The Odd Ever After

Chapter 4: Maybe She's Over Her Head

I took my seat in second period as the bell rang. It had been 3 weeks since the incident of me not meeting Samuel outside, and he kind of didn't talk to me. Our conversations simply consisted of a smile or a hi on a good day.

Samuel walked through the door 5 minutes after the bell rang, and I kinda didn't bother to look at him. Maybe I was crazy hoping he cared in the slightest, but then again I did have an active imagination so it couldn't have been too hard to let that thought run rampant in my mind.

"Hey." I heard, but decided just to ignore it. It most likely wasn't meant for me seeing as I was an invisible chest piece in this school.

"Milly."Samuel called making my heart tighten.

"Yeah?" I asked looking up at him slowly.

"What's up?" He asked in a joking manner. I was about to reply when the new girl Macey took her spot, which happened to be Eve's old spot. He looked at her and smiled as she let out a flirty 'hey'. Guess that was my cue to not even bother, so instead I put my head on the desk and got to work on a cross word puzzle consisting of history vocabulary words.

And the rest of the period consisted of flirty giggles and gestures from the 2 next to me. When the period was over I got all my things packed and walked out not bothering to even stop at my locker, I just took my book with me to my choir class. There I sung my lungs out without a care, it was a good way to let out all the frustrations I built up this morning.

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Lunch quickly approached and I decided to go to the library with one of my friends. As we walked over there I heard a "psttt" coming from the boy's bathroom. Slowly I turned my head to be met with a smiling Samuel. His eyes seemed to twinkle and I couldn't help the smile that over took my features. I let my head fall down so my hair could cover my face as I blushed profusely, and simply shook my head. I had to remind myself that two different worlds were at hand and I've already proved we weren't meant to collide.

5 minutes before lunch was over my friend and I decided to leave the library. On the way out I ran into Samuel.... literally.

"Whoa." He said chuckling as we separated from our collision.

"I'm sorry." I mumbled feeling embarrassed for not paying attention to where I was going, and soon a rogue hue covered my cheeks. Why was I so blushy today?

"It's cool." He smiled while adjusting the black shirt folded on his shoulder. Funny how I hadn't noticed that there.

Instead of replying I took his shirt which caused him to laugh.

"Awww c'mon." He chuckled. Maybe I should give it back, or maybe I should just keep it. I smirked, threw the shirt over my shoulder and continued walking.

"Fine I'll go get it from you later. Who do you have for sixth?"He asked almost amused.

"B." I replied. We only had one health teacher, and as far as I knew he was the only person we called 'B' instead of his last name.

"Alright." He said as I practically skipped away.

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I walked out of my fifth period and headed over to my sixth period. Gabby was perched against the closed door and smiled.

"Here it's yours today." She said handing the journal to me. I nodded and slipped it in my bag. I was about to reply when I saw Samuel walking down the hall way with  smirk on his face. I quickly pulled the shirt from my shoulder and hid it behind my back. Not only was I blushy today I was childish too?

"My shirt?" He said with laugh.

"What shirt?" I joked in return. Macey (yes, second period Macey) grabbed his arm and threw it over her shoulder. He didn't move his arm as he looked me over. He didn't seem annoyed, he almost seemed like he enjoyed my teasing and it had me shocked.

"You know my shirt." He chuckled as Macey reached over to grab onto his lanyard holding his keys. He pushed her arm away and looked over at her.

"No." He stated simply, even though he smiled causing her to release a flirty giggle. Then he looked back over at me.

"What shirt?" I asked again trying to be serious.

"She has no shirt." Gabby played along which I was thankful for.

"Fine, I'll get it next period." He said with a bright smile. I nodded and he walked away. I smiled as he turned to leave he shook his head side to side.

"You have some explaining to do." Gabby laughed. I noddex and pointed in my bag as to remind her of the journal.

We had a sub so me and Gabby talked about random subjects as I caught on to Macey's glares from across the room. As the bell rang, Gabby said her goodbyes and rushed to her next period halfway around the campus. Macey came close to me and smiled a fake smile.

"You realize you're in over your head with liking Samuel right?" She said with an attitude.

"You don't think I know that?" I asked with a laugh. I wanted to cry because it was the truth, but I decided not to give into it here so I laughed it out.

"Just thought you should know that Samuel wouldn't fall for a girl like you." She sneered while walking away.

I knew she was being rude, but it also felt like she was being 100% honest.

As I got to the Japanese class room I saw Samuel walk up causing Lexi to have a mini heart attack as she saw him. He smiled at her and she practically passed out as she walked into the class room blushing so bright she could pass for a fire truck. Samuel walked over to me and I gave him his shirt no words tumbling out of my mouth as I handed it to him. He smiled  wide smile and I couldn't help the corners of my lips as they tilted up slightly.

"Thanks." He mumbled deeply causing my stomach to flutter, which I tried hard to ignore. Instead of replying I just nodded and started walking into the class room. Before I could get there Samuel pulled on my wrist causing me to face him.

"Hey you okay?" He asked sounding worried.

"Yeah I'm fine." I mumbled pulling away to go into class. That period nothing made sense (not that it ever does really) and I couldn't wait to go home and lay in bed.

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I played the whole waiting game when I got home. The waiting was to get into bed so I could unwind from the days events, but the game consisted of much more.

I had homework to do. Had to help my mom cook, set the table, and sit through dinner pretending that Samuel didn't exist in my daily schedule as I recounted the day during discussion. Then I had to clean the table finish any other homework and shower. By the time I was in bed it seemed like a struggle to fight my tears from falling. I was naive to think he could fall for a girl like me when he liked girls like Macey, Eve, Harley and a few others far prettier than me.

I cried for my foolishness. Cried for falling for him. Cried for us being so close yet so far apart. And more importantly I cried for being in over my head. Then I slept wishing I could wake up and my feelings would be gone.