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Chapter 5 - Noticed

My classes went absolutely awesome again today, I loved every bit of it even history. Not that me and my trusty made Sam's day difficult but just it was my lucky week. I managed not to be late for lab today

guess what?

Somehow I ended up with him beside me again. But today he looked alot better and also in a better mood, but still doesn't explain why he sat at the back, again. I took my seat not even bothering to say a word cause it doesn't matter.

He cleared his voice making me look to him, he was looking at me with arched brows. Was I sitting on his invisible friend maybe or something? I raised my brows in response too

"You can see me right?" he asked like he wasn't even sure himself. it was a weird question coming from him but i answered with an even weirder answer

"Oh no! The voice, am starting to hear from beyond" I said mocking a scared face in turn making him laugh a bit and I gave an honest smile but immediately the moment felt flirtatious and my face relaxed back in an awkward way, still staring at him; unable to look away . I felt a little odd that he was talking to me, it's just purely uncomfortable. His eyes seemed to be fixed to my direction, I whipped my head around to see what he was staring at with a blushy cheek.

"What?" I asked almost sounding agitated as it was really getting under my skin. he was unresponsive for a while still staring

Ok that was Jake Wyatt right? The bad ass, I never knew he had any other side beside the popular guy he was, like I've never talked to him before. We had crossed paths a couple of times but I wasn't sure if he'd ever noticed me, not that I wanted him to although he did just three days ago in the lunchroom. It was like any ordinary day me and cristine having lunch while the room was always like it was; an active war zone. i usually put on my ear plugs blast my drums with music until i was unable to hear the background. Cristine wouldn't let me that day because she was talking sensitive matters but half of my focus was on my phone.

"I mean how can he not have an instagram account or any social media account while he's that hot. He'd be a celebrity" she repeated time and again

"Yeah I know, he's really not that attractive" I replied carelessly pretending to be interested or actually cared but i sounded all too fake and not what she wanted to hear so she thumped me in the side of the head so hard

"You were not listening. I am talking about Jake Wyatt here?"

I sighed frustrated "Why are you so obsessed with him? I mean there are dozens of mean out there way hotter than him, you can get them easily." Cristine was a really pretty blonde and could get anyone's attention

"You think I don't know that? but Jake is just so different and he's right within my reach"

"I'm sorry to say but I don't think you can ever get him even after she's dead" I said looking towards Sam. she was sitting by her female group while they admire her so highly, we both stared at her

"Her love for him is a phase" Cristine assured with distaste sighing heavily like she just went through a hard divorce. I couldn't understand what they were all after being with him, as unbelievable as it sounded I had a crush once. I was so little then that it doesn't even count while the silence sunk into us eating food casually as we both go through our mobiles we heard a joyful scream, instantly I knew whom and where it came from.

looking up I saw Sam was standing barely still in her spot, jittering up and down with joy; i wasn't to be told the reason. We all knew

she was looking towards us and so was everyone else with bright lights in their else like they went into a trance; i couldn't care less so I look back into my phone. Cristine was equally captivated as she froze by me peering to him from behind me as I slightly obstructed her view. Sam rushed across squealing like a mouse meeting him just by my table, I swear I heard Cristine made a sound like she suddenly choked on something. i could see them through my peripheral vision, while she hugged him saying

"It is so good to see. Where have you been for so long? you weren't answering my calls and texts. I was worried" she complained in a coy, flirtatious manner, i rolled my eyes in response

We all know she cared more about her manicure than she's ever care for anything else.

"Yeah, I had to get some work done" he answered plainly

Them standing over me was starting to get under my skin for some reason, I never reacted that way and it was burning inside me somewhere. i reached for my water bottle to take an urgent sip when somehow my eyes drifted to the side and they locked in to his for the first time ever! I couldn't move

He held his gaze, it burned in my throat. It felt like I swallowed down to the wrong pipe, my body responded as it should. A series of cough left my throat and that helped me look away trying to grab the bottle he reached for it first, undid the cap and offered it to me.

He didn't speak. I stared and it felt like I could see through his soul; my heart rate quicken. i grew more confused and the situation became more tense as he waited for me to take the bottle away from his hands. Sam was getting agitated, I felt Cristine touch my arm and i snapped out of it, snatched the bottle out of his hand and put it to my mouth.

That was weird

"Come on let's go that's enough social work" Sam said pulling him away but he was still looking towards me. I shut my eyes and took a lot of water

"Are you ok?" Cristine asked worriedly

I breathe "Yeah I am fine" The feeling was gone as if the water washed it down

"Are you sure? cause it looked like you weren't able to breathe for a second. Are you sure I shouldn't call your mom?"

"Yes. Quit worrying"

"He's so nice isn't he?" I looked towards him

After a second cristine exclaimed bitterly, "Why can't she just let him breathe? she's just really getting under everybodies skin. Look at his face"

Sam was holding on to his arm resting her body on him while he was clearly trying to pull it away. "She's just too much today" she added

I peagon laughed, "Yeah so they love each other and they've always been that way"

"He's been gone for days at least she'd let everyone have some time with him"

"Gone for days?" I was shocked that i didn't even notice the mourning in school because of his absence

"You really don't listen, do you?"

