Not-so-Freshmen

Chapter Six

Just before I walk out of history class and into the Freshmen hallway, I feel someone grab my arm. I turn my head to see that it's Parker. Hadn't we done enough talking to each other today?

"Paisley, do you think we could stay after for just a little while today?" his eyes are hopeful, and expectant. It's hard to say no to him.

I nod at him. "Sure, Parker. That sounds fine."

He smiles at me, so I smile back. It's really surprising how much this all seems to mean to him.

So, I walk out of the history room and am joined by Camille.

"Hey hun," Camille grins at me, playfully bumping my arm with hers. "Why were you just talking with the Scarecrow from Wizard of Oz?"

I chuckle at our old joke from last year, but then I feel bad about making fun of Parker like that.

"I'm gonna be tutoring him for a little while," I reply, not jokingly at all. Camille seems to understand that I don't think it's that funny anymore. The two of us rush into our English class just before the bell rings, and get to work on our in-class project. Yeah, a project on the second day of school. That's advanced classes for you.
But anyway. After English, Camille and I walk to lunch together. Somwhere on our way down to the second floor, we are joined by Derek. Oh the joy. 

I mean, it's not that I don't like Derek. I do. It's just... He can be a stuck-up jerk sometimes. And as soon as Derek walks into a room, all of Camille's attention is on him. Sometimes it gets annoying. That, and the fact that Tori and I have never had "real boyfriends."

Derek, Camille, and I are joined by Tori and Wesley in the lunch line, and the five of us walk to a lunch table together.
 "Paisley, why didn't you text me last night?" Wesley says after we sit down.

Oh wow. That one really put me on the spot. I don't know what to say, so I just end up staring at him like an awkward freak.

"Eh, it's okay," he says with a sweet smile. "We'll just have to text today."

I smile at him, and nod. "That definitely sounds like a plan."

Welsey nods back at me, then begins to eat his so-called pizza. School food= DISGUSTING.  

What do y'all think? FEEDBAAACK?  :) yeah, this one was kinda slow.