Chapter 2: Find a Way
The next day, the weather was cloudy and chances are it's going to rain today. Jade and Koby were heading straight to Starbucks earlier that morning. The two teenagers walked into the café and chilled out while sipping on mocha cappuccinos waiting for their friends to show up. They took their usual seat in the high island chairs by the window.
"Koby, tell me, what do you think abut this whole situation about us not being friends with Cloe and Cameron anymore?" Jade asked and started flipping through an issue of Seventeen magazines.
"Well, I really think that you could consider getting this hairstyle, it'll bring out your eye color." Koby said ignoring the question and pointed to the picture of a model wearing a summer outfit and long bone straight hair. Jade typically wears her hair in messy curls of frizzy yet straight only because she doesn't know how to get her hair that straight.
"What? You don't like my blue highlights?" Jade asked running her fingers through her black and blue shoulder length hair.
"No, no, I love your highlights, but you should do this hairstyle, I mean a guy like me would love that on a girl like you." Koby flirted.
"Really?" Jade blushed, "I guess I can go with you choice, but I —"she paused, "Dude why are you ignoring the question?" Jade asked realizing that he jumped off topic into talking about hair.
"Sorry, but what was the question again?"Koby asked sarcastically.
"What do you think about us separating as friends? Cameron and Cloe?"Jade said.
"Oh…okay, um… I think that it's terrible because… um," Koby snapped his fingers trying to explain his answer in his best terms. "Well, what Cameron and Cloe attempted to do was wrong and I feel like if that was me and some girl I liked, well… I'll be pissed at myself for attempting that shit, I mean think about it." Koby said then took a sip of his cappuccino. He looked at Jade as he sipped slow and sarcastically. Jade frowned wondering what he was doing. "Um, this coffee is great." Koby smiled.
"What the hell?" Jade scoffed. "Why aren't we on topic here?"
"You don't find my slow slurps sexy?" Koby gave her a side smile. "It doesn't turn you on?"
"Not really." Jade smiled and rubbed her hand on his right thigh almost touching his crotch. Koby looked at Jade and smirked. He studied her body. She wore a black torn graphic tank shirt revealing what cleavage she had in her pink push up bra that the cups stood out of the top of the shirt. Jade seen how Koby studied her, so she leaned in and let her arm push her boobs inward so he could stare even harder. Koby's eyes widened a bit bigger than usual. "But I hope this turns you on." Jade put her hand on his crotch and gripped it tightly.
"Holy shit." Koby squeaked. Jade smirked and let go of his crotch. "Hey, I want to fuck you right now." Koby said in her ear. Jade didn't mind the idea but where were they going to do it and besides they sort of can't.
"Sorry, later." Jade whispered back. Koby's face was flushed with sudden disappointment.
"Damn." He said. Jade chuckled and felt a bit upset that they couldn't do anything right now; she was feeling a little horny herself.
"You're just gonna have to keep it in your pants for now." Jade patted his thigh and went back to sipping her mocha.
"But we're still gonna fuck right?" Koby asked putting his head on her shoulder making a puppy dog face. Jade rolled her eyes.
"Sure, but I can't make any promises, Koby." Jade smiled.
"Why?" Koby pouted falsely.
"I'll be turned off by then, you know this." Jade said.
"But you know I can always turn you back on." Koby said and kissed the back of her neck, her turn on spot that is, which sent her with chills all over body, and lifted his head back up.
"Koby, not in public." Jade slapped his hand. Koby smiled to her and licked his lips. Jade tried to ignore her resistance to just jump on top of him naked already. Koby kept making passes at her which was getting annoying after a while. Then they went back to normal like nothing happened. They kept their relationship a secret because they didn't want the distraction during the day or around their friends. So they play along well, but wish they could go public around their friends. Soon after normal conversation, Yasmin and Sasha finally showed up to the café.
"Hey, guys." Yasmin greeted and sat down at the table.
"Hey, Yas." Jade greeted. "Koby and I were just talking about the Us-not-being-friends-with-Cloe-or-Cameron thing. "
"Oh, I want in on the convo." Sasha said waving her hand at Eitan coming through the door.
"Okay, so we asked, we I asked, 'what do you think abut this whole situation about us not being friends with Cloe and Cameron anymore?'" Jade said, "I thought I'd ask because well I feel that tearing apart from them was a good and bad mistake."
