I search the hallways and turn every corridor, looking for him, but he was nowhere to be found. I didn't stop wandering around the school like a lost puppy until I recognized a familiar face.995Please respect copyright.PENANAZgRqB7QmxH
995Please respect copyright.PENANAsmR5ykSK5M
995Please respect copyright.PENANAm16eHPtSSG
"Hey, D, have you seen Ryan?" Perhaps he wasn't my best option since he's not exactly my biggest fan right now for some unknown reason. But still, he was the only option I got at the moment.995Please respect copyright.PENANAmX3K20BkFk
995Please respect copyright.PENANAUhQc4OK3Dw
995Please respect copyright.PENANAedc79ZdEga
"Nicole."995Please respect copyright.PENANA05nIhjB9Y4
995Please respect copyright.PENANAyjXxzQtJsU
995Please respect copyright.PENANAKg3Gag1Th3
"Okay, I know you hate me right now, but can just help me out here?"995Please respect copyright.PENANASaqvkKyorn
995Please respect copyright.PENANAUgCeuuSgJZ
995Please respect copyright.PENANAtrg7nsNWY2
"I don't hate you."995Please respect copyright.PENANAnzJbgjwmmZ
995Please respect copyright.PENANA7dmL9a5CTl
995Please respect copyright.PENANAs5IFtZoa2H
"Oh, yeah, evidently. Just answer me with 'yes' or 'no'," I was in no mood to this thing again, where we argue about non-existent issues between us.995Please respect copyright.PENANA1Ls2Zc9HtD
995Please respect copyright.PENANAYrnMyTSm3S
995Please respect copyright.PENANAsqsQiyyLkr
"No, I haven't seen him all day."995Please respect copyright.PENANAqVtVef0Dua
995Please respect copyright.PENANAadn7UkT3v3
995Please respect copyright.PENANAu03kDoF94W
"Alright, thanks, I start to walk away before I feel a tug on my shirt. I see a different look on Dylan's face then, on that holds somehow regret—I'm not sure. He opened his mouth to talk but closed it again without saying a word and turns back to his locker.995Please respect copyright.PENANAyhyWCmICZr
995Please respect copyright.PENANApJVaYKXmOB
995Please respect copyright.PENANAFE1SswnHRl
"What?" I ask, but he keeps his back turned to me. "What is it, D?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAuJHHoC3Z6U
995Please respect copyright.PENANAbv6WxVH00C
995Please respect copyright.PENANAxJ7aRubXMp
After a few moments of intense silence, he turns around and suddenly wraps his arms around me. I was shocked by the gesture at first but eventually relaxed under his hold.995Please respect copyright.PENANAN2BmWP3XNQ
995Please respect copyright.PENANAkeJXcDvTGB
995Please respect copyright.PENANAPaTWRM8IAX
"I miss you," he murmurs in my shoulder. We stay like that for a few seconds till I notice everyone's eyes on us.995Please respect copyright.PENANA6A1IwgCsXT
995Please respect copyright.PENANAG1gYT0yBar
995Please respect copyright.PENANADMvZepS1ND
I push him away, "Come one, you know I hate hugs."995Please respect copyright.PENANA0xXSBPN2mP
995Please respect copyright.PENANA5FWtDkxaGM
995Please respect copyright.PENANAYM2ubwO4rh
He smiles at me and right then, I know we were back to normal.995Please respect copyright.PENANAHk6e0DSFfR
995Please respect copyright.PENANAU1ATl6G8rl
995Please respect copyright.PENANAnfYMtBUUKF
"Listen, can we just forget about whatever happened between us?" H says.995Please respect copyright.PENANAinsAeRtREI
995Please respect copyright.PENANAAddVmBLBfx
995Please respect copyright.PENANAbWUPNXFxOi
"What happened?" I ask in a forgetful manner. He chuckles but still keeps that guilty look on his face. He looks at the ground and says, "I'm sorry for everything I said to you, Nicole."995Please respect copyright.PENANABcFAuPzZVa
995Please respect copyright.PENANAvoGTLnOU2F
995Please respect copyright.PENANAH44B19KOfG
"What did you say?" I asked again, bringing a genuine, relieved smile back to his face. I did miss him these past few days as well.995Please respect copyright.PENANA66Jn6UTtnO
