Isabel Evans flipped her hair back as she heard Alex coming. She always
knew when he was around her, but she didn't know why. Could it be that you
have feelings towards him? she asked herself. She quickly diminished that
thought from her head. She could have any guy in this school that she
wanted. Her own personal shopping mall, she thought as she flirtatiously
batted her eyes at the head football player as he walked past her down the
hallway. Yeah, I could, but how is it that the only guy I want is Alex?
Isabel just couldn't believe that she had fallen for Alex. She'd known him for a while after he moved here, but never really took the time to know him. But after Maria told him our secret, he's become one of my greatest friends. Just friends, nothing more. Then how come she wanted to gaze into his eyes all day, and feel his lean body against hers? Isabel walked a little bit slower, and checked her reflection in an open locker mirror. Yeah, she looked good. She just hoped Alex would think so too.
"Hey Isabel." Alex said, panting from his run down the hallway. "Oh. Hey. I didn't hear you coming." That's right, just play it cool. "Oh. Well, I just thought I would say hi. Also to warn you that Max might be a little different today." Isabel cocked an eyebrow and asked, "Different? Different how?" Alex tried not to look at her face too long, because otherwise he knew that he would lose control and take it in his hands and kiss her. "Well, in Biology we got paired up and married."
Isabel tried not to let the horror show on her face. Married? Her Alex? Trying to compose herself, she asked, "What's it for?" Alex started to explain to her the details about the budget and spending time with their partner. Isabel tried to pay attention, but all she could think was who Alex was with. Please let it be someone I'm prettier than, she pleaded silently to whoever was listening. "So, that's about it. Well, anyway about Max. He got paired up with Candy instead of Liz." Isabel nodded and replied, "Oh, so that's why he's upset."
Isabel could understand why he was upset now. "Well, that's only half the problem. Liz was paired up with another guy. A guy that's…" Alex stopped in his words. He didn't want Isabel to know about the new guy. He could see her and Derrick together as a good-looking couple. He wouldn't do anything to let her think about another guy. Oh geez Alex, she probably thinks about other guys all the time. Who do you think she thinks about, you? Isabel was looking at him patiently. "That's…?" Alex realized that he had stopped. "That's…new. He's a new guy. In our grade. Nothing special. So, anyway Max is worried about Derrick, the new guy, taking Liz over or something. Just thought I'd warn ya. I'm going to go all out with my jokes to cheer him up."
"Oh, heaven help us all!" Isabel teased. She brightened up even more when she saw the unbelievable smile on Alex's face. She was worried about Max, but she didn't think this Derrick dude would cause a problem. From what Alex said, he didn't sound all that special. Nothing could stand in the way of Max and Liz's love. Well, except Max's just friends thing, but he's going to get over it. She and Alex turned the corner, and stood outside Isabel's next classroom.
Okay, I'm going to make this sound casual, because I don't want him to think I care. "Well, I know who Liz and Max's partners are. So, who's yours?" Isabel thought that sounded breezy and casual. At least she hoped so. She begged one last time that it was someone who she could bug off. "Oh. I got Maria. Weird, huh? Anyway, I gotta go to my next class. See you later, Is." Isabel said goodbye and watched him walk down the hallway. Just as he was about to turn the corner, he turned around and waved at her. She waved back as he left.
After that she did a little victory dance right in the middle of the hallway.
Isabel just couldn't believe that she had fallen for Alex. She'd known him for a while after he moved here, but never really took the time to know him. But after Maria told him our secret, he's become one of my greatest friends. Just friends, nothing more. Then how come she wanted to gaze into his eyes all day, and feel his lean body against hers? Isabel walked a little bit slower, and checked her reflection in an open locker mirror. Yeah, she looked good. She just hoped Alex would think so too.
"Hey Isabel." Alex said, panting from his run down the hallway. "Oh. Hey. I didn't hear you coming." That's right, just play it cool. "Oh. Well, I just thought I would say hi. Also to warn you that Max might be a little different today." Isabel cocked an eyebrow and asked, "Different? Different how?" Alex tried not to look at her face too long, because otherwise he knew that he would lose control and take it in his hands and kiss her. "Well, in Biology we got paired up and married."
Isabel tried not to let the horror show on her face. Married? Her Alex? Trying to compose herself, she asked, "What's it for?" Alex started to explain to her the details about the budget and spending time with their partner. Isabel tried to pay attention, but all she could think was who Alex was with. Please let it be someone I'm prettier than, she pleaded silently to whoever was listening. "So, that's about it. Well, anyway about Max. He got paired up with Candy instead of Liz." Isabel nodded and replied, "Oh, so that's why he's upset."
Isabel could understand why he was upset now. "Well, that's only half the problem. Liz was paired up with another guy. A guy that's…" Alex stopped in his words. He didn't want Isabel to know about the new guy. He could see her and Derrick together as a good-looking couple. He wouldn't do anything to let her think about another guy. Oh geez Alex, she probably thinks about other guys all the time. Who do you think she thinks about, you? Isabel was looking at him patiently. "That's…?" Alex realized that he had stopped. "That's…new. He's a new guy. In our grade. Nothing special. So, anyway Max is worried about Derrick, the new guy, taking Liz over or something. Just thought I'd warn ya. I'm going to go all out with my jokes to cheer him up."
"Oh, heaven help us all!" Isabel teased. She brightened up even more when she saw the unbelievable smile on Alex's face. She was worried about Max, but she didn't think this Derrick dude would cause a problem. From what Alex said, he didn't sound all that special. Nothing could stand in the way of Max and Liz's love. Well, except Max's just friends thing, but he's going to get over it. She and Alex turned the corner, and stood outside Isabel's next classroom.
Okay, I'm going to make this sound casual, because I don't want him to think I care. "Well, I know who Liz and Max's partners are. So, who's yours?" Isabel thought that sounded breezy and casual. At least she hoped so. She begged one last time that it was someone who she could bug off. "Oh. I got Maria. Weird, huh? Anyway, I gotta go to my next class. See you later, Is." Isabel said goodbye and watched him walk down the hallway. Just as he was about to turn the corner, he turned around and waved at her. She waved back as he left.
After that she did a little victory dance right in the middle of the hallway.
