I sat next to my close friends Alexandra and Ciara on the bus on the three-seated chair at the back. "Danielle that cutie over there is checking you out" Ciara said smiling. I looked over to my right and a few rows down is the Blue-grey eyed guy. I smiled shyly when we made eye contact and looked down. "Oh girl white boy is so fine" Ciara said and Alexandra looks up to see the blue-grey eyed guy. "Oh" Alexandra waves and Connor waves back, Ciara and I look at her confused. "That's Connor Vitale" Alexandra smiles. "How do you know him?" Ciara asks curiously. "We have science together, he's really cool" Alexandra said and shrugged. "Well Mr. Vitale has a thing for Ms. Wright" Ciara laughed and nudged me. "Hey, he's probably not even looking at me ok? He's probably looking at you CiCi" I said looking up at Connor and he continued to stare. "That's a little creepy, him staring like that" Ciara and Alexandra laughed at me. "He's probably mesmerized" Alexandra laughed. "By what?" I asked. "By you dummy!" Ciara said gently punching my arm. "Why would he be mesmerized by me?" I asked confused. "Because you're beautiful Dani duh" Alexandra said and I shook my head disagreeing with her. "What are you shaking your head for?" Ciara asked. "Ugh! Dani don't be one of those insecure girls!" Alexandra said rolling her eyes. "I'm not insecure, I'm just not beautiful" I said pulling out my iPod and the headphones. "How could you say that?" Ciara asked shocked. "Because I look like my father what's so beautiful about that?" I asked not really wanting an answer. Ciara and Alexandra looked at me with sincere smiles on their face. I put my headphones in my ears and jammed to the music that was playing.
I spent most of my time on the bus listening to my music and day dreaming. I peaked over to see if Connor was looking but he was nowhere to be seen, probably sleeping, I thought. Ciara and Alexandra fell asleep. Shayla was with Deron practically making out with him the whole entire time. I rolled my eyes at them. I was not a big fan of Deron he always brought out the fake side of Shayla and I hated it. Shayla always wanted to be on his side if I disagreed with anything he said because she was afraid to "lose him". Ciara, Alexandra, and I always thought this relationship was just a big joke. Shayla always wanted to believe that we criticized her relationship because we were jealous but that was never the case. Ciara was happily in a relationship with Zachary and Alexandra was dating her girlfriend Elaine. I, on the other hand, never wanted to be rushed into any relationship. I watched my father walk out on my mother to marry some bartender woman and forget all about us and I watched my brother bring home a different girl every single day. I had so many other things to cry about I just didn't want a boy to be part of it.
We finally arrived at the exhibit, got out of the coach bus, and we all looked surprised at how huge and beautiful the outside of the exhibit was. There were some glass windows and stained glass windows which made it ten times more beautiful. I smiled, this is where peace was, and this was where Christina would've loved to be if she were here. I stood there with Alexandra and Ciara, Shayla made her way toward us. I looked at Shayla and realized her angry expression. "What happened this time?" I asked her. "He keeps bringing up this stupid shirt" she crossed her arms and I laughed. “Girl! You and Deron always arguing" Ciara said and laughed. “Shut up Ci" she said as she huffed. I stared at the building in amazement I just wanted to go inside and lose myself.
Ms. Grubert walked up the stairs to get a better view of us. "Listen up Students! We'll be able to enter the exhibit in about two minutes but I have a set of rules to go by" the students groan and murmur. “Oh hush now, anyway Number 1: Do not touch anything that says DO NOT TOUCH! Number 2: no running or acting like little kids we're 16 and 17 I trust that we can act like adults? Number 3: No yelling! No shouting! No eating! No drinking! Okay so that would be the rules! If I'm missing anything that I have not said please guys you know manners and how to act like adults so do it! It is ten forty five we meet back here at 2! Have fun and enjoy the exhibit!" Ms. Grubert walks into the exhibit and everyone follows after her.
