Leona's heart stopped as she looked at William. He returned her gaze with a sort of longing in his eyes.
'Ah, Mr. Ridley,' Ms. Hendrix addressed William. Then she turned to us. 'Class, this is William Ridley, he is you're new classmate.'
William nodded and, at Ms. Hendrix gesture, went to go sit next to Leo. Leo kept her head down as the lesson carried on. At the end of the lesson, she got up her courage and went up to him as he walked out.
'I'm sorry I wasn't very sociable in class, I'm Leona Walters,' Leo said, nervously.
'W-Walters?' William said, worriedly.
She nodded glumly and sighed, walking out. She met up with Sam and Dan, telling them everything.
'You like him, don't you?' Sam nudged Leo, winking.
'Well, I want to be his friend, but I guess we can't. I mean my parents won't even allow me to see a Ridley, how am I going to get them to let me be their friend?' Leo replied.
Just then, Jason comes up and puts his arm around Leo. Dan and Sam move away, leaving Leo with Mr. Star Football Player.
'Hey, babe,' Jason said, leaning closer. 'You know I read somewhere that Leona was the Greek Goddess of beauty.'
'That's Aphrodite, you nitwit,' Leona rolled her eyes and walked away.
Leo carried on her day, without seeing William again, until the incident at lunch.