?" A smirk filled his face.
"Then I don't know. Just help yourself out I guess." I let out a laugh. I went back up stairs and finished getting ready. I went to the bathroom and brushed my teeth. I put my make up on and put some perfume on. I grabbed my phone, my keys, and my bag and went back downstairs.
"Are you ready Luke? It's 6:50am if we don't leave now we are gonna be late." I looked at him and scanned the room.
"Yeah let's go." For the whole car ride, I felt like something was off and I didn't know why. It was like there was this sort of vibe, I just couldn't tell if it was good or bad. Whatever is was, the feeling slowly went away.
-At school-
I parked the car in front of the gym and got out, closing the car door behind me.
"Aria!!" I looked all over to see who called my name.
"Over here silly!" I turned to my right to see Meghan, the most annoying girl in school. I took a deep breath and put on a fake smile.
"Hey Meghan!" I gave her a short hug.
"Hey! Are you two going to the play practice tomorrow after school?" she said while pointing at me and Luke.
"Yeah we are." I gave her a soft smile.
"Awesome see you then!"
"yeah definitely." She finally walked back to her cheerleading friends. I took a sigh of relief.
"I REALLY DO NOT LIKE HER." I said tapping my foot against the concrete with my arms folded across my stomach.
"Why not?"
"BECAUSE SHE IS ANNOYING!! And don't act like she doesn't like you, like... like you okay? I see how she looks at you when you guys practice that scene in the play. She always has those crazy eyes that she gives when she likes a guy."
"Hey can you calm down? Why are you getting so jealous? It's just a scene in a play." I took a deep breath and leaned against the side of my car. I placed my hands on my head. The wind made my hair flow over to the side. I looked up at the clouds and sighed. I looked at Luke and stared into his eyes. Just like the day we met. I thought about what I should say.
"I don't know Luke. I don't know." Luke gave me a confused look. He just stood there and looked at me like he was lost into his own world.
"We need to get to class. Let's just go." I got up and walked towards the entrance of our campus.
-At class-
I stared down at my desk making drawings of music notes on my worksheet. I didn't know if I Liked Luke or not. It felt like a rush of emotions all coming towards me, but then it usually goes away some how. Like I have no chance with him. Like I'm just a friend to him. I kept feeling mixed emotions about the whole situation. Maybe Hazel was right. Maybe he DOES like me, but maybe he doesn't. I looked over to my right side to see Luke.
"Aria... ARIA!!" I shook my head and looked forward.
"Roll call." Luke whispered.
"Oh, Here!!" I looked over at Luke and mouthed the words "Thank you".
"Maybe next time you should pay more attention so that we don't have to waste any time in class Aria." I took a deep breathe and leaned against my chair.
"I apologize Ms.Wood." I looked over at Luke and caught him staring. He quickly looked away. Huh. That was weird. Maybe that means something! Or, maybe not.
"I'm taking this too seriously. I need to stop." I said to myself.
"What was that Aria?" I quickly looked up and skimmed the room.
"Nothing Ms.Wood. Sorry."
"Step up your game! This is a musical theory class, not a lets take this time to slack class. You auditioned for this music program and you are required to take this class so act like you want to be here whether if you do or not." I scratched my head and slouched against my chair. Maybe I was just over reacting, thinking crazy thoughts. Maybe my feelings for him was a phase.
