Afterwards it was lunch break, and Naz made her way to the lunch room she eats in. As she put her tray on the table her and her friends usually sit in, she saw only Sasha sitting there.
"Well I am surprised to see you sitting in our table. Where's Mr. Mysterious Hottie?" Naz asked teasingly
"His name is NICO. And come on you know I love you guys! You were the only one from the group who didn't act all weird when we started dating, what's wrong now?" Sasha said
"Oh nothing, I was just aware of the dangers awaiting me if I disagreed." Naz said ironically
"Oh please." Said Sasha
"Come on bro, you know I find you great together. Besides, he's like the ONLY guy that's actually hot from the ones you've dated." Naz said lifting her salad cap off.
"Ones? Do I look like Katy to you?" Sasha said
Naz let out a small laugh and said "Oh what's up with her, you guys are best friends now?" Naz said trying to make Sasha angry.
"BEST FRIENDS? I'd rather die! She's the one sticking to my ass! God knows what she's planning!" Sasha said loudly.
"Yeah Sash, she's plotting the destruction of your life." Naz said sarcastically
"Apparently. I saw you and that new guy together today." Sasha said winking.
Naz made a face palm and said "You mean Evan? We were just talking"
"I didn't know talking with someone forces you to stand 2 mm away from them" Sasha said sarcastically
"He moved close. It wasn't me. Besides, since when do we talk about these things?" Naz asked feeling uncomfortable and trying to change the subject. She couldn't deny it, there was something about him that made her feel weird.
"Whatever, but he's cute." Sasha said
"Ugh. You're becoming way too weird" Naz said
Just then, they were interrupted by Jonathan and Lynn who were sitting now with trays on the table.
"Who's weird?" Asked Jonathan, with his soft brown hair flickering up.
"Your face." Said Sasha
Lynn let out a chuckle.
"What's wrong with her?" he asked.
"It's probably a fight with her prince charming" Lynn said teasing.
As the day went by, Naz was expecting Evan seated next to her in class. When she entered English, a little late, she was surprised and a little disappointed to see his desk empty. "Skipping classes on the first day? Seriously?" Naz said to herself. "Well, no. Why would I care anyways?"
As the day went by, Wednesday arrived. Oh Wednesday, Naz loved it. She had a free period and usually she spent it on reading, but now there was nothing to read. As she spent English and Biology class half-asleep, with a free period in between leaving her to do nothing but hang around with people she found in the cafeteria, she still saw no sign of Evan. Naz packed her bag and left Biology class for lunch break. She found Nico and Sasha sitting on their group's table, with his hand wrapped around her shoulders.
Naz was alone with the couple this day, since Jonathan and Lynn had classes to attend to and the time of their breaks were not the same. At some days Naz would get a bit irritated, not because of Nico, since he had become her friend, but since she wanted to tell Sasha something in private. However, on that day, Naz was grateful for Nico's presence since Sasha wouldn't say anything that would bother her about Evan. Naz made her way to a chair in front of Sasha and greeted them. She thought that Sasha was annoyed so she quickly gave Nico a questioning look. Naz liked his long, black hair that fell to his face, but she thought of Nico as emo-ish since all he dressed in was black. Before Nico was about to signal Naz something, Sasha said "Oh please, don't give each other the looks. I'm alright."
"Well, you don't look like a flaming happy princess to me." Naz said sarcastically
"No it's just that bitch, Mrs. Mitchell" Sasha said
"The math teacher? What's up with her? I mean obviously she's crazy, but what'd she do this time?" Naz asked.
"She gave me detention!" Sasha exclaimed
"That's why you're so pissed?" Naz asked
"We had plans today." Nico explained
"Oh. Just go another time" Naz suggested
Wednesday finished quickly and Thursday came with still not sign of Evan. When it was Friday, Naz woke up late happy she had no school that day. Later in the day, she hung out with Jonathan and Lynn in the mall since Sasha and Nico had to reschedule their date on that day. She had a great time, with Jonathan and her acting all retarded and with Lynn joining later on. She was also happy to buy Inheritance from a book store in the mall. The weekend went by really fast, and Naz was heading to math class on Monday. She saw Evan alone in the room, so she leaned by the door and said "Not a good move, skipping school on your first days."
"Oh...hey there. Didn't see you coming. Well, um… I had something important to attend to" he said muttering the words carefully as if cautious not to say something wrong
"Try explaining that to the supervisor" Naz said as she entered the class putting her big purse down and the books she was holding on the table.
"I need to explain to him?" Evan asked
"Yeah, it's not like you can ditch school whenever you want" Naz said sarcastically
Evan stayed quiet. Naz, feeling odd, was trying to change the subject of their conversation as she said "So how are you doing?" She asked
"Not so bad, I guess." He said
"Is it different from Boston a lot?" Naz asked
"Yes. Everything seems like a new world. The people, their lives…" Evan said
"Oh. Well, I hope you blend in and get used to it here. And don't be shy to ask me anything" She said with a smile."
"Mhm. Thanks." He replied with a smile as well.
