Nerd.

E I G H T .

-Alexandria-

        "Justin!" I call out running down the hall to catch up with him. He left the class as soon as the bell rang. "Justin!" I call out again. This time, he finally stops and turns around.

        "Hi," he says, looking down at the ground.

        "Hi," i say back. "Sorry about Kyle, he's a--"

        "Jerk?" Justin said, taking the word right out of my mouth. "Y-yeah," he sighs. "And d-don't tell him i said that. I- uh-- I have to go n-now."

        "Where?" I ask. Okay, that was a stupid question. We're in school, and it's time for the next class where he's obviously going..

        "I don't know. A-anywhere but here."

Okay.. Scratch that.. He's ditching? "Justin," a boy with glasses, dark brown hair, and a blue button up shirt says as he approaches us. His eyes then fix on me, and widen.

I smile, "hi," i say.

        "Hi," he smiles back. "I'm Luke."

        "Alexandria," i say back.

        "Oh, i know," the boy smirks.

        "Okay, Luke, shut up," Justin says. The bell for second period rung and I look back at Justin, who still looks upset of what happen in class. "We're gonna leave now."

They both turn their back to me and begin to walk away. "Wait!" i call out. Both boys stop and turn around. "Can i come?" i ask.

        "You want to c-come?" Justin questions.

        "She just said she did, Justin," Luke says in a 'duh' tone, then he looked at me. "Yeah you can come," he said motioning me to follow.

I smile and follow both of the boys out the school. This might not be the best idea, but anything is better than school.. And anything is better than being followed around by Kyle all day. "So Luke," i say, "I haven't seen you around much."

        "That's c-cause he only come about twice a week," Justin answers for Luke.

        "Hey i have my reasons," Luke says in defense.

        "Yeah, you're scared of Kyle and Andrew," Justin says and shakes his head slightly.

Is he really that scared of Kyle and Andrew? "They're not that scary," i say.

        "That's cause Andrew is your friend and Kyle is your boyfriend and they will never shove you inside your locker 'till lunch time," Luke sighs. "Why did you want to come with us, anyway? We're...different..."

        "Cause...I--uh.." I didn't know what to say.. Why am i even hanging out with them? i can ditch, but it doesn't have to be with them.

        "If you want us to do your homework or something, it's a no. No matter how hot you are," Luke snaps.

        "Luke," Justin warns. "Just shut up. She's not as bad as you think."

I'm not? Geez.. How bad do people think i am?

        "I don't want to hang out those assholes," I said referring to Kyle and Andrew, "that's why i came with you guys," i answer Luke's question.

        "You want to hang out with the school outcasts instead of the popular people?" Luke questions. "Wow, you are crazy."

I shrug. "So can i hang out with you guys?" i ask looking at Luke.

        "I said you could already. I just wanted to know why," he said back, as we continued to walk.

        "Okay. And by the way, Kyle is not my boyfriend, and never will be," i stated.

I don't know if it was just me, but i think i just saw Justin smile at the ground from the corner of my eye.