Tabula Rasa [ON HOLD]

Chapter Five

Turned out, Dave and I, both have biology class next, and his locker is actually right next to mine, so that was quite convenient if I do say so myself. He seemed like a really nice guy, not to mention that he was unrealistically hot too, so I didn't mind the slightest bit seeing him around more often. I also wanted to learn more about that Ethan person, that was quite rude to me earlier, and Dave seemed like he knew him so I accompanied him to his locker and waited till he got the books he needed out, then we walked to class together.

"So, who is Ethan?" I asked Dave as we were making our way up the stairs. For some reason, he just intrigued me and I felt like I wanted to know as much as I could about him. Don't get me wrong, I still thought he was an obnoxious asshole, but something about him just drew me in. His eyes were so dark, mysterious almost, and they seemed troubled for some reason, I just wanted to know what was bothering him, weirdly enough.

I was serious about the question, but Dave just laughed as if I had just told him a joke. I'm not sure what was funny, but I just laughed along with him, pretending I don't feel like a complete idiot right now. "Wait, you don't know who Ethan is?" He said in the midst of laughing. Was I supposed to? I mean, I had gathered from what I saw, that he was kind of popular, and that no one crosses him, but I'm still not sure why? What was so special about him?

"No, as you can obviously tell, I'm new here, so I still haven't really heard all the gossip." I replied fake sweetly, making him start laughing again. Okay, it looks like I won't be getting much out of Dave for now... He didn't really look like the gossiping type anyway, so I should've expected that.

"Ethan is actually my best friend." Dave answered me once he stopped laughing. I felt like gasping at this information, but I didn't actually know why I was surprised. It made sense, they were both ridiculously hot, and judging by the stares and whispering we got as we made our way to class, Dave was probably popular as well.

"Oh, and he goes to this class too." He added, smiling. Oh, no. I'm not ready to face him yet. Also, having two ridiculously hot guys in this class will make it almost impossible for me to focus. Shit, what will I do now? Obviously, there isn't anything I can do, but sit back and watch the drama unfold.

Before I could reply to Dave, I heard a distant squeal, then staggered backwards as someone pounced on me. I was quite taken aback, so I stood there gawking with my mouth open, trying to make sense of what was happening, but that deemed extra difficult with this person currently hugging the life out of me. Literally.

"Oh my God, Norah, I've been looking around for you all morning! Where have you been girl?" The person screamed in me ear, still squeezing me almost to death. The voice did sound familiar, but with the little oxygen currently reaching me, I was having a hard time putting two and two together.

When Dave noticed my disorientated state, he tried to get her to stop squeezing me, but couldn't, so he literally had to pry her off me. For a petite girl, she sure had a strong grip! When she finally let go, I took a look at her face for the first time, and that's when I noticed that it was Lydia, the girl who spilled her drink on me yesterday. I was extremely relieved, one, for the fact that I finally found her, or well, she found me, and two, for the fact that she still remembered who I was, and not only that, but was actually looking around for me.

"Oh, and hey Dave, didn't notice you there." Lydia added, as a second thought, making Dave chuckle. She was super hyper, literally the opposite of what I am at the moment, and I couldn't for the life of me understand how she had so much energy in the morning. Truthfully, morning people creep me out.

"Hi Lydia. I did actually look for you in the morning, but you know, I kinda had to make sure I wasn't late for my first class..." I drifted off. That wasn't a complete lie, I did want to look for her I guess, but being new and self-conscious, made it a little difficult and I opted for the better option; catching up on sleep for a bit.