MPOV

I had biology, shop, home ec. and health with Nick. I was placed next to him in each class.

So far he's said four words to me since 'bye.'

"See you at lunch," he said after we split for lunch.

I whirled him around.

"Why don't you speak to me? Why do you hate me? You don't even know me!" I said, trying to keep my voice even and quiet. And get this…

He shrugged.

Okay. You might not know this about me but I have a knee-jerk reaction when someone disagrees or ignores me. And the whole 'no' thing.

I stood face-to-face with him. Really, it was like face-to-neck but face-to-face sounds cooler.

"Speak, puppy," I said with a snarl.

"No." And then he walked to the cafeteria. I stood there, shocked. I wanted to kill him so bad, but at the same time…I don't know. It was confusing.

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In the cafeteria, Katrina, Danny, Iggy, Nudge, Nick and another girl sat with us.

"Hi!" she said with a snooty voice. She had blonde hair (obviously bleached, I mean…look at those brown roots!) and a haughty attitude. "I'm Genevive Wilkins. I'm Katty's sister!"

"Does this mean I have to like her?" I whispered to Katrina and Iggy and Nudge overheard. We all laughed.

"No," Katrina whispered back. We smiled at each other and listened to 'Evie' babble on about how mean her teachers were.

"I'm so happy I met Nicky on the bus! If it weren't for him, I would have no one to sit with," Evie said, leaning on Nick and wrapping her red-painted claws around his arm. Why did this annoy me?

"You mean she would have no one to annoy," I whispered to Katrina and her, Iggy and Nudge laughed.

Evie harrumph-ed. "What are you talking about?" she said, flustered.

"Football."

"Soccer."

"Ponies."

"Grover the Frog."

We all said this at the same time.

"I mean we were talking about soccer which is also known as football and how ponies wouldn't be good goalies. At least not as good as Grover the Frog," I lied.

"What?!" Evie screeched. I covered my ears.

"Could you keep the echolocation down? I'm trying not to go deaf today," I said and everyone laughed. Nick grinned. I guess that was smiling for him.

Evie sighed angrily and got up to throw her food out.

"C'mon, Nicky," she said.

"I'm sorry, Evie. I need to stay here and talk about things with my brother," Nick said, obviously annoyed. Well not obviously. Only I could see it, apparently because no one else noticed.

Evie stomped away.

"What a drama queen. You don't seem her type. Why're you two dating?" I asked.

"We're not," Nick said, curtly.

"Yes you are. I'm not blind," I said. Iggy gave me look. "I mean Sightless-American." I smiled and everyone else laughed. Except for Nick, of course.

"No, we're not. She's just too attached to me," he explained and Iggy, Nudge and I rolled our eyes.

"Yeah. Sure, sure. That's what…he said about Lissa," I said.

"Who?" Katrina asked.

"Um a guy I was dating and a girl that made him look like he was cheating on me. We…broke up." 'I was widowed.'

"Oh, okay," Danny said.

It was pretty awkward after that and we were all relieved when the bell rang.

"See you guys later," I said, leaving as quickly as I could. Once I was in the hall, I decided I really didn't want to go to Algebra. I walked at a fast pace towards the door.

"Going somewhere?" a voice said from behind me. I turned and there stood Evie and her evil minions by the thousands.

"Anywhere as long as it doesn't involve you," I spat. Anger burned in her eyes.

"Nick is mine, birdie," she said, leaving.

Birdie? Did she know my secret?

Oohh!!! Burn! Does she know? I don't. review plz!

~Hayley