Cory In The House – The Fight For Alyssa

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Chapter 7 – Goofy Smiles

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Alyssa swung her backpack onto her back, hopped out of her mom's car, and waved goodbye. Danny and Drake ran past her, making her trip to the side.

"Sorry." She said instantly when she felt herself crash into someone.

"It's cool." A voice replied.

Alyssa looked to see who it was. Darryl, the school bully who had made fun of her on her first day, was standing in front of her, smiling strangely. I've been seeing a lot of that smile lately, especially from Cory… Alyssa thought.

"Um…see you later." Alyssa said awkwardly, and walked over to Newt, who was standing a couple yards away.

"Hey!" Newt smiled, not the goofy grin Darryl and Cory kept giving her, but the smile Alyssa had grown up with.

"Hey. Have you noticed something different about Cory lately?" Alyssa asked.

"Yeah…Darryl too. I've never seen him smile at anyone unless he was bullying them." Newt replied.

"Weird." Alyssa said.

"Hey guys!" Cory walked up, wearing that goofy grin, which was starting to get on Alyssa's nerves. Meena was right behind him.

"Would you STOP smiling at me like that?" Alyssa yelled, threw her hands up in air, and stormed away.

"Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed." Cory said.

"She only yells at people when they're being really annoying." Newt explained.

"Oh, thanks, Newt." Cory replied sarcastically.

"I'll go see what's wrong." Meena said, and followed Alyssa into the school. She found her madly stuffing books into her locker.

"Have you noticed that guys keep giving me this goofy smile every time they see me? Cory, Darryl, even Newt and Stickler a couple times." Alyssa said angrily when she noticed Meena.

"I get a goofy smile from Cory too…and Stickler. What do you think it means?" Meena asked.

"You know what? I think it means they like us." Alyssa said thoughtfully, stopping her random book throwing.

"I think you're right! But does that mean Cory and Stickler have crushes on both of us?" Meena asked.

"It does! And…Darryl AND Newt like me? Ugh." Alyssa closed her locker and banged her head on the door.

"Who would you choose?" Meena asked.

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A/N: Oh yeah! An update! AND a cliffhanger! I'm on a roll! Sorry it's so short, I'll update again tomorrow or the day after. Review!

-CaliforniaRockin'101