995Please respect copyright.PENANAjn4HY8sdfk
995Please respect copyright.PENANALfeQp1qGUD
Chemistry was my first class today, which I share with Will, Jordan, and Kyle. Mr. Fisher gave us some weird equation and some things we have to calculate then went to read a book on his desk. Nothing made sense to me, so I just decided not to try. Kyle looked just as hopeless, rolling his pencil on his desk with one hand while he rests his cheek on the palm of the other. He looks at me and pokes his tongue out, and I do the same back to him. I know, we're more mature than three-year-olds. Jordan, on the other hand, seemed focused on his paper, writing something with a serious face. Although he looks like it, I doubt he's actually solving the questions.995Please respect copyright.PENANA3l3oBKPRsx
995Please respect copyright.PENANAKlxDUilTqD
995Please respect copyright.PENANAS5MLK70CNN
Will kept playing with my hair the whole time although I kept telling him not to. I turn to him for the fifth time, "Stop playing with my hair!"995Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9Ocm8dSRY
995Please respect copyright.PENANAbotD4mMGvD
995Please respect copyright.PENANAJjxTo9AfyT
"I'm not playing with it," he argues.995Please respect copyright.PENANAaajOwrBMkW
995Please respect copyright.PENANA5uDPm8gtiT
995Please respect copyright.PENANATlBzdNTgWC
"Yeah, of course," I feel a knot at the ends of my hair, and I try to untangle it, "What were you trying to do?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAupY9RN2zOZ
995Please respect copyright.PENANAWeuyzVGsuJ
995Please respect copyright.PENANAsfJBhhpVHp
"I tried braiding it, and it seems like I did a pretty decent job," he leans back in his chair with a proud expression.995Please respect copyright.PENANAXbdH9Hv7ze
995Please respect copyright.PENANAjVcRpUyeJ0
995Please respect copyright.PENANAjaoXnlFrMA
"Yeah, thanks," I say sarcastically and try fixing my hair. I brush it quickly with my hand then twist it in a quick bun and cover it with my hat. I point my index finger at him warningly, "Don't." And he simply smiles at me with amusement.995Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZdMTrxNc3
995Please respect copyright.PENANAJJKlKK5x0Q
995Please respect copyright.PENANA4b0BtrwFnT
Jordan puts his pencil down and observes his work with pride and confidence. I still don't think they're the answers to the questions. HE grins at me and shows me his masterpiece.995Please respect copyright.PENANA48WkDa1i9H
995Please respect copyright.PENANASM2qJdeGTT
995Please respect copyright.PENANALLxtSwhc2G
He drew what looked like somebody's ass with underwear. He pointed an arrow at it with the label: Fisher's Panty Liner. I couldn't help the unattractive snort that came out of me when I saw what he drew. Behind me, Will was laughing quietly, and Kyle snatched the paper from Jordan to just laugh at it even more.995Please respect copyright.PENANAZBnmSZtQCy
995Please respect copyright.PENANA4blpb0bpyK
995Please respect copyright.PENANA9GxauXxG8i
In every group of friends, there's this one friend that has the loudest and weirdest laugh of the bunch. And in our group, that friend is Kyle. With his laughter, he caught the attention of the whole class, including Mr. Fisher.995Please respect copyright.PENANAIHUaYg6yma
995Please respect copyright.PENANAE5YneLrHZG
995Please respect copyright.PENANAZIaeQ5W064
"Hey, there, four of you!" Mr. Fisher yelled from his desk. We go silent immediately, but the smiles stay plastered on our faces. "Did you finish solving?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAIwyBlINsha
995Please respect copyright.PENANAydJx5WimCD
995Please respect copyright.PENANAKFjLJFeR96
No one answers.995Please respect copyright.PENANAyGaXvT4r9O
