First Year Here

Chapter 9

These last three weeks have sucked. I haven't had anyone to sit by on the bus, Kayto has been more quiet than usual, and, of course, Asher and I broke up.

I just couldn't believe he was trying to do something like that. Even if he didn't go all the way, even threatening her to was far enough. I've seen him in class, and he's been looking quite happy. I've also noticed him and Lola making out in the hallways. But when I walk by, Asher glances up, and looks straight at me, a look of remorse in his eyes.

"Hey" an unfamiliar voice snaps me out of my thoughts, and I glance up from my book to see a boy, looking somewhat around my age, and holding out one of my notebooks.

"Hi" I answer

"Er, um... Is uh... This yours? I think I saw you drop it when you walked in." He hands me the notebook, and averts his eyes. I can tell he is shy.

"Oh, thank you!" I say, gratefully taking the notebook.

"Your welcome." He answers back and rushes to a seat. We make eye contact across the room, but he quickly looks away. I don't. His eyes are the deepest brown I've ever seen. He also has dark chestnut hair to match.

English class starts, and once in awhile I'll catch the boy looking at me from his seat, but he quickly blushes and turns to look at the teacher.

Mrs. Edinson puts us into groups of four, and, luckily, I'm in a group with Kayto, Dante, and this other kid who I think his name is Troy? We get to work on the paper and start highlighting. Usually I'm the take charge person of the group, but now Kayto is, so I have time to glance around the room, meeting eyes with the boy.

Class ends, we hand in the papers, and we all head to lunch. I quickly pack my things, jump up, and walk up to him.

"Hey, wanna sit with me and my friends at lunch?" I ask

He furrows his eyebrows, thinking. God, he looks so cute when he does that. Maya, stop! Finally he answers. "Um, sure. Just let me tell my buddies." He walks away and I smile. I may have gotten a new friend. Aaaaand I don't even know his name.

We sit down and all start talking and eating. I ask him his name, and he tells me it's Luke. As we all converse and make jokes, I look across the table at Luke, and I can tell he feels awkward, so I talk to him instead.

"Ooooh Maya's got herself another boyyyyyfriend!" Dante oohs.

I turn a bright red, and so does Luke. Everyone starts poking at us and Kayto turns back to her usual self, and interrogates him.

"You guys! We really aren't a thing, I just met the kid." Kayto laughs and winks at me and I roll my eyes.

We continue with our lunch, and just minutes later Luke speaks up.

"Hey, Maya, I'm gonna go..." He says, standing up.

"Mkay, seeya." I wave.

"Buh-bye" He smiles shyly and walks off to dump his tray. Kayto immediatly snaps her head towards me and stares me in the eyes intensely.

"You like him. He likes you. Let's get the wedding planned." She says slowly and seriously. I'm the first one to break into laughter from the stare and Kayto soon follows. The rest of the table stares at us.

"What kind of drugs are these people on???" Morris whispers to Dante, just loud enough for the whole table to hear.

"I don't know but I need some of it..." Dante whispers back.

Kayto and I return to our conversation.

"Okay, I really don't!! I just met him, let alone learned his name, and you already say I like him! Jeez." I tell her, and she just stares and me with one of those little smiles that kinda look like this. :3

"Sure. Well then I know he likes you..." I scoff and she just casually goes back to eating her pizza.

"Um, well? Why do you "know" he likes me?" I put air quotes around 'know'.

"I know because he stared at you this whole lunch. He still is. At the table four rows behind us and to the right." She shrugs it off and I slowly turn around, pretending to be checking the time, and sure enough, I see Luke quickly glance away.

"Woah." I whisper, mostly to myself, as I turn back around.

"Mhm." Kayto hums, and finishes chewing her food before adding, "And he stares at you every 1st and 3rd period. Since those are my only classes with you, I don't know if he does at other times, but I would guess he does." she whispers.

"Why did you not tell me this?" She shrugs and the bell rings. I grab my tray and dump it, and walk to 5th period. I'm just herpin mah derp, until someone bumps right into me, as I'm staring down at my tablet. I mutter a 'sorry' and slightly glance up, seeing Asher looking down at me.

Before I can process whats happening, he pushes me against the wall, and crashes his lips on mine. I squirm under his grip and he breaks away, but only to move his lips to my collar bone. I feel his slimy kiss on my neck, and have to stop myself from gagging. I try pushing him away, but his arms don't budge. So instead I jab my knee as hard as I can into his pelvis.

He recoils, while yelling some profanities at me. I pick up my books, and run the rest of the way to class, holding back tears.

I can still feel the places his gross lips touched mine while I take my seat in Agriculture.

A/N soooo how was it guys? Didja likey? Well, I hope you did! And if you didnt, tell me what you disliked and how you think I should change it. It would mean so much to me! Alright! Mkay, I guess I will see all you strawberriessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss in the next chapter! Buh-bye!