"Ooh, topic of conversation, let me in on this." Eitan sat down next to Sasha and started drinking his chocolate chip mocha, "Ew, too sweet, I'll be back." Eitan grimaced. He stood up and went to go get another drink.
"Okay, so Kool Kat, tell us why you feel that way about this situation?" Sasha said. Koby gave her a sexy side glance.
"I mean like yesterday when Yasmin said that we should find a fourth, well, she's kind of right, but then it just won't be the same, you get my drift?" Jade said.
"Yeah, but like are we trying to solve a problem here?" Sasha asked.
"Actually Sasha—"Yasmin paused.
"Because I don't think we can solve it. I'm still pissed with Cameron and Cloe, and I'm not gonna apologize, even if it kills me." Sasha said.
"Hey, it's only for a reason, Jade." Koby shrugged.
"Well, whatever, I thought I'd just say what's on my mind like I normally do." Jade shrugged and shoved her magazine into her purse. Soon Sasha's eyes fell on Dylan as he swaggered in like he was in a slow motion scene of a movie again. Sasha's heart begun to pound quickly, why was she having her eyes on him so much now? She doesn't want to crush on Dylan, he's a lunatic. He came and sat in Eitan's spot which was next to Sasha.
"Hey bastards." Dylan said.
"Sup bastard." Koby replied. Dylan narrowed his eyes at him. Eitan then came back with new mocha.
"Is it better this time Eitan?" Yasmin asked about his mocha. Eitan took a sip of the mocha. He bought a normal coffee this time with a little less sugar than the last one. But for him it was too sweet.
"No." He said and threw the mocha in the trash. Yasmin smiled. He walked right back to the counter to get a better one. "Oh, sup bastard." He greeted Dylan and walked away completely.
"So, that's the end of my conversation." Sasha said.
"Hey, what'd I miss?" Dylan asked wanting to join the conversation.
"Nothing." Jade said. She finished the remained of her mocha and threw the cup in the trash. The friends continued to talk about anything in general. Eitan then came back and sat down between Jade and Koby. Koby's face flushed with disappointment, he loved staring at Jade.
"Okay this is the last mocha I'm getting, and if I don't like it, it's trash." Eitan said.
"Dude, why don't you just order a plain coffee and add the shit in there dude?" Dylan asked.
"Because… hell I don't know." Eitan then took a sip of the mocha. "Fuck." Then he threw the coffee in the trash. "I'm done, so shall we be heading off to school now?" he said. The friends then gathered their things and walked to the school from Starbucks, which was a short walking distance.
Meanwhile, Cloe was walking by herself from her car at the student parking lot all alone, she better get used to this. How she wished she had her friends back…
Not really.
But she is getting along by herself just fine. She walked down the concrete stairs of the student parking lot. She sat in her usual new spot where most of the outcasts sit now maybe a foot apart from each other. She patiently waited for some miracle to happen. She watched as people enter and exit out of the school from her view, then she seen her old friends. Happily walking, talking, and laughing together. She didn't see Cameron there with them though which was odd. She wondered why he wasn't. Oh well, she'll probably never know. She looked at her enemies in hatred and wishful thinking. She wanted to strangle Sasha though. The six apprentices walked inside and Cloe sat there wishing things weren't they way they are.
From out of nowhere, Nerdy Nicolas popped into her view, "Hey, princess, how's it going? Spiffy as usual?" He said. Cloe turned her head away from him wanting to ignore him, but in a since accept his presence.
"Ugh," Cloe massaged her temples. "Nicolas?"
"Yes, princess?" He managed to smile showing her chained teeth.
"Nothing, so are you still going to tutor me?" Cloe asked at looked up to him.
"You betcha!" he said. The corny answers aren't helping a soul around her… if there are any. Cloe was a little down to know that the only friend she just may have left is this kid.
"Okay, since you want to know how to makes friends and be cool, step one, do not use corny lines like 'you betcha' or 'spiffy' it's not socially cool, maybe for nerds like you but still." Cloe said teaching him already.
"You betc— I mean, oh-kay?" Nicolas shrugged. Cloe smacked her forehead.