995Please respect copyright.PENANAXRnYLAEDYS
995Please respect copyright.PENANAqlUdqphrdn
"What's that paper, Jordan?" He asks, walking towards us, making me start laughing again when I notice it. His panty liner was clearer than ever, and couldn't control myself.995Please respect copyright.PENANALJ6VH3xMzV
995Please respect copyright.PENANAdjEwBw4Q7G
995Please respect copyright.PENANAeU24Y1MxUB
"Nothing," Jordan quickly shoves the crumpled paper under his desk.995Please respect copyright.PENANAdnPyYL9cmZ
995Please respect copyright.PENANAUpM50r4MXp
995Please respect copyright.PENANAfAgWa0C0CY
"Show me," the teacher stretches out his hand to take the paper. Jordan looks at all of us for help, but being the great friends we are, we all ignored him.995Please respect copyright.PENANAmk9S6BBj8B
995Please respect copyright.PENANAa3Y7T0hzIG
995Please respect copyright.PENANAMd1b2fFvi7
Mr. Fisher's face changes color when he sees the paper. While he examines it with horror, Jordan gives us the finger for ignoring him.995Please respect copyright.PENANA2DaBpCmmpy
995Please respect copyright.PENANA3soH3FzwiM
995Please respect copyright.PENANAKVwJE1X7Zs
"All four of you will stay after school for detention," Mr. Fisher decides, crumpling back the paper.995Please respect copyright.PENANADQGXkJmDEY
995Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZVmeu3uH0
995Please respect copyright.PENANAAUZkeYD5Np
"Excuse me!"995Please respect copyright.PENANAZS5N0VVN69
995Please respect copyright.PENANAIuOar77nHW
995Please respect copyright.PENANAouU91qSh80
"What? Why?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAeVCdu8Kjme
995Please respect copyright.PENANAkhtIXNYQ5i
995Please respect copyright.PENANAsIh3qLoHUZ
"What the hell, man?!"995Please respect copyright.PENANAGxfjg4x3Eb
995Please respect copyright.PENANAoO6vrIn2HU
995Please respect copyright.PENANAMvf2yj4U7G
And with that being said, I got involved in something I completely had nothing to do with. Third day and I already got a detention. Mom would've been proud.995Please respect copyright.PENANA6AmZL0iajp
995Please respect copyright.PENANA5J0uNyH4Pz
995Please respect copyright.PENANAacNWHsdtIY
I had math with Denise, Charlotte (one of the twins), and supposedly Ryan, who showed up 10 minutes late to class. Mr. Hamilton gave him a tardiness slip and warned him not to repeat it. He sits next to me, and I couldn't keep my patience, especially when he doesn't even say 'Hi' or look at me.995Please respect copyright.PENANA5HIy3IM78E
995Please respect copyright.PENANAjK862DEyOr
995Please respect copyright.PENANAOjPFWDgbSS
"Hey," I whisper. "Hey, Ryan!" I kick his chair, and he looks at me questioningly.995Please respect copyright.PENANAXCSUcJPNVU
995Please respect copyright.PENANABGz9xcCund
995Please respect copyright.PENANAUV9VC09WI3
"Why did you did you leave early yesterday?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAKp4ZVGzN0G
995Please respect copyright.PENANAgO9Qovqx5s
995Please respect copyright.PENANAtrHQGwtYVu
"I had an emergency," he answers vaguely.995Please respect copyright.PENANABqhTWGuO30
995Please respect copyright.PENANAIsJjarGk8i
995Please respect copyright.PENANAWWRsDHTA9V
"What kind?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAhMDueMZG7B
995Please respect copyright.PENANAFJZsfThJsX
995Please respect copyright.PENANAgs8H7F6VwP
"Just an emergency, alright?" He looks away and pretends to listen to the lesson.995Please respect copyright.PENANAflXRvG5Qi1
995Please respect copyright.PENANAQyPgIsJzeA
995Please respect copyright.PENANA77Tb9sfCDO
Alright? What the fuck? I might be nosy, but I'm only nosy when it comes to people I care about. And if he's annoyed by it, then he can kiss my ass for all I care, alright? I look at him in disbelief then huff in annoyance. Denise notices and shrugs her shoulders at me.995Please respect copyright.PENANAYoiFy8bMuH
