I yawned wildly and widely as I stretched.
When I opened my eyes, I realized that I slept on Alex shoulder.
'Sleepy sleepy bud. Did I wake you up?' he asked and I shook my head.

'I'm sorry for sleeping on your shoulder without asking' I mumbled.
Though the nap was very comfortable. I thought I was on my bed.

'Asking? A lady don't ask for permissions before doing things. You were really cute though' he said.
I threw daggers at him and he chuckled.

The ladies and the guys were really going in to the flow.
Micheal and Chloe are matching pictures.
Merinna and Xavier are pointing outside through a window like they've never been on top of the clouds before.
Zoey and Zac are browsing and showing each other pictures and laughing together.
Celia and Cameron are shy to talk to each other but, I could see that whenever they caught each other staring at the the other person they'd just smile and faced the other side of the plane. Ha! Teenagers can be pretty funny sometimes.
I stared at them smiling not knowing that Alex was staring at me. As I turned my head to face him, he faced the other side of the plane pretending to look for his headphones.

'Where are there? C'mon, c'mon' he said as he searched for it.
I rolled my eyes.
'I caught you, so stop it' I said.

'I don't know if people catch other people looking for headphones, sister' he said.

'You're not looking for headphones, you were staring at me a moment ago'

'Was I?' he asked and I folded my arms.

'They say the eyes is created to look so...'

'It's created to see not look'

'What's the difference?'

'The difference is that seeing is only for a moment, while looking is...' I kept quite.

He raised his eyebrows at me and I pursed my lips.

'Fine, maybe there's no difference but still, you were looking at me'

'No one won't look at you when you just woke up' be said with a smirk.
'Yeah, totally' I said and I adjusted a little.

My phone beeped and I brought it out to check who it was. It's Sam.

You left mexico,
and you didn't
tell me!
I didn't want to
spoil the day with ur girl.

Enough with the
girl thing! I thought
we were through
with this?

That's not how it
works Sam.

Fine have your
way, phone number
deleted!

I stared at my phone. My expression blank and dark.

'You look like you lost something, everything alright?' Alex asked.

'Um... Yeah, just... a friend of mine and I got into a quarrel and stuff' I said trying hard not to let my voice break cause, tears are visibly on they're way.

'What caused it?' he asked.

I sighed and kept thinking whether or not to tell him.

'The day you saw me in the mall, I saw him, that's my friend...' I paused and he nodded.
'So, I saw him but, I didn't want to meet him with his girlfriend. So, I went my way and now he's saying I didn't tell him I'm leaving Mexico' I said staring deeply at him.

He licked his lips slowly and tapped his chin in thoughts.

'Is he like your boyfriend?'
I glared at him.

'What, i'm trying to get somethin' here' he said and I shook my head.

'No, he isn't'
'It's all clear then' he said as he stopped the tapping of chin thing.

'He got a crush on you' he said and I stopped thinking of what he would say.

To be honest, "That" never came to my mind.

I turned to look at the back and people were busy minding their own business.

'We're in a plane, we will discuss this when we get to California' I said and he chuckled.

Boys!
They can be so rough and can easily embarrass a lady.

Thirty Minutes Later...

I stared at my phone as its background deemed and it finally went off.

I stared at Alex as his phone did the same. Out of surprise, his neck turned in my direction and I got caught in his eyes. I broke the eye contact and I heard him chuckle. URGH!.

'Please put on your seatbelts, we are landing now' we heard the loud speaker.

We soon got to the airport of California, which, I never wanted.

'Seat 7, please' Alex said to a lady and she gave us our bags and a key, I bet for his car.

As we stepped out of the airport, there was a black and shiny car parked out in the lot.

'Is this your car?' Merinna asked and xavier nodded.

'Cool' chloe said.

I was walking far behind them but, on a straight line.

'Sup, Stacy' it was Maria. Her soft and humble voice always flatter me.

'Nothing much, thanks for your concern' I said and she nodded and walked ahead of me.

'Everyone, get in' Alex said and every one went into the car.

As I poked my head through the door to take a seat, I realized that all the seats were taken.

'You can sit in the front, with alex' chloe said and I gave her a glare of her life.

'I'll take a cab' I said and they all looked at me with raised eyebrows and deadly glares.

'We got a ride and you want to waste money?' Max asked.

I can't seat beside Alex!

'Ok, let's go' Alex said as he entered the car.
He just finished a phone call.

As he entered he turned his neck at my direction. Every scene of it happened like i'm in a movie and it's slow motion.

As he stared at me, I sighed and pulled my head out of the window and entered the car. It was very butt-warming. The seat was comfy and soft and it looks like it will never be a type of seat that had fault.

As Alex drove, we were all in complete silence, except for the fact that Merinna and Xavier were giggling behind me.

I stared out the window and saw so many buildings.
I turned head to the front and I saw Alex staring at me through the mirror hanging out in the front, I don't know the name but, I knew he is staring at me and he isn't focus with the driving he's doing.

I turned to look at him and he got caught in my eyes.
His eyes went down at me and eyed my lips like he've seen something delicious.
Remember Stacy, this is just a trip for the competition, nothing more or less.

'Um.. Guys' Xavier said.
I snapped back from my thoughts and he did the same. I cleared my throat and faced the other side and he faced his front.

I stared at him from the mirror in front of me. His blonde hair trying to get carried away by the wind. His long eyelash flutters everytime he blinks. His whiteness being graved by my powder. And finally, his lips are pink like my flip flops. I stared at the mirror Intensely as he drove.

I felt someone nudging me.
When I turned half way to the back, I realized it's Zee, concerned as always.

Zelda loves being considerate and hate lies. She hates when a person who is close to her is being bullied or persecuted.
Zelda and I knew ever since our reception class. She's an orphan who I made my mum to adopt. She got good grades and she loves babies. I mean who don't!
She got guts and she's a daring human being. She got crushes before but, she broke up with each one them cause they cheated on her. Zelda is a lady of determination and she can do anything, to make others happy.

'I don't think this is just a trip, Stacy' she whispered and I nodded and bent my head.

She's right. We haven't even gone anywhere and we have started talking to the new boys.

We crossed the intersection and made our way to a mansion. Three houses like my house can make this place.

He parked in a garage that looked more like a mall and we all stepped out of the car and I stared at the house.

My inheritance back at Mexico is larger than this place a little.

Then, I felt someone's hand laid on shoulder.

'Do you like it?'
Alex. It's always.

'It's beautiful' I said with a smile and he came to my front.
'Ladies first' he said.

'Hey! I thought they've changed it?' Max asked as he packed the bags inside.

'To what?' Merinna asked
'Ladies first after Men' Max said.

'After men?' Alex asked.

'Yeah, I heard it the last time I went to class' Max said.

'Do you girls still go to school' Alex asked.
His voice calm and sent shivers down the spine.

'Yeah but, I miss classes...'
He raised his brows and smirked.

'Never heard of a girl missing classes before' he said.
'We do it alot. I miss classes because of the band and stuff' I said and he nodded as he removed all the bags from the boot.

Inside the mansion is heaven.

I scanned every corner of the house as the Max led us to our rooms.

My room have my favorite color as the wallpaper. Yellow.

The carpet is soft and fluffy and leg fitting. And on the wall is a large beautiful font that says:-

Welcome Merits!

It is perfect.
The New Boys ain't bad, huh?