Sitting in school, staring at computer screens and chalkboards, listening to teachers talk about boring shit is completely stupid and useless. When will I ever need to know how to find a coplanar function in real life? Junior year ended and senior year began! It was a fresh start! Not. All of my friends came into the year together. Don't get me wrong, I love them to death, but I want to experience new things with new people. Not the same ones I've known for 6 years.
"June!" I'm snapped back to reality by my teacher yelling my name. If only the voice in my head would actually come out in my real voice.
"I- uh- sorry. What were you saying?"
"We are getting a new student and I'd like you to catch them up. At least in my class. Who knows, though? Maybe you'll even get a new friend out of this." She gives me a small smile before continuing her lecture.
There is no way I'm making a new friend out of this. My friends are... protective. No one really branches out, for fear of getting completely shut out. It's just how things worked.
The bell rang, everyone literally running out of the door, their weekend plans waiting for them. I, on the other hand, go slow to escape my weekend plans just a little longer. Glimpsing down at my bright pink heels, I think about my friends need to make me look the part of someone actually in their group.
"June? Would you like to meet the peer you will be helping?"
"I guess.." I stand up, walking over to her desk with a pounding heart ready to explode out of my chest.
"Is this Ms. Adams room?"
I turn to look at where the voice came from, being met with a boy about my age, standing right in front of me. There was no denying he was probably the most beautiful person I had ever laid my eyes on. He had these gorgeous emerald eyes, biceps about the size of my head, not even to mention his jawline formed by the gods. Was a model of the universe standing right in front of me?
"Yes, it is. You must be Ruben. Very nice to meet you! This is Juniper, she will be the one helping you with getting caught up." Ms. Adams smiles widely as pushing me into the - very - attractive boy standing in front of me. I don't care if I've known this lady since birth, she was not playing teacher matchmaker. It's just insane and weird.
"It's nice to meet you, Juniper." His smile could melt an entire glacier; his smile could end world hunger! He extends a hand and watches me carefully, his lip caught dangerously between his teeth.
"I- Ruben- hi." I'm too damn awkward. Our hands meet quickly, my hands were sweaty as all hell. I look down at my shoes, retracting my hand. I try my best to hide my face from him, failing at containing my emotions, a bright rosy color burning my cheeks from embarrassment.
"You two better get to work! You've already lost a lot of time!" Ms. Adams quickly shoes us out of her room and into the hall, bare of children.
Being in this hallway when it's full of people is completely different from walking with one person. Whom you barely know. Whom is drop dead gorgeous. I keep taking small steps to the side, attempting to keep some distance between Ruben and I. Yet, as I move away, he moves toward me. It's almost as if this is just the way he walks. I'm basically pinned between him and the wall when finally we reach the door. I slam them open, embracing the brisk September air as looking up at the sun, the wind capturing me in a cool embrace.
"Uhhh- we can go to my house if you want? I'm a complete ass when it comes to English, hence the tutor." He chuckles softly, his breath rising and falling slowly.
"Your house- oh- cool!" I am so. Fucking. Awkward. A small nod follows my statement, causing the situation to worsen dramatically.
He smiled next to me, leading the way out of the parking lot and into the street before abruptly stopping, turning to face me. His face had darkened from the last time we made eye contact a few minutes ago. He looked serious, different from the last fifteen minutes.
