Restoration

CHAPTER 4 Logan

 Alright, I admit it. Princess got skills. The way she burned me then flipped her hair and skipped off, that was good. I’ll give her that. Currently, the playing field was uneven, and I didn’t like that. I always had the home team advantage. However, this was a new school, and I have no advantage. Shit.

I looked at my schedule, Spanish, with Kellner, room 206. I looked to the left and there it was. Things are already looking better. I walked coolly into the room. I spotted the teacher, a woman with a messy bun and a brown skirt on. She looked a little frazzled, so I walked up slowly and asked her the basic new kid questions.

“Hi, Mrs. Kellner? I’m the new student, Logan Hunt.”

“Oh! You’re the new guy! Well welcome to my classroom, I believe your seat is next to that girl, Zoey.” She pointed.

Then I saw her… skinny girl and Ms. Priss herself. This is gonna be a fun semester. I sit right next to her best friend. I casually walked over to my spot, and looked nonchalantly down to her. She was laughing at something funny someone had said, and then she looked up at me. First with awe, then with annoyance.

“Can I help you?” She remarked.

“I believe you can, you see, that’s my spot.” I smirked back.

“Oh is it now?” she said.

“Indeed it is, maybe you should go find YOUR spot? I’d be happy to help you.” I replied.

“Pfft, I can do it myself, I don’t need your help.” Then she got up and went to her spot, which was directly in front of me. I realized her skinny friend was analyzing us, but I still played it cool.

“Well that was quite a move. If you want to be close to me, all you had to do was say so.” I winked.

“Ugh, don’t flatter yourself. I could smell your cocky attitude from down the hall.” She snapped back. Then Kellner got up and asked the class to settle down. First she did attendance, then we went over the syllabus for an hour, then discussed the partner project. I learned that Ms. Priss’s name was Avery Spencer, and her best friend was Zoey Collins, although I’ll always refer to her as skinny girl.

The bell rung at exactly 9:43, we were released from first period. I watched Avery get up and flip her hair as she walked out of the room with skinny girl. I decided I’d give her a little more crap, but when I got to the doorway, I saw her join hands with a guy, he was a little bit taller than me, and had short dark hair. I watched him watch her, and I got a sick feeling in my stomach. He seemed obsessed. Completely mesmerized by her, and that was a problem, because I was too.