Chapter two
When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
If you find a man that's worth a damn and treats you well
Then he's a fool you're just as well
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When I woke up and had obnoxiously curly hair I growled, I really didn't have time for this! After getting dressed in the outfit I had laid out the previous night I darted to the bathroom with my hair brush in hand, brushing my hair back I managed to get the top smoothed out but the rest was untamable as I pulled it up into a ponytail, it was a bit poufy with the curls but didn't look terrible.
Sighing I did I rushed job on my eyeliner and lip gloss not having enough time to do much else I grabbed my laptop bag and was out the door sprinting...right in to someone. "Oh! I am so sorry!" I apologized as colour rose in my cheeks closing my door firmly behind me.
"oh uh, it's alright." a girl around my height stated looking shocked by my abrupt entrance, "I guess you're going the same place as I am." I stated with a smile as I started walking and she quickly fallowed, "yeah, I'm Neha." "Oh Ava!" I beamed. We walked most the way in silence not bothering to get to know each other since we were running out of time.
"Alright! Welcome you your second day googlers! Thus you are nooglers!" I swear I could feel my whole face scrunched up, Nooglers really? "Now this place is all about community and cooperation, so we're going to be in teams from here on out" he was saying but was interrupted by Mr. Chatty "awe he looks crushed!" I stated quietly to Neha who had sat beside me. "You have five minutes to split up into groups of six, go!"
Instantly everyone was off, Neha and I both stood and both froze, guess I wasn't the only one who didn't like a swarming mob. "Does anyone want to be on a team with me? Super fun! And smart, but very fun!" Neha's voice brought me back as her eyes met mine I smiled I gave a quick nod letting her know I'd stick with her after running her over this morning it was the least I could do.
It didn't seem to matter though, because in no time at all it seemed everyone had a group...but us. Neha flopped down on the wooden seat with a heavy sigh, "great, an amazing way to start the day, huh?" she asked less then enthused glancing up at me. Shrugged I held on to the strap of my bag "hey don't worry they're 102 interns so we'll have a group." "yeah the last picked, we're the losers." she mumbled causing me to frown, "we're not losers. we're uh...uh...okay I don't have anything right now, but I'll get back to you on that!"
Neha smiled shaking her head as I shifted on my feet hearing someone making load "ka-bam! ka-flash! ka-zaw!" sounds I turned with my eyebrows knitted over to the walk way, sure enough some guy around my age was talking very enthusiastically to Billy and Nick.
"Let's get a team meeting going everybody! Team meeting time!" "Oh god, does he mean?" I trailed off looking at Neha as she scrambled to pick up her things "yeah I think he means us." she confirmed as I let out a low groan, thinking that maybe I shouldn't have turned Graham down yesterday.
Slowly as we fallowed so did a few others, Billy and Nick, an Asian guy I hadn't noticed before and sure enough so did the glasses guy. We all fallowed our team lead to another room, what looked like to be one of many computer rooms.
"Alright make yourselves comfy!" he beamed at the six of us as we spread out, I leaned on a desk quietly watching as he clapped his hands nervously "alright, let's get a meet and greet going on in this hizzy! I'm Lyle and its pretty much wizzy week, what you see is what you get. Been here at the gob for four years, working on seven progys at the memento." "Wow seven progys?" Nick asked straddling his stool, "well they ask and I dos it, what can I say I'm a people pleaser, especially the ladies my Mercedes." He stated towards Neha as my eyebrows reached my hair line.
"It's all good in Lyle's hood ya heard?" "uh yea, is Lyle always going to be referring to himself in the third person? If he is I might want to punch Lyle is the face so," Glasses spoke up, "ah to be fair, good note, Lyle's still a little nervous, first time manager, Lyle's a first time manager, I'm uh gunna stop doing that, gunna cut it out, keep it in the second person. SO who's next?" He clapped his hands again as I shook my head and smiled.
The Asian beside me stood up first, "My name is Yo-yo Santos," "Yo-yo how about a high five!" Billy asked with a raised hand causing Yo-yo to instantly flinch away, "ah easy, I come in peace!" Billy joked taking back his hand, "Yo-yo did you get beat up a lot in school?" Nick asked, internally I groaned, no one wants to talk about that!
"I was home schooled by my mom," he stated "did you get beat up a lot in home school?" Billy asked "Discipline is very important in growing up, my mother is actually a very nurturing person. For example she provided my milk from her buzzom" and I tuned out about here, barely taking a notice in their debate about which was better breast milk or cows, instead I took that moment to check my phone.
I had two new messages, one from my mother of course the other from my best friend Sadie.
Mom:
Morning hunnie!
Hopefully you'll get in with a good group of kids and make lots of new friends!
Don't forget to smile!
XoXo
Sadie:
So how's it going?! I checked online for pictures and you haven't put any up! Get your ass on facebook now! Seriously if I don't hear from you soon I'm coming down there! ...no really I will.