That was the first interaction we had and now it felt even much more awkward.

He caught on the look I was giving and then his smile melted.

"Sorry, it's nothing. I thought i saw something on you" he said before looking away. What a way to make a guy feel hit in the face. He went back to drawing again, but today's was a little different. It was a claw of a beasty hand with lots of hair, it looks so real. He caught me staring down at his sketch and the protectively covered it with his arm blocking my view. I guess he doesn't like people peeking at his work while he was at it

Not to mess up more I didn't say a word, I simply wrote a note and slid it across to his view. I saw him look up to me and then down at the note via my peripheral vision. I totally played giving all my attention to Mr. Terri. I saw him pick it up and then put it in his book. He didn't even react not even the slightest shift. That's it I blew it, well I wasn't the kind to want to hang around the stars. As soon as the bell rang he vanished into the hallway, again. I picked my backpack and went out with squeaking Christine. I wish I had mute powers, it would have been handy.

"What did he say?" she squeaked again and I totally refuse to engage in the conversation. I didn't want her calling on attention to us just because Jake says Hi. I put in my combination and jerked my locker open, I was about to put my books in when someone slammed it shut. A gasp escaped my mouth, I was really startled. I looked to my side and she was leaning on the other locker with her arms crossed over her chest. I forgot to mention, if Thanos would ever need an alias on Earth she will make the top of the list.

"Oh! Hey Sam, we were just talking about you." I said with a grin, her face hardened probably thinking over the bump she might have acquired from yesterday. I would have fist bumped Chris over the thought but she was totally behind me, it was my fight with Sammy this time. My grin kept growing it might be just reaching my ears and her face looked like she was having a hard time in a bathroom stall. I was about to get hit by spiteful words anytime. I was mentally counting down to ten when She straightened up and close the gap between us, I would say we were almost touching noses. Her icy green eyes bore deep into me, it was really hard keeping my gaze but I didn't let it break me.

I had never been good with staring contest, my stench grows there each day. Although my eyes were getting blurry because of not blinking and my eye lids fighting to drop, I was mentally pinching myself to focus. I cannot let her evil reign over me, I deny her that satisfaction and I wasn't scared of that witch. How was it that she wasn't fazed at all, was I not glaring hard enough or was she wearing an anti-effect. Her lips played in an icy smile to match up her devilish heart, she was already taking pleasure. It's a little harsh to say devilish for a sixteen years old but she was a bitch.

"Stay. Away. From him, he's mine!" she warned sternly before marching off shoving me in the shoulder hard. Ouch that hurt! I turned around watching her walk down the hall like a queen bee shoving people out of her way. I didn't know Jake was a trophy to take, even if it was I didn't want to take it. I had no thing for trophies or the space to put them on, she can have it to herself.

Actually only people like her could care for a person like Jake. Her perfect everything as she says, but it is true. It was like she was drawn by an artist from her thick dark hair down to her model looking body, it's just flawless. They would actually make a perfect couple, which they were.

"You wee-wee in her latte" Christine said Snickering quite happy with what went down.

"He's mine!" she mimicked her royal iciness, and she nailed it. But I wished it went alot much worse. It's mostly me fighting her off with my word sword, am not a physical person. I gave a smile and opened up my locker again, I was about to set down my science book when I saw a paper. I quickly recognized it as the paper I gave Jake but how did it end up in there. I took it and unfolded it with a frown that quickly melted away. I wrote

IDk, Is it me or are you looking too serious

Sorry

I drew a blushing face emoji with a smile and a laughing one, I tried but it look like a 2 year old's. He replied

Nice drawing

See you around!

Gia Devans

I felt my cheek burn, they must be beet red. I feel so embarrassed "nice drawing" who is he kidding but how did he know my name, well there is no much surprise there. I'm friends with Christine

I crumbled up the note as soon as Christine came to sight, she would flip and make the whole school do same. They would kill to get a smile from him. She was looking at me suspiciously as I tried to push the note in my pants pocket.

"What's that?" she asked in a devilish tone trying to reach her hands back

"What's what?" I answered with a question backing away from her and putting my hands behind me preventing her from reaching it

"The thing you are hiding right now" she gasped heavily making the passer bys halt for a moment. Her hands were on my wrists pulling at them, i felt heat creeping up my neck

"Is it a love note?" she hypothesized thrilled

"Oh my God! Kris,"

"Show me" she insisted growing all more excited and getting just the unwanted attention on us. Struggling with each other I had to think quick

"Zane hates cats and he has a huge crush on Sam!" I buttered and she stopped looked at me like she was going to have a heart attack and stomped off.

Zane was one of her "Trail boyfriends" and she is obsessed with cats and Sam was her nemesis.

I think I shouldn't have said that