Peace and Grace

8. A Change Of Heart?

It's Friday, the end of our first week at Sky High. We've survived this far.

And so far so good. I'm slowly but surely getting the hang of everything - at least I think.

I'm walking down the hall on the way to lunch with Zach when I'm bumped into yet again. And guess by who?

Warren Peace doesn't notice this and if he does he ignores it. Big surprise. I sigh. "This keeps happening and I'll be forced to think it's on purpose," I mumble, unaware that he heard this. So I'm surprised when he stops walking, turns to face me, and the usual scowl on his face melts into a smirk. "Maybe it is," he says, and winks. Yes, he just spoke to me! And smiled at me! And winked at me! And with that he continues on. I stand there, shocked speechless, frozen to my spot.

"Ohhhhhhhhh!" Zach cries.

This snaps me out of my trance long enough to elbow him in the ribs. "Shut up."

When we reach our table in the cafeteria I'm distracted. Zach's still goggling.

"What happened?" asks Layla, quickly realizing that something's up.

Before I can answer Zach beats me to it, opening that big mouth of his and completely bending the truth. "Warren Peace just hit on Naddie!" he cries, and not quietly either.

"What?!" everyone exclaims in unison before all eyes fall upon me.

"He did not!" I state.

"He did so!" protests Zach. "He smirked and winked at you."

"He smirked at you?" cries Will.

"He winked at you?" cries Layla.

"Eww," mumbles Magenta.

"And said that he might be continuously bumping into her on purpose," Zach announces. "A total flirt!" That boy - sometimes I just want to strangle him!

"Zach, shut up, I don't want the whole entirecafeteria knowing, thank you very much." I quickly cast a glance over at Warren's table, relieved to find it empty. Good, he can't overhear my friends' overreactions.

"It's nothing," I mumble, opening my lunch, trying to move the conversation away from this now that he's sitting right there.

"Maybe he's had a change of heart," suggests Layla.

I groan. "Layla-"

"Yeah, just for Nadia," says Will. "He still hates me."

"Well I think it's cute."

"LAYLA!"

"What?" She smiles innocently.

"Hey, speaking of," says Ethan, and we all watch as Warren enters the cafeteria in his usual fashion - dispersing crowds as he goes by - and sits down at his table. I spoke too soon I guess. Great, perfect timing.

"Well, maybe this is a good thing," says Will. "Maybe now he'll stare at you instead of me."

"Haha very funny. Like I said, it's nothing."

"Didn't seem like nothing!" Zach just wouldn't let it go.

"Zach just give it a rest!"

There's a pause before he says, through a mouthful of food, "it was a total flirt."

"ZACH!" I dare to cast a glance over at 'the table'. When I do, I see that Warren is smirking.

(I thought her expression was appropriate ;) Thanks so much for reading, you guys are super! ;) And thank you so much for the now 400+ reads - that's amazing!)