𝔇𝔦𝔣𝔣𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔫𝔱 -Z.K

9

"Good morning" I tell Zion as he hops in my car.

"Good morning" He replies rubbing his eyes. "Why do I have to sit in the back again?"

"Because I also give a ride to my friend, and she already isn't the biggest fan of you"

"Why doesn't she like me?" He asks.

"I don't know, she's just always despised you, I guess" I say. "Hates it whenever I even talk about you around her"

"You talk about me to your friends?" He asks with a slight smile.

"No- not like... I just... shut up you know what I mean" I say turning up the music.

We eventually arrive to Sophia's house and she gets in the car.

"I am so tired you don't eve-" She stops as soon as she sees him in the back seat. She makes a face.

"Hey! Sophie, right?" He says.

"No actually. It's Sophia" She says turning her head, focusing on the road.

We stay silent until we arrive to school. I drop Zion off at the entrance while me and Soph park.

"So, you wanna tell me why Zion bitchass Kuwonu was in your car?" She says as we get out of the car.

"Would you stop calling him that!" I say with a slight smile.

"Oh my god" She gasps. "Don't tell me he... slept over"

"Jesus Soph. No, He just needed a ride to school, that's it" I say opening the entrance to the school.

"No. If he 'just needed a ride' he would've asked Nick. Or Edwin. Or literally any of his 15 million friends" She says.

"Hey guys" Brandon says as we approach him and Austin. "What's up with you?"

"Just thinking about China and her new boyfriend" She says. I roll my eyes.

"Boyfriend?" Austin asks. "Who?"

"Zion Kuwonu" Soph replies rolling her eyes.

"You told her?" Brandon asks. My eyes widen.

"Told me what?" Soph asks slowly unfolding her arms.

"About China and Zion? At the party?" Brandon responds.

"Brandon!" I say slightly hitting his arm. Soph looks at me shocked.

"Wait. What happened at the party?" She asks me.

The bells rings.

"I gotta get to class. But I'll explain later" I say running away. Saved by the bell.

I enter Chemistry and see a bunch of people huddled around Zion.

"Yeah he just came up to me and tried to take my stuff. So I punched him and he gave me this" Zion says.

The crowd murmurs.

"Alright everyone take your seats" Ms. Barker says. The crowd all leaves our table. "Today will be an easy day, just work on the assignment on the board quietly with your partner"

I work quietly next to Zion.

"What's up?" He asks.

I shrug.

"Alright, what's wrong?" He asks me turning his chair towards me.

"Nothing" I say continuing my work.

He takes my pencil from me.

"Zion!" I say reaching for it back.

"Cmon, China. What's going on?"

I sigh.

"I'm just worried" I say.

"Worried? Why?"

"Because" I say quietly. "we both know that isn't how you got that bruise."

"Oh my god, China" He says. "I told you, I'm gonna talk things over with him tonight. I promise you I won't ever come over to your house like that again"

He smiles at me.

"Cheer up. You worry too much" He says before giving me my pencil back.

How was he so... okay? He seemed perfectly giggly and happy. Last night he wasn't like this at all. As far as I knew, last night fucked me up more than him.