"We have a lot to do if you want to be socially awesome… um," Cloe paused and looked around and snuck a piece of paper from the pocket of her denim skirt then wrote her number on it and finally handed it to Nicolas, "This is my number, keep up with it so you can help me and I can help you, deal?" Cloe said. Nicolas was happy that he's finally got a girl's number other than his mom or grandmother.
"Oh my, a girl's phone number," He gasped.
"Oh don't get all weird and shit." Cloe rolled her eyes knowing that his reaction was going to be this way. Nicolas was going to cherish this number forever, but there was one problem, he doesn't own a cell phone.
"Um, Cloe, I don't own a cell phone." He said with a crushed look upon his face. Cloe shook her head in shame.
"And how old are you?" Cloe asked.
"17, but I've never ever had a cell phone since." Nicolas shook his head.
"Okay, find me after school, then, we'll buy you one, but just don't follow me all day, clear?" Cloe said. Nicolas nodded his he strategically.
Cameron met up with Roxxi by his locker. He seemed a bit overwhelmed by her company at times, but she's a nice girl. He smiled as he took a glimpse at that red hair that he's got to get use to. Hey, Cameron." Roxxi smiled as she crossed her arms across her chest.
"Hey, Roxxi." Cameron glanced at her and started twisting his combination. "So, how'd you know what my locker number was?" He asked out of random curiosity.
"I figure out of may subjects, most people keep up with their locker number written on their arm, or written on a piece of paper stuck to their shirt, but for you, it was an easy thought." Roxxi flipped her red side bang from her right eye. "Oh yeah, I also want to establish that fact that me and my band aren't screamo emo freaks. We play different types of sounds." She spoke up.
"Oh, I love this conversation." Cameron said sarcastically.
"I hope this time you don't overreact when I say that you have gum stuck to your ass." Roxxi looked down to his butt admiring the firm size to it.
"Oh shit. Why are you even looking back there, girl?" He asked. "You like my ass of something?"
"No. it's just something to grab people's attention." Roxxi lied. "Okay, enough about the obvious crap, you made up some lyrics for our band to perform yet?" Roxxi asked.
"Ugh, I forgot girl." Cameron sighed. He closed his locker and looked at the red head rocker. "I had to work last night and I completely forgot about music at the time. But why are we jumping to conclusions right now, I just met you." Cameron narrowed his eyebrows.
"But tomorrow is Thursday and it'll be nice if we have good lyrics then." Roxxi said.
"I can't think of lyrics off the bat, they have to come to me, it's not that easy." Cameron nodded his head.
"Maybe I could help you." Roxxi said, "I mean I could write a few good lyrics, but I'm not that great, I need the help and I seen your lyrics yesterday, they were amazing, I would like to hear you sing." Roxxi said. Cameron looked in her face seeing not much of her eye color since they were covered up by all that mascara and eyeliner she wore.
"Hey, well I guess you don't need me." Cameron smiled sarcastically.
"Oh c'mon, get over yourself, don't make me beg to my knees." Roxxi pleaded.
Cameron thought about it for a moment, that'll be funny to see. "Oh you do that and while you're at it get the gum off my ass." Cameron smirked.
Roxxi literally got down on her knees and clamped her hands together and gave Cameron the cutest puppy dog face that she'd never given anyone before. "Pwease Camwen?" She said. Cameron wasn't going to fall for it. "Oh seriously, I've never given a puppy face this cute, you better except it." Roxxi said. Cameron wanted to laugh at her.
"Okay, fine, I'll think of something." Cameron said. "Now get up you look like a fool." Roxxi squealed and leaped into Cameron's arms and gave him a hug.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" Roxxi said and let go of his grasp. Cameron actually didn't mind getting more of these from her.
"So when do I meet the band?" Cameron asked.
Meanwhile, Jade and Koby snuck off from their friends in different directions to go "handle some business" in the janitor's closet. Koby locked the door and started ripping off his shirt. He pulled Jade's shirt over her hair and quickly went on kissing her neck and chest leaving red passion marks. Jade pulled herself up onto a box that was used for cleaning supplies. Koby placed his body in between her legs and kissed her stomach. Jade ran her fingers through Koby's dark hair. She then tried unbuckling her bet, she tugged on it, it seemed as if it was never going to unbuckle. Before she knew it right when the belt was unlatched, the door flew open revealing a stumpy grey suited human. Jade looked directly into the man's face with her long side bang covering her left eye and Koby looked like a deer caught in headlights. He's screwed and that literal.
