I'm in the mood to write some Jalana so.

Alana's POV

I was trying to focus on my work but, I couldn't. My mind seemed to be elsewhere, it was distracted. I looked at the work I'd done. It was almost finished but I couldn't seem to concentrate. I was thinking of my friend Jared. Friend... I actually had a friend, not just an acquaintance. He was quite funny, I'd admit as much. I'd noticed something about him. He seems like a person who'd have lots of friends, but I only ever see him with Evan. And me of course. "'Lana?" I nearly jumped with surprise, not expecting to hear Jared's voice at all. I started playing with my hair almost immediately, after readjusting my glasses.

"Oh hey Jared!" I said smiling. He smiled back, though he looked a little concerned. "What are you doing here?" He blinked at me.

"Math is over 'Lana," he stated simply. I liked the sort of nickname he gave me. Truth be told, it was just my name without the first syllable, nothing special. I realized I was staring. Jared had a confused expression on his face. "Alana? Are you okay?"

"Oh yeah, I'm fine," I replied with a nod. Jared looked a bit relieved, but still looked concerned. "So Math is over? Shouldn't we be going to our next class?"

"Yes. But remember, in my next class I have, I have it with Evan," he reminded, leaving me feeling slightly disappointed. I shook away my disappointment and nodded.

"Of course," I said. "I remember. Do you really think I'd forget?"

"Well, I thought since you have a schedule to adhere to and it's probably stress inducing, it might've slipped your mind."

"Jared," I patted his shoulder lightly. "You are aware I have a timetable for all of my classes, right?" I teased. I saw Jared blush slightly, probably from embarrassment.

"Right," he laughed. "Well, I should be going before the teacher gives me s**t for being late." I nodded and headed off to my respective class as well.

Once in the classroom, I sat in my seat. I got the things I needed for the lesson and looked at the board. That's when someone tapped me on my shoulder. It was the girl next to me, Jenna, I believe her name was. I usually only saw her on her phone, how she doesn't get the thing confiscated I'll never know. "Hey, you're Alana, right?"

"That is my name, yes," I replied, baffled. "What do you want?" I asked her, cautiously, knowing she probably wanted to gossip. I'm not one for that.

"You have a crush on Jared, don't you?" Jenna stated, interrogatively. I blinked.

"A.... crush?" I asked as if I'd never heard the term before. Of course I knew what it was. I then only felt my face. "What makes you think that?"

"Well, for starters, you're blushing," Jenna commented.

"So? That question came out of nowhere, it embarrassed me."

"Keep telling yourself that."

"Well, maybe if you can explain that claim?" I asked. "Because, I don't really get what you mean? I'm too busy most of the time, I don't have the time to develop a crush. At least, I don't think." Jenna actually let out a laugh.

"I can't believe what I'm hearing," she commented.

"And you probably just want to start a rumour."

"Um, Alana, news flash: You haven't denied it," Jenna stated, now smirking. I looked at her.

"What is there to deny? You haven't backed up your claim, so how do I know you don't want to start spreading something that isn't true?"

"Okay," Jenna said eventually. "Firstly, being so f**king busy all of the time doesn't mean you're exempt from developing crushes or finding someone attractive." I doubted her logic but didn't comment. "Secondly, you have the 'symptoms'." She made the quotation signs with her fingers.

"Symptoms? What are you talking about?"

"The signs that you're attracted to Jared," she said. "I've always seen you so focused, but recently you seem distracted."

"But that's not necessarily caused by being attracted to someone," I responded. "You could be going through something that's taking a mental and emotional toll on you."

"Are you?"

"Well no, but.... but I'm still not really buying what you're saying."

"Also not to mention how you act when Jared enters." I looked confused.

"He's my friend, am I not allowed to be happy to see him?" Jenna ignored me.

"And the glances."

"How are you even finding out this information? This is the only class I share with you and Jared isn't even in this class!" I suddenly snapped, surprising myself. I don't think I'd ever lost my cool before.

"There it is," Jenna said as if she'd been expecting something. I blinked at her.

"Oh."

"Yep."

Okay... I'm aware of how bad this is. 😅