Wrong turn right | l.h

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I sat alone at my biology table. It was the first day back to school. I tapped my fingers on the cold black surface looking at my new schedule placed in front of me. I was just in a daze before the teacher snapped me out of it by saying something

"This is Luke. It's his first year here. Take a seat over there"

I didn't bother to even look at him. Why did he come in the middle of the day? That's stupid. I heard the chair next to me get pulled out. I looked over to I'm assuming was Luke sitting in the seat. I was hoping to have my own table this year.

"So your my lab partner for the year?" I quietly said so no one would look over. I hate attention.

"Yeah. I'm luke"

Sadly for him I was having a bad day already. Plus it was the first day of school I don't think anyone is happy.

"Yeah, I figured" I huffed giving a sarcastic smile.

"I like your eyes, there pretty." he mumbled shyly trying to make a conversation.

"I wearing contacts. My eyes are brown. Not blue." I replied making sure he could tell I was annoyed.

"Oh. Sorry." he seemed embarrassed

"How about for the rest of the class we don't talk. Personally I'm getting quite annoyed. Catch me on any other day and I might be nice." I said so he would get the point. I still haven't gotten a good look at him yet. I slowly turned my head to look at him. I just see a few lines up his arm. Did he self-harm? Did I just made this kid feel worse? What's wrong? I feel awful. All these thoughts going through my head I think I'm gonna be sick. He must have saw part of my shirt that said something about 'band obsessed' because he seemed hesitant but said

"Oh you like bands? What's your favorite?"

"What did I say?" I said with instant regret remembering the scars. This day is only getting worse. I looked over at him seeing him looking down. He looked upset. He's probably thinking 'great I got the bitch lab partner' before I spoke up

"Green day."

"Huh?" he looked over

"You asked my favorite band, it's Green day."

"Oh I like them too." he said with a shy smile.

The rest of the class was silent until we went to leave and one of the popular people came over "Well that new kid looks like freak. Id keep your distance" one hissed

I still hadn't gotten a good look of him. I looked over he was wearing black jeans with holes a blink 182 t-shirt and a lot of bracelets. He was tall, very tall. He had blue eyes that looked so sad, and blond hair that stood strait up. Not bad. He held his head down as the popular kids mocked him, until I turned and said something like always I can be so stupid

"Hey. Leave him alone okay! How about you go look for the fucks to give. You selfless pricks!"

I wasn't embarrassed. I was pretty proud of my self. I spun around on the heel of my foot to Luke.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Thanks." he said again with that shy smile. This kids different and I'm gonna find out why.