Testing waters

Ch.6 JERK

As I walked into the cafeteria I could see people whispering and snickering at me. I kept my head down a hugged my shoulders. I could see Jenna in the far corner staring me down.

I approached the table where I had been sitting before to find my lunch tray wasn't on the floor anymore. Someone must have picked it up. I sat down, but the feeling of a hundred eyes staring me down made me feel really uncomfortable so I just decided to leave.

I was going to walk to the library until my next class. I went inside and saw Ryan sitting at a table staring at me and smiling. Him and his friends were sitting at a table in the back if the library fooling around. "Look the nerd in her natural habitat" one of them snickered as I was trying to grab a book.

I sent him a glare and he rolled his eyes. "Jerk" I mumbled under my breath . I don't know how but somehow he heard me and got up from his table and started to walk towards me. "Dude stop picking on her" I hear Ryan say, I spun around so I was facing him and his friends and they all shot him dirty looks. "Dude why are you standing up for her?" One of them questioned, he shrugged "it just doesn't seem right" he said. They all shook their head and started to walk out of the library.

"Thanks" I mumbled and he got up from his table and walked toward me "don't worry about it" he said smiling. I smiled back and walked out of the library.