MATURE
MAY BE SENSITIVE

Clarissa walked back inside, just as the Bell went.

"Sorry I took so long. I... I forgot which way the Office was", said Clarissa.

Mr. Matthews nodded. "That's ok. It's Lunch now, I'm sure one of these guys will show you where to go"

"I will! You can hang out with us Clarissa", smiled Riley.

Clarissa smiled. "Thanks! And, call me Clary"

Riley nodded. "Lets go Clary", she smiled.

                      *LUNCH*

The Group sat down to eat.

"I have so much respect for the Lunch Ladies", said Zay.

"Yeah, we should respect them but, care to explain?", asked Farkle.

"A Health Inspector came to see the food and he looked at it like IT was going to eat HIM. And then they just looked at him like 'Yeah, this is what we serve, and we are damn proud of it'. I swear I was so proud of them", said Zay.

They all laughed.

"Wow they seem really cool", said Clarissa.

"Yeah they're pretty cool", smiled Maya.

"So Clarissa... what was your School like, in England?", asked Zay.

Clarissa looked at Zay. "It was good. We weren't allowed our phones out though, but some of us managed to be sneaky"

Maya's eyes widened. "No phones?! I mean... I didn't get a phone until the middle of middle school, thanks to Mr. Matthews but I can't imagine not being allowed to have it out", said Maya.

The others nodded.

"My phone is my life", said Chloe.

They all laughed.

"It's tough but the joke is on them because without our phones we just talk in class", laughed Clarissa, smiling.

The others laughed.

"I love your smile, it's contagious, I can't help but smile when you do", smiled Zay.

Clarissa smiled back, blushing. "Thanks. You're so sweet".

Zay blushed, looking at her.

Chloe looked at the pair, her jealousy rising. But she knew she was to blame. She just wished she hadn't cheated. She was a good person and a great friend, but she had her regrets.

"Oh Zay I'm sure Clary doesn't want to here all of that right now, let's talk about what she missed at History. So she can catch up", said Chloe.

"Oh um... I actually done mind, but I guess it is best to not fall behind. Maybe we can talk about it another time? And you can tell me all about what's happened here?", asked Clarissa.

Zay nodded, smiling. "How about afterschool? In Topanga's? It's an amazing café ran by Riley's mom, we can walk there together after school?"

Clarissa nodded, smiling.

The others just looked at eachother.

Ava looked over to Smackle and Farkle. "New ship?", she asked.

Smackle and Farkle looked at eachother for a second.

"New ship I think", said Smackle.

Farkle nodded, agreeing.

"Don't speak too soon. Don't want to jinx it", said Lucas, who agreed.

Riley, Maya and Camila agreed.

                *AT TOPANGA'S*

Zay had already told Clarissa about all the Drama that happened.

"We've all kind of been unlucky in love. Well accept from Ava and Josh. But yeah, we're all getting there, we're all generally happy", said Zay.

Clarissa smiled. "That's good. I really like talking to you. You're all super nice. You're really funny too"

Zay blushed. "Thanks. You're really nice too. And you're beautiful", he said, not realising he said that last part out loud.

Clarissa blushed a lot, smiling. "Really? Th-Thankyou. I don't think there's a word to describe how good you look. I'll just say you're incredibly attractive".

Zay smiled, now blushing too.

"I would really like to do this again. Maybe... as your boyfriend?", asked Zay, nervously.

Clarissa's eyes widened. "I-I... You won't want to date me"

Zay furrowed his eyebrows. "Of course I would. Why wouldn't I want to date you?"

Clarissa took a deep breath. "Because...because...because 2 years ago... my name was Connor"