Emily's POV
"Have any of you guys heard from A lately?" Hanna asked as we sat in English.
It had been a while since we had gotten any texts from A and as much as I enjoyed a bit of freedom from that hell, it unsettled me. I felt as if A was just stalking us quietly, as if we were prey.
I guess we are.
"No, I haven't but I wouldn't get used to it. You know A, they're always toying with us one way or another." Spencer scoffed.
"Yeah, neither have I. It's always made me uneasy to wait too." Aria said as she fidgeted with her book bag.
"Earth to Em?" Hanna questioned while poking my side.
"Yeah, sorry, I'm just not in the mood to talk about our crazy stalk-" I started but was interrupted when the whole room went silent.
I turned towards the door to see what was causing this miracle to find a stranger standing at Ms. Montgomery's desk. I watched as this stranger handed the teacher a piece of paper to sign and Ms. Montgomery pointed to the empty seat next to Aria.
The stranger then proceeded to walk towards us slowly, seemingly with confidence. As if they did this new student walk daily.
"New student? He's kind of hot." Hanna smirked until the stranger got closer, "Oh, he's actually a girl. Could have fooled me."
Hanna was right though. This stranger, this girl stranger, was attractive but I could tell why she would be mistaken. She was tall, at least 5'10", and fit with her long sleeve thermal snug against her body. She had short dark brown hair that was tucked into a beanie and bright hazel eyes.
She's definitely attractive.
"Drool much, Em?" Spencer joked, "You think she's attractive don't you?"
"What? No! No..I'm dating Paige, I just happened to zone out in her general direction." I exclaimed as I looked down at my papers.
After the stranger sat down, I watched as she leaned in close to Aria to whisper something to her and Aria giggled. A pang of jealousy hit me as I watched this exchange.
What am I jealous for? I have Paige.
As I sat there staring, I saw the stranger rummage in her bag and then she looked up and straight at me. She shot me a wink and a smile and then turned forward again. I could feel myself starting to blush.
Suddenly I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I fished it out to see I had a new text from an unknown number.
Great.
I opened it to find a text from A, "Don't worry bitch, I'll help you with your little crush. -A"
This class just got a lot harder.
The Strangers POV
Third school this year. That's got to be a record.
Rosewood High School was my new jail for these next few months, making this small town my new home, however temporary. My dad said that we should be here until the end of the year.
As if.
As I approach my classroom, I can hear the students chattering away.
Good, I don't need to be noticed right away.
When I open the door and step inside, however, the whole class goes silent. After I locate the teacher, I hand her my schedule to sign.
"You must be Robbie," She says while giving me a welcoming smile, "I'm Ms. Montgomery."
"Nice to meet you." I nodded.
"You can go ahead and sit at the empty desk next to Aria." She whispers as she points to the small brunette.
You're kind of cute.
"Thank you." I say while I start walking over.
As I'm walking I have to stifle a laugh as I overhear a blonde say "New student? He's kind of hot. Oh, he's actually a girl. Could have fooled me."
After I find my seat I lean in towards the brunette and whisper "Does every new student get treated like a celebrity?" I flash her my signature smile and watch as she giggles silently.
"I'm Robbie, Robbie Young."
"Aria, Aria Montgomery." She smiles.
"Any relation to our teacher?" I jest.
"Blood actually." She laughs.
As I bend down to get my notebooks out, I look back and notice a cute brunette staring at me.
My she is beautiful.
I shoot her a wink and a smile and watch as she starts to turn a bright red.
Maybe this class won't be so bad.