Never

Chapter 2

I enter my first block period, Calculus, right as the bell rang. Sophia, my best friend since middle school, looked up at me with a confused look. I took my seat next to her as the announcements played over head. "That was a close one for you huh Tor?" She said with a smirk.
I rolled my eyes and smiled, "Yeah, yeah, yeah." The above announcement caught my attention when they brought up prom. It was spring time and that meant that prom was just around the corner. Great.

As you all know, said the announcer, Prom is coming up! BUT since it is only April, we still have time for all you girls to get your overly priced Prom dresses. Tickets will be sold next month during both lunches. If y'all have any questions, you can ask Courtney Lang, our senior planner! Deuces!

With that ending the announcements, Sophia turned to me with a huge smile on her face. She was such a girly girl who loved anything pink. Her face would light up every time you brought up Prom with her. She was just cute like that. Her and I were so different. I was always the Tom girl who chose sports over cheerleading, who chose caps over mascara, who chose baggy clothes over skin tight dresses.
"OMG Tor, I don't think you realize how excited I am for our SENIOR Prom!" Sophia said. Her bright blue eyes were striking through me. Her eyes were always a give away of her true feelings.
"Oh trust me, I think I do." I respond by giggling at her.
"Oh shut up, you brat!" She squeals as she swats my arm.
"Ladies, if you don't mind, I would like to begin class." Our calculus teacher, Mr. Mills, said. With a red tint on our cheeks, we nodded and he began class.

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"Holy shit, that class will be the death of me." Sophia complained to me while we left the classroom. Her green and navy blue plaid skirt was hiked up extremely hide, showing off her toned legs and wore an off white sweater that covered her green uniform shirt. " Oh come on," I said, "it's not that bad. I mean I don't know it that well, but I think that it is doable." I tried to convince her to have a positive aspect on it, but it was useless. We walked down the hall to our lockers which were right next to each other. "Look," she huffs," I am just saying that if I don't pass, I can kiss my perfect GPA goodbye!" she exemplifies by raising her hands in the air. "Soph...you're a C student." I remind her while laughing. "So?! C's and D's still get degrees Tor!" We both laugh as we grab our books for our next block period.

I have AP Government and Politics and she has Creative Writing. "Soooooo," she pressures. "What?" "Tor stop playing dumb! Why were you late?" Sophia asks. "Hey! I was ALMOST late." I correct her. She rolls her eyes and smiles," Oh I am SO sorry! That's besides the point! Why were you??"

I tell her that I had to pick Simon up for school and how ignorant, yet attractive, he has gotten.  "Tor, he is like the hottest guy in school. I would so bang him if it wouldn't mess with my image here at school." Puzzled, I ask," Mess with? What is THAT suppose to mean?" For some reason, I felt defensive over him. Even though he was a complete dick, I felt like I needed to defend him for his mother's sake. Soph could read me like a book. "Calm down there, no need to get defensive. I am just saying that since he is such a trouble maker, if I was fucking him, I would get the same image and I just don't want that." She did have a valid point. "I guess, sorry, I just feel like I gotta stick up for him for his mom's sake." She smiled and nodded, accepting my apology. She knew that Simon and my mom were extremely close. We parted to go to our classes.

Lunch A

I order and pay for my lunch; a turkey and honey mustard sandwich, an apple, and a water. I look around the cafeteria to search for Soph. I spot her at a round table nearest to the window. As I walked over to her, the sunlight shined down on her, making her look like a damn angel with her blonde hair shinning like gold. It doesn't surprise me why she is the prettiest girl in school and how she has the most popular boy  to call her boyfriend. I sit next to her and her boyfriend, Derek, sits on the other side of her.

Derek is the star basketball and football player here at Spring High. His dark brown hair is spiked with gel and his brown eyes are the color of sweet caramel. Sophia and Derek have been together since the beginning of Junior year and continue to be high school sweethearts.  They are the main reason why I am so well known around the school; the only reason I am 'popular' is because they are. I hang out with them and their other friends a lot, but I wouldn't say that I was popular. I have never had a boyfriend and I never really searched for one. I have gone on dates with some of Derek's jock friends, but I never saw them than nothing other than friends. I sometimes am glad that I do not have a boyfriend but yet I sometimes envy Soph and Derek's relationship; they are so in love.

Derek kisses Sophia's lips. "Hey babe. How was creative writing?" "Oh you know, same old same old." She answers with her cheeks red. Even though they have been dating for over a year and a half, the look in their eyes still tells me and everyone else that they are still madly in love with one another. We talk and eat while Derek and Sophia's friends come by to sit with us. I finished my lunch and while my other friends were talking and gossiping over who is planning to ask who to Prom, I spot Simon on the other side of the cafeteria. He is with his friends: Josh Hunt and Edward Black. They are not very well liked at the school as well. Both are WAY worse than Simon; they do any drug you can think of, smoke until they can't speak, and fuck any girl that is willing to open their legs for them.

Simon is doing the same thing that I am. His friends are laughing at something on Edward's phone. Simon looks around the cafeteria with his brows furrowed, almost like he is looking for someone. I look down towards the white tile floor. I look up and he is staring at me, I lock eyes with him, but he doesn't look away. I furrow my brows, "What?" I mouthed. He just shrugs his shoulders and smirks at me, but doesn't lose his gaze on me. By this time, his gaze is burning a whole in me. I look away and face my friends again. Sophia noticed me staring at him, and just smiled.

My phone buzzes; it's Mom.

Hey sweetie, Miss Chris has to cover for someone at the diner. She said that they got food poisioning and cant work. Can you PLZ drive Simon home after school?

My eyed widen. Nope. No way. I don't want him in my car again. He makes me feel uncomfortable.

I reply, Mom, he is on the lacrosse team, they have practice. Cant someone on the team drive him home?? He is a big boy and he can find someone to bring him home...

Victoria, you remember the last time that happened...he ended up in jail! You WILL drive him home, okay??

Fine Mom.

Love you <3

Love you too<3

I let out a huge sigh and cover my head on the table with my arms. "What? What's wrong?" Derek asks. "I had to give Simon Styles a ride to school today which was uncomfortable as Hell and NOW my mom texted me saying that I have to drop him off at home after his practice."

"Yo that sucks massive dick!" Nick, one of the other jocks told me. "Can't one of his teammates give him a ride?" Questioned Sophia. "That's what I said, but she said that the last time he did that, he ended up in jail. SO his mom only trusts me to bring her awful son home." "Damn, that really sucks. I don't think that  any of his teammates would offer a ride to him anyways. Everyone of them is afraid of him." Nick says as everyone laughs, Hell, I laugh too. It is true. Simon is scary and is very intimidating. The bell rings and we get up to go to our next class. Before I leave the cafeteria, I text Miss Chris asking for Simon's number. I am too scared to go up to him to tell him, especially if his friends will be there.