Caroline sat back in Ms. Maxwell's comfy chair as she enjoys the laid-back attitude of the class. No work ever got done in PAL, and the student's liked it that way. Caroline walked over to the table where Angela, Allen, Vanessa, Omar, and Tai were sitting. Suddenly a cold chill fell over her body. She was sitting in Nicholas' old seat. A wave of emotions overcame her and she dashed away from the table and sat on the brick arch outside. She was dumbfounded by her own actions. Why was she feeling so upset about Nicholas? Hadn't he cheated on her and afterwards not even attempt to apologize? If anything she should be relieved that he was gone. But inside, all she felt was sorrow. She wished for a chance to speak to him again. She would apologize for having her friends harass him, and more importantly she would well him that she forgave him, and that she wanted nothing more than for him to be back.
Caroline stared at the ground as her tears fall when suddenly a warm hand gripped her shoulder. She looked up and saw Dae Kun sitting next to her. He looked at her with a glum expression and wiped the tears from her swollen eyes. Without saying a word, Dae Kun grabbed both of Caroline hands and let her head rest on his shoulder. They stayed like that for the whole of the class, secluded from the world, until they heard voices coming them the doorway of the class. They both stood up and separated themselves as kids began to file out of the class. Tai, Vanessa and Omar approached Dae Kun and the four of them headed off the lunch. As he walked away Dae Kun glanced back at Caroline and smiled slightly at her. Caroline beamed back at him and blushed uncontrollably.
Nicholas finally began to feel as if he was fitting in at Stacy. He was starting to speak up more in class and students began to take interest in him. He was even invited to play basketball at lunch with the jocks after they had an in-depth discussion about the Lakers. However, Nicholas continued to spend his lunch with Nina. The two of them were practically inseparable. They spent their whole lunch hour sitting and talking about everything imaginable. Their friendship was so dear to both of them.
Nicholas walked out of his 6th period class and waited for Nina in the same spot as everyday, near the secluded fence where they had first crossed paths. Nina came skipping from her class and stopped just before she skipped onto Nicholas' toes, then she grabbed Nicholas hand and they walked to the field to spend lunch. The grass was soft and a healthy green color. Nina hands ran back and forth of the blades, she even grabbed a wad of grass and threw it on top of Nicholas hair. He immediately shook it off and threw a bundle of flowers back onto her hair. Their friendship was simple and easy. Like the ones you have in elementary school.