Smiling I shook my head at the two texts deciding I'd reply to them later, I glanced back up to see what was happening now. "Oh ya, I'm Stuart." Glasses introduced himself after I can only assume he interrupted whatever conversation they were having, "you know you can't believe whatever you read on the web," Nick stated realizing they were still talking about breast milk I glanced down at my phone typing a quick reply to Sadie.
Its good, the people are well...strange. I'll get some up when there is something worth taking a picture of, and can't kinda in the middle of introductions with my group ATM
I sent the text, "Ok guys, I for one I'm glad to have two strapping mature gentlemen on the team." "Thank you!" Nick replied to Neha who apparently had broken something up I wasn't aware of, damn texting... "I'm Neha Patel, oh and oh my god you two would make the best Luke and Hime." "excuse me?" Billy asked "you know costume play, when people dress up as their favorite anime or movie character, I'd be slave girl Lia. Ya metal bikini top, metal g-string panties, high heel leather boots and of course I'm chained at the neck. Just enough to make things interesting." "make things interesting?" Billy asked "yeah a few of us gets together and whatever happens, happens." Shocked I blinked a few times staring at the girl, who earlier I assumed was shy.
Then my phone went off causing me to jump and quickly turn off the load music of 'Gives you hell' by the all American rejects chorus that blared from my cell, I wasn't the only one who jumped from the sudden noise. Glancing up all eyes were on me now, "uh...sorry," blushing I directed it to Neha who shrugged in response "I'm Ava Barren, and that was the all American rejects." I stated with a small smile seeing Stuart roll his eyes, my silence prompted Nick to tell us who he was, I didn't miss Stuart glancing back over at me with a board puzzled look as to why I hadn't gone on to tell everyone something useful about myself besides my name.
That said everyone was introduced and finally our day could get productive! Sighing I opened the text from Sadie after I put my phone on vibrate,
Sadie:
Like bad strange or different strange? Take a picture of your team! I wanna know if you have any hott boys to flirt with!
Glaring down at my phone I sent back a single worded reply. No. "Alright team Lyle! No ok we'll work shop that, no tamata, okay doke our translate lecture is in fifteen minutes. Let's go!" He beamed again with a clap of his hands, leaning on the table I watched as Neha then Nick and Billy, followed by Yo-yo and Stuart at the end before I fallowed behind. My phone buzzed in my hand as I glanced down about to open the text when Stuart caught my attention, "is there a reason you waited for everyone else to go, again? Or do you really just like me?" he was teasing, or at least I hoped he was, but his tone sounded so board it was hard to tell.
"I uh...it's nothing like that." I tried to assure him as my eyes widened in slight shock, "right..." I could basically hear his eye roll as he turned to face forward as we all continued walking. Mumbling under my breath something along the lines of immature stupid boys, I opened Sadie's text.
Sadie:
What do you mean no?! I need pictures Damnit! Don't make me come down there and take them myself!
Groaning unintentionally out load I shook my head at my phone like she could actually see that, too bad for me Stuart had. "Unless you're video chatting to your boyfriend, he won't get that message." I glanced up and glared "Thanks for your concern." I stated rolling my eyes as he peered down at me through his glasses.
"What?" I basically hissed which had his eyebrows raising if only a fraction, he shrugged "nothing just taking in how incredibly awkward you are." "what?" this time I sounded shocked but he continued speaking as I matched my pace with his stepping alongside him, even though he didn't bother looking back at me again. "Your obvious untamable red mess of hair, slightly skimpy clothing way over the top loud volume setting, choice of text ringtone...should I go on?" Now his eyes glanced over my way, and I was sure my face was as red as my hair.
When I fell back behind him without responding he only glanced back once more, but didn't say anything instead I noticed him turn and shrug. Apparently continuing to bother me wasn't worth the trouble. Something I was quietly grateful for.
We all entered a room filled with those uncomfortable plastic chairs that I hadn't sat in since high school, we all fallowed Lyle back to about the fourth or fifth row then took our seats which meant sadly I was stuck beside Stuart the jerk. Opening up Sadie's text I responded quickly before the lecture started.
God it feels like I'm in high school all over again...can't talk, text you later. Love you!
Her reply of 'lol love you too!' Came instantly which had a small smile forming on my lips, "Huh that makes sense," Stuart's sudden voice had me jumping in my seat bring our faces dangerously close when I turned and stared at him with my eyes wide and heart races, "wh...what does?" "You're a lesbian." Shocked I blinked a few times as his words sunk in watching him pull back and lean in his chair, "I am not," I stated quietly "not that there would be anything wrong with it. Sadie is amazing...but no defiantly straight."
His eyebrows raised as he watched me babbling half turned in my direction, "so you are in to me than?" he questioned with a slight smirk, oh he was so toying with me now I was sure. "Listen very closely, I am not now, or every will be, in to you." I glared and he stilled smirked which resulting in my eye roll and him turning back to the front of the class as the lecture started.