Not My Cup of Tea

by Hotpotatogirl

After consistently moving back and forth from different countries, Antonia (Argent) is starting the new school year in public school. Her usual experience in a lavish style comes to a halt as her parents pull her out of Catholic private school. Antonia navigates reality with some already known friends and meets some unusual classmates. (COPYRIGHT DC COMICS)(char. list is last chap)

21. Something Serious I Guess

I lied. I procrastinated getting these chapters out and about all in one week but I really wanted to take care of myself during my break. Enjoy.

"Hey." Isaiah sat next to Antonia at the lunch table. Nicole didn't go to school the next day and Mal was struck with a cold. "Are you going with anyone to the marching event?" She decided to start interrogating the boy. She wanted to know if there were any mind games he was trying to pull since he was always flirting with her but never suggested a date. "Umm yeah with Karen, Roy, and Rachel. Why?" Antonia softened her voice, "Oh, nothing. I just wanted to see if you were going to meet us there. I planned on going with Nicole anyway, she's my ride." She gave him these large glittering eyes, batting her lashes to get his attention but he was too focused on his tater tots. Feeling defeated, she changed the conversation. "How have your class been?" He took a while to respond then answered, "They're actually pretty good. You know I've been looking into colleges to see what I would want to go for. I can't decide what I want. My dad really wants me to be a doctor, and I can understand why. He wants me to follow in his footsteps but I wanna try something different. I was thinking of journalism or something related to science, like geology or an ecologist." He looked at the girl smiling. "Oh wow. That's so cool." Donna rolled her eyes at them. Both were too scared to say anything, so they kept dancing around the idea. Isaiah always tried to act cool, but it sometimes registered to Antonia as him being in his own world. It began to get tiring every time one of them expected the other person to say something. Did they always talk and sit near each other at lunch? Yeah. So, what was the deal? Antonia thought that it was just a waste of time to be worried about him when she could easily be entertained but other guys. But what's the point in that? Antonia would want a serious relationship with a guy you grew up in a similar background as her. Someone that grew up with money and socialized well with others. She wanted to be with some attractive, making other girls jealous with rage. "Hey beautiful. You look tired." Karen arrived at the table concerned about the goth. She shifted her eyes back at her lunch, eyeing her chicken salad, "Yeah doll. I'm all good. I've got a lot on my mind so my focus is in and out." No, it's not. She wants things exactly to be her way, but it isn't working out.