Seeing Grey

6. Grey Winters

Let me tell you, it is hard looking at your two best friends and seeing how deeply and madly in love they were with each other. It left me with an ache and I wanted that certain someone to love me like no tomorrow. With jealousy, I watched as Astor and Desiree were parting as the lunch bell rang. He would say bye but she would pull him back for a kiss and then she would say bye and he would pull her back for a kiss. Me, well I was just standing there like an idiotic creep not enjoying the show.

"Come on, we are going to be late," I huff out in annoyance after they say bye for the twentieth time. How long can they play that game?

Desiree turned to me with a worried expression. "Coming," she informed me and began walking towards me. She loops her arm through mine and rests her head on my shoulder. She smells of sweet citrus and cinnamon. I love it.

"Grey, we have got to find you a boy toy stat." I rolled my eyes at her but give her a little smile for her effort. Also, it would save us both some time.

Her face became stern, "I'm serious Grey. We are in high school! There are an endless amount of boys, and you are no longer in love with Noah."

She was right but what she didn't know was that when boys asked me out I had to carefully judge them so I could not affect my dad's job. They couldn't be a troublemaker or from a bad family or severely religious. And I guess a little part of me was still waiting around for Noah. It was like I was saving all my firsts for him which was ridiculous. I smiled over at Desiree, "I'll try to find a boy Des."

"Try?" she practically screamed. "Have you not seen how almost every boy this day has been falling all over you?"

Yeah, I thought, all the boys but one. The most important one.

"I'll find you a suitable boy by the end of today." She started scanning the hallway as if this boy would show up suddenly. And that is exactly what happened.

"Ooooh, Grey look! How about him?" I look at the end of the hall to where Desiree is nodding her head at. My eyes were met with pure gorgeousness. He looked like a grown man though. He was probably a senior and I would never get a hot senior as a gimpy freshman.

"Desiree, how about you choose someone in my league."

She frowned at me and stopped walking. Her hands both landed, one each on each of my shoulders. "Your ignorance alarms me Grey, it really does. I bet you my weeks allowance that he would definitely be interested in you! You are gorgeous and so strong- headed." The strong- headed was what got me in trouble. The trouble was mostly with guys.

"Fine," I agree. We shake on it and I start walking to class again. Desiree and I reach the door where the hot senior walked into and saw that it was our class. I look at Desiree knowing fully well she had already hatched some kind of plan. She had a mischievous smirk splayed across her face and she waggled her eyebrows. I shook my head at my best friend and laughed as we walked into class. That was when my stomach dropped and I saw who else I shared this class with. Why didn't I think we might have classes before? That I might run into him more than once today?

I saw that Noah was talking to the hot senior but his eyes were on me the whole time. I felt the need to fix my hair or clothes or just anything really. I couldn't believe I was feeling this way again for Noah Chase. And then, the thought of feeling that for him made me fuse with anger all over again. I didn't even know why he hated me. It was all so infuriating and so confusing.

Not wanting to make any kind of eye contact with Noah I kept my head hung low and drew scribbles on my paper. These passing periods were ridiculously long.

"Grey," Desiree whispered. I ignored her so she then hit my arm really hard with her elbow.

"Ow, what's the matter?" I ask her annoyed. This was not a good day for me.