Colors Of You ✔

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A L E X U S
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I sit in my art class alone be trying to do my work quietly. I finish the painting of my mother and start a new one.

As I'm thinking about what colour I should add next i feel someone's presence on the seat next to me.

"Hey." Daniel smiles.

"Hey. It feels like we haven't spoken in forever." I sigh.

"I know. You've been busy. I've been busy. We're all busy." He laughs.

"What's the next thing your going to paint?" I ask.

"Hmm I'm not sure. Something that makes me happy." He grins.

We sit in a solemn silence for a while before Daniel clears the air.

"Do you wanna come over for dinner?" Daniel asks quietly.

"What?" I question.

"Do you *ahem* want to come over for dinner." He asks louder.

"Sure." I grin.

"Pick you up at 6?" He questions.

"Sounds great." I smile.

The bell rings telling us that it's lunch time so I get up and say goodbye to Daniel.

"Oh, Lexi?" Daniel calls after me.

"Yeah Dani." I say, facing him.

"There's red paint on your shorts." He laughs.

I look down at my shorts and sure enough there is streak of bright red acrylic paint.

"Dang it." I whisper to my self.

I give Daniel a slight shrug and head to the cafeteria. Once I get there Abigail is waiting for me a big smile on her face.

"Guess who I had Math with?" She says in a sing-song voice as I sat down.

"The grinch?" I ask sarcastically.

"No it wa-"

"The tooth fairy?" I ask.

"No it was-"

"Albert Einstein?" I ask once again.

"He's dead-"

"Mary Poppins?" I question.

"God damnit Alexus! It was Zach!" She shouts making me jump.

"Jeez! No need to be so loud." I laugh.

"Sorry." She says quietly a small blush forming on her cheek.

"So? What happened?" I ask, intrigued.

"He-" She starts before getting interrupted by a loud clatter on the other side of the cafeteria.

We look over and see Sydnie running out the hall and Jack & Zachary sizing up to some jocks.

A whole crowd forms and Abi and I rush over there to see what was happening.

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