I heavily shrugged my shoulders as I watched the boys swoon over Paige.
What do they see in her? I asked myself. They couldn't possibly like her
for her brains. I laughed at the thought of Page winning 'Jeopardy'. I
sighed and walked off to English. Finally! I had been looking forward to
this class ALL day.
"Ellie, may I have your creative writing story?" Mrs. Quan asked as I stapled my story together. "Wow. Five whole pages!" Her face lit up. "This is quite impressive Ms. Nash."
"Thanks," I blushed. "I. I just love to write, I guess." Yeah, that was it.
"I'm excited to read it. Spinner's is only half a page."
"Somehow I'm not surprised." I said under my breath. I looked up at the door as I saw Marco enter the class. He had been getting to school later. I wondered why.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Quan," Marco said, pulling a note from his pocket.
Mrs. Quan had a puzzled look on her face as she read the note. "Oh, that's fine. Why don't you take a seat over there, near Spinner."
Spinner's eyes widened, and so did Marco's. I looked at the seat next to me I had been saving for him. "Oh, that's fine. He can sit here," I smiled.
"How courteous of you, Ellie." Mrs. Quan said.
I saw the relief on Marco's face as he sat by me. "Man, I can't take any more of his crap," he sighed, reaching for some papers out of his backpack. "Did you want this today? I have been really busy. so I forgot to finish it." He scratched the back of his head.
"Oh that's fine, Marco. I can give you an extra day on your paper."
"Wow, she's understanding," I gave Marco a confused grin. "What's up?"
"Oh. nothing," Marco said, looking away. "Can we talk about something else. please?"
I bit my lip. Why doesn't he ever talk to me! I knew Marco was a secretive person, but he knew I was his best friend. I just didn't feel like he was confiding in me anymore.
"So how's Ash doing? I haven't seen her in a while."
"She has the flue." I said, looking down at the clear surface on my table.
"Wow, that sucks." Marco said, raising his eyebrows.
"Yeah. it's like I can't talk to anyone now."
"What?" Marco said, genuinely not knowing what I had said.
"Oh, I just said I miss not talking to her." I lied, slouching in my seat.
Before I knew it, it was lunch, my second favorite 'class' of the day. I took my usual seat next to Marco and Jimmy. We were later joined by, who else, Barbie, Ken, and lackey-girl.
"Hey James! Marco, Ell." Paige snappily greeted. She took off her purse and sat it next to her side. Spinner took a seat next to his master, and Hazel sat down next to Jimmy.
"Hey sweetie," Hazel joked, pecking Jimmy on the cheek.
I exchanged glances with Marco and held back barfing up my food. "So you guys are together," I asked, not expecting an answer.
"Well, not really," Jimmy stuttered.
"Come on Hun, it's nothing to be ashamed of." Paige laughed, putting her arm around Spinner's shoulder.
"I know, this might actually be the first time where your crushes don't date each other." Spinner laughed at his own joke.
I caught his eye. "Spinner," I stood up and clenched my fist.
"Whoa, I thought vampires sucked blood at NIGHT." Spinner retorted, catching Marco's eye. Marco blushed and sank in his seat.
This time, it was Hazel who stood up. "Paige could you get a muzzle for your boyfriend?"
I was in shock. Did Hazel just say what I think she said?
"Jeez Hun, chill. He's only joking." Paige rubbed Spinner's back. "You ARE joking right?"
"Sure," Spinner said, stabbing his spaghetti with a fork. "Let's just eat before Ellie and Hazel have a nervous break down."
I sat in silence the rest of lunch, listening to Paige and Spinner call each other "Sweetie-Pie" and "Honey-Bee". All I could think of was Marco. How could Spinner be such a jerk? He had known Marco his whole life. Marco is such a good friend. He didn't deserve the backlash Spinner threw at him daily. I knew I had to do something.
"Ellie, may I have your creative writing story?" Mrs. Quan asked as I stapled my story together. "Wow. Five whole pages!" Her face lit up. "This is quite impressive Ms. Nash."
"Thanks," I blushed. "I. I just love to write, I guess." Yeah, that was it.
"I'm excited to read it. Spinner's is only half a page."
"Somehow I'm not surprised." I said under my breath. I looked up at the door as I saw Marco enter the class. He had been getting to school later. I wondered why.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Quan," Marco said, pulling a note from his pocket.
Mrs. Quan had a puzzled look on her face as she read the note. "Oh, that's fine. Why don't you take a seat over there, near Spinner."
Spinner's eyes widened, and so did Marco's. I looked at the seat next to me I had been saving for him. "Oh, that's fine. He can sit here," I smiled.
"How courteous of you, Ellie." Mrs. Quan said.
I saw the relief on Marco's face as he sat by me. "Man, I can't take any more of his crap," he sighed, reaching for some papers out of his backpack. "Did you want this today? I have been really busy. so I forgot to finish it." He scratched the back of his head.
"Oh that's fine, Marco. I can give you an extra day on your paper."
"Wow, she's understanding," I gave Marco a confused grin. "What's up?"
"Oh. nothing," Marco said, looking away. "Can we talk about something else. please?"
I bit my lip. Why doesn't he ever talk to me! I knew Marco was a secretive person, but he knew I was his best friend. I just didn't feel like he was confiding in me anymore.
"So how's Ash doing? I haven't seen her in a while."
"She has the flue." I said, looking down at the clear surface on my table.
"Wow, that sucks." Marco said, raising his eyebrows.
"Yeah. it's like I can't talk to anyone now."
"What?" Marco said, genuinely not knowing what I had said.
"Oh, I just said I miss not talking to her." I lied, slouching in my seat.
Before I knew it, it was lunch, my second favorite 'class' of the day. I took my usual seat next to Marco and Jimmy. We were later joined by, who else, Barbie, Ken, and lackey-girl.
"Hey James! Marco, Ell." Paige snappily greeted. She took off her purse and sat it next to her side. Spinner took a seat next to his master, and Hazel sat down next to Jimmy.
"Hey sweetie," Hazel joked, pecking Jimmy on the cheek.
I exchanged glances with Marco and held back barfing up my food. "So you guys are together," I asked, not expecting an answer.
"Well, not really," Jimmy stuttered.
"Come on Hun, it's nothing to be ashamed of." Paige laughed, putting her arm around Spinner's shoulder.
"I know, this might actually be the first time where your crushes don't date each other." Spinner laughed at his own joke.
I caught his eye. "Spinner," I stood up and clenched my fist.
"Whoa, I thought vampires sucked blood at NIGHT." Spinner retorted, catching Marco's eye. Marco blushed and sank in his seat.
This time, it was Hazel who stood up. "Paige could you get a muzzle for your boyfriend?"
I was in shock. Did Hazel just say what I think she said?
"Jeez Hun, chill. He's only joking." Paige rubbed Spinner's back. "You ARE joking right?"
"Sure," Spinner said, stabbing his spaghetti with a fork. "Let's just eat before Ellie and Hazel have a nervous break down."
I sat in silence the rest of lunch, listening to Paige and Spinner call each other "Sweetie-Pie" and "Honey-Bee". All I could think of was Marco. How could Spinner be such a jerk? He had known Marco his whole life. Marco is such a good friend. He didn't deserve the backlash Spinner threw at him daily. I knew I had to do something.
