Today is finally Friday. I ended up only coming to class at around nine thirty today, taking full advantage
e of my freedom. I probably would have slept in longer if Adam hadn't texted me asking if we could walk to class together. I told him yes and regrettably got out of my warm comfortable bed. He knocked on my door at around nine fifteen and we walked to english. Unfortunately sleeping in, as pleasant as it may be, disables you from eating breakfast. I stopped at the vending machine on the way to class, munching on my blueberry muffin while we walked.
" So, are we still on for tonight?" Adam asks as we turn a corner.
" Uh.. yeah. Totally." I say, having completely forgotten about our date. " Where are we going?"
" There's a diner about five minutes away from campus. Everyone goes there, since it's so close."
I nod, thinking about the crowded looking diner I saw on my walk with Warner yesterday. He'd pointed it out to me.
" This is where a lot of the students eat on the weekends. It's usually loud and filled with annoying conversations about things that don't matter. You should really check it out some time, it's quite entertaining to listen to."
I try not to laugh as Adam talks about the diner and how he loves their food, but a smile leaks onto my face anyways. Adam looks at me and smiles back, thankfully, completely misinterpreting. As we walk into class, Leila greets me happily. Adam and I sit down at one of the rows of desks and I watch as he gets out his stuff. He takes 'Romeo and Juliet' out of his bag and plops it onto the table with a sigh.
" You don't like Shakespeare?" I say with a smirk.
" It's so confusing. I can't understand whats happening." He says.
" What's your assignment?"
He takes out a binder from his bag and flips it open to a criteria.
"It's just an essay." I say skimming through the criteria, "Like a review or something. This is easy, you'll be finished by today."
He sighs again, but starts writing.
" Juliette, can you come over here please?" Leila is standing in the door way of her mini office. I walk over to her.
" I was wondering if you could help me with some re-organizing." She gestures towards the bookshelves in the little blanketed area of the room. " I've acquired more books through the years than I realized." She laughs quietly to herself.
" I believe you know Warner?" She says.
" Yes," I say hesitantly.
" Well, he's coming in today to help organize all of the books then help me enter them into my computer. The other day I was looking for a specific book, but I couldn't find it, so I realized it would be much easier if I could just search them up on my computer to find where they are."
I smile at her. " I would be happy to help you. I used to love organizing my book shelves at home."
I'm about a quarter through taking taking down the first book shelf when Warner arrives.
" Hey, I see my mom has found me some help."
I blink at him. Several times. " your mom?"
He laughs. " Yeah. That's why I'm in here so often."
I'm shocked. Like, seriously speechless. I try to find a resemblance between them, and I guess there are a few physical features that look similar but they're so different personality-wise that it's difficult for me to connect them in any way at all. This would explain though, why Warner is always so articulate. It would also explain, as he'd already mentioned, why he's here so often.
" So," Warner continues as if nothing happened. " I was thinking we'd put them in alphabetical order, and I'm brining in another book case tomorrow so that there aren't so many on the ground."
I nod, still not fully over the fact the Warner and Leila are related. Eventually I regain the ability to speak in coherent sentences, and we start to take books off of the shelves and put them in piles on the ground.
" So what do people do here on the weekends?" I ask making a new pile for 'A's.
" I wouldn't know, I don't hang out with these people, unless I have to." He answers.
" Hey, don't I count as one of these people now? I mean I do eat in the dining hall," I smirk at him.
" You're right, I should really stop spending time with you now, as your IQ is probably lowering by the minute. I'm worried about what you'll look like by monday."
I laugh. " Is there a reason you don't like everyone, or is it just second nature for you to be so pessimistic?"
" Their conversations bore me, and their personalities make me want to stuff my head in a blender."
" They can't all be that bad," I argue. " Maybe you just have to find the right group for you. Sit with me at dinner today."
" I might have actually taken you up on that offer, just to prove how wrong you are about your judgment," He says taking one of the 'A' piles, and typing the book titles into his laptop. " But, I unfortunately have plans."
He doesn't share any information beyond that and I don't push him. I've had to remind myself a few times today that I've only known Warner for a few days. He doesn't owe me any explanations on his life. In that moment, My phone buzzes in my pocket. I take it out and see that I have a text from Adam. Suddenly I remember my date with him today, and realize I wouldn't have been able to eat with Warner anyways.
Wat r u doing with Warner? The text reads.
Reorganizing Leila's book shelf, I reply. I think he's entering it into some sort of data base.
I take off another book from the shelf and see a bunch of scientific looking drawings. Suddenly I remember Mr. Delalieu telling me to come pick up a text book today. I look over to Warner.
" Hey, wanna take a walk with me? I need to go get a science text book."
He calmly gets up and gives his hand to me. I take it and he pulls me up.
" You don't know where it is, do you?" He says, eyes glimmering.
" Maybe…" I say sheepishly. I look over at the clock and see that we only have about half an hour left of the school day. I may not know where the science room is, but I know it's in a different building.
" I don't think we'll be back to finish this today," I say as we're walking towards the door. Warner looks down at his watch and nods.
" I'll go tell my mom that I'll work on it tomorrow. This wasn't meant to be a one day project anyways." He walks back towards Leila's office, and I come over to Adam's desk.
" How's the essay going?" I ask.
" I have a paragraph left. Where are you guys going?" He asks.
" I forgot that I had to go pick up a science text book today. Warner's going with me to make sure I find the right room"
" I can come with you instead," He says eager to leave his unfinished essay behind.
" No, that's okay. You can come meet me there after class though and We'll go wherever you plan to take me." I smile at him. He smiles back and nods.
I can see Warner heading back towards the door, so quickly follow suit. I wave at Adam before walking out the door.
Hey guys, so I swear i haven't bailed on you or not this story, but I've just been reading some other books lately and I've just been an emotional wreck :P First there was Throne of glass, then I reread Eleanor and Park and yesterday I basically read all of Ignite me in one sitting because I was missing Warnette so much. I feel like I've just been reminded of my love for everyone in the books, but most of all Kenji. I'll admit that Ignite me isn't my favourite book ever, but it is pretty high up on my list. It is, however, a book that never fails to boost my mood up. That one scene where Juliette can suddenly control her touch, and everyone crowds around her and hugs her, just makes me so so happy that I feel like I'm floating on air. I love this series so much. Okay, so also, I would like to say thank you to all of you! You guys are just so amazing! Thank you so much for all of the supportive and lovely reviews, I really appreciate them. This is definitely one of my favourite stories to write right now, but I'm also finding it a bit difficult recently because I've sort of had a revelation. I've realized that every single story i've been writing has had romance as one of the main subjects in it, BUT, I personally have never been in a romantic relationship. That's why I think this story might start to take a bit of a turn... Don't worry there will still be Warnette moments, but they might come a different way than I'd originally planned... Thanks again for reading this story, I know it's not the best out there, but I really appreciate the support. I love you guys so much!
