Eva sigh and Elly looked at her.

"EL!"

Both of them heard the shout and turn to see who is the person shouting Elly's name across the corridor.

"Jack?"

Elly was startle to found Jack shouting her name. It is so unusual to her. He reach in front of her and hand her over a pen.

"It's yours. You left it in the lab just now."

"Oh thanks."

"It's fine. And you're Eva. Hi."

Eva just smiled and shake hands with him without saying anything. Elly try to broke the silence and talk to Jack.

"So, what's your next class?"

"Maths. What's yours?"

"Same as yours."

"We can walk there together then."

"Yeah, sure."

Elly smiled as he walked between her and Eva.

"So Eva, where're you from?"

"New York."

"Wow. That big city."

"Yeah. It's big."

"And how do you got transferred here?"

"My dad got a promotion and we have to move here."

"Okay, now I get the point."

He then turn to face Elly.

"So El, you're joining the talent show this year?"

"I don't know. Michelle is just too cranky."

"You can sing with Eva."

He pointed to Eva and she look at him blurry.

"Sing?"

"Yeah, surely you can sing!"

"No I can't."

"Why not?"

"I got stage frights."

"We can work on that."

"I guess so."

He then turn back to Elly.

"So?"

"I'll think about it again."

"Okay. But make sure you join it."

"Why do you want me to join so much?"

"Because you rock the whole school last semester!"

"Really?"

"Isn't it obvious. Most of them throw flowers on you."

"Ha ha. I'll think about it okay."

"Anything for you."

"Bye."

"Bye girls."

He walk to his seat as soon as they step into class. Eva stopped walking, standing at the doorway. She don't know who to sit with. Eventually at that second, Chris came in.

"Eva, what are you doing standing here?"

"I just don't have a seat. I mean I'm new here and all seats seemed to be taken."

"Surely there's a seat left for you."

"Mm, I don't think so."

"Wait up."

He walked over to another boy and have a conversation with him.

"OH I FORGOT! BYE GUYS!"

The boy then run out of the class. Chris then look at Eva and smiled. Eva look at him and laughs. She walked over to him and put her books down. She then turn to face Chris.

"Thanks and where's your seat?"

"Right at the front."

"Wow, you must love maths."

"I don't think so."

"Why?"

"I have my,LAYLA baby."

He walked away before he could even finished his sentence. Eva got surprise and turned back and saw Layla with her posse again. Obviously she is sitting with him on the front row, Eva thinks. She then turn away and saw Elle talking with Jack. She was just beside her but on another column of the class.

"Afternoon class!"

"Afternoon Mrs Syrer!"

The class greeted after her. Eva sits down and suddenly, Mrs Syrer call out her name.

"Eva Naeva Tatum."

"Here!"

She raised up her hand so that the teacher can spot her.

"Class, she's new here and she will be replacing Reddick Wesley as he is already joining another class."

"All right."

All the students mumble in the class. Eva take out her book and try to understand what the teacher is teaching. She was so busy looking at the board and scribbling on her notebook when she feel a paper thrown to her head. The paper then landed beside her shoe. She turn to Elly and she mouthed sorry to Eva. She roll her eyes and smile, picking up the paper.

"See, Chris is like hypnotize to Layla. So, don't even bother to talk to him."

Eva looked at her and write back.

"I know but he's just so nice and kind."

She then throw back to Elly. After a few minute, the paper landed on her table.

"Wait wait wait, NICE? And KIND? Are you falling for him girl?"

She smile and quickly write back.

"No. I mean it's just that he's a person and anybody can be friends with him."

She throw to her table and it landed in front of Jack. Jack look to Eva and she pointed to Elly. The paper was in his hands and Elly snatched it from him. Elly looked at Eva after reading the letter. She still couldn't believe that her new friend is like falling for Chris. She got tired of replying and pass the paper to Jack and ask him to throw it for her.

"El, you can throw it yourself right?"

"Jack! It's like only throwing a trash, can't you help me?"

"No. Throw it yourself."

"Pretty pretty please? If not I'm not joining in the talent show! Ha!"

"Fine! You win this time, only because I want you in the talent show."

"All right all right."

The bell rings, indicating that school just ended. She walked to Elly's table with her bag.

"Hey."

"Hey. So you're wanna slack and do some works with me and my friends today?"

"Who are your friends?"

"I'll introduce them to you later. So, you're coming?"

"Yeah, sure. Anything but sure we're working on something right?"

"Assignments. And yeah, we're heading to the library at The Groove."

"Oh right. I don't know where is it."

"We can take you there. And send you home, if you want us to."

"No need. I'll call my mom or take cab."

"I'm sending you home first then by cab."

"Why?"

"You're new here. Anything can happen to you."

"Oh thanks. Done packing?"

"Yeah, I'm done. Let's go now."

"All right."

Eva is making her way out to the corridor when she accidentally bump into Beth, the school cheerleader captain.