Liv's POV
Time flies by so fast. And before I know it, Physics is over and it's lunchtime.
I'm the last to leave the class. And while I'm packing my books into my bag, I notice a figure towering over me and then I look up to see Cece.
Darn. I was really hoping it would be West with an apology and he would tell me the secret. Of course I won't answer but I'll hear the secret at least.
"Oh, hey"
"You seem disappointed. Were you expecting someone else?"
"Kinda"
She sighs "I heard"
"Heard what?"
I gather all my books and I start heading towards the door.
"Everything. The Fight with West. Throwing South's heirloom. Coming to school with Drew. Guuurl, you've had a busy morning"
"I didn't throw it, okay?" I say say already getting pissed off
I roll my eyes. "And? "
"About West, I can tell you ya know"
"I know, but I want him to tell me. I mean, what gives, why won't he tell me?"
I reach the door and we both start walking towards my locker
"And About South's heirloom, I know what you can do"
Then I stop walking "Really??!"
"Well, spill"
"I was gonna give her this on her birthday but I can always find something else"
She brings out a box. "Whoa what is this. It looks super expensive"
"Yeah well, it is"
"So what's in it? "
She sighs "Well you know South is really sentimental. So I got her a locket with her Mom's pic and name engraved in it"
South and West's mom died when they were eight. And she and her mom were really close and when I say very close, I mean very close. So you can understand how much South will value this
I clamp my hand on my mouth. "Oh my gosh. That is so awesome. Well why are you telling me this"
"Because... Because I want you to give her"
"No, no I can't... That's wrong. I bet you worked your butt off to get the money and you did a lot of snooping to have found that pic. There's no way in hell that I'm gonna take that. You deserve the credit"
"Actually I just asked West for the pic. Just take the damn necklace"
"Oh my gosh, I cannot believe this. Thank
you so much"
She sighs "It's okay, what are friends for"
She looks real sad "I'll give it to her but I'll tell her you gave me"
I say hoping she won't argue. She is one of the most strong-headed people I know.
We hug. "I owe you" I say
"Okay let's talk cash" she says suddenly snapping out of the sad mood
We stare at each other before we both burst into laughter.
I put my books in my locker and put the box in my bag.
"C'mon let's go for lunch" Cece says
And we both get to the cafeteria. And I order a veggie burger and a milkshake.
Cece orders a normal burger and a milkshake. She heads over to her table where South and West are. And she calls me over "Liv, over here!"
And then all of a sudden Drew shouts "Cupcake, come seat with me!"
And then I am faced with dilemma. What table??
If I seat with Cece, it'll be too tense and awkward because of how things are presently but on the other hand if I seat with Drew, it'll be awkward as well.
But before I can react Drew comes over and drags me to his table.
Fan-bloody-tastic.
We finally get to his table. The supposed "cool" table and I am forced to sit down in-between him and one of his jock friends.
But I gotta say, none of them is bad looking. Well duh, hello they're friends with Drew of course they're hot.
As we sit down all of them stare at me awkwardly until Drew all of a sudden claps his hands together.
"Okay, everyone this is Olivia but everyone calls her Liv. You guys introduce yourselves starting from Nick to Winnie"
We were seven on the table. It's a pretty big table.
The dude beside me starts "Hi, I'm Ken"
"Hi, Ken"
Then the person next to him "Hey, I'm Joshua but everyone calls me Josh"
"Nice to meet you Josh"
Next
"Hi, I'm blair"
"Hey, blair"
Next
"Nick"
"Nice to meet you Nick"
Last
"Howdy, I'm Winnie"
"Howdy to you too, Winnie"
They don't seem all bad, I guess
"Okay, now that the Intro is done, I'll be right back I wanna get a smoothie re-fill"
I start digging in until Winnie speaks up. "Soo, Liv. Do you and Drew got something going on? Or is it just me"
All of them look at her and give her the 'what-the-hell' look and Blair whisper-shouts "Winnie what the hell" voicing out their thoughts
I chuckle "No, it's okay to ask, we're just friends. Actually no we're not, we're just Biology partners"
She wiggles her eyes and starts to grin "I see. That's how Nick and I started out" Winnie says as she leans towards Nick and kisses him
"Uh, guys kept it PG here. Don't scare Liv away" Josh says
"It's okay, I think it's cute"
Then I turn to face them "You guys are a perfect match"
After a while, Drew came back and we had all gotten familiar
"I take it, you guys have already buddied up"
"Yeah, Liv makes it easy" Josh says, making me blush. May I point out that everyone notices.
"Uh, thanks" I say awkwardly
"Hey, how come you took so long, I thought you were going a smoothie re-fill" Blair says
"Yeah?" Drew says slightly confused
"But the smoothie machine is just over there" Josh says
"Ew, do you expect me to take school food? Pfft no bloody way" Drew says and everyone chuckles
"Ouch" I say jokingly
"No offense Liv"
They all look confused "Liv's family produces the smoothies? Or what?" Winnie says
"Nah, she's tight with the Lunch lady"
They all laugh
"Hey, what's so funny about that, watch this" I say, feeling cool
"Hey, miss V" I yell
"What's the happs, Olive?"