"What is going on in here?" He asked in a stuffy snotty voice.
Koby looked at Jade and back to the man, "A… study session?" Jade slapped the side of Koby's head.
"Detention, now." He commanded. Jade and Koby rushed out of the janitor's closet shirtless darting around the corner where they can't be seen. Jade put her shirt back on and looked around so they could make a sneaky getaway.
"Hey, do we really have to go to the principal's office?" Koby asked. "I mean seriously, we need to do our thing you know," Koby chuffed. "I'm sexually starving over here."
"Hey, maybe we can just say we were have 'a study session'." Jade said mimicking Koby's deep voice. Koby rolled his eyes. "Now look we need to meet back with the guys in separate directions so they wouldn't suspect anything." Jade said.
"Oh." Koby said.
"Okay, go." Jade said and they left in separate directions.
So as they day went by…
Cloe was just leaving her 7th period class, she was in search of Nicolas so they could leave and buy him a phone. Cloe waited in the student parking lot looking around to see if she could see him anywhere. Instead her gaze fell on Cameron who was just about to approach his car next to hers. Cloe froze what if he starts talking to her and bringing up the past? She wasn't ready to talk to Cameron right now, anyone at that matter.
"Hey, princess!" Nerdy Nicolas was panting heavily. "I was running… all over the… place looking… for …you," He paused, "You didn't …tell …me ….that you were in …the student parking lot." He said in between breathes. "Jeezums, I need to work out." He placed his hands on his knees and gasped for breath.
"Well, I did tell to look for me after school." Cloe said calmly. Cloe looked in Cameron's direction and he looked at her while unlocking his car door. She panicked, why was he looking at her?
"I see you love nerds now," Cameron commented and hopped into the driver seat. No comment. The sleek black car's engine purred and he shut his door. Cloe watched as he adjusted his mirror and the drove away, focusing on what he was doing. Nicolas caught the stare of Cloe's eyes.
"You and him used to be friends or something?" Nicolas asked out of curiosity. Cloe was ignoring the question not wanting to answer. She didn't want to bring up her memories from the past.
"C'mon, let's go get your phone." Cloe shook her head and hopped into her car. She started the engine and then drove off. She turned the radio on to hear Maroon 5's 'Moves like Jagger'. She turned it up so she could escape from her sudden thoughts about Cameron.
Cloe and Nerdy Nicholas rode in pure silence; the only noise made was the sound of bass dropping music filling Cloe's blue Mustang.
Meanwhile, Cameron didn't have a shift at the burrito shop tonight, so he decided to finish his homework and go on to working on the song for Roxxi and her band. He took out a neater yet newer notebook to write these songs for the band. He immediately was ready for some lyrics to be thrown on the page.
Unfortunately, nothing happened. He couldn't think of a one word topic for the song. But he thought about it. He's writing the songs, so it's his music for the band; well whatever comes to mind will be great. He started thinking on a rhythmic sound to this song. Well, since Roxxi said hat her band does all kinds of sounds, he wants to hear rock. So he strummed a sound on his guitar slowly, warming up. He started playing random tunes from popular songs he's heard on the radio before until something came to mind.
How does he feel? He asked himself. When he writes a song, he feels emotion erupting from his body and once the song was created he feels free, but for this band he's writing for, he needs something that has emotion, with a strong beat to it. Cameron looked down into his blank notebook page, hoping something would come to him. Soon. He strummed the guitar in a fast pace like for a rock band and listened to what he's created. It sounded energetic and free. So now he needs the lyrics. He thought of the first few words that came to mind:
"You were my conscience," He paused. He knows he's on to creating the perfect song for this band. He snapped his fingers trying to think of something else. What could be next?
After a few hours of thinking, changing the sound and writing the lyrics, he has a perfect song now, this should be good. He was too tired to do anything only because he was so focused on those lyrics that he went on and fell asleep.
That same night, Koby and Eitan hung out at Dylan's house. But the real reason that they were there was to basically give Eitan advice on how to ask that girl out that he likes. The boys were staring into the plasma screen television looking at some old episodes of Family Guy.
"Okay, I got it! Approach her like in a slick and sultry manner and it'll turn her on like crazy." Dylan blurted. Eitan rolled his eyes.
"Really? My idea was to just basically be well… me." Eitan shrugged.
