The New Girl. {Jack Gilinsky}

Chapter Three.

"Hi!" She smiled brightly to me.

"Uhm, hi?" I say.

"Hey sorry for volunteering so bluntly- I just needed to talk to you about something." My heart sank into my stomach. What?

"Don't worry, it's nothing bad." She winked. I shift in my chair uncomfortably, faking a smile.

"So, Gilinsky huh?" She smirked, laying her hand on mine.

"Uh, excuse me?" I raise my eyebrow and yank my hand away pretending to fix my hair.

"Jack. He really seems to like you." She smiles. Again- what? This is still my first day and everything is happening way too quickly.

"Huh? He doesn't even know me.." I laugh, shaking my head.

"Trust me," She whispers, "He's my best friend. All the guys have seen the way he's been looking at you." What the hell is happening?

"T-This is too much honestly. How does he fall for someone he's only seen twice in a matter of hours?" I sigh.

I decide to change the subject. "So, What's up with you and Nash?" I pause for a moment and watch her response.

"Me and Nash? No way. I don't date." She flips her hair and shrugs. I don't know if she was really telling the truth or if she just didn't know that I saw them in the hallway.

"Okay then.." I whisper, fiddling my hands together. This day has been dreading on and I just really needed to get home and pretend none of this ever happened.

The end of the day came finally and I quickly shuffled through the hallway to meet up with Shawn.

"What was that all about?" He asked as he twisted in his combination.

"I dunno.." I say quietly, "And I honestly don't even want to find out."

"That bad huh?" He laughed and looked over at me with a crooked smile. We stared at each other for a moment and my heart started to pick up its pace. He quickly looked up at his backpack and cleared his throat, closing his locker before looking at his feet.

"Text me later okay? I gotta go," He said quietly, rushing off. Why is everyone acting so strange?

The drive home was full of mixed emotions. I feel like what should've happened in a week- really happened in just one day.

I sigh and place my face in my hands as I pull up the driveway, groaning. I take my keys out of the engine and swing my backpack over my shoulder, lazily walking into my new home.

"Mom?" I yell into the echoey house, searching around.

"Mom..?" I sigh as I plop down in the bar stool, finding a note on the island.

Dear Skyler,

Hi sweetie. I just wanted you to know that I'm gonna be out working for a little bit. There's pizza in the fridge for you, all of your boxes are in your room. Happy unpacking! Love you.

Love,
Mom.

I groan again and hop out of my chair, dragging over to the fridge. I take out the box of pizza and snatch two slices, grabbing a bottle of water and run up the stairs to my room.

Most of my things were already folded and put away in my dressers, all I really had to do was decorate.

I start with my walls. I hang up a few pictures and drape my fairy lights over my bed, trying to make it look as much as my old room as possible.

I quickly load all of my cabinets in my bathroom with all the basic stuff, laying out my makeup and hair supplies organized on the top of the sinks.

I actually started to forget all about my day as I finally begin to make my room feel like home again.

I plop down on my white fluffy bed sheets and sigh in relief, my body aching from the constant shuffling around.

I heard my phone buzz and it was a new message from Shawn.

*Hey Skyler. Sorry for rushing off earlier, I don't know what got into me. I hope your not upset 😞 x*

*Why would I be upset? It's totally okay, I understand 😘*

*☺️ Awesome. So what's up?*

*I just now got finished unpacking the things in my room. I'm officially done for today 😂*

*Oh man that sucks 😂 I wish I could've came over and helped you 😉 I've been working out lately, I could've lifted all the heavy boxes for ya 😏💪*

I don't know why but after I read that text a bolt of electricity rushed through me. A blush crept onto my cheeks and I hid my face in my hands and laughed. The thought of him and I actually being alone made my heart do flips.

*Okay, whatever you say Shawn. 😂*

"Skyler! I'm home!" I smile wide. "Coming mother!"

*My mom just got back from work, talk to you later 🙈💕* I lock up my phone and slip it in my pocket, skipping down the stairs.