Following in her mothers footsteps, Naomi Cooper is a stubborn, trouble calling teenager. Just entering her senior year, she manages to catch the attention of the town's most feared gang leader, Colton Douglas. Naomi has always lived on edge. Fearin...
"So, are you asking anyone to the dance?" Leah asks me on our way to class. Our school holds a dance every year where the girls have to ask the guys. The middle school does it as well, and I'm rooting for Vi to ask Damien.
Back to Leah's question though, I shake my head. "Really? What about Colton. You two seem close." She suggests. I let out something between a scoff and a chuckle. She looks at me weirdly.
"Absolutely not." I protest. I grab the door and hold it open for her. She thanks me and walks through.
Our art teacher greets us with a wide smile. My mom's painting of a black and white puppet thing is hanging behind her desk. Apparently it was the teacher's favorite piece of work. "How come?" My friend questions. We take our seats and pull out our sketch books.
I sigh. "Colton and I are...well..." I frown. What are we? Are we even really friends?
"Well we aren't together. And we don't have those feelings for each other." I try and explain. She stares at me suspiciously but drops it.
Suddenly my phone vibrates in my pocket. I glance at the teacher before pulling it out. It's Damien.
Lil Bro-
NAOMI MELISSA COOPER!
Me-
In class D. Aren't u?
Lil Bro-
Well....no. in bathroom. Sh.
Not the point though. VI ASKED
ME TO THE DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I laugh at the amount of exclamation points and give him my congrats. "Who's that? Colton?" Leah ask, playfully wiggling her eyebrows. I chuckle and shake my head. "No. Damien." I correct. She raises an eyebrow. "Doesn't he, like, have a crush on me?" She asks.
I shake my head, apparently making her confused. "He did. He likes this girl Violet now. She asked him to the dance."
I inform her. I feel her body tense beside me. Her fists clench tightly. "Are you alright?" I ask. Her focus returns back to me and she relaxes. "Yeah yeah of course. Just painful cramps." She says carefully.
I nod. "Oh...do you need anything?" I ask. She shakes her head. "No. I have some. Thanks though." I nod and begin working on my sketch. When the lines finally come together, I notice I drew two people. But not just any two people. Me and Colton...
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