Best Friend or Boy Friend Hayes Grier

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"So" my mom says as I plunk myself down at the breakfast table. "There's gonna be a new student in your class today and I've heard he's kinda famous."

He? Famous?? I think to myself. My thoughts wander off to Justin Beiber or Niall Horan but that wouldn't make sense. When I finish my breakfast I walk outside to catch my bus. The hot North Carolina sun beats down on my shoulders. Why would someone be joining the school in the spring? When I get on the bus there's a group of popular girls with their spray tans, high heels and Bloomingdales clothes sitting in a group. I walk past them holding my breath but their dior perfume still finds a way up my nose. I feel misplaced with my skinny jeans, converse and flannel shirt. I go to the back of the bus and find an empty seat. I sit down, take out my phone and my earbuds and turn up my music. I'm 2:17 minutes into no faith in Brooklyn when someone taps me on the shoulder. I turn around to see a boy wearing a black hoodie that looks to say magcon on it, jeans and vans. I take off my headphones and he says "Sorry to bother you but is this seat taken?" He says shuffling his feet. I shrug and scoot over leaving half the seat for him. He sighs a sigh of relief and plunks down. "So what are you listening to?" He wonders, "No faith in Brooklyn by hoodie Allen," I reply "No way. I thought I was the only one who liked that song." I laugh "Here" I say offering him an earbud. He starts humming along to the song. Wow. He's really cute. Brown hair. Grey/blue eyes. Amazing smile.

The bus lurches and brings me back to reality. He would never like me. Plain. Brown stick straight hair that grazes my butt. Green eyes and freckles.

"Well, were here" I say with a little disappointment in my voice. I start to get up bit he pulls me back down.

"But I never got your name" he says with a twinkle in his eye

"I'm Haily."

"I'm Hayes" he replies with a wink

"Can I call you Lele?" He says mischievously

"Only if I can call you hank" I reply

"Deal"

"Well, by hank"

"See ya Lele"

I walk into my 3rd period class which is science. I go over to my station. I don't have a lab partner. I dont really have friends. No one wants to be friends with a quiet girl who is listening to music all the time.

I'm looking down in my lap when my teacher calls me

"Haily! Please come to my desk" I look up to see Mr. Connors at his desk. I slowly get up and shuffle my way to his the front. I can feel eyes burning holes in my back.

"Haily," Mr. Connors says when I get to the front of the room. "Your new lab partner is Hayes Grier. He is here from another school. Please be nice and don't be loud." I nod and make my way back. Right when I sit down, Hayes comes in.

"Hayes, you'll be partnering with Haily" Mr. Connors says pointing at me

"Yeaaaaa Lele" Hayes exclaims. I blush and duck my head.

He dodges 2 tables and ends up at our station.

What are the chances? I can see the popular girls cringe hearing his nickname for me. Burn.

Science flies by WAYY faster than usual probably cause I have the best lab partner. Next is lunch. Hank turned to me and says

"Hey Lele, do you wanna sit together at lunch?"

My heart fills with happiness and I can feel a smile growing on my face.

"Sure hank. It would be my pleasure"

We link arms and skip to the cafeteria me practically dragging him behind me since I know where I'm going and he doesn't. I settle on a piece of pizza, fries and a coke and he gets a hot dog, lays chips and a coke.

We make our way to a vacant table and sit down.

Right before I start stuffing my face with food, he asks me "So Lele, tell me a little about your self" I openly reply "Well hank, I have an older brother who is a sophomore, his name is Brad. I have two parents and two dogs. I love music more than anything I don't have any friends and I'm really shy." "Wait wait wait wait..... Wait. You don't have any friends. Than what am I to you" I laugh "Oh hank. Of course you're my friend. I thought we were talking BH. And. Now that I've told you about me I would like to hear about you. "Alright" he says "I have two older brothers. Their names are Will ad Nash and they're awesome. Nash is a sophomore I also have a little sister named skylynn and she's 4. You could call me famous but I don't like to be called famous. I'm in a group called magcon with 9 other boys. They're like my second family." "Ohhh" I reply "I heard about your brother." "Hold on" he says taking out his phone. He opens up an app called vine and holds his finger on the screen. "Hey guys, meet my new friend Lele!" Still holding his finger on the screen, he turns to me and kisses me on the cheek. I do a double take. He uploads it and in seconds it has 100 likes.

Were in the middle of our conversation about food and the bell rings

"Damn." He exclaims. "Hey Lele before you go, can I have your number?"

"Only of I can have yours" I reply with a smirk.

The rest of the day goes by fast. I run into hank a couple times in the hall way and we had math together but by the time I get on the bus, I'm exhausted.