Difference makes misunderstandings

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I was heading to another playground, because we had PE, I was actually pretty good at sports, I was the fastest girl in my class and used to play basketball a lot last year, I still play basketball, just not as much as I used to, anyways back to reality, I could just get lost in my own thoughts for hours I can't stop thinking about everything that's happening around me. Everyone was stretching muscles and all that stuff we always do before running a mile and start with our class. I was also talking to Grace, her name was really iconic because it described her perfectly, Grace means goodness, generosity and joy, she was also a perfectionist, really good at art and loved music, but she played the guitar not the piano like me, after a while Lindsay joined us I started asking stuff about the place she lived and also about her flight to Spain. When we finished running the mile, Grace, Lindsay and me joined Nikki and Iris, last year Iris was really nice and didn't care about makeup, boys,... you know typical teenage stuff, we talked a lot and she was also a lot of time with Grace, but since the beginning of this year she started to be rude and became Nikki's best friend, we were all in the same group of friends but Nikki was kind of mean sometimes and always wanted to fight with someone who was in our group, she was basically the drama queen and I don't think any of us really liked her last year, but we accepted her anyways, last year Iris always said that she didn't like Nikki at all, but these year they were best friends, and I don't really get how did they become best friends at all, but now that Iris is Nikki's best friend, we all got to hear stupid talks about periods, boys, sex,... and even worst stuff that I wouldn't like to mention.

All of a sudden Nikki just ran into Joakim and tried to flirt with him, all the boys in my class hated Nikki so they were telling Joakim to run away from her, his face in that moment was priceless he looked scared and shocked, because Nikki was now shouting and trying to chase him as he ran away from her, a giggle escaped from my mouth, then I looked to the platinum blonde haired boy who was now looking at Joakim running away from Nikki and looked equally as shocked as Joakim. He then turned his head and caught my eyes, but I immediately looked away and felt flush, why was I blushing? I probably looked really stupid, but I still felt his gaze on me.

I reached Grace and Lindsay, Grace was laughing as if there was no tomorrow and Lindsay was looking at the scene confused, I understand that difference makes misunderstandings, because this boy was different from the rest and it made me feel confused, Lindsay then asked - Is it me, or everyone is crazy in this country- , I then answered - it's definitely not you -, and then we started laughing, the PE teacher then asked for the material that we wanted to use, I told him to bring two basket balls. Grace and I started to explain Lindsay about the game we were going to play in spanish we call this game "cao", in this game we had to form a line and try to score before the person that's in front of you, because if you do this then that person will be out. I saw Joakim and this mysterious guy whose name I didn't know looking at the game, so I asked Lindsay and Grace if they wanted them to play, they agreed so I approached them and said looking to his ocean eyes - Would you like to play with us? - I asked, Joakim then replied - sure - I quickly added - Oh Joakim sorry about Nikki, you looked a bit shocked, but we're not like her don't worry - the mysterious guy then laughed, he looked really cute when he smiled, wait what am I even thinking? 

- What's your name funny girl? - he asked - Oh umm  Lydia, and yours? - I replied, he wasn't laughing anymore he was half smirking and half smiling - I'll tell you my name if you win the game - he said playfully - Oh it's on - I said with confidence.  We started playing Lindsay and Joakim were pretty good at these game because they were really tall, Grace was also really good at basketball and the platinum blonde haired guy was as good as me. Everyone was out except the ocean eyed boy and I, we played for about five minutes him against me, but he didn't score and I took advantage and scored when he was going after the ball, he looked surprised, - you are pretty good at basketball Lydia - he said looking into my eyes - thanks, but you have to tell me your name, you promised - I said - Fine, I don't break promises, my name is Noah - he said with a defeated tone, then the PE teacher said we had to go back to class after drinking water at the fountain (actually is kind of like a lot of sinks in the playground, but we call it fountain), I reached Grace and Lindsay and we went to the fountain, I saw Noah drinking water from the sink next to me, then he threw water at me and I looked at him in shock - don't mess with me - I said with a dangerous but also funny tone, and we started a water war, and the rest of the class joined us.

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