NOT TO BE

1.DEFINE "STRANGE"

Probably you won't believe a word of what I'm going to tell you right now, but honestly I don't care so let's go

Minneapolis-7:00a.m

It was raining,as it has been all week
They said is the last month of rain.
And also the last month of my senior year
But nobody cares.

I wasn't nervous but I wasn't excited either, I was just... there

My final exams finished 1 month ago,I was going to school because my parents said it was my "duty"

What a duty: memorize a few words from one piece of paper to spit it out on another

But that's not the story I want to tell

Now comes the "strange" thing: there was a guy ,a new guy, in my Spanish class and he was a little weird...he couldn't stop staring at me...and he followed me everywhere for weeks

Until one day, when the break finished he finally talked to me

-Hii- He said with a lolipop in his mouth

-hi...-I answer with a weird look in my eyes

-Oh!sorry...I'm Zack-he said giving me his hand.

I couldn't give a fuck less but that day I was feeling nice so why not?

-I'm Lydia- I said shaking his hand

-Eemm,you...don't...ahg whatever

He started rubbing the back of his head while looking at me

-Ookeeey-I said as it was getting awkward

Strike number 1 in this strange match....

-I...have to go...I have maths now...-I said confused.

-Oh! Okey see you

He smiles at me and turn around to walk the other way

I didn't give much importance to that
awkward conversation and i went to my class

It could be a prank or something so i didn't want it to affect me

But what was that?Why was he so interested on me?I mean...he is new here and it's veeery obvious that I don't belong here so if he wants to "fit in" Im not the one he needs to be following

I am everything but popular,thats why I don't get why he was talking to me,though is great that someone in this school doesn't use the ice rule with me,it doesn't make sense,I still feel like I don't belong here...

What am I thinking?What am I now? An alien?

When all the classes finished I was going to grab a snack before going home but ,upon leaving the high school ,Zack was waiting for me....

Strike number 2...

In that moment I could walk the other way and ignore him or I could give my life a little twist to this monotonous days and discover why is this boy following me everywhere and what he wants

So I went straight to him,as he was smiling at me

I thought it was only for kindness.

Or to use me...

Anyway I accepted it.

-Hii Lydia! can I...-

-Yeesss,you can walk with mee-I interrupted him without stop my walking

-Oh ,okey-he said walking behind me

After 2 minutes walking I thought he was never gonna speak and I was not going to be the first one to break the silence,I needed to know his intentions

-Sooo how was maths?-he said with a shy smile in his face

As if he care...

-Fine,Miss Johnsson was very angry today but as all the students in this high school-I shrugged

Obviously this was very weird because I didn't know this kid,it could be a murderer or something worst but he gave this vibe... I don't know if it was his smile or something else but it was very bizarre

Again,I know its weird ok?, if you don't believe me,stop reading

The silence began again so it was my time to speak

-So you are new...where do you come from?-I asked because I was curious,for the first time in a long time

-Well,ahaa...mmmm....I can tell you that I'm from a place far away from here-he said with a peculiar smile in his face

Strike number 3...

-Ohh,look who is trying to be interesting-I gave him a side look- ....mmhm interesting-I tried to play his game

-Hahahahaha-he started laughing

He has very sharp teeth,and very beautiful smile...

WHATEVER Lydia focus!
Serious story going on here

-Come on now, seriously...where do you come from?-I said looking at him as serious as I can pretend

I found that he had very bright eyes

-What difference does it make?-He said with a mischievous look

That was true,it didn't affect me but I was actually curious

-Why won't you tell me?!-I said looking up to him-Is not like I'm gonna go to your hometown and be a crazy weirdo

I could tho

I saw the houses of my neighbors so we had to be arriving

-I will tell you in our next date-He smile at me with his hands on his pockets

-First of all this was not a date-I said opening my door-And second if this was a date it was a terrible one

-Whatever you say-And he blinked at me one of his blue eyes-So,do I come for you tomorrow morning?

Strike number 4?

-Oh...okey,strange-i said confused and closing my eyes and trying to focus

It had been a very long day and I couldn't with more strange things on my mind so I let it be

-Define strange-He look at me in a different way ,but with that little smile of his

-Strange is the boy who just followed me to my house-I said blinking at him just as he did moments before

-I didn't follow you!-he said scratching the back of his neck

-Sooo...tomorrow at 7?-He said when the silence was starting to be weird

-Seem right to me,since you are my strange follower-I said with a little smile-If you're going to kill me,please do it before we enter school I have physics first period tomorrow-

I accepted because I wanted to know why  he was so into talking to me and following me

I've been mean with him all the time and my reputation is not exactly the best so he could have hear good things

That's the strangest things of all,why?
Why is he interested in me?

I have to know it

-Ookay-he laughs,he has a pretty smile-See you Lydia-he said goodbye with two fingers on his forehead and then pointing them towards me like a military salute but more warm

-See you Zack-I nodded