995Please respect copyright.PENANAtWWYyahQqs
995Please respect copyright.PENANAiBFBtLZstt
While I put my things in my locker to go to the cafeteria, Ryan waits for me. I close my locker to give him a straight face, "What do you want?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAIeWPFxu0Ow
995Please respect copyright.PENANA5QFPHQQjIa
995Please respect copyright.PENANAm3sxAYki8K
"I didn't think that would upset you, I'm sorry," he says, leaning against the lockers.995Please respect copyright.PENANAZHteSTbtyq
995Please respect copyright.PENANALPnBneSELk
995Please respect copyright.PENANAZ60BUv6ejs
"Neither did I, alright?" I speed up towards the cafeteria.995Please respect copyright.PENANAAZNizs6yo6
995Please respect copyright.PENANAzythxECuJm
995Please respect copyright.PENANAgQ32AMnkrA
"Please, Shadow, don't be like that," he tries again, following me as I get my lunch. "Are you still mad"?995Please respect copyright.PENANASijrnnR9kw
995Please respect copyright.PENANAcDPaitwBqe
995Please respect copyright.PENANALlOdby4HwT
"I'm fine, alright?"995Please respect copyright.PENANA2CQF2MwPIV
995Please respect copyright.PENANA1TKIvx1wgx
995Please respect copyright.PENANATeOITKvq54
He follows me to the table, where all my friends, excluding Amber, are sitting. He sits without an invitation. No one complains though, but rather gives him looks of his own. I dig into my sandwich, not bothering to do any sort of introduction or whatever.995Please respect copyright.PENANAde8L3dPwEB
995Please respect copyright.PENANAiuwrxE3JNa
995Please respect copyright.PENANA0UcjlVU8xT
"Ryan," Cody starts. "So you're Nic's boyfriend?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAcSLhZvINn7
995Please respect copyright.PENANAWIP3x8Ok9p
995Please respect copyright.PENANAKydQs2KJ9w
"Yes, I am—"995Please respect copyright.PENANAUQ2oC29DPY
995Please respect copyright.PENANA9CwZlXdrCj
995Please respect copyright.PENANAO8pz8RAUk0
"Really are you?" I ask him with a challenging look. He frowns at me while everyone else raises his eyebrows in confusion. I roll my eyes and huff for the second time today.995Please respect copyright.PENANA2vD5CZAhoU
995Please respect copyright.PENANAuhKb2ucZFz
995Please respect copyright.PENANA8MSKQL0MqN
"Okay," Cody smiles faintly and starts cracking his knuckles. Oh, I know what's coming next. It's Cody's time to shine, gentlemen. "Nicole looks mad, so tell me, Hastings, what have you done to piss her off?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAUR10T0UgjK
995Please respect copyright.PENANA2sAbdzFc9E
995Please respect copyright.PENANA8uLTpMeEki
"Man, I haven't done anything," Ryan raises both his hands in immediate surrender.995Please respect copyright.PENANAcS00M8j8Ay
995Please respect copyright.PENANAiAgOGs2JDz
995Please respect copyright.PENANAdL0bWZ0h8x
"Well, she's not on her period, and it's clear it has something to do with you, so speak up. What happened between you two?"995Please respect copyright.PENANASOArF6sARD
995Please respect copyright.PENANAuvDSR3QZ2v
995Please respect copyright.PENANAbsSnNNdXN3
"Why don't you ask her?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAfi0ZjPf4Fn
995Please respect copyright.PENANAXkJecpS06x
995Please respect copyright.PENANAYb9sSzX257
"Don't tell him what to do," Kyle points his finger at him threateningly. Well, they sure are enjoying this.995Please respect copyright.PENANAEjFS54C99s
995Please respect copyright.PENANATvYwKc6D6x
995Please respect copyright.PENANABT4zqfi8xS
"Also, we're the only ones who ask the questions here," Cody retorts.995Please respect copyright.PENANAvgFLyYkrxX
995Please respect copyright.PENANAqOzuEEc7dB
995Please respect copyright.PENANAaM6bL2mZ11
