Star-Crossed

CHAPTER SEVEN.

SKY

When I woke up this morning I felt tired just like every Monday morning but after a cup of iced coffee, I felt better.

Today was the first game of basketball season. It seemed to be a very important game for the school and Alexander was the talk of the entire school as he was the best player on the team. He was one of the best players in the entire state, apparently.

Something made me want to wear something other than black that day, and it took a whole lot of courage for me to decide on wearing a jean skirt with a simple white t-shirt with my converse. I let half of my hair down and tied the rest of it up in a ponytail.

When my mom yelled at me from downstairs, telling me it was time to go, I poured myself another iced coffee in a to go cup and left.

We stayed in silence in the car until she broke it.

"So you're tutoring Alex Scott?" She asked me, and I felt my heart beat fast at the sound of his name.

I had spent pretty much all weekend thinking about him, much to my displeasure.

"Yeah." I said.

"Be careful with that one. I know he's handsome and all but don't get involved with him. He is bad news." She warned me in a motherly way

"Bad news?"

"Mark knows his family very well. He's been into a lot of legal trouble. Assaults mostly."

I had never seen him be violent on another person. He was quite the delinquent, and clearly had a temper, but assaulting someone was news to me. I couldn't believe it but it was really not that surprising.

"Just be careful. What's you're doing is great, just don't do anything else." She warned me.

I shrugged her off and looked out the window again and watched birds and cars until we got to school.

"Bye!" I said, hopping out of the car.

"Hey, honey. I love your outfit by the way." My mother beamed, smiling from ear to ear.

I rolled my eyes playfully and started walking towards school. Morning classes went by quickly, so when lunch came around, I met with Elena at the cafeteria.

She was beautiful as always, and wore white from head to toe. She wore a long white skin tight dress and white fur sandals and has a cute white flower in her hair. Her makeup was gorgeous, with butterfly wings she drew on the corner of her eyes.

"Hey Girl." She greeted me, and hugged me as I was sitting down. "Oh my gosh, I'm starving."

"You want an apple?" I offered, taking out an apple from my bag.

"I'm on a liquid diet." She shook her head. I put my apple away and laughed.

Elena was already so slim, and it was ridiculous for her to be on a diet. Then again, I couldn't blame her for the want to be 'perfect' and falling short of the crazy beauty standards.

I looked over and noticed noise coming from the other side of the cafeteria. It was a group of students including Alexander, Angela and other guys from the basketball team.

Her eyes met mine and her blue orbs held vindictiveness and meanness.

I saw her reach to kiss his cheek which he dodged it and she acted like she never tried to kiss him.

I laughed evilly and took a bite of my fries.

"What are you laughing at?" Elena asked, breaking me out of my trance. Her big eyes stared at me and I shook my head.