Something In-between

Chapter 3- Him

Tess's POV
Him. Why him. Out of all the dickheads in the world, why him? And why here?

As soon as I looked at those damn hazel eyes my breathing started rising and falling uncontrollably. And he knows that it's me that saw him walk into the room. No doubt about it. My mind starts to come up with all of the worst possibilities as to why he is here. In the same room as me. Same school as me!
All of a sudden I break into a sweat and can't breathe. The whole world is spinning around me. My eyes can't focus on anything. It's all a blur.

"Tess? Tess?"

And then I hear my name.

"Tess!"

My eyes start to adjust and focus on Mr. Harris, who is staring directly at me.

"Hello?" He says with a confused look on his face.

"Uh. Hi." I say while seeing that the whole class is laughing. At me.

I don't even have to see my cheeks to know that I'm as red as a tomato.

"Will you please define the word-"

Oh my gosh. Can I just take a minute to thank school bells. Because if it wasn't for that loud school bell I would have had to sit in that class as red as a tomato with everyone watching me. And I would have had to define a word that I probably wouldn't know and then I'm pretty sure I would've turned purple.

As soon as it rings everyone runs out of the room, eager to go to lunch. I grab my pink binder and backpack and walk out of the class. I turn to go to the 200 hall, where Lacie and I eat lunch , and out of the corner of my eye I see Piers walking a couple of feet behind me.
Ugh, that jerk. Wait. Wait a second. Is he with Ky? I quickly take a turn inside of the girls bathroom so I can get a better look. They walk past and exit the 400 hall and disappear out of my view. I walk out of the bathroom and down the hall, almost to the exit. I can't believe him! First he shows up in the middle of junior year, second he's in my honors English class, a class that I really enjoy too, and third he's hanging out with Ky? On the first day! I hate how he's so full of himself and thinks he's "Mr. Popular."
Wait, why is he even in my mind? Get a hold of yourself Tess! Your so much better than him and you shouldn't even be thinking about him! Because most definitely he is not thinking about you. He's too damn busy with Ky.
I finally make it to the 200 hall after walking, and battling my mind at the same time.

I see Lacie sitting on the ground eating a pear, and as I get closer she starts to smile.

"Hey!" She says, "What took you so long?" She finishes, with her eyebrows furrowed, and a concerned look on her face.

Oh, trust me, you don't even wanna know.

"Oh ya know, just had to stop by my locker and go to the bathroom." I exhale while sitting down on the ground with her.

"Well anyways, did you know that Piers moved from Pemberton to here?" Lacie asks.

Of course. I bet the whole school knows.

"Uh, yeah. He's in my English class." I say dryly.

I can tell Lacie knows how I feel, because she is the only one who knows Piers and my past.

"Sorry. Uh. Let's talk about English! I know that's your favorite class, so what did you guys do?"

Oh Lacie, I know you're only trying to help me. But really, your not helping me.

I try to act like nothing completely embarrassing happened in that class by saying, " Just learned some new vocabulary."

"Oh , fun."

And again the school bell saved this awkward conversation, even though Lacie is my best friend and she totally gets me. But even I know that she thought that this was getting really awkward.

"Well, see ya after school Tessy!"

Oh, that nickname. It always seems to calm me down, and I'm so thankful for Lacie.

"Bye!" I shout to her, in a happier mood than a couple minutes ago.

Walking to the 800 hall I think about last period. At least it's the last period of the day, and it's another class I enjoy. Photography. I can actually start to relax and enjoy myself. But I spoke too soon. Right as I walk through the doorway I see Piers sitting in the seat right next to mine. And he looks up at me, grinning. That dick.

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A/N
Hey guys! So this is my first authors note! Yay! Anyways first off I wanna say thank you for reading the story so far! I hope you like it! And second, I'm sorry if the chapters are kind of short. I'm going to make them longer which means that it may take a couple of days to post the next chapter. And I also have school, so :( So please keep reading if it takes me a couple of days to post the next chapter. Just know that I'm writing it!
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