Sinning like a saint // BJA

[17] red is definitely your colour

We sat down at the school dinner table. Me as in me and Miles as we waited for everyone else.

Ella came over and sat down, since Billie was at school today meant she would be back to sitting with us. Which I obviously wasn't happy with.

I looked over at Miles who was looking at Ella as she carefully put her handbag under the table and sat down.

"I love your hair today," she smiled to me. A genuine smile. No trace of sarcasm.

"Y-you do?"

"Yes! That red bandana in your hair looks amazing. Red is definitely your colour,"

I tripped up on words to say. "I- eh- erm- I mean- thank you? That's so sweet..." I forced an uneasy smile, not knowing how to feel let alone reply.

"No problem,"

Ella began to start talking to Miles, and they began their own conversation as I sat there with shock and horror on my face.

"I'm here!" Tre shouted as he dived into the seat next to me. He looked over at since I didn't say anything. "Hello? Phee?"

I stayed silent.

"You look like you've just witnessed something terrifying," He commented.

"I did..."

"Really? What happened?"

"Ella." I whispered.

"What did she do? Did she say something rude?"

"No- no... Tre she was," I paused and looked over the table to check she wasn't listening. She was still wrapped up in her conversation with Miles. "She was nice to me."

"What do you mean she was nice?" Tre asked me confused and sort of shocked too.

"She complimented my hair. She said red was my colour. And there was not even a hint of sarcasm in her,"

"Hi guys," Another voice said as me and Tre looked away from each other. It was Billie and Mike. "Me and Mike got pulled behind in class," He briefly explained.

Ella titled her head back and gave Billie a smile, I watched as he went to give her a kiss before she looked straight ahead again and carried on talking to Miles. Billie paused for a moment confused before standing up straight again and sitting down with Mike. Painful to watch.

"Where's Charlie?" I asked Tre.

"She's in dinner time detention,"

"I didn't know Charlie was the type to get detentions?" Mike questioned surprised.

"She's not, she accidentally left her pencil case at home. So she got a forty minute for lack of equipment or something dumb,"

"Well that sucks," I pouted. "So why'd you guys get pulled up behind after class?"

Billie looked over at Ella. Who was talking to Miles. He looked over at her almost to check she wasn't listening before he turned to us.

He sniggered for a Moment, "Mike had this idea to-"

"-Hey it was your idea too!"

"Alright alright, fine. Mike and I had this idea to create this stupid power point instead of researching.... researching....? Who was we suppose to be researching?"

"I don't know, Shakespeare."

"I thought you guys just had R.E.?" Tre questionably asked.

"We did," Billie sighed. "It wasn't Shakespeare,"