You Have My Heart | AL Fanfic

Chapter 8

~Anissa's POV~

I exited my biology class, Caleb waving me goodbye, and made my way to History with Mr. Giovanni. My class was upstairs, and I was on the first floor, so I hurriedly ran off, glancing quickly down at the room number as I bolted up some nearby stairs. Once I had reached upper C wing, I slowed my pace down and read the numbers above the doors as I past them. I spotted room 207 up ahead, but stopped abruptly as I heard shouting coming from outside the classroom.

"Chad, move," someone was complaining. I moved forward and joined the small group of students who were trying to enter the classroom. I saw Essence and Chad standing in the doorway, Chad blocking Essence's way.

"What's the magic word, Shorty?" he teased her, smiling down at her petite form. She pushed her hair out of her face, and stared straight into Chad's eyes.

"I'll have you know, I just went to the doctor recently, and they told me I'm exactly 5'2 and a half," Essence said proudly.

Chad smirked at her, crossing his arms and leaning against the door frame. "Wow, that's so impressive Essence, or at least it would be if that still wasn't short, Lynton." Essence sighed, fixing the strap of her backpack, getting fired up.

"Listen here, Candlewick," she began, taking a brave step forward, "I know I'm short. You don't have to keep constantly pointing it out." All around me, people whispered to one another, discussing the scene in front of them. I stood there in silence, holding my books to my chest as I watched the two friends play fight. From the corner of my eye, I saw a boy make his way up to the front of the gathering crowd, a bit off to my right.

He wore a dark gray sweater, zipped up to his chest, and ripped up jeans. He leaned casually against the wall closest to the door, and watched the two friends bicker with a slight smile on his face. I couldn't be sure, but from what I could make out, he was carrying a stack of music sheets on top of the chromebook he was holding.

Everyone watched nervously as the two blonds glared playfully at one another, Chad with a smug look on his face. "Is the shorty getting upset because she's short?" He taunted, winking at her. A couple people snickered, but the rest threw worried looks at Essence. I was guessing that she was known for being aggressive. Some people shuffled nervously from foot to foot, waiting for a reaction from her.

Even though Essence was a foot shorter then him, she squared up to Chad, standing up as tall as she could, while still glaring at him. "You wanna go, Chad?! Right here. Right now!"

Chad stood up to his full height as well, towering over her as he glared down at the fiesty blonde, snickering. "Short," he said matter of factly, adjusting his hat as he continued to look down at her. She snorted, rolling her eyes.

"Yea, I know Chad. You told me that not even five minutes ago!" Essence tucked her hair behind her ear, still glaring at him.

"Hey, Essie, guess what? You're a goober!" He remarked. She laughed and flipped her hair over her shoulder. The boy from earlier shook his head slowly at the taller boy, chuckling softly.

A goober? What in the world's a goober.

"Love the comeback Chad," someone called from somewhere behind me. I smiled a bit as most people laughed. Essence chuckled and turned to look at the student who had just spoken.

"And who told you to speak, Josh?" She smirked at him, crossing her arms over her chest. "I can beat you Ply, everybody knows that. Don't make me remind you about last week," Essence winked at the boy with cheeks almost as red as his hair. She smiled as the crowd chuckled around her.

Essence whipped back around to Chad, smiling playfully. "Now could you move?! I need to get inside and set this bag of bricks down!" She claimed, referring to her backpack as she attempted to push Chad into the classroom. He grinned mischievously at her attempt, knowing that she knows that she can't push him. He shoved her back playfully.