Chapter 2

Lunch came all too quickly. Mandy was going crazy with all the papers and trying to memorize the teacher's names. Mandy found Chase at a table with both boys and girls. He was laughing at something someone said to him. Chase saw her and waved her over. She sat down next to Chase timidly and smiled at all the table members.

"Everyone, this is Mandy." Chase introduced.

"Hey." Everybody said.

"Mandy, this is Christy, Ricky, Laura, and Luke." Chase introduced again. Christy had bright blonde hair, (obviously bleached) lots of eye liner, and her ears were double pierced. Ricky had short red hair that was spiked. He wore baggy jeans and a shirt that said, "My Dog Ate It". Laura wore a purple tank top and her hair was up in a tight, high ponytail. She wore some bright pink lip-gloss and looked pretty nice. Luke was a cutie. He had jet black hair with a slight shag showing he usually wore it spiked up. He had breathtaking, light brown eyes and the hottest clothes. Actually, Mandy hadn't bothered to look at his clothes; she just knew they were awesome. He smiled at her and she pretended to look around to cover for her staring.

"So Mandy, where did you move from?" Laura asked.

"Ohio. It's pretty nice there during the summer except for the bugs." Mandy replied.

"Cool." Luke replied casually.

"Bugs? Eww!" Ricky said imitating a high pitched girl voice. Everybody started laughing.

"Oh would you look at that?" Christy smirked.

"What?" Laura asked.

"Looks like Jessica and Mike are actually going out!" Christy looked mischievous.

"Oh man! That's just wrong!" Luke said.

"No way!" Chase exclaimed. Indeed, the new couple was holding hands, signifying their togetherness.

"You see, Jessica has wanted to go out with Mike since the sixth grade! She asked twice every year: the very first day, and the very last. He has said no every time. And to her face! Nobody ever thought that he would ever say yes!" Luke explained.

"Maybe I could show you around the school sometime?" Luke offered. Mandy would have said yes even though Chase had already shown her, but before she could answer, Chase cut in.

"Already taken care of, Luke." He winked at Mandy. Mandy looked down and frowned. Luke had actually offered to do something with her! Mandy felt like crying.

"Oh, well. Do you want to exchange schedules and see what we have together?" Luke offered. Mandy nodded and took out her wrinkly schedule. Luke came over and sat right next to Mandy, forcing Chase to scoot over. They were practically in a huddle and Luke's face was only half a foot away from hers.

After reviewing both of their schedules, they concluded that they had five classes together. Including lunch. Mandy smiled with delight. If she didn't get to talk to him at lunch, then she would get to talk to him the last four classes of the day! Chase and Luke had no classes together, Chase and Mandy had two classes together, Mandy and Laura had two classes together, and Christy and Mandy had one class together. This was going to be the best year ever!

The rest of the lunch period, Luke told her funny stories about a crazy substitute teacher last year who thought that opening windows would let in too much sunshine and that the kids would all get sunburn. He told her a story about when a bird got into the school and it took five janitors and two teachers to catch it. Mandy laughed uncontrollably at the way he told it. When she had recovered from her giggle attack, she found Luke staring right at her.

"Are you sure that you don't want to be given another tour of the school?" Luke asked, almost pleadingly.

"I would love one!" Mandy nearly whispered. Luke led her to the cafeteria exit when a lunch lady blocked their path.

"Where do you think you are going?" She asked suspiciously.

"This girl's new. I want to show her around a bit and show her where her next class is." Luke replied coolly.

"Ok, but make it quick." The lady snapped. Luke led Mandy down the hallway and down the stairs. He slowed his pace and looked at Mandy.

"Is this your first time moving?" He asked slowly.

"No, I've moved five times. My parents can never stay in one place for too long." Mandy replied.

"Must be hard." Luke put it as a question.

"You have no idea." Mandy said looking down. Luke changed the subject quick, seeing the hurt in her eyes.

"And this, is your next class." he said leaning up against the door frame. He looked perfect there. Picture perfect. He was cute, slightly muscular, and had the perfect eyes. Mandy sat on a nearby bench. Mandy missed her friends in Ohio. She hated moving, and she didn't like having to start all over. Mandy felt the tears coming and quickly looked down so that Luke wouldn't think she was an idiot. Luke automatically noticed something was wrong and walked over to her and sat down next to her.

A tear fell. Mandy quickly wiped it away and looked up. She put on a fake smile and looked at Luke.

"Allergies." She managed to choke out, but Luke wasn't fooled.

"It's not stupid to cry, you know." Luke whispered. Another tear escaped her eyelid. Mandy looked away. Luke put his finger under her chin and lifted her head up so her eyes met his. With his free hand, he brushed back her hair and wiped the traveling tear away. Luke wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly. Mandy relaxed and settled down as she listened to Luke's breathing.

Luke stroked her hair slowly. He whispered into her ear.

"Are you ok?" He sounded concerned. Mandy looked at him and nodded. Luke tucked her hair behind her ears and held her head with both hands. He looked in her eyes and smiled. This was the best moment of her life!

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