"That's boring, bro." Dylan said. "You need to show off what swag you have, bro, well if any is there." Dylan reclines back into the recliner.
"Why do I need swag?" Eitan emphasized.
"Dylan, would you just let E-man do his thing?" Koby butted in, "He can totally handle this on his own, and he doesn't need to change himself."
"Who are you to say anything? You don't even have a girlfriend." Dylan frowned. Koby was itching to say that he did, but had to keep it low, so he said nothing. Instead he lowered his head. "Huh, I knew it."
"Okay then, where's your girlfriend?" Koby asked. Dylan sighed, even though he doesn't have one at the time, he did kiss Sasha at his party, but that doesn't count for anything. "Huh, I knew it." Koby mocked.
"Hey, I have a pregunta, why are you guys always competing over… stupid shit?" Eitan asked. Dylan and Koby looked at him and shrugged. "I just don't understand it." Neither of them had an answer.
"So who's the lucky lady?" Koby asked Eitan.
"Yasmin Martinez." Eitan smiled and blushed. Dylan and Koby looked at each other.
"Our little Yasmin Martinez?" Dylan asked looking at Eitan's face turning bright red.
Eitan sat up and smiled, "Yeah."
"Aw, how cute." Koby teased. Then he and Dylan shared a laugh.
"No for real, she cute and sweet as well as down to earth, I like her." Eitan smiled.
"Okay simple, impress her." Dylan said.
"No, need to impress her Eitan, we all know her so just approach her like you always do." Koby said.
"Why can't he impress her, there needs to be some kind of sultry going on," Dylan said. Eitan sighed and dropped his face into his hands.
Cloe on the other hand was heading home after she slyly dropped him off so she wouldn't be seen with him.
"Thanks, Cloe." Nicolas said.
"No problem, but just don't get too carried away with that phone now, please." She said looking forward.
"I will use it sparingly." Nicholas snorted.
"Good, you could leave now." Cloe forced.
"But wait, Cloe." Nicholas said.
"What." Cloe answered.
"What's next on my social list?" He asked. Cloe thought about it, he has a cell phone, what's next?
"Hmm, how about we discuss this tomorrow, like I said you need good strategies." Cloe said.
"Okay, well, I'll call you." Nicholas said.
"Whatever, seeya." Cloe said. Nerdy Nicholas got out of the car and walked up to his house. Cloe had no anticipation to watch him go, so she drove off towards the main highway. She was now a few miles down the highway until she received an incoming call. Ooh, it's Nerdy Nicholas using his new go-phone. Cloe wanted to ignore the call but as usual you have the sudden urge to reach for that cellular device. She picked it up form the dashboard of her car and answered it. "What?"
"Ugh…" Nicholas hesitated. "Umm…"
"What?" Cloe raised her tone. Instead he hung up leave Cloe on a dial tone. Cloe rolled her eyes and tossed her phone on the passenger seat. She drove to her house and darted up to her room immediately. She shut her door and locked it and just lied on her bed thinking about her new life now, it's so boring, and she doesn't go shopping anymore with her 'friends'. She's an outcast now, and hated every piece of it; you're a loner, a freak, even a nerd lover by assumption. She looked over to the clock and sighed. "Well tomorrow awaits." Cloe said to herself.
The next day…
Roxxi ran up to Cameron at lunch at his lone lunch table. "Cameron!" Roxxi yelled. Cameron looked up to see her fiery red hair hanging over her shoulders. He took the ear buds out of his ears and smiled.
"Roxxi, what a nice surprise." Cameron said sarcastically. "How may I help you?"
"Do you have the song for me and the band?" Roxxi asked hastily. Cameron gasped and smacked his forehead.
"Shit I forgot about the damn song. Today is Thursday right?" Cameron said.
"Duh, oh my god, they're gonna hate me now." Roxxi crossed her arms over her chest.
"Stop fretting; I got the damn song right here." Cameron gave her the notebook with the song in it.
"Oh my god, Cameron!" She said. Roxxi sat down in front of Cameron and read over the lyrics. Cameron stared at her hoping that she loved the lyrics.
"I love them!" She exclaimed. Well played, Cam. Cameron thought. "So, how the song play out?" She asked.
"Well, it's kind of upbeat with a modern melodic twist to it. Basically the rock sound." Cameron expounded. "I'll teach you the song after school at my place. The Open Mic thing starts tonight at what time?"
