The Breakup Planner

02

Statistics went by faster than you could say Sweet mother of bejeezus. I looked beside me and saw that Noah looked troubled,

"What's up?" I asked.

"I didn't understand a single thing that Mr. Cooper said." He said.

"You don't need to think that Statistics could be that complicated." I said.

"You say that because you're a genius." He said.

I scrunched up my face, "That's not true at all. Besides, I'll teach you an hour a day during free period later. I can't afford to not go to work."

"Alright. I'll see you in the library." He smiled at me and went out of the room.

"I see that you've developed a crush on, Noah." Adam said. "Again." He followed.

"That's far from having a crush. I think we just became friends." I said.

"Friendship is the best foundation for a relationship." Adam said.

"Which makes me want to just stay friends rather than ruining the friendship for a relationship that I have no guarantee of lasting long."

"I hate that you have an answer for everything." Adam said as he rolled his eyes at me.

How about 'Why your girlfriend slept with another guy?' I don't have an answer to that.

I just kept silent and prayed that I can keep my cool.

"Would you smash?" He asked.

"Huh?"

"Would you smash him?" He asked again.

"I am not capable of hurting anyone." I said confused.

He guffawed in laughter, "Your naivety is very funny, Poppy."

I just looked at him confused, "What do you mean?"

"Would you smash him as in would you have sex with him!"

I could feel my cheeks getting hotter by the second.

"No! What am I? An open invitation for Noah to ′smash′ ?!"

He breaks into laughter again. He wiped an invisible tear,

"The way you say smash is so adorable!" He said in between his laughs and pinched both of my cheeks. I slapped his hand,

"I am not adorable!" I scolded him.

"Last time we went to McDonald's did you or did you not buy a kid's meal?"

"I did, only because there's a Shopkin that Sherrie wanted." I said defensively.

"See?"

I rolled my eyes at him. "Shut up."

He shook his head while he has a playful smile on his face. "What's your next subject?"

"Free hand ." I said.

He flashed a knowing smile, "What?" I asked

"I know someone in your Free Handwriting class." He said as we neared the door of my assigned classroom.

"Who?"

He shrugged and had a smirk. "I swear to-"

"You have the same class as I do, Hart."

I looked at Adam and he had a cheeky grin, "You take care of Poppy, Noah." Adam said as he shook Noah's hand.

I palmed my forehead, "It's just a class, Adam." I turned around and faced Noah. "Don't mind him." I said as I went in the room.