"Listen, dude, we're sure that Nic can deal with you on her own, but we'll be watching you," Jordan says, and moves his pinky and index from his own eyes to Ryan's.995Please respect copyright.PENANAnDR9ilhj27
995Please respect copyright.PENANA33TPET0NTi
995Please respect copyright.PENANApYylzpf0j5
"Yeah, whatever," Ryan says in confusion. I chuckle then look at him to find him staring at me. I stop smiling quickly and raise an eyebrow then look away. Will like he was enjoying this as well from the other side of the table.995Please respect copyright.PENANA8X2mYmYjgX
995Please respect copyright.PENANA5ikv68wR9I
995Please respect copyright.PENANA1Jlab5pJJL
"Alright, kids, here's this week's news," Denise's voice echoes through the cafeteria. She and Tammy, the school's journalist, walk around to distribute the school's weekly magazine.995Please respect copyright.PENANA1dEfcADgYa
995Please respect copyright.PENANAxYQnKZ5zdu
995Please respect copyright.PENANAOyln59nymi
"Gentlemen and Nicole, here you go," Tammy passes around copies for everyone. Once I get mine, I notice the good quality of the magazine. I flip through it till I found a golden page with a picture of me on the right side of it. The headline said boldly, "Nicole Shadow: Everyone's Type."995Please respect copyright.PENANAANt2L1Gek9
995Please respect copyright.PENANA3EBT3o8hE0
995Please respect copyright.PENANADAV8psglj4
Okay, really?995Please respect copyright.PENANA6lTZzLU246
995Please respect copyright.PENANALPmu8G8xuz
995Please respect copyright.PENANAMiuNknQzam
"So what do you think of the headline, Nicole?" Tammy asked. She was a short blonde, who wore glasses that covered pretty, green eyes. She wore a blue skater skirt, a white button-down shirt, and a pink cardigan on top, matched with floral ballerinas. She wore girly, sweet, and innocent. Her hair was up in a bun properly, and she couldn't look any more suitable for her job.995Please respect copyright.PENANA1PC2hxqekN
995Please respect copyright.PENANAurNdqyLcWy
995Please respect copyright.PENANAnHgVXWnThM
"Quite clever," I just got weak by her looks I couldn't tell her the truth.995Please respect copyright.PENANArgPn26yaRx
995Please respect copyright.PENANAa5cXGuIbTA
995Please respect copyright.PENANAtWv1mq1Jt0
"I like mine as well," Will said, which attracts Tammy's attention like a magnet.995Please respect copyright.PENANAJvO1Q0rlE3
995Please respect copyright.PENANAotSkOBgpzx
995Please respect copyright.PENANAtrt1qgUSm8
"Will Allen: Miraculously single," I read aloud. Again, really?995Please respect copyright.PENANAUIJbwIfaUu
995Please respect copyright.PENANAuWevpH2Owx
995Please respect copyright.PENANAys6b2olzGM
"I'm so glad you like it, Will," Tammy brushes a strand of hair behind her ear. Never mind my impression of her.995Please respect copyright.PENANAEb7UvLueY8
995Please respect copyright.PENANAJSPyiILPQe
995Please respect copyright.PENANAf9LfE3wr1r
Will and I start reading lines from our articles that basically compliment either our features or personalities. Tammy wrote pretty good stuff about me, especially this one specific line:995Please respect copyright.PENANA4p2eB4u5uc
995Please respect copyright.PENANAsZV8aSP7CN
995Please respect copyright.PENANAHTYc5yohl0
She doesn't need mo dress or no heels to walk the hallways like a star. With just a flip of her hair, she'll be rocking down the liberty walk like no one else.995Please respect copyright.PENANA7EutDn4kG3
995Please respect copyright.PENANABYuhMmK1HW
995Please respect copyright.PENANA3HWK7hVy8H
No wiser words can ever be said.995Please respect copyright.PENANAixj9exPfAo
995Please respect copyright.PENANAaEwkjtXzIa
995Please respect copyright.PENANAChE6GaC110