"7:30." Roxxi smiled.
"Cool, we have a little time!" Cameron smiled back.
Eitan met up with Yasmin by the Vitamin Water machine. He glanced as Yasmin retrieved the healthy beverage. "Oh, hi Eitan!" Yasmin greeted.
"Hi, Yas…what's up?" He asked sincerely.
"Oh, just getting something to drink, see." Yasmin smiled waving the bottle to him. Eitan nodded his head.
"Well…cool… so um—"
"Hey, I was actually about to catch up with Sasha and Jade; we were gonna head off campus for something to eat." Yasmin managed to say. "Sasha's treat."
"Oh, where are you guys going?" He asked scratching the back of his head.
"Well, not far, but to the new hang out about a quarter of a mile from the school… I can't think of the name for nothing." Yasmin narrowed her eyebrows. She opened her drink and took a sip of it.
"Oh, I heard of that place, um… it's called Dezi's. I sometimes go there." Eitan chuckled.
"Cool," Yasmin frowned confused with Eitan's nervous speech. "Bueno, te veré mas adelante entonces."
"Oh, um... bien." Eitan watched as Yasmin walked away in Sasha and Jade's direction. "Bye." He said to himself. He failed. Yeah, he couldn't talk to her for nothing in the world. She just seem so special to him. "You're so stupid, Eitan." He smacked his forehead.
Meanwhile as Cloe came into view Eitan glance at her and walked away, since the friend thing is 'different' he assumes that they weren't on speaking terms. Cloe stopped walking with Nicholas and faced the big crowd of hovering teenagers on the lunch courtyard.
"Okay, nerd… if you want to be in the social ring, you need to find a set of friends to talk to. So any in particular clique you see interest in?" Cloe asked placing her hands on her hips. Nicholas scanned the crowd in search for an easy target. He didn't see any of his kind, mostly Jock jerks, uptight winches and random people who he'll never talk to.
"Um… Cloe, I see no one in point of interest." Nicholas shrugged carelessly. Cloe could tell he wasn't trying to make friends
"Oh, point of interest my ass, find a clique." Cloe pressed, "Or I'll choose one for you." She crossed her arms over her chest and stared at him. Nicholas immediately gave her a tense stare saying, please don't. Since Cloe is good at reading faces, she decided to pick a crowd out for him then. "Hey, you see that girl with the blonde and black hair over there under the staircase?" Cloe nodded her head in that direction.
Nicholas scanned that direction and spotted the highly attractive female wearing a short denim skirt. His thoughts were impeccable because she was standing alone, but then he watched as a small gathering of cooler people walked around her basically surrounding her. Not his confidence level dropped from ten to negative thirty. "Um, Cloe I don't think I can do this." He stammered.
"Yes you can, don't doubt yourself, okay… this is just the easy part." Cloe placed her hands o his shoulders and begun shoving him closer to that direction by inches since he was trying to fall back. "Come on, Nicholas, you want to be social, huh?"
"Yeah, I do, but I—"
"Well, move your ass!" Cloe urged. She then pushed him forward causing him to stumble a little but he managed to stay on his feet. Cloe quickly sat down at a random vacant table to watch him, he looked back at her, but Cloe signaled him to keep moving forward. Nicholas sighed and walked slowly toward the blonde girl and her group of friends. His heart pounded fast, he hoped that she's not mean. Cloe felt nervous for him. Nicholas was finally in front of the girl. Cloe knew she didn't tell him what to say, but he needed to learn something.
"Um… hi… I'm Nicholas and…um—." He said. The girl looked at him in disgust.
"Ew, who brought the brace face." She laughed and caused her friends to laugh along with her. Nicholas blushed feeling destroyed.
"Hey, I think your choice of friend are over there." A tall, tan, and masculine boy pointed over to a group a outcasts that weren't talking to each other. What does Nicholas say now, was he really getting humiliated in front of a pretty girl? His friends then laughed again.
"I was ju—"
"Get the hell away from us you twig!" Another girl with pink and black hair said to him. The group of misfits laughed again. Nicholas's face was getting hot and his heart was pounding fast.
