Third Person PoV

Machenzy was in study hall with Angela. It was currently after lunch period so Machenzy had just gotten back from her mini lunch date with Cara. "Hey, Maxi?" Machenzy looked up from her notes and and looked at the latter, tilting her head. Angela laughs. "I was wondering... I get why we're your friends... but why Isaiah?" Machenzy sighs and turns her body to look at Angela. "Well..."

《Ten Years Earlier》

It was a few weeks after kindergarten. 5 year old Machenzy was in the front if the bus, doing her homework; fearful of what her great-grandmother told her. "Never sit in the back of the bus. Boys can make use if you, and then no one will love you." Her grandmother was never the nicest, but she was all Machenzy had. So she trusted her.

She over heard kids piling into the bus, whispering things about her. "Its that weird girl." "She never talks, does she?"  "I hear she doesn't know how."  "I don't think so. She reads chapter books." Machenzy never cared what kids said. The purpose of school was to get good grades for her future. Friends were a waste of time.

What the kids were saying wasn't a lie, though. She has aspergers autism. She was smarter than the rest and could talk. Perfect sentences even. She just didn't want to embarrass herself. She was already the girl with creepy eyes.

A few minutes into the bus ride, a boy sits next to her. It was that popular boy that a majority of the girls in the two kindergarten classes loved. Angela loved him too. Machenzy thought boyfriends and girlfriends were a waste of time. Just like friends. Besides, boyfriends can turn into husbands. Her father left only a few weeks earlier, so she knows husbands are stupid.

"Hi! My name is Isaiah Jay Crimson! What's your name?" Machenzy doesn't bother looking up. If she ignores him, he'll give up. "Your folder says Jade. Hