CHAPTER 2
A few minutes later and Rose was sitting at one of the tables in the large school canteen with Brianna, Taylor, and three other girls who had introduced themselves as Lucie, Becca and Meagan. She half listened to their conversation as she ate her casserole.
"So…you single, Rose?" Rose blinked to see all 5 girls staring at her expectantly.
"Err…yeah. You can't exactly keep a relationship going when you move to some far away boarding school can you?"
"So you had a boyfriend before?" Brianna pressed. Rose nodded.
"What was he like?" Becca cooed.
"Um…well, he was gorgeous. Like, model material. His name was Seb…IS Seb god it's not like he's dead! He's funny, romantic…we were together for a year before I had to break up with him to move here. God, I miss him like crazy!" The other girls nodded sympathetically.
"Well, luckily we've got our fair share of eye candy here." Taylor said, speaking to Rose for the first time. The boy talk must have finally won her over. Rose scanned the room, yeah, there were a few alright guys, none compared to Seb though…Rose liked her boys stunning. Just then her eyes stopped, resting on a guy with messy blonde hair on the far side of the room. She couldn't see him too well from so far off, but she was instantly compelled by his moody expression and perfect jawline.
"Ooh…she's spotted someone!" Lucie gushed.
"Who is it?" Taylor demanded, instantly very interested. The other girls followed Rose's gaze and a silence fell over the table.
"Are. You. For real?" Meagan asked, mouth open. Rose's eyes returned to the other girls on the table.
"DRAKE MERWIN?" Brianna hissed, mouth also wide open. Rose shrugged.
"What…is he taken…?" Rose asked casually, not understanding what the big deal was, was one of the girls here going out with him? That would be awkward, but something told her that wasn't it. Something told her it was something more serious. Taylor was grinning.
"Oh boy this is too good! Hey Rose, why don't you go talk to him?" The other girls looked at her shocked.
"Alright Taylor, that's a bit harsh…" Taylor shrugged.
"Hey, she'll find out soon enough anyway. Drake doesn't like new people." Rose raised an eyebrow.
"Hey, Drake doesn't like any people!" Lucie chipped in and they all laughed, but it was nervous laughter and their eyes kept flicking over to the table where the blonde boy sat, glaring at his cereal. WHAT was going on? The rest of the meal Rose spent not really paying attention to what the other girls were talking about; all she could really think about was Drake Merwin, and the weird taboo that surrounded him. At first she'd just thought he was kinda hot, but with the way the others had reacted to that, Rose suddenly wanted to find out more. As the girls finished their meal and went back upstairs to their dormitories, Rose found herself hoping that hers and the blonde boy's paths would cross sometime soon. Little was she to know just how soon that would be, and how many times they would cross. Drake Merwin was about to become a big part of Rose Azalea's life, and that might not prove to be such a good thing.