During lunch, the seven friends, Logan, Chase, Michael, Quinn, Lola, Nicole, and Zoey were trying to find a table.
"So it's just about February." Chase noted oddly.
"Yea… and after February comes March, then April." Zoey played along.
"Yea." Chase felt like an idiot.
As the friends found a spot to sit, Logan interfered with the conversation, "Why Chase? Is there anything happening in February that you would like to tell Zoey?"
"No. Nothing at all." Chase hesitated.
Zoey, who was not paying any attention to them, looked across the area. She saw the new boy, Will. He was sitting all by himself. Zoey, unintentionally, felt sorry for him.
"Zoey are you going to have a seat?" Chase wondered.
"Uh, what?" Zoey wavered, "Actually, I'm going to sit somewhere else today."
Before Chase or anyone else could ask her where she was going, she left. She walked across the lunch area and went up to the new boy.
"Hey." Zoey greeted keenly.
"Hey." The new boy, Will, said shocked. Her enthusiasm appalled him.
"Can I sit down next to you?" Zoey asked.
"Do what you want?" Will said in a rude tone.
"Okay." Zoey said confused.
Across on other side, the friends saw Zoey sitting next to the new kid. However, no else was eager to join her.
"Should we go over there?" Nicole wondered.
"Walking to this seat took forever. I don't know if I can walk anymore. I just want to eat." Michael said dramatically.
"Yeah, I remember when I was a new kid; I had to suffer through a load of stuff. And I'm sorry but I want my payback." Lola noted.
"It's a PCA tradition to taunt the new kid for a few days. We cannot break a tradition." Logan declared.
"Maybe it'll be nice to have a new person as our friend." Quinn suggested.
"No way. We can't fit anymore people at this table." Lola reminded.
Logan leaned over and whispered to Chase, "It looks like she found her a new guy."
Has Chase waited too long? Chase, unwilling, knew that Logan could be right. He has procrastinated too long. Any guy could put Chase out of Zoey's picture. Could this Will be that guy?
Even though it was mute at Zoey and Will's table, Will did not mind the silence. Zoey, on the other hand, hated how quiet things were at the table. She knew there were only two people, but they could have found something to talk about.
"So you grew up in New York?" Zoey mentioned.
"Yup." Will had answered quickly.
"I don't know if I could handle the cold there. I've never seen snow before. I've grew up in California all my life." Zoey entertained.
"Congratulation." He said carelessly.
"So," Zoey was thinking about something to talk about, "Why'd you transfer her to PCA."
"My parents are jerks." Will, for the first time, gave her eye contact.
Zoey initiated, "I know… My parents can be totally unreasonable and cruel. I wish they could see that I'm adult. But anyways I'm sure you'll like it here at PCA…"
However, before Zoey could finish, he interrupted her, "Look… I know that you're trying to be nice. But I really don't want to make any friends right now because even though my parents are jerks, they'll come to their senses and I'll be back in New York."
Zoey, taken back by his attitude, debated, "And you don't want to make friends at all."
"None. And if I were to make friends, I wouldn't make friends with a preppy Barbie doll like you." Will insulted.
"You know what. I was trying to be nice but it doesn't look like its going to happen." Zoey got up and walked back to her friends.
Zoey sat down quietly. She did not give any explanations or excuses. She was still angry by Will's behavior. Nonetheless, her silence confused her friends.
"Is he coming over here?" Quinn asked.
"God, no. The guy is a jerk." Zoey responded.
"Good. Zoey I don't know if you know this, but it is PCA tradition to taunt the new kid for the first couple of days... That's why we taunted the girls when they first moved here." Logan educated.
"That's just stupid… But I don't think we want to make friends with him." Zoey said with an attitude.
Logan bent his head over towards Chase and said, "It looks like you lucked out."
Chase knew that Logan was right. He knew he could not procrastinate anymore. He would have to make his move with Zoey. He had to do it as soon as possible. In conclusion, would he make his move in time before the next guy showed up?
Zoey, without anyone knowing, looked at Will. Zoey thought that he must have been the biggest jerk ever (bigger than Logan). However, why was so secluded and alone? Even though he was a jerk, Zoey still felt sorry for him.
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