Josh's pov:
"Alright, put you're pencils down and pass your tests to the right."
the class followed the instructions mindlessly, all dreaming about the summer that was just a month and a half away. josh sighed, adding another doodle among thousands in his cluttered notebook. there was a quiet knock, followed by the door creaking open about two inches with two eyes peering in.
"can i help you?" the teacher asked.
"hi, um is this 11th grade history?" she asked quietly, opening the door slightly.
"yes, it is. please, come in and take the open seat in the back, there."
she slowly walked back to her newly assigned seat, next to joshua. he tensed up as she sat down beside him, her perfume hitting him like a tidal wave of girly things. he inhaled deeply, sighing quietly to himself. 'wow she smells good. and she's not bad looking, either.'
"well, miss new student, my name is mrs. donavan. and yours?" she asked cheerfully.
"umm, mari." she said at a hushed tone.
"alright then, mari. welcome to history! i'll get you your book at the end of class. lucky for you, we just ended the unit, so you can start fresh!"
mrs. donavan smiled and returned to the board. josh zoned out, as usual, thinking about the new girl beside him. he wasn't quite sure why someone would move to another school with only month and a half left, but there would be time for questions later. he leaned over to mari,
"hey. my name's josh." he muttered.
she looked like a deer caught in the headlights.
"..hi…" she squeaked, barely making a sound.
"if you need help finding any rooms or need somewhere to sit at lunch, or well, anything else, just ask. seriously, anything.i can even help you bury a body if you need me to." he joked.
mari giggled quietly. josh smiled in return. she had a really cute laugh.
"thanks. i'll try to remember that." she blushed.
suddenly, the bell rang, dismissing everyone to lunch. they all rushed out the door. mari stayed behind to get her book, josh waiting by her side.
"welp, here you are, miss. mari," mrs. donavan smiled.
mari and josh left the classroom, heading down to the cafeteria.
"so, do you have anywhere to sit?" josh asked, looking at the ground.
"yeah, just planned on sitting in the bathroom or something." she responded.
"oh, really?" he gave her a weird look, feeling incredibly awkward.
"no, i was joking. what is this, mean girls?" she laughed slightly.
josh laughed as well.
"oh, well, did you want to sit with me and a few other people?"
she thought for a second.
"well, the toilet will be pretty mad at me for cancelling again, but if you insist."
they both laughed, exchanging a few glances on their way to the cafeteria. josh was lost in thought. i think i'm gonna like this new girl.