Friend Zoned

Chapter 2

There are days like these when you just don't know how to interact with the people that are around you. You don't know how to even greet them with just a simple "hi" because they'll just probably ignore you and you will probably be all like "Oh Ok I get it." 

Well that's what I'm currently feeling while walking to my English class.

The students were all trying to settle down on their own seats with their "Long Time No See BFFs" and here I am with no one to sit with at the very back of the classroom. The usual.

As I'm sitting down, I felt a tap on my shoulder.

"Hey is this seat taken? Can I have it?" says the guy that I don't know. I didn't turn around.

"Yeah sure." I mumbled but he clearly heard me so he proceeded.

"Great, thanks" well I caught a smile at his face and i decided to ignore it.

"Okay class good morning. My name is Professor Thomas White and i will be your English professor for the rest of the semester so if I were you I'll probably get my mind set on taking this subject before you regret it." The students started to laugh and I joined with them.

"I hope that you wouldn't get all cranky like Mrs. Ruby sir!" the students started laughing and so did Mr. White.

I was a bit taken aback by the person who said that which is my new "seatmate"

When I took a quick look at him, I didn't notice that he was already looking at me all along.

I'm not really that kind of girl who checks out every little detail about a boy. But I sure am checking him out for no reason which is why I decided to snap out of it.

He's got a jet black hair with a handsome smile on his face. His skin was tanned and he was wearing a black leather jacket. His sunglasses were hanging on the V-line of his shirt and I was quite mesmerized with what I'm looking at. I think he's one of the popular guys from the football team. 

But then he quickly snapped me out of my thoughts by winking at me.

Then the bell rang.

And then he stood and walked away leaving me with nothing but the image of him winking at some girls in the hallway.

After the incident at English class, I went to the cafeteria, I was trying to see if there's someone that I can seat with and I found none.

While I was heading to an empty table, but unfortunately thank to my clumsiness, I got tripped and I fell down. The food on my tray got splattered and my clothes were all stained by spaghetti sauce and orange juice. Great, just great.

The whole cafeteria erupted into fits of laughter.

Great, first day of high school and I'm the laughing stock .

I started to get up and remove the spaghetti pasta on my head.

"Hey why aren't you helping her? She's already hurt!"

The girl shouted. She knelt beside me and helped me remove the stains from my clothes.

"Hey are you all right?"

"Well considering myself in this kind of state No actually, I'm not"

"Well let's go to the comfort room and get yourself all cleaned up" we started to head off to the comfort room and while we were walking, some of the students kept snickering and poking and laughing at me.

When we got there, the girl whom I still do not know the name was all hospitable and kind and not to mention sweet.

"Why are you helping me?" I needed to break the silence.

"Well for starters. you're in need of help and no one was there to care enough to see someone get all embarrassed but me so yeah" she was smiling at me and I don't know why but I saw a tinge of sincerity in her eyes which made me feel comfortable around her.

"Well I guess so" I shrugged my shoulders while she was taking a T-shirt from her bag.

Woah, a t-shirt? Seriously?

"Uhh, what are you doing?"

"What? I'm lending you my t-shirt" she was already reaching it out for me.

"Uhm we just met a few minutes ago and I didn't even get your name in the first place and now you're lending me your clothes? what's next? you're gonna trust me with some of your property or something?" I asked incredulously.

She just started laughing and I was surprised about how she was all laid back about these kind of situations.

"Well allow me to introduce myself, my name is Tori, I'm a freshman here" she reaches out her hand to me and i willfully took it.

"I'm Odette Rose but you can call me 'Odie'".

"Since now that you already know me, will you let me help you get all cleaned up?" she's smiling again and I can't help but smile back.

And suddenly the incident with the guy earlier popped into my mind

"Hello? Earth to Odie? Are you all right?"

"Oh I'm sorry I was thinking about something."

"By something, you mean someone?" she was wiggling her eyebrows at me and I can't help but laugh at the funny gesture.

"I was just thinking about this boy who wears a black leather jacket"

"Oh! I know him! The handsome and gorgeous guy from the quarterback team! Isn't he dreamy?" she was now wearing a dreamy expression in her face.

"Uhh yeah"

"But you know, don't get too hung up with him because he's nothing but trouble although he's a bit fun to be with because he's got this charismatic aura with him that the girls want and he's really charming and funny and--"

"Okay okay I get it, I get it" 

We both laughed.

I think this is a start of a beautiful and weird friendship for the both of us.

okay, yes, so sorry i didn't update these past few months. There was a lot to do specially with homeworks and our research paper and all that. so sorry for the long wait that's why I decided to make this chapter long. Enjoy!

oooh and summer vacay is near so i might be updating frequently (i hope). :)

-CeeeJey