Several days flew pass, the girl, Zoe is also having fun at school. Her teacher is really nice, and her classmates were really friendly.
During class, she also found out the 2 guys sitting in front of her are Marcus and Ashton.
Marcus is a tall boy with black hair (A/N: Here, all the students have black hair). She realized that he doesn't really talk to girls and he loves to joke.
Ashton is a little bit shorter than Marcus and has spiky black hair that grows over his forehead. Intelligent and atheletic but has an EQ (A/N: His attitude and manners) of a jerk and is a troublemaker.
On a Wednesday, their teacher has asked them to do a small art project. The teacher asked them to work with the students that are sitting behind you.
"Hope they aren't that bad.", Nicole said, just loud enough for Zoe to hear.
Marcus and Ashton turn their seats around, now facing Zoe and Nicole. "And...this is now very weird.", Zoe whispered back to Nicole. The teacher handed out the blank drawing paper to each group and nobody moved an inch.
A few seconds went by awkwardly. "So..um..what are we gonna draw...?", Nicole asked the group.
"I don't know. The theme was what again?", Ashton huffed back.
For some weird reason, she wanted to tell this somehow annoying guy what the theme was, but she just can't get the words out of her mouth. So, she just did the 'Are You Serious?' face.
"Underwater kingdom. Nicole, is it? Your friend doesn't talk much. Is she mute?", Marcus replied, glancing at Zoe.
Zoe's brain suddenly turned on to angry mode and told her to reply and to save her own face.
"I can talk and I am not mute. I just don't enjoy talking to people I don't know well.", she sputtered back.
Marcus just snickered and Ashton a full out laugh. Nicole gave Zoe a amused look and turn back to face the paper.
Her mind ran through a single thought: Marcus and Ashton. These 2 jerks, I officially hate both of them.
"J-just get started...", Zoe muttered while waving her hand at the blank piece of paper.
Each of them picked up their own pencils and started drawing on the big drawing paper. After a half an hour, they passed the drawing up. Since some of the groups aren't finished, they have spare time.
Zoe read a book while Nicole, Marcus and Ashton just chatted.
Several minutes later, Zoe was halfway through the book and she felt eyes staring at her.
She risked a peek and saw the boys staring.
"Stop staring. It's rude. What do you want?", Zoe muttered.
"Why aren't you chatting with us?", Ashton questioned.
Zoe glared at him for a moment and whispered something. The boys gave a confused look and Nicole just rolles her eyes. "She's shy, kay? Is it that hard to understand?", Nicole answered back. Then, Marcus started snickering and singing quietly, "Shy Zoe, shy Zoe, can't even talk~".
Zoe went back to her book and ignored him. After a few seconds, Ashton joined in. And she ignored them once again.
She really wanted to ask them to stop teasing her, but she just can't. 'Be quiet, stop teasing me' she thought.
They suddenly stopped singing. Why did they stop? She then only realize her eyes were closed and opened them. She saw tiny splotches of water on the page she was reading. Did some tears dropped? She wiped her eyes, and hid her face with her book.
"I'm sorry...", she heard Marcus mutter. Zoe shaked her head in response as if saying 'It's okay'.
The bell rang, telling them it was the end of school (It was the last period). Zoe walked out of the classroom door and speed walk into the hall to wait for her mom to pick her up. Nicole sat down beside her quietly.
"...I think you should grow out of your shell.", Nicole said.
Zoe looked at her and looked down again.
"Your shyness will become a disadvantage for you. So, I think you should try and break out of it.", Nicole continued.
Zoe didn't say anything and nodded.
She heard someone yelled Nicole's name and felt Nicole stand up. "Think about it, kay?", Nicole said before leaving.
Zoe said nothing. She didn't think it was a really good idea, but she needed time and some food, she was getting realllyy hungry.
