"Here we are," Zig says as we reach a classroom filled with students, "Mr. Del Rossi's English class. Come on, let me introduce you to my friends." I follow him over to a group of...eclectic...looking teenagers.
"Hey, Novak," the chick with blue tipped hair and a lip ring yells, "Who's your new girlfriend?"
I blush and look up at Zig, who's about a foot taller than me, and he just rolls his eyes, "Ha ha. Very funny, Grace. This is Dani, she's new here."
"Hi, Dani," the petite blonde says, sticking out her hand to me, "I'm Maya," she gestures to the other two, "and this is Grace and Tiny."
"Nice to meet you guys."
The rest of my morning passes quickly and soon it's lunch time. I spot Maya, Zig, Grace, and Tiny sitting with a bleach blonde boy and a guy in a letterman jacket so I start to make my way over to them. As I get closer, Maya looks up and waves me over.
She turns to the boy in the letterman next to her and the bleach blonde boy across the table, "Tristan, Cam, have you met-"
The boy in the letterman's head snaps up and our eyes meet, making me gasp in shock.
"Holy shit!"
"No way!"
We just stare at each other in shock for a few minutes before he finally gets up from the table and hugs me, "I've missed you so much."
Once we're both seated again, I notice Maya staring between us, a mixture of jealousy and irritation on her face, "You two know each other?"
"Uh yeah," Cam scratches the back of his head awkwardly, probably picking up on the same vibes I am, "We...uh...we grew up together. Her family moved in next door to me when I was like eight."
"Oh." An awkward silence follows after that and I have to resist the urge to run and hide. It's pretty obvious Maya doesn't like the fact that I know her boyfriend and am really close friends with him.
In an attempt to switch topics, the bleach blonde, Tristan, says, "So, Maya, how's the music going?"
Maya immediately brightens, "Great! I'm holding auditions for my band after school in the music room."
Cam must have sensed this as a great bonding experience for his girlfriend and me because he glances at me before looking at Maya, "You should have Dani audition." What? No! Bad idea, Cam!
"Uh, I don't really think-" Cam looks at her like a helpless puppy and she sighs before turning to me, "What instrument do you play?"
"Depends," I shrug, "I can play acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, and keyboard."
"She also writes her own music," Cam pipes up and I'm tempted to throw something at him. Can't he tell I'm trying not to be killed by his girlfriend?
She just lets out an agitated sigh and stands up, "I guess I'll see you at the audition then, Dani." Oh goodie, it's day one and I've already pissed off my best friend's girlfriend. Just add that to the list of things that could go wrong today.
"Cam, I really don't think this is a good idea. She obviously doesn't want me there." I protest as Cam literally drags me to the music room. Not to mention I'm pretty sure she'd rather have me dead right now.
"Nonsense, Dani," he shakes his head, "She just needs to see how good you are." No, Cam, I really don't think she does.
I just sigh, defeated, as we reach the music room and Cam shoves me inside. Maya doesn't even glance up as I enter and sit down.
"What will you be playing for us today?"
"What?"
She rolls her eyes, "The song. What song are you going to play today?" Right.
"I-" My phone buzzes and I glance down to see a text from Alex. Meet me for hot cocoa in 10? -AJ
Crap, Cam is going to kill me. I sigh and pick up my guitar, "Actually, Maya, I have something I have to do. But thanks for the opportunity."