"I think this table needs some more food. Right, guys? " I say referring to the group while grinning and They all yell "Sure-Yeah-heck yeah-you know it-Duuh-Fo' sho'"
"One sec"
Then I face the table back. Feeling proud and eat my burger while grinning.
And then miss V and two other ladies come bearing gifts. The two ladies bring our table, milkshakes, smoothies, burgers, fries, chicken and the pizza while miss V brings me veggie pizza, Some more veggie burgers and then some salad.
All their jaws are hanging wide open. Including the entire cafeteria.
"OH, EM, GEE" Winnie squeals
"Duuuuude" Josh says
"You should sit with us EVERYDAY" Ken says.
Blair starts fanning herself while repeating "It's all good in the hood"
These dudes are funny, I already love em.
"You know for rich kids, you guys act like you live under the London bridge"
I say and they all laugh
"Meh" And then Winnie starts taking pictures. And texting people.
But Ken and Josh are already half way done with their personal pizzas.
Nick doesn't really talk much.
Until he says "Can we take all of this to-go?"
I laugh and then the bell rings.
I ask miss V to help them pack it up. And as I'm about to leave the table they all yell
"WE LOVE YOU LIV" all of them including Drew. And then I say "Awwn, I love you guys too. It's funny what food can do"
"But seriously Liv, you're pretty cool. Can you drop your number and your name on insta?" Winnie asks.
"Uh, sure. Probably when I open one. I'm not on instagram" I say and all of them look like I just ripped out their hearts
"You have got to be kidding me" Blair says
"I can help you open one if you like" Winnie offers
"Sure thanks, and for my number, you can ask Drew" I say and Drew starts to blush
Oh God. Oh dear. My heart is doing that thing again.
As I'm about to leave once again I am interrupted.
"Hey Liv, don't you have Maths now?"
"Yeah?"
"Well, I have Maths too. We can talk about the deets on our way to class"
"Sure" So Winnie was in my class hunh. Small world.
I wait for Winnie to gather her things and as we leave, Josh winks at me.
I smile back at him. He's pretty cute
"Okay, let's go. Catch you later babe" Winnie says as she kisses Nick and everyone went their ways.
"So, how come I've never noticed you" Winnie asks
"I don't know, maybe I'm not noticeable enough" I chuckled awkwardly
"Don't be silly, you're really pretty ya know. And if Josh and Drew aren't giving you enough signals, I'm pretty sure there are many other boys that think you're pretty"
I blush. "Thanks"
"Aww, shouldn't you be used to that,"
"Actually no I'm not"
"Anyway, what name do you have in my mind?"
"Well. I haven't actually thought about it but I think I know what I'll use" I say with a grin. A weird one if I do say so myself.
"Oh.. Kay" We get our books from our lockers and head to class.
"Whaddya know. Mr Fedowski isn't in class. Again" Winnie said a bit disappointed
"You like math?" I ask while smiling cause I find it weird that someone like her likes math.
"Yeah...What's wrong with that?" Winnie asks, Slightly panicking
"Nothing"
"Kay then"
We both settle down in our seats and my assigned seat is right next to West. Just great.
Before I sit down I tell Winnie that we should meet up later and gave her my number.
I settle down and bring my headphones out and play 'I hate everything about you by three days grace'
It only seemed appropriate.
I hear a voice faintly calling my name.
"Liv? Liv? hey, Liv?"
And I'm guessing that's West. I turn to face him but I don't unplug my headphones. So I can't hear a thing he's saying.
And then he has the nerve to remove my headphones.
"Dude, what the hell!! "
"I'm sorry,you weren't listening"
"You're always sorry for everything aren't ya"
"Look. Liv I'm really sorry about what happened this morning. Can we please just forget about this"
"No, not until you tell me. The girls have offered to tell me. But I refused hoping my supposed best friend will open up to me. Tell me what you're hiding. Did you kill someone??! Stole from the government?!! Ex-convict?!? C'mon just tell me. I won't tell, I swear"
"No, No and No. I'm really sorry. But you have to understa-"
Before the JERK finishes his STUPID sentence, I storm out. And then Cece and South follow but I tell them to back off and give me some space.
And I grab my stuff and head towards the signing table.
And just as I finish signing, I get like five texts.
Drew: Hey cupcake, I saw you blow up on Westville, everything okay back there?
Cece: Liv, Just forget about it. You said you wanted him to tell you. Because we offered. So just let it go. He'll tell you whenever he's ready
South: Hey, I'm not mad anymore. But I am waiting for my bribe. I'm sure Cece has said it all so just call me, okay?
Winnie: Hey guuurl, you okay? Anyways on a brighter note, I'm coming over to your place. Drew. Don't ask.
Josh: Hola beautiful
I read them all and I smile. Then I get the hell outta school.
I wanna do something fun.