It was already lunch time and so far, I've manage to survived without running into some troubles. Sydney and I decided to have our lunch by the courtyard and settle in a table not far from the entrance.

"Looks like Miss Perfect decided to join us for lunch"

I turn my head to the direction where Sydney was looking and saw her with her friends taking the table not far from us.

"Stop staring McCullers, don't your parents tell you it's rude? Besides, you'll look like a creep if she catches you."

"You can't blame me Syd, anyone who have a perfect vision will also glued their eyes to her."

"And you're saying that I have poor eyesight just because I don't see her the way you do?"

"It's not meant that way. Come on Syd, you know what I mean"

"Relax Paige, I'm only teasing you. Seriously though, why can't you just ask her out instead of just looking at her from afar like some sick puppy?"

"You already know the answer to that or have you forgotten that's she's dating Maya? Besides, I don't want to be some kind of a home wrecker."

"Then try being her friend. That way, you can hang-out with her without sabotaging her relationship."

"I don't know." Is all I can say to Sydney while I look at her again. Cause honestly, I really don't know what to do with my feelings for her.

What happens next had my jaw drop. Emily caught me looking at her and smiled at me.

After the girls and I bought our lunch, we headed to the courtyard and sat on our usual spot.

"I'm so glad that were eating here at the courtyard. People might die in the cafeteria if we have stayed there."

"And why is that Hanna? Kindly enlighten me."

"Because my dear Spencer Hasting, the cafeteria as you've already know is not well ventilated and students might die from some heat strike due to our hotness."

A giggle escapes from me while Aria laughs her head off at Hanna's reply while Spencer was left dumb-founded.

"First of all, its heat stroke Hanna not heat strike. Second, even if how hot the four of us like what you're implying, our body temperature even if combined cannot do such harm to a room full of people."

Whatever Spence, you know what I mean. Besides, why can't you just agree with me for once?"

"If I do that, then my parents will have to disown me."

Hanna and Spencer's discussion went on and on but I will never grow tired of their constant bickering. Aria and I were just laughing at the way their conversation is heading when I felt that strange tingling again. The one that you felt at the back of your neck when someone is looking at you.

I first notice it at the school's parking area but I ignored it cause I'm very much aware that I can't pin point it back then with all the people scattered on the area. Since there's not a lot of student in the courtyard, I decided to look at the direction my instinct it is telling me and caught Paige staring at me. Instead of getting annoyed with her, I just smiled at her and made her jaw dropped.

Paige and I are on the swim team together but we hardly interact even if she's the captain. There's this rumor about her having some temper issue but I didn't get the chance to witness it. She keeps her distance with me yet I always caught her looking at me. And every time I caught her, she blushes intensely which amuses me. The girl who is feared for her temper can also be bashful. Who would thought Paige can be so complex.