The Switch (GirlxGirl)

The Switch

"He's cute." Kali points out a guy across the library. All of us look to where Kali is discreetly pointing and nod in agreement.

To me, a lot of the guys look exactly the same but I still think they're cute. I wish I had a boyfriend. If I had a boyfriend, I wouldn't spend all my time with the same two girls. I love Avalon and Kali but they're not a boy.

"I still think Connor is the cutest." Avalon muses about the crush she's had since sophomore year.

"Of course you do. You've been obsessed with him since we were 15." Kali rolls her eyes. I want to as well but I control my annoyance. I'm supportive of Avalon but it's been two years of her talking about the same guy.

I stand up as the bell rings for third period. Chemistry. I'm actually pretty good at it. I've heard it's one of the hardest classes in high school but I'm passing it with ease. Lucky me I guess. I pull my hair up into a messy ponytail. We're just taking notes today but I've made it a habit to put my hair up in case I forget about a lab.

"See you at lunch." Kali and Avalon have different classes this year. I actually only have one class with Avalon and none with Kali. It's kinda depressing honestly. I've had classes with them every year since 8th grade but of course senior year I only have one class with one of them.

"Are you gonna talk to Madame Richards about switching to creative writing?" Kali asks me as we walk down the hall. At least our classes are somewhat close together. Her photography class is across the hall from my chemistry class.

"Hell yeah. I've taken 3 full years of French, I'm so done with it." I answer after sighing. I've hated French class since French one and I only took it this year to impress my dad. But now he doesn't care about my classes so I'm going to switch into creative writing. Maybe I'll get another class with Avalon, I know she has creative writing.

"See yah." Kali hugs me before we part ways. I confidently walk into chemistry, ready for another day of showing everyone up. I'm usually not the smartest one in my classes but in this one I am. It feels great.

"Hey Xena." Mr Stevenson greets me with a smile. At least I have an awesome teacher. Earlier in the semester he wouldn't let me answer any questions because he wanted other people to try but now he understands that everyone else has given up. It's almost the end of the semester and if people aren't passing by this time, they usually give up.

"Hey Stevenson." I reply while getting into my seat. I pull out my notebook and watch as other people find their seats. Some groan because they dread another hour of chemistry and some just talk with their friends. I watch as Connor joins a group of his friends and cracks jokes. He's such an idiot.

My eyes wander to the groups of girls. Especially Lily Waters' group. That girl has been mean to me and my friends since I embarrassed her freshman year. In biology, she messed up an experiment and I made fun of her for it. Now that she's gained popularity, she's turned half the school against me, Kali and Avalon.

I watch the girls as they laugh and smile with each other. The way their hips move as they change standing positions and some sit on the desks. What am I doing?

I quickly look back at the boys and watch Connor make a fool of himself. He's so stupid. He's perfect for Avalon.

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"Madame Richards can I talk to you after class?" I ask the woman towards the end of seventh period. This whole class has been stupid. We're supposed to read a poem in the textbook and analyse it. Boring.

"Oui." She responds simply while walking to a student who is clearly having a hard time reading the language. I lay my head down on my desk, ignoring everything. I've already finished and my table partners are copying my work. I'm a nice person, of course I'll give them my answers. They're probably wrong through, I answered with absolute bullshit for about half of them.