More Than Just A Tag (Slow Updates)

Chapter 3: New Kid?

Hey guys! I'm baaack! I'll just keep this short!

~Enjoy!

-Bhumi Sukha

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"Geez! That took forever! I couldn't understand a word he said." said Riley.

Math was already finished and we were on our way to our next class. As soon as we stepped a foot outside, Riley started exclaiming at how relieved she was at surviving math. I mean he never calls on Riley, I'm still amazed at how she's in AP Calculus! Well, actually, I'm not amazed. I wouldn't be surprised if one day, during a test, I found Riley cheating off of me. I zoned out while Riley was talking and kept nodding to what she was saying.

'Let's hope that Mr.Mac is in a good mood today. I can't handle another project on top of all the ones I have right now.' I think to myself.

I'm suddenly jolted out of my thoughts when I felt a push against me, knocking almost all the air out of my lungs, and my books and papers go flying everywhere. I fall flat on my butt and am a little in shock. Slowly, the shock leaves me and is replaced by anger as I look up to see who had pushed me. I didn't recognize the guy.

'New student?' I think to myself.

I feel Riley pull me up and whisper in my ear once again, telling me to keep my cool. I silently nod at her and go back to my slight stutter.

"I-I'm so sorry!" I silently exclaim so that only Riley, the new guy, and I can hear.

"No, it's my fault. I should have looked where I was going!" I hear him silently exclaim.

"No really, I'm pretty sure it was my fault." I whisper as I bend down to grab the books and papers that had flown askew out of my hands during the impact. Out of the corner of my eyes, I see him bend down and help me pick up my papers. When we've collected all of the papers, I stand back up and he follows suit.

"That's an amazing drawing." I hear him say as he hands me the papers with one of my sketches for my next tag on top.

I suddenly start to break out in a cold sweat as I see that he saw it.

'That means that I can't use that one anymore! Dammit! I was working on that for weeks! Stupid, stupid, stupid Kara!' I scold myself in my head.

I shake my head a little.

'I need to calm down.' I think to myself.

"Thanks." I whisper as he hands me the rest of the collected papers.

That's when I take the time to finally study him. I look up at his eyes first, they're as clear and blue as the ocean's water. I study his face more and find that his nose is slightly crooked. His jawline is extremely sharp. His dirty blonde hair is styled to look messy, but not really. He's wearing simple black jeans, a plaid red shirt that's open and a white shirt underneath that. All in all, he looked amazing. He looked...well hot.

'I can't just believe that I thought that!' I think to myself.

I shake my head to get rid of the thought.

'I need to stop thinking that right now, I have a plan that's already in action and he is NOT a part of it.' I think to myself.

And with that thought, I nod to myself and start to push past him to quickly make it to my 2nd block class. But as I'm walking away with Riley in tow, I hear my name being called out.

"Kara!" I hear someone say behind me.

I turn around to find the rest of the group running up to me. I'm a little bit confused when I suddenly remember.

'I have Spanish 3 next. Everyone's in that class, duh!' I think to myself.

At that thought, I suddenly smile a little at the funny little bunch of ragtags making their way to me. They've always cheered me up. They can be annoying at times, but they're kind and caring in their own way. Even Noah, who seems like the cold one and even acts like it, but he can be caring when needed. I remember the time I almost fell off a roof of a building while I was running and almost got caught.

This was a tag with everyone, well I mean they just handed me the paints, but they helped out either way. But back to the story. Noah immediately sprang into action. He caught my hand as it was slipping and pulled me up all by himself. He later then checked me everywhere to see if I was injured and kept asking me if I was okay.

I had to firmly grab his wrists, look in his eyes and say that I'm ok very firmly. He finally snapped out of it and stood back up and helped me stand up. Then we heard the sirens and started running again, this time laughing on adrenaline as we ran. Everyone must have forgotten it, but I didn't. That was the day that I truly knew that Noah cared for everyone, just in a different way. I'm suddenly brought out of the memory when I hear Riley mummer something. I turn to her.

"What was that?" I ask her.

"I said. Not them again." she says more loudly this time.

At her comment, I burst out laughing. I'm still laughing when they approach and start asking why I was laughing. I just shake my head, wipe the tear that has formed in my eye and say that it was nothing.

"There's no way that that was nothing!" Aiden starts insisting.

"Yeah, you don't just start laughing out of the blue!" Mia exclaims.

"Where's the real Kara and what have you done with her?" Adam yells in my face, shaking my shoulders really hard, back and forth.

"I said it was nothing! Calm down, I'm starting to get a migraine!" I yell at Adam.

After that comment, he slowly stops shaking me and lets me go. I then step back and hold my hands up as if to say 'stay away'.

"Well, ya didn't have to yell at me." Adam pouts.

With that comment, I just chuckle and shake my head at him.

I then turn around and say, "Off to Spanish!" and start walking towards Mrs. Cronic's classroom.

I hear everyone chuckle behind me and soon I hear their footsteps follow.

'Let's just get this day over with, I still have that meeting with Dragos.' I think to myself as I walk towards the now dreaded classroom.

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How was that for a comeback? I introduced a new character the day this book comes back! Anyway thanks to @Athena565 for constantly supporting this book and pestering me to continue this book. You truly are a best friend!

~Bhumi Sukha