When Coasts Collide (Hayes Grier)

Chapter 8

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To say this week had been like no other would be an understatement. Ever since Hayes's little stunt in the cafeteira Ive been forced to sit with him everyday, both by Hayes and Tiffany! And now you probably woulnt understand why I wouldnt want to sit with Hayes but its pretty simple really.

I was currently the center of attenntion for the whole school. questions like...

" That girl Rose isnt even popular how does she know Hayes?"

and

" She proabably begged him to let her sit there beacuse shes desprete?"

Were circling around the school but nobody ever got the answers to them. And you mightve guessed that I dont like being in the spotlight. I actually hated it. So therefore I really dont want to be involved in anything Hayes realated but my mind and Tiffany of course are telling me otherwise.

Audrey, Tiffany and I were currently seated in Audreys bedroom clad in our pajamas and eating popcorn while having our annual Saturday night movie marathon. We were watching That Akward Moment and Gawking over Zac Efron like any normal teenage girl would do.

After the movie was over and Tiffany went to go find another one Audrey turned to me and looked at me with curious eyes.

"What?" I asked her getting uncomfortable by her intense stare.

" Its just... I wanted to ask you how things with Hayes were going..." She asked me slowly as if I would yell at her for asking.

I assumed that Tiffany told her that there was something going on between Hayes and I and that I did not want to talk about and that whenever she asked I would be reluctent to speak.

"Nothings happening between me and Hayes we are friends and thats all." I told her in a voice that sounded like I ended the disscusion right then and there.

Understanding my relctuentece to speak Audrey turned back to the TV just as Tiffany came n holding another stack of movies.

" Ok girls do we want to watch, The Notebook, 21 Jumpstreet, Dirty Dancing, We're the MIllers, Grown Ups 2....." Tiffany went on with her list.

But I stoped listening after about the fifth one. All I could think about was why they would think that something was going on between Hayes and I. I mean was there? I didnt think so. I just thought we were friends with a capital F.

But I guess I was missing something that everyone else clearly saw.

:.:.:

It was Monday again and I think im a little to excited to see Hayes.

As Tiff and I walked through the hallway to 1st period everybody was looking at us and murmmering. At first I was terrified that I might have something on my face but then I relized it was nothing to do with me. As I said before people are shocked that I Rosemarie Banks actually became kinda, maybe, possibly a little popular. They cant believe that I became friends with Hayes so obviously out of jeaslosy they talk about us.

but unlike normal people, I dont like all the attention. I dont like having the spotlight it makes me feel like im some sort of scientific experiment.

When I got to the door of my first period class I said bye to Tiffany and went inside. As usual I was the only one there excluding the teacher.

The bell rang and students started filing into the classroom. I took my seat in the middle of the classroom and took out my books. Naturallly nobody took a seat next to me. But this time I was a little suprised beacuse we were doing an experiment therefore everyone usually wants the "nerds" help. but I guess this stereotype doesnt apply today.