"Bianca! How was your date with Ray?" Beth asked me in a tone I couldn't figure out.

"It went great! Ray and I are officially dating!" I said happily. Beth frowned, looking away. Confused, I put my hand on Beth's shoulder.

"Hey.. Everything alright?" I looked at Beth worriedly. She smiled.

"Yep! Just.. I'm afraid he'll hurt you. Or you'll forget about me." Beth said the last part hesitantly.

Before I could reply, Ray appeared behind me.

"Bianca! You look nice today," he exclaimed. My smile widened, but Beth cleared her throat. Ray looked at her as if he hadn't noticed she was there.

"Well then! I think we should head to class. Shall we?" Beth announced suddenly after a few moments of silence.

I walked to class with Beth, fidgeting with the charm bracelet Charlotte had given me. Even though I wasn't too fond of Charlotte, the bracelet was cute and it had grown on me. I wore it almost everyday and played with it whenever I was nervous or awkward.

As we entered the classroom, a bunch of girls crowded us, bombarding me with questions.

"Oh my gosh! Are you actually dating Ray Clare?!"

"Has he kissed you yet?"

"Did he give you a hoodie?"

"Is he actually allergic to peanuts?"

"Okay girls, calm down! I'll answer your questions! Well, most of them. I'm not answering the kissing one.. that's gross. And what does Ray being allergic to peanuts have to do with this?" I sighed frustratedly, but answered the questions nevertheless.

"I'm just gonna.. uh.. sharpen these pencils. Be right back," Beth muttered. I didn't even have a chance to reply as Beth slipper away, the girls still firing questions at me.

"Gosh, why do they have so many questions?! I'm going to have a headache really soon," I thought to myself.

Eventually, I had enough. The questions were getting weirder and class was starting soon. I managed to escape the crazy group of girls and returned to my usual seat at the back. I looked to my left at Beth's seat, she still wasn't back from sharpening her pencils.

Beth came back with a huff, almost immediately after the girls had left.

"Sorry.. didn't know I had so many pencils to sharpen. Well, you learn something new everyday," Beth joked. Seeing the tired expression on my face, she smirked.

"The girls didn't go easy on you, huh?" Beth chuckled. I blew my hair out of my face.

"I swear, Beth, if they don't stop asking me about Ray, I'm going to explode. What is with Ray and peanuts, anyway?!" I groaned.

Beth shook her head, laughing silently at me.

"Calm down! They're just curious," she said, trying to hide her smile.

"It's not funny! My head hurts," I complained.

"Alright, alright. Class is starting."