Justice turned a corner, headed towards her locker when a familiar voice entered her ears. "I see you're getting around well today."
Justice turned to the voice and smiled. "Hey Pete. Yeah I think I've gotten all of my classes down pact."
"What about extracurricular classes?"
"I think I'll save those for another week." She said, opening her locker. "What about you?"
"What about me?"
She grinned, placing everything but her notebook and pen in her locker. "Any extracurricular?"
"Nothing of interest." He said.
"Well," She said. "When you do get interested, call me." Closing her locker she walked off.
"What was that all about?" A voice said behind Peter. He turned around to find Mia standing there with her arms crossed.
"Oh!" He said. "That was just the new girl, Justice."
"Oh, the new girl, huh." She said. "Well let's make sure she stays that way. New."
Peter swallowed, their relationship was already on the rocks about Darcy; he didn't need Mia catching him flirting with the new girl.
Johnny DiMarco walked down the halls. Spotting Alli Bandhari at her locker he decided to walk up to her. "Hey Backwoods." He said, touching her sides. She jumped, turning around and holding her book out as if to shield her.
"Don't. Call me that." She said and turned back to her locker.
Johnny stared at the back of her head, a bit confused on her ill mood. "You okay?"
Alli sighed and turned around, holding the book to her chest. "What's your middle name?" There was a silence. "I mean, I think I should know, considering…" She couldn't find herself to finish the statement.
"George." He finally said. "Listen, about last night-"
"We were safe, right?" Alli interrupted.
"Yeah."
A small smile lit her face. "Good. I just wanted to make sure." She said. Pause. "I should go. I have to get ready for the competition." She walked off with the click-clock of her heels, leaving Johnny to stand there.
"Sure." He mumbled to himself.
With her notebook held in both hands and her pen behind her ear, Justice walked down the steps of the front of the school during lunch only to find Peter sitting at a bench looking down at the table solemnly. Smiling to herself, she walked over to the table. "Mind if I join you?" She said innocently.
"I do not." He smiled, looking up at her. She sat down, placing the notebook in front of her.
"So, what' cha doing?" She asked.
"Just, carving into the wood." He said.
Justice nodded. "Sounds…interesting." She crossed her arms over her notebook. "Why did you look so sad when I came over here?" She asked.
He sighed. "Mia."
"Who's that?"
"My girlfriend."
"Oh. She wants to break up with you or something?"
"It may happen." He said. "But, she's upset about Darcy."
"Let me guess, your ex?"
"Yep. She's in Kenya and Mia got a little upset when I chose Kenya as my country in one of my classes. She thought I chose it because of Darcy."
"Did you?"
He looked up at her. "Yeah."
"So Mia thinks you still have feelings for Darcy?"
"Yeah."
"Do you?"
There was a pause. "Yeah, I do." He said. "But I love Mia, and I don't want her to think I would leave her."
Justice breathed. "Wow. Seems like you have a lot on your plate, Peter." She said, and looked at her watch. "Wow, it's time for class already." She looked at Peter. "Hey if you ever need someone to talk to, just call me okay? This is my number." Pulling the pen from behind her ear, she opened up her notebook and scribbled down her number. Tearing the paper out she handed it to him. "Call or text anytime." She said and walked away.
Peter smiled, looking at the paper and watched her leave.
Johnny walked up to Alli with a small velvet black box in his hand. "Hi." He said and opened it. Inside was a silver heart necklace. Alli reached for the box and held in her small hands. "I, uh, I didn't know what else to do." He fought a grin. "It's kinda lame, huh?"
Alli closed the case, and with a tear stained voice she said; "I thought I was ready."
Johnny stared into her big dark brown eyes. "I wanted to believe you were." There was a silence. "Bandhari, I like you. A lot."
Another silence as Alli thought up the words to speak. "I. Don't. Think. We should hang out anymore." She said, handing Johnny back the case and walked away.
Walking through the halls to her locker so that she could leave for another done-day of school, Justice spotted Peter talking to Mia. She only caught the words "break up" on Mia's lips before the girl walked away, leaving Peter staring after her. Justice stood for a moment contemplating on whether or not to walk up to him and say something or to just walk to her locker. She had a quick decision to make, but not quick enough when Peter spotted her. He didn't say anything only leaned back on a locker. Justice rolled her eyes, deciding she might as well go up to him.
"Hey Pete." She said.
"Hey." He said, fondling with his fingers.
"She did it didn't she?"
"Yep." He sighed.
"Not surprised."
"Eh, neither am I. I just hoped it wouldn't happen."
"I'm sorry it did."
"Me too."
There was a silence. "So," Justice said, a sweet smile on her face "you wanna walk me to my locker?"
He looked at her and smiled.
