Hazy Days

Our New Beginning

After the sleepover I woke up, Connor took me home to drop off some of my stuff, then we drove to school. As soon as we get out of the car, I see Andrew. He's standing at the gate waiting. I feel a rush of swarming butterflies enter my stomach. He's looking at me now. I grab my bag with my uninjured hand and put it on then start walking to the gate. 

Right before I greet Andrew, Connor whispers, "Have fun. Good luck.", then walks into the gate and away with Penny who turns around just to give me a quick wink. 

"Hey. Wanna have breakfast together today?", Andrew asks while wrapping his arm around me.

"Um. Yeah. That'd be cool." 

We start walking to a table but it's full already. Just as I turn to ask him where we're going to sit, all the people sitting there get up with all their stuff. I don't know if I actually just saw that but I sit down with Andrew anyway. 

We don't really talk for a minute or two but suddenly he says, "So tell me about yourself. You're very mysterious." I laugh to myself real quick. "What was that for? You are." He chuckles. 

"I'm sorry but me? I'm the mysterious one?", I ask while covering my mouth trying to hide the fact that I'm still laughing. 

"Yes you.", he laughs. "You don't talk much. I don't even know your favorite color. Or your birthday. Or-" 

I interrupt him, "Well I don't know any of those things about you either. Not to mention your creepy way of.." 

"Of what? How am I creepy!?", he asks while laughing. 

"Nothing.", I stop eating, grab my bag, and get up to throw my plate away. I don't really feel like telling him how creepy I think it is that he just waltzed right into school and became the most popular guy there is. I hear him get up too. Crap. The nearest trash is in the middle of the cafeteria. I walk my plate over and dump it all in the trash. 

"Melissa!", Andrew calls after me. 

Dang it. People are looking. I turn to leave the cafeteria but bump right into him. I hear a couple people gasp around us. I don't know what for though. It isn't a big deal. Suddenly I feel Andrew's arms wrap around my waist. My face goes bright red, my eyes bulge, and my stomach is now one big knot. I attempt to hide my face in Andrew's chest and hear a laugh from him. 

I really don't wanna be here. In front of people. Like this... with Andrew. I wish I could be anywhere but here right now. Why am I even with Andrew? Didn't he... Crap. My head hurts from all this thinking. Damn.. it really hurts... I take a couple steps back from Andrew and he looks different but I can't tell why. Suddenly I can't see anything and my arm hurts.