Opposites Attract {Janiel}

Chapter 6

~Joeys POV~
I open my locker and I put my heavy homework books into my backpack. I check to make sure I didn't forget anything, and I close my locker. I quickly turn around and bump into Daniel. "Sorry! Didn't see ya there! Thought you'd be with Sawyer." I shrugged "Na. I told that ratty ass off." He said. "How are you still alive?" I ask and he laughs. "He's just a person who likes to pick on people because it makes him feel powerful." He shrugs. I look into his beautiful emerald green eyes and instantly fall into a trance. He has the most gorgeous eyes I've ever seen. I quickly snap out of it and realize I was just staring at his eyes half of the time. "Oh my god I'm sorry I didn't realize I-" he interrupts me. "It's fine! I never notice how beautiful your eyes were." He said. I stood there in shock. Daniel Preda, Popular boy, not a geek, gets all the dates, is basically a celebrity, just called my eyes beautiful? The geek from down the street? "Thank you! I never notice how gorgeous your eyes were, either." I smile. I knew. I just didn't want to seem creepy. We walk together to the bus, talking. "Preda!" Sawyer yells at Daniel, acting like nothing happened between them earlier. He looks at me. "Preda! We need to talk!" Sawyer yells again. "Better go see what shithead wants." He says and I giggle. "Here." He hands me a slip of paper and walks off. I open the paper. It's his phone number. I. Just. Got. Daniel. Preda's. Phone. Number. I'm screaming inside. Troye, Connor, and Tyler come bouncing out behind the walls. They all squeal and look at me. "How long have you guys been there." I smile at them as we continue to walk. "Oh only to see you guys stare into each other's eyes and laugh together!" Tyler squeals. "He totally likes you!" Connor says, still jumpy. "How do you know that?" I ask. "The way he looked at you, it looked as if he was about to kiss you!" Troye squealed. I smile. "What happened?" They all ask at the Same exact time, looking at me, who looks like an over pressured water balloon. "Oh nothing. He only gave me his phone number!" I scream happily. They all squeal and jump. "I can't believe a handsome jock like him actually talked to a geek like me! And I can't believe Sawyer didn't kill him for it!" I say and they all agree. "Opposites attract!" Connor smiles, and we all head onto our busses.

I open the door to my house and walk in. "Hi!" I tell into the living room. No response. Great. I run upstairs into my room and shut the door. I search my backpack endlessly for the tiny piece of paper Daniel gave me. Shit. Where is it? I finally find it at the very bottom of my backpack, and I pull it out. I unwrinkled the tiny piece of paper. The numbers were hard to make out, but I guess I'll have to go with what I can read. I quickly pull out my phone, enter my passcode, and open my text messages. I enter the phone number. What should I text him? I don't want to make an idiotic or stupid move.

J- hi! It's Joey!

I send the message. Oh god. That seems too clingy. Too late now. I tap my finger and anxiously wait for his reply.

x- ew why are you texting me

Oh god. Did I enter the wrong number? Did he give me the wrong number? Was the whole thing we had earlier just a prank?

J- cause you have me your number?

X- oh I can't go on with this! Haha jk, it's Daniel :) I'm not good at pranks haha

I sigh of relief and fall on my bed.

J- phew! You scared me! Haha

D- you're too innocent to prank

J- :)

I'm actually texting Daniel. He really isn't "one of them".