nerd // luke hemmings [editing]

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C H A P T E R O N E

"You excited?" My brown-eyed best friend, Natasha asks me as walk into the dull looking looking hallways of Middleton High. Oh god, senior year.

"Of course, I mean, I've totally been waiting for this day all summer!" I say with a laugh, putting my hands up in the air.

"Ah Addison, I see you're as sarcastic as always." she chuckles loudly, placing a hand on her hip.

We head to the office to get our schedules, just to find out that we have no classes together.

"Are you kidding me?" I groan, pouting at the sheet of paper in my hands which I so badly wanted to rip into shreds.

"It's alright Ad, I'm sure you'll survive without me." Naty says dramatically as she places a hand on my shoulder with a nod.

I brush her hand off with a laugh and shake my head. "I'll do my best."

I walk to my first class with a sigh. I look at the classroom I had just entered. Everyone seemed to be engrossed in some kind of conversation.

I steer away from everyone and make my way to the back of the classroom, choosing a seat by the back window.

I fish my phone out of my pocket, shove earphones into my ears and listen to a random Green Day song from one of my phone's playlists.

I grab a notebook and a pen from my bag and place them on my table, waiting for my homeroom teacher to come.

Finally, after a couple of minutes, our teacher, Mr. Roth comes in followed by an extremely tall teenage boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. The entire room which was filled once filled with the loud voices of people talking and laughing was now filled with a shocked silence as every single person stared at the boy who seemed awfully familiar to me.

I examined his face carefully, trying to pinpoint exactly where I had seen him before.

His ocean blue eyes which scanned around the classroom in curiosity looked so familiar that it hurt for me not too recognize him.

Then our teacher starts to talk. "Guys, this is a new student. I think most of you, especially the girls," he mutters the last part under his breath, "probably know

All of the girls (except me) nod quickly.

The hot blonde guy scans the room with his eyes, walks towards me and takes a seat on the chair beside me. Wait, why is he even sitting here? There's a lot of seats in front, so why here? I glance at the guy and he just smiles and faces front.

Meh, i wouldn't blame him. I mean, who would talk to a nerd? Well, i'm not one of those, you know, nerd- nerds with big glasses and all, but yeah, to be short, I guess I'm just invisible most of the time. Basically, I have a non- existent social life.

The bell rings signaling lunch. Thank god I won't be a loner anymore! I rush to the cafeteria to meet Natasha,but she isn't there, go figure. Just then my phone vibrates in my pocket.

Natasha: hey Ad, sorry ill be a bit late for lunch bc I've got to copy some notes. See ya:)

I shove my phone back in my pocket. Huh i guess I spoke too soon. I get a grilled cheese sandwich and sit down on a table. Here I am all alone.

I eat my sandwich in silence. The chair right in front of me makes a sound. Natasha?

I look up to see a pair of piercing blue eyes staring into my dark green ones.

"You're my classmate right?" he asks with a cute Australian accent. I crease my eyebrows and nod. Why is he even talking to me?

An awkward silence takes place until he talks again. "What's your name?"