Chapter 2:
Anna walked out of fourth period and smiled and once she saw Clare waiting by the door.
"It's fourth period and I already have a stalker?" she laughed walking over to her cousin.
"You showed me your schedule last night." Clare laughed, interlocking their arms. They started to walk to the front doors.
"So, how is your first day so far?" Clare's voice chimed.
"So So. I did meet this really cute guy; he helped me open my locker." Anna smiled.
"Great! What's his name?" Clare asked, walking outside and to the lunch table.
"His name was-" Anna looked up.
"Adam!" Adam's head shot up at the sound of his name.
"Anna!" he smiled, and she did too.
"Adam here helped me with my locker today." she turned to Clare and explained.
"Yeah, he locker was being a 'jackass' and I was her 'hero'." Adam added.
"Language!" Clare called as she sat down next to Eli. Anna rolled her eyes and took the empty spot next to Adam.
"Hey, those words came out of her mouth." Adam pointed to Anna.
"Oh, so you're the snitching type." Anna laughed, and Clare rolled her eyes.
"Such language from such a small girl." Anna sighed and rolled her eyes.
"You do have a short stature sweetheart." Adam replied. Anna nudged him and laughed it off. She was short, in fact shorter than all the others her age. It was a sensitive topic for her, and she thought if she were to use foul language, it would make up for it. Adam looked down at her and laughed. She was pretty cute; long brown hair, hazel eyes, and she was short, but he found that an adorable quality. He was a whole head taller than her, and he found that funny.
"So how do you guys know each other?" Adam asked, changing the subject.
"Anna is my cousin." Clare answered.
"So, are you a Jesus freak like Clare here?" Eli blurted, and Clare hit his arm.
"No, the exact opposite actually, I'm an Atheist." Eli's eyes widened and Adam almost chocked on his sandwich.
"What?" Anna shouted.
"Join the club." Eli mumbled, and winked at her.
"You're an Atheist?" Adam looked shocked.
"Cross my heart." she said to Adam "But I can't tell my parents, they'll kill me." Anna put her head in her hands.
"My parents too." Clare added.
"I'm so screwed at family dinner." (this takes place before Clare's parents are getting divorced.) Anna shook her head.
"Adam!" someone called and the four of them turned to see who it was. Fiona waved, signaling Adam to join her. Clare rolled her eyes and Eli groaned.
"Come on guys, she's not that bad." he chuckled.
"Who is that?" Anna asked, turning her whole body to Adam.
"My girlfriend." he smiled and nodded Fiona's way.
"You have a girlfriend?" Anna blurted, biting her lip after she finished.
"Ugh, yeah…"
"Oh, well ugh, t-that's nice." she replied and turned her body back to the table, saying curses under her breath.
"Well, I'll catch you guys later." Adam stood up, threw his lunch in the trash, and joined Fiona by the stairs.
"Someone's got a crush!" Clare sang and Anna turned bright red.
"Shut up! I do not." she stood up and put her lunch in the trash too, glancing over at Adam, rolling her eyes when she saw that him and Fiona were kissing. The bell rang and Anna gathered her stuff quickly, running to the door.
"I'll meet you by your locker after school!" Clare called.
"Sure!" Anna replied over her shoulder.