"Well, listen up, star," Will clears his throat then reads, "The temperature's been rising lately, and it's getting hotter every day. Why? Will Allen, ladies. It's Will Allen keeping all of us steaming up and hot af."995Please respect copyright.PENANAa45PwT2fnX
995Please respect copyright.PENANAEDtQv6Q9cF
995Please respect copyright.PENANA54tUIydEU9
"Isn't it just weird when you read praises of you out loud?" Tyler asks.995Please respect copyright.PENANAPLY2MYOPg0
995Please respect copyright.PENANAsT8Y6q3DiB
995Please respect copyright.PENANAzrQw14KURD
"Yo, Nic, check this out," Jordan shows me a picture on the second page of—995Please respect copyright.PENANAewVyPKEz9o
995Please respect copyright.PENANAa0okPVhS0L
995Please respect copyright.PENANA6DMrjiXFXe
"What the fuck?" I look in shock at the picture then at Tammy and Denise, "What the fuck?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAl7Zngyh1JO
995Please respect copyright.PENANAP5AHgOmwQp
995Please respect copyright.PENANAGAVfejrs6k
"What?" Denise asks innocently.995Please respect copyright.PENANATpmmHfvlMR
995Please respect copyright.PENANAXYHzwK1KMH
995Please respect copyright.PENANAx5aV7ODkGN
"What is this picture?" I point at the picture of me and Ryan kissing on my desk. That was on my first day in math when Ryan kissed me in front of the whole class. I had no idea people took pictures. This ain't Gossip Girl.995Please respect copyright.PENANAJu4IMg3Fid
995Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4jJfDVwmk
995Please respect copyright.PENANAWyuN45WzNK
"Oh, this? What's wrong with it?" Denise asks, and Tammy starts walking away.995Please respect copyright.PENANASYKvfRW4Ad
995Please respect copyright.PENANAeFHNd02Dco
995Please respect copyright.PENANAYB87mWGm6U
"Who took this? Tammy?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAl0kwGXv7es
995Please respect copyright.PENANAX1rJEm8fB3
995Please respect copyright.PENANATERWgdFFlH
"Believe me, I don't know. It was sent anonymously," she talked quickly and nervously.995Please respect copyright.PENANA8sH3QIciAW
995Please respect copyright.PENANACkYNBFSKlr
995Please respect copyright.PENANAisLsm20AP1
"...she got the legend Ryan Hastings already hooked up even before stepping into the building like a boss," I read silently what was written next to the picture. Oh my God! People will actually read this.995Please respect copyright.PENANAMrIG1Qtoqg
995Please respect copyright.PENANANNTGlSedeE
995Please respect copyright.PENANAawsQldnwL6
"Does the principal know about this?" I ask.995Please respect copyright.PENANAA4VEgWBxN5
995Please respect copyright.PENANAgbRUl0Q4od
995Please respect copyright.PENANAs0Wtaamahz
"Of course, he gets the first copy, and he loves it," Denise says.995Please respect copyright.PENANAVu2KxTBsQ3
995Please respect copyright.PENANAjaJWpC0YbT
995Please respect copyright.PENANABF7zRdx6Ox
In the "coming soon" section were all the coming events of the school. The first one on the list was the next week's basketball game. The Fall Festival was also there on the list.995Please respect copyright.PENANAO0XUacBS2N
995Please respect copyright.PENANA6OKpIyjbIS
995Please respect copyright.PENANAkrBz1fgo42
"Our game is next week. You guys ready?" Dylan declares.995Please respect copyright.PENANAv8b2TF1Xf6
995Please respect copyright.PENANAs6wkVFjqlN
995Please respect copyright.PENANAo50V8D6vCj
"Yes, captain!" Jordan and Tyler say in sync.995Please respect copyright.PENANA1XvSRQn8eN
995Please respect copyright.PENANAomL8mxh2WM
995Please respect copyright.PENANAv41f60VENM
"So don't miss today's practice, fellas," Dylan says, "You, too, Ryan."995Please respect copyright.PENANAe2Yhv1Mr15
995Please respect copyright.PENANAP5Zwf87a6k
995Please respect copyright.PENANABCyIcXTDyk
Ryan's also a member of the team. Look at that, one more thing I don't know about my boyfriend.
ns216.73.216.203da2