A/N: Finnaly an update! :) I'm sorry it took so long. I was going to update yesterday, but fanfiction wouldn't let me log in. But I'm updating now, yay!

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Friday. Finally Friday! I can't even describe how much I need a brake from school. I mean, I'm doing well and all, but I get so tired. I have tons of homework, and next week will be even worse. I'm lucky if I'll ever get a weekend which I don't have to spend doing homework with Alli. I ate my lunch slowly enjoying the sun touching my face. I sat outside at a table alone since Alli was with cute little Drew, and Jenna was too much of a baby to go out in the "cold". Give me a break. As long as there's no snow, I'm good. I took another bite of my home brought food. Yes, I convinced Alli to make us sandwiches. I had a smug look on my face, even though I knew I was alone. I chuckled at myself.

"You need to get more friends Clare" I said to myself.

"You can start with me?" A sweet voice asked. I turned around, and there stood a guy with light brown hair. He was smiling at me and I gladly returned his smile. He looked a bit familiar.

"I mean, can I sit? The cafeteria is too crowded and that table is broken" He pointed to a table a few feet away.

"Yeah, sure" I said smiling at him. "What happened to the table anyways? It was fine yesterday.."

"Fits broke it" He said bluntly as if he was talking about the weather.

"Ok? Who's Fits?" The guy took out his lunch and looked at me, realization suddenly hitting his face.

"Oh, right, you're new here" He smiled "Fits a jerk, that's not worth getting to know"

"Well, good to know" I laughed a little "If he's the table-breaking-guy" I said joking.

"Yeah, I mean that's absolutely the worst thing he's ever done" The guy joked as well. I smiled at him. There was something about him.

"What's your name?" I blurted.

"Oh, sorry I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Adam" He smiled at me, reaching out his hand for me to shake. I took his hand in mine, shaking it.

"I'm Clare, nice to meet you"

"Ditto" He said taking back his hand to take a huge bite of his sandwich. He looked so familiar... I felt my eyebrows rise as I remembered.

"You're from my English class, aren't you?"

"Yeah, but we've never talked. I think" He pretended to think hard and I chuckled at him.

"No, I don't think we have"

"Well, we'll fix that right now" He smiled at me and I smiled back. He was easy being around.

"Look at the time flying by" Adam said looking at his none existing clock. I chuckled at him. We'd spent lunch talking, and let me say: he's one of the sweetest guys I've ever met.

"How long until class?"

"Well, if we're going to follow this clock... two hours?" He looked at his wrist confused. I couldn't help but shake my head at him, smiling.

"Come on, we're going to be late"

"Ughhh" Adam whined.

"Adam... it's English"

"No it's not, I have math"

"Ok, fine it's not, but we have English tomorrow, and I'll sit with you if you get your lazy ass to class" Adam smirked. A smirk reminding me of a specific someone.

"What makes you think I want to sit with you?"

"Considering you've been sitting out in the cold with me all lunch... and I might bring an extra sandwich tomorrow..."

"Done" He said slamming his hand on the table, as to close the deal. He got up and dragged me inside.

"Where were you?" Alli asked waving her hands around. I sat in the library reading a book. I had math, but our teacher was sick, so we were free to do what we felt like.

"Um, class?"

"No, I mean all day! Morning, lunch, after lunch..." She counted on her fingers.

"Well lets see.." I said amused at her. "First at my lockers, the class, then lunch outside, then class. In other words I've had an very interesting day" Alli glared at me.

"You've been avoiding me"

"What? Me? You've been stuck to Drew all day" Alli sat down.

"I left him after 10 mins in lunch to find you, but you were nowhere to be found"

"Oh.. I didn't know you were looking. I was outside. Jenna knew"

"I couldn't find Jenna" She paused. "Wait if you were outside and Jenna knew that means she wasn't with you? You sat alone?" I chuckled at her.

"I know more people, not only you and Jenna"

"I just thought you and Eli weren't really on the best side-"

"Not him Alli.." Her eyebrows rose.

"Then who?"

"I met this guy from my English class, Adam. He's really cool" Alli rolled her eyes at me, smiling.

"Clare..."

"No, not like that. He's really sweet! Like the brother I never had!" I grinned at her. She knew how much I've always wanted a brother.

"You seem happy"

"I am. You should meet him. He's awesome"

"You've only been with him once" Alli said amused.

"So what. At least I don't fall in love with guys after 5 mins..."

"Fine, guilty, I admit it" She said throwing her hair back while chuckling. I smiled at her before realizing something.

"Alli, why are you here?"

"Excuse me?" She said fake-hurt.

"I mean.. don't you have to be in class"

"No, our science teacher is 'sick'" She put air quotes around sick. I raised my eyebrows at her.

"I saw him getting in his car with some woman-"

"That doesn't mean-"

"Kissing her" Alli looked amused. I laughed at her, realizing something else.

"Alli!"

"YES!" She said dramatically

"Our math teacher, who by the way is a woman, is also sick. Like right now" We looked at each other, trying to keep a straight face, but failing miserably. Laughter filled the room, and a grumpy elder woman came yelling at us to keep it down.

"Sorry" I said. Alli sitting besides me, trying to stay still

"Damn, that old woman knows how to yell in a library" I laughed at her, putting my book away. I probably won't be reading much, now that Alli keeps me company.

"Oh, right, I meant to tell you something"

"Shoot" I said.

"Mr. Simpson told me that our roommate will be here this Friday, and that we should meet her, help her put her things in etc."

"On a Friday night?"

"Don't pretend you have something better to do" Alli teased me. My answer was sticking my under lip out, faking hurt.

"He didn't tell me her name though... which is kind of weird" I shrugged.

"Maybe he forgot"

"Yeah, maybe" Alli picked at her nails. "So wanna go to the mall with me tonight. I rolled my eyes.

"I don't know, I have a lot to do..."

"Excuses, excuses" She said. "So, at three o'clock?"

"Alli..."

"Clare..."

"Why do I have to go? I have to use my money carefully"

"You know that's bullshit Clare, you're loaded. We both are" She said smugly. She was right. Our mothers had always been great friends, and once they decided to play lotto, together. And guess what? They won loads. I smiled at the memory. But we didn't really tell people, we didn't want fake-friends around us only for money.

"You're smiling, does that mean I'm winning?" She asked hopefully.

"I'm not really in the mood.."

"Clare, pleaaaaaaaaaaaaas?"

"Give me a reason to" I said a bit amused by Alli's desperate desire.

"I. Want. To. Shop." She said slowly, as if talking to a baby. I smiled at her. "And then we can go watch a movie, and buy some candy and have a real girls night"

"It's school night" I said.

"So?" I rolled my eyes at her.

"Fine"

"Eeep!"

A/N: Hope you liked it! If you did REVIEW, if not REVIEW ;) I love to read your reviews. Next chapter will probably be up on Monday.

Spoiler: Eli will be at the mall...

BTW: Valentines is coming up.. should I write a Valentines Day special? Like a short story with 2-3 chapters? :)

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