"What was that? Are you okay?" Mia worriedly asked. I sat down properly and drank the water offered by Adrian.
"I don't even know," I said and sighed. What the hell was that? I know that I ACCIDENTALLY hurt her, but I don't deserve this. My friends keep asking questions but I'm too busy deciding if I come clean or hide it.
While thinking about it, the bell rang. Break time. "Well, since the teacher isn't here, let's go." Alex said. We all stood up to go to the cafeteria.
"Ken, your time to order." Alex said. We made a deal. Every lunchtime or break time, one person will order for the whole group while the others will wait at the table. For example, earlier at lunch, it was Mia's turn, now it's Kenji's turn. The order is Mia, Kenji, Me, Adrian then Alexis.
"Fries and Sprite. Canned." - Alexis
"Salad and iced tea, I'm eating healthy today." - Mia
"Chicken sandwich, mango juice."
"Mozzarella cheese sticks and coke." - Adrian. And we all give our payment to Kenji. While waiting for him, we're talking. "I have never ever thought that she can punch that hard." Alex laughed. Ugh, that again?
"Can't still move on? Come on, Alex, let it go." I said rolling my eyes. They keep on teasing me about it. Why make a big deal anyway?
I took my book out of my bag and started to read. Lifeless Body is a good story. It's about a girl who can't feel anything. Pain, emotions, and all that.
"Hey, Liz...when are we going to go to your house?" Adrian asked. Oh right...the project.
"Maybe tomorrow. Bring extra clothes, we're going there straight after class." I said. I went back to my book but in the corner of my eye, I noticed that the Plastique just entered the cafeteria.
The three of them are glaring at us while walking to their table. Our table is just across from theirs. Ours is near the window and theirs is almost at the center. Of course, they're popular, they have to be at the center.
Kenji returned with our food. "Wow, they're really mad at you, Liz. If looks can kill, you'll be dead by now." He said and sat down. I looked at them, and they were really glaring at me.
"If looks can kill, I died around 12:30," I said and took a bite of my chicken sandwich. We talked and laughed while consuming our food.
When we finished, Kenji was goofing around again, making us laugh. "Liz, Kate just texted me. She wants you to meet her at the library." Adrian suddenly said.
"Now?" I asked. He nodded. I stood up and made my way to the library. While walking in the corridor, someone came up to me.
"Hi, Lizzie Saavedra, right?" She asked. I nodded. She looks familiar. "I'm Sydney Hilton, Student Council Secretary-" Oh that's why. "-as you know our SC President has suddenly gone abroad to study there. So the faculty and the SC members decided to replace him by scouting the school and find the suitable SC president." she lively said.
"So?" I asked...not in a rude way.
"So, I was observing you for the last two days, and I say you're qualified to be the president. I also looked at your records. Flawless. No records in the guidance office, perfect grades, and a great attitude." she said while smiling.
"Stalking me? Well, that's not creepy." I sarcastically said. Flawless records? Well, that's gonna change.
"Well, as an SC member, we need to know about everything about everyone. And I'm guessing you're a good leader since everyone on the campus thinks that you're the leader of your group." She added. Me? The leader?
"No, I'm not the leader. None of us are." I said. What made people think that I'm the leader?
"So, are you in?" she asked. I don't really care about this student council stuff.
"I'm actually headed to the library so...I'm busy. See you around." I said while slowly walking away from her. "Well, I'll put you in 'Maybe'." I heard her say. That was so random.
When I arrived at the library, I quickly found Kate. She was sitting at a table near the librarian's desk. "Kate, you asked for me?" I whispered when I reached her.
"Yeah, I just wanted to let you know that I'm halfway done with the task." She said and showed me her notebook with trivia about Azthia written on it.
"You're halfway done? Already? This is so much trivia about Azthia." I said. Amazed by how quickly Kate works. "Why didn't you just text me about it?" I asked.
"I also need a study buddy. It gets really boring sometimes." She said while reading. I nodded and went to the bookshelves behind us to look for a book with a good story. While looking through the books, I noticed the history book that I was reading before THAT incident. I got it and sat down.
"You know, not all information in that book is verifiable." Kate suddenly said. Not all information?
I disregarded what she said and started reading. "I had a very random conversation on my way here." I said.
"Really?"
"Yeah, Sydney Hilton, the SC secretary, asked me if I want to be the SC president. I didn't even know that the president was gone." I replied.
"Nathan Boyce, the Vice President, asked me too." She said. We stayed here until the bell rang. We are here now in the classroom. Two periods left until dismissal. We now have Science.
"Okay, what is the process of showing that rocks or geologic events occurring at different locations are of the same age?" Mr. Hugh asked. No one raised their hand. "Ms. Wilson?" Tanya? She's stupid.
"Umm...stratigraphy?" Stratigraphy? Seriously?
"Wrong, Ms. Wilson. Ms. Williams, answer the question." He said.
"Correlation" Kate answered. And the class went on like that, so did the last period. After the bell rang, we all stood up getting ready to go home.
"Lizzie, when are we going to start the project?" Cadance asked.
"Tomorrow. Kate already created a group chat so I'll put the details there.�� I replied. She nodded. I noticed that Erica was about to go out so I came up to her and said "Erica, tomorrow at my house. We're going to do the project there. Be there, okay?"
She smiled at me mockingly "Wow, you have the guts to ask me something after what happened?" I was taken aback. Of course, I have no shame... "I'm not going, I don't have anything to do anyway." She added.
I felt an arm on my shoulder. "It's a group project, Erica. It's a team effort." Adrian said.
"Still, I'm not going. I have nothing to do." Erica said. But we need extra brainpower...
"If you're not going, we'll not add your name." Adrian warned Erica and she scoffed.
"I asked Ms. Lewis earlier, she said that this project will be half of our final grade." Kate spoke. Final grade? Erica was about to say something when Kate spoke "No, there will be no special project according to Ms. Lewis. So, if you're not going to go with us tomorrow and help, Lizzie will be the valedictorian." Adrian pulled me out of the room.
"That was awesome! Kate, you ended her." Kenji said. She did. Alex gave me my bag. Kate just shrugged. They were talking when my phone beeped.
>Mom<
We're here at the parking lot.
3:40
"Guys, I got to go. Dad's here." I said. We say our goodbyes, and I made my way to the parking lot.
"How's school today?" my brother, Luke, said as I entered the car.
"It was good." I said and closed the car door. Dad started the engine and drove. On our way home, they were talking about their day. Typical family conversation. I didn't join them. Instead, I was looking outside the window, wondering what will happen tomorrow.