Hellgate High

Chapter Ten

*BEEP BEEP BEEP*

You know the drill. Get up, get ready, walk out the door. I was too tired to function, at least it was Friday. I get two days away from this shit. I slowly walked my path and went to school. I slept for the first five hours then went to lunch. I got into line and smelt a familiar smell coming from behind me.

"Hey Alex."

"Hey Jack, how are you."

"Tired, what about you."

"Disappointed with life."

"That's nice, what's wrong?"

"Britany is a bitch."

"Dearly noted, why do you say that?"

"After our conversation last night she threw my phone across the room because I was talking to another girl."

"Dump her."

"She'd ruin me."

"How?"

"Cheer Captain."

"Riiight."

"Yep."

"Do you ever wish you didn't have to live with all of this popularity shit?"

"All the time."

"Then stop being popular."

"What do you mean?"

"Stop hanging out with those pricks."

"It's not that easy."

"It really is Alex, you could just come sit with me and Kitty."

"Kitty?"

"New friend who came from my old school."

"Oh."

"Yeah, just come sit with us and see how you like it."

"I don't know."

"Come onnn."

"Do I have a choice?"

"Nope."

He finished getting his food then I grabbed his arm and lead him to our table. He set his tray down next to mine and looked around. He seemed scared, almost terrified. I turned my head and saw his table murmuring and giving us death stares.

"Don't worry about them Alex, you only have one high school experience so try to enjoy it."

"I know, it's just I had everything handed to me in that group, and I'm nervous that they'll take everything from me now that I'm not."

"Everything will be fine. Besides, teachers will still love you because you're the quarterback."

We laughed, then Kitty walked up. She sat down and gave Alex a weird look. Her face almost instantly lightened up and she looked at me and said,

"IS THIS TH...."

"Alex Thatcher, yes" I interrupted

"Hi, kitty right? Nice to meet you."

"And you too."

"So you both came from the same school?"

"Yep, Rockwood High."

"Cool."

The three of us talked for the rest of lunch and got along very well. And Alex seemed genuinely happy. I was really excited to see him like that. Not worrying about his "friends" or his stupid girlfriend. He was just talking, and he wasn't pretending to be a douche. Kitty seemed to like him too, from which I gathered last night is a rare occasion. Well we talked until the 6th hour bell rang, then we walked out together.

"Bye guys."

"Bye Kitty." "Bye Kitty."

"Talk to you later Alex?"

"Uhh, yeah."

He hugged me then walked away. Ok I was living for it but IS THAT NORMAL. He's hugging me like three days after I met him. Maybe he just really likes me. That or he likes me likes me. I'm leading myself on aren't I? Yep. Well I walked to my class and slept for the rest of the day as planned.