Cheeks still flushed pink,Cody finally found his poem and set it on his desk.
He looked over and saw that it was now his turn to be stared at.
Samantha was staring at him,her head slightly tilted to one side.
"Uhm...yes?" Cody asked awkwardly.
"Nothing," she said,as if it was perfectly normal to be caught staring at someone. "You just have great facial features."
"Uh...ok." he responded,turning around with his face beet red.
"I draw,ya know," she peeped up excitedly,smiling. "My specialty is faces.Would it be ok if I drew you?"
"Uh,sure?" he said,feeling his face grow hot.
She just nodded,opening up a sketchbook and producing a pencil from her backpack.
"Ok," she began. "Just look natural.Maybe...maybe just be looking at the whiteboard.Or maybe just look at your paper!"
Cody felt awkward about being drawn by someone...not to mention a girl...but he decided to look up at the whiteboard.
The teacher began to call people up to present their poems,giving Cody more time to look ahead.He just hoped that he wouldn't be called.
Half an hour passed until Samantha proudly lifted her head,smiling down at her paper.
"Done," she said.
She handed it to Cody,her eyes shining.
Cody gasped.She truly had a talent.
Every one of Cody's features were drawn onto paper,as if they were done by an expert.
"Wow," Cody said quietly.
"You know," she said,her voice sincere. " When your face shows no emotion...I still see sadness in your eyes."
"Yeah,well,let's just say that you're the first person to notice any part of me." Cody mumbled,staring at his desk.
Samantha nodded,pure sympathy and respect in her eyes.
"I know how that feels." she responded quietly,her eyes moist. "Although,sometimes I wonder if it would be better to be invisible,then be known as 'that wierd chick'."
Cody looked at Samantha,his heart aching for her.Why hadn't he noticed her before,always hiding behind her sketchbook?
He felt respect for her fill his heart.
"Cody Martin!" he heard his teacher yell over the voices of the classroom. "Please come up and read us your poem,Cody."
He felt his stomach flip.His feelings were about to revealed,and he wasn't so sure that he was ready.
He looked over at Samantha,and smiled as he saw her give him two thumbs up.
Smile dissapearing,he slowly walked up the aisle to the front of the classroom.
Some people snickered as he stood before the class,while others just stared,talking behing their hands.
"Be quiet!" the teacher yelled.
"Cody,please begin." she said in a softer voice.
"Um..." he began,looking out at the class and feeling his stomach turn.
He looked at Samantha and saw her smile and wave.This gave him confidence.
Cody cleared his throat and continued to his poem.
"Portrait of a Life...by Cody Martin.
Pain engulfs.
Death surrounds.
So tragically ends this life.
Crimson flows.
Heartbeat slows.
Breath has stopped
And heart has followed."
He looked up from his paper and saw everyone staring at him.
"What a weirdo," he heard someone murmur.
But a smile broke onto his face as he heard Samantha clapping.
"They're both a pair of weirdos," someone else muttered.
But this time he didn't care what they said.He just walked down the aisle and took his seat,smiling at his new friend.
"Samantha,please come and read your poem to the class," the teacher said.
She pushed herself up from her desk and proudly walked to the front of the class,poem in hand.
"Why?...by Samantha."
She cleared her throat.
"Why is it that the only thing I can do
Is to close my eyes and stitch my mouth
When I want to give you...
My...
Heart."
She lifted her head,smiling,and didn't even wait for the murmurs to take her to her desk.
"Good?" she asked,grinning.
"Excellent," he replied,returning her grin.
"Not as good as yours!" she said laughing.
He felt himself blush.
"Um..." he heard her say.
"Would you like to eat lunch with me?" she asked,fiddling with her many bangles and adjusting her goggles.
"S-sure," he replied a little too loudly.
"Ok.Meet me behind the school."
He nodded.
'I made a friend...' he thought in disbelief,smiling to himself.
"Oh,and Cody?
"Hm?"
"Call me Sam."
Yay! Chapter 7! I really like this chapter.Alot happier than the previous ones.
Both of the poems (Portrait of a Life and Why) were written by my good friend Jordan.Thanks a lot for letting me use them in my story.
Please enjoy the chapter! Chapter 8 coming soon.Maybe Sam and Cody will decide to go out.Should they:o Please review.