"Beat it loser!" the blonde girl in the denim skirt said harshly. Nicholas frowned and ran away from the scene feeling a little teary eyed. Cloe sat up and watched him go. She watched as the group of fools laugh at him and pointing. Cloe stood up and stared at the group of idiots and followed Nicholas inside. She met him balled up in a corner by the boys' restroom. She paused at looked at him with his face buried in his knees. Cloe knelt down next to him.
"Nicholas, are you okay?" Cloe stated the obvious.
"No, I'm not okay. You sent me to talk to those stupid morons and watched me get humiliated. What kind of person are you?" Nicholas looked up sniffling with red eyes. Cloe felt sorry for him, she should've just given him advice first.
"Look, I was just trying to get you started, okay?" Cloe shook her head and looked down to the floor.
"Yeah, what an execution you pulled." Nicholas said sarcastically. "What happened to your friends huh?"
Cloe sighed not wanting to talk about that with anyone. What should she day to him? She doesn't want to tell the story. So she stayed quiet. "Well," Cloe paused. I can't believe I'm saying this, "I'm sorry I put you through that, but look it's a start. So what have you learned that needs to be changed about you?" Cloe said changing the subject.
"That I'm a socially awkward, ugly, lousy, pimple faced freak." Nicholas said eagerly. Cloe placed a hand on his shoulder. Looks like she has a new friend as well as a person to give a make-over to.
"We'll work on that, trust me." Cloe smiled. Nicholas looked to the pretty blonde girl and smiled back showing his braces. "Okay, friend, what's next?" she said. Friend? Nicholas thought.
At Dezi's, the girls were just finishing up their food: an Italian/ Mexican/ Spicy salads. "I'll say Dezi has officially been my new favorite restaurant, I love these salads!" Jade exclaimed while chewing.
"I have to admit, it's pretty awesome, thanks Sasha." Yasmin smiled.
"Anytime, ladies. I'll take my friends here any day." Sasha smiled. Soon the waiter came by and placed the bill on the table. It's simply affordable. Thirty-five dollars and seventy cents was the price. Sasha placed the money in the bill and Jade and Yasmin left a tip for the waiter. The girls gathered their things and were on their way back to the school.
"Hey, guys Eitan was talking to me today. It was random, but awkward. What's that supposed to mean?" Yasmin asked shoving her wallet back into her purse. Jade and Sasha exchanged reasonable glances.
"He likes you." They said at the same time.
"What? No," Yasmin gasped.
"Well, if Eitan," Jade started.
"Of all guys." Sasha stated.
"Talked to you, then he likes you, enough said." Jade ended.
"But, how would you guy really know that he likes me?" Yasmin asked.
"Well, Eitan is mature and quiet and laid back, you are optimistic." Jade said.
"Unpredictable." Sasha said. "You guy's are perfect for each other, now say it isn't so." Sasha sassed. Yasmin shrugged her shoulders. Eitan is cute and she as a huge crush on him.
"I guess we are." Yasmin smiled.
"Awesome, so now, you have to talk to him." Jade said. "Flirt, do your thing, girl."
"No, no, I can't." Yasmin stammered. "I can't talk to boys."
"Oh, what happened to the confident pretty princess huh?" Sasha looked at her.
"She went for a long walk." Yasmin muttered.
"You and Eitan are so going to talk to each other. Even if we have to set a date." Jade said.
"What? No, you guys quit it!" Yasmin's face felt hot.
"Sorry, no can do." Jade smiled. The girls then hopped into Sasha's car and took off towards the school.
After school…
"Hey, E-man!" Dylan yelled from afar in the student parking lot. Eitan looked at him and Koby looking like fools waving their arms all over the place. He walked over to them. "How'd it go?"
"What go?" Eitan asked.
"You getting your flirt on with Yasmin." Koby said.
"Oh… terrible." Eitan said, "I couldn't make conversation with that girl even if she was crazy, I was crazy." Eitan shook his head.
"Well, she'll be here tomorrow." Koby said. Dylan patted Eitan's back and the boys hopped into Dylan's Camaro and rode off down the highway.
Okay, so that was chapter two. Well no need to give a back story on this so, please R&R, Well… I'll say this… I'm going to start making chapters only for a specific set of characters… as an example, I'll have chapter 6 only about Cloe and the nerd, while other chapter are about Eitan or something or I'll probably sneak in some POVs, so this should hold you guys for a while and starting next chapter that'll happen, so… please R&R! :P