Sammy watched as her red-haired friend reluctantly walked to her seat. "It'll be okay, Zoey... I promise."
Zoey took her new seat. She smiled thankfully at Sammy. "I hope you don't get a partner like mine," she mouthed.
"Next pair! Sammy and Alejandro."
"What?!" Heather stood up, flaming mad. "Why is she HIS partner? That should be me! Nice one, Samey!"
Sammy felt like curling up into a tiny ball and hiding. She hadn't even done anything, and Heather already hated her. "C-Can we switch, maybe?" The last thing Sammy wanted was to sit next to Ale-jerk-dro for an hour.
"Sorry, Same- Sammy. But my decision is final..."
Sammy took her seat, feeling tears well up in her eyes. School was just cruel. On the bright side, Zoey sat not too far from her. "It'll be fine. Sammy, it's only an hour! Besides..." Zoey leaned to whisper in Sammy's ear. "You actually got Heather to admit she likes Alejandro!"
Sammy had to smile when she heard that. She'd never done that before. "Cool..."
"Why do you sound so scared? Nobody before you has been able to do that!"
For the rest of class, Sammy and Zoey passed notes to each other. Finally, it was time for lunch. "So." Zoey and Sammy were waiting for Jasmine and Dawn to get their things together, so they were standing in the doorway. "Speaking of admitting you like someone... do you? I admit it, I like Mike. He's just so sweet and funny."
"Well, there is this guy Topher..."
Before Zoey could say anything, Dawn and Jasmine were waiting for them in the hall. "Are ya coming?"
"Of course! We were just talking about boys."
"Oh! Finally admitted you like Mike? By the way, nice job with earlier. Heather was so jealous!"
"Yes, it was all over her aura."
Sammy had to wait for Amy to show up so she could buy her lunch. So she told her friends to go ahead without her. "We'll save you a seat, Sammy!"
"Were those your lame-o friends? You should just give up. They'll leave you soon, anyway. Just you wait..." Amy was standing expectantly, staring at Sammy. Behind her was Heather and Dakota. Behind Heather were two girls, one with a brown ponytail and glasses, the other with blond hair and light blue eyes.
"Ladies, this is my sorry-ass excuse of a sister. Samey! Will you buy the five of us lunch?"
"But I only brought money for one person. I can't buy five lunches!"
"Too bad! Now take us to the lunchroom. Now, or else you'll regret it!"
Sammy reluctantly started walking towards the cafeteria, wondering, 'Will I ever be treated nicely?'