Nothing's What It Seems
Chapter 2
"There she is." said Adri as we walked into study. "Why is she sitting with Bianca...and Julie?" I asked. Me and Adri walked over to the table that Lauren was sitting at. "Hey Lo." I said calmly. She looked up at us then continued her conversation with Bianca and Julie. "Lauren" Adri said sternly. "What?" she said in an annoyed tone. "Can we talk...over there?" continued Adri. She looked at us for a couple of seconds then got up and walked with us. "What is going on with you?" I asked her. "This summer both of you have been so cliquey, and I can't take it anymore." she said. "What are you ta-" started Adri. "Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about." she said. Me and Adrian looked at each other confused. "Sleepovers without me, mall trips without me, beach trips without me, vacations without me, everything was without me." she responded sadly. "Lo, we never meant to leave you out and we're sorry." She looked at us sincerely for a second, but continued to say, "You don't need to be sorry. I have new friends now." as she gestured to Bianca and Julie, the girl Ryan cheated on me with. She walked back to the table, and right after me and Adri turned around, they were all smirking at us. "New year, right?" I said trying to be positive. Adrian looked at me for a second, then we both started laughing as hard as we could. "This isn't funny." Adrian said through her laughter. "I know!" I said in response.
We made our way over to our table and talked for a couple of minutes until I saw Jared walk through the door. "Your eyes just totally lit up." said Adrian. I smiled at her then looked up to see Jared talking to Lauren. "Come sit with us." said Lauren. He looked over at me, and said, "I would, but I want to sit with Emily." I laughed after I heard him say that. He came over to the table and Adrian said, "Good choice." "Jared, this is my best friend Adrian, and Adrian, this is Jared" I said. We talked asked Jared some questions about Arizona, then he asked me and Adrian questions about Colorado. I saw Ben, the guy Adrian has had a crush on for a year, walk in and I nudged Adrian and said, "Hey Adri, looky, looky." She knew exactly what I was talking about and eagerly asked, "Oh my god, oh my god. how do i look?" as she ran her fingers through her dark brown hair. "Great!" I said giving her a thumbs up. "Hey guys." he said leaning over the table. "So my parents are out of town this weekend and I'm gonna have a party this Friday night." he continued. "Sounds fun." said Adrian. "Whose this guy?" he asked referring to Jared. "Thats Jared. He's from Arizona." I said. "He cool?" he asked. "Yeah, he's cool." I said smiling at Jared. "Sweet. So you guys coming?" he asked. We all looked at each other, and nodded. "I think thats a yes." said Adrian in a flirty tone. He gave us a thumbs up and started walking out of the room, then turned around and said, "Adrian, I almost forgot. Do you want to be my date for my party?" he asked. "Yeah. Sounds good." she said, playing it off like it was no big deal. As soon as he left she started squealing. "Let's celebrate. Frozen yogurt on me after school?" I asked looking at Jared and Adrian. They nodded yes, and then the bell rang and we made our way to our next class.