Popular in Love

Chapter 1 🐢

Hi. My name is Quincy Thoms.  I am kind of a dork and a turtle lover, and I like poetry. Sitting right beside me would be my bestie, Elise Williams. She is maybe one of the baddest girls out there. And on the other left, is my other bestie. Clenton Welse. He is kind of popular with the ladies.

Anyways, we're sitting in class right now, and I am doodling, and not paying attention. This class is so boring. Elise taps me on the shoulder. I raise my head up and turn my face towards her. I raise my eyebrows in curiosity and look at her.

She passes me a note. I look at it and then laugh. It reads 

Our teacher looks like one of those strong men from the circus.

I then fold it up and stash it in the hoodie pockets. I continue giggling to myself as I continue doodling on my note taking page. "Mister Thoms, would you like to share something with the class?" I look up at Mrs. Wembley slowly. She has a hand on her hip and she is looking deep into my eyes with a smirk. 

"No, Mrs. Wembley, it's alright.." But by the time I'm done talking, she is already at my desk. How does she do that? She puts her hand down flat on my desk and then holds her hand out. "Give me the note please." I do what she says, because I don't my head bitten off.

She opens up the folded note and stands there reading it. When done, she sighs, walks over to the trash bin, drops it into the bin and goes back to teaching the class.

 When class is over, I walk over to my locker. A commotion of girls squealing. I turn around and know exactly who it is. It's Verne Crescent. The most popular guy in middle school. I stand there and look at him. His fluffy hair bounces with him as he walks. His glowing smile must be the thing lighting up the usually dark hallways.

The hoodie is wearing says something sarcastic on it. His shoes are an awesome black. And his dimples.. oh those dimples.. they are everything. His honey dimples makes every girl's heart explode and implode, whatever the word implode is supposed to mean. Does it look like I pay attention in english class? I should, but I don't.

His eyes are a beautiful hazel, and his lips look soft. I must have not noticed myself staring because the next minute, Elise and Clenton are standing beside me and are smiling as well. "What are you looking at there, Quincy?", Clenton asks teasingly. I then shake my head and turn to look at Clenton.

"Oh, I was just noticing Verne's hoodie, that's all, haha..", I lie through my teeth. They know something that nobody else in the school knows. I'm gay. A total homo. Yeah, I know I shouldn't hide it, but I don't wanna be bullied, cmon!

I then close my locker and head for the lunchroom. Only a few steps taken do I notice that Elise and Clenton are still standing there, smirking to each other, probably sharing the same thought that I know they both have. "uh...Are you guys coming?" 

They look at me, back at each other and smirk, back at me and then nod in unison. And off to the lunchroom we go.