Searching for Love, Found Wealth

“Meet me outside. I have a surprise for you”

With a pencil drawn smiley face.

I checked around for the culprit. Everyone seemed immense in what they’re doing.

Rueben looked up at me questioningly then looked outside the door. Could he have seen who?

He looked at me again and outside the door then went back to his work. Did the culprit go outside, well if the person wanted me outside then they could be outside. What did they want though?

As I expected it was Cara. She was standing with her two underlings. I cat walked to her and cocked my eyebrows.

She said to follow her and we stopped outside at the back of the school. She swung her hand to slap me but I held it.

“What do you want?” I asked, feigning politeness. Another underling threw me a kick but missed.

Like they were all crazy, which they were, they become showing off some weird karate stunts. Which I all missed. Did I forget to add that I had started my kung-Fu classes?

And they’re basically the “Barbie slap-slap” kind of girls”.

“Can I ask what I did first?” I asked them but they grew angrier.

“Don’t you dare try us. Your life would be a living hell!” one of the underlings yelled.

“She’s already tried us. And her life would be a living hell. You’ll see what happens when an ant messes with an elephant” Cara stomps off.

It was a cool ending line though. I watched her chicken-walk, it was becoming fascinating.

I strolled back to class. I just had just victoriously annoyed the school’s boss girl. Why wasn’t I scared? Well, it’s not like I did anything.

I bumped into Rueben halfway. “Sorry. Hope you’re okay?” I said awkwardly.

“No, I’m sorry” he replied. It was a full bump. (You know what I mean, the almost kissing type).

I zoomed past him immediately into our classroom to avoid any awkwardness. I nearly bumped into Jasper too. They were all coming out of the classroom.

“Sorry” I zoomed past him to my seat. He turned to me wanting to apologize but just left it.

I stared at Sheena while she painted. It was a picture of a boy sitting on a window. He looked like an anime character. He was really good-looking.

I unconsciously shifted my chair towards her. “He’s name is Nachi” she said. I shifted back my chair not to look awkward.

She frowned but kept on painting. “Yeah, he’s cool. Is he real?” Jennifer said to her from across me.

Jennifer sat at my left, Sheena at my right.

Sheena smiled at her and continued. “Yeah, it’s nice” I added but none of them made any reaction.

Okay, today was turning to a really awkward day. Two more classes remained to end the day. I had no one to ask what the next class was.

I looked gloomily around the almost empty classroom. This can never happen at my school in Cornfest.

A teacher couldn’t skip classes, replacing it with classwork. It was seen as laziness and students could report to their form teacher.

This was a school in the capital for God sake. Shouldn’t things be a little better.

I shifted my chair backwards as I stood up. Guess I should go socialize. It shouldn’t get to a week before I do.

Outside chattering and clanging of some metal were heard. Some boys, called the “metallic gang”, were showing off a metallic stuff they had invented.

My eyes caught Jasper and his friends, they were watching the “metallic gangs”.

I thought of going to them, since they’re basically the only students I had interacted more with.

On second thoughts, it would just add to the awkward moments I’ve had today. Would I just walk to them, stand there and watch the “metallic gang”?

I surveyed the field, no junior students outside. Only few seniors, who were predominantly from my class.

(Grade 12 had three sections; 12A, 12B, 12C. I had late entry so was taken to 12C).

Sheena and Jennifer walked out of the classroom, Jennifer noticed me standing alone at a corner. She gave me an awkward look.Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

Of course, it would be definitely awkward standing alone in an open field. Perhaps I should have stood with Jasper and his friends.

“Hey, what are you doing?” she asked after standing next to me. Sheena was glued to her side. I think Sheena wasn’t very social.

“Looking for who to hang out with” it escaped my lips.

A smirk formed on her lips as her eyes fell on Jasper.

“Keep looking then” was her next response as she darted towards Jasper, dragging Sheena along.

Did I sound a little cheesy? I didn’t mean it that way. I was becoming miss awkward today.

Sheena was holding a paper folded in half. It seemed like the “Nachi Anime” she had drawn earlier. Jennifer grinned widely as she came closer to the boys.

“Hey, check this out. Sheena made it” she announced to them. Rueben had taken the paper glaring at it, he seemed impressed.

Jasper was more focused on the metallic gang’s show. I don’t even get what they said they invented.

“Looks like a real anime character, right?” Rueben said to Jasper. He made a short “hmm” while still watching the gang.

The other friend, Jacobs was peering into the drawing. Jasper just seemed uninterested.

Sheena’s face had disappointed. Perhaps she was one of the many that crushed on Jasper, and Jennifer was helping her out with it.

Rueben kind of understand the situation and put the drawing in from of Jasper so he must see it.

“Wait, What in the world is that?” he finally looked at it. Reuben tried suppressing his laughter. Sheena’s face looked more grumpy.

Ironically, Jennifer had a hidden smirk on her face. “Don’t be like that!” she snatched the paper from them and began dragging Sheena away.

Jasper still looked blankly. “What really was that?” he asked again. “Her version of Naruto” Jacobs said and they began laughing.

It wasn’t that bad but they made it look like some stickman kind of drawings.

Jasper returned back to his metallic gang show.

Poor Sheena, the ideal story of a quiet girl falling for a popular boy. It was always better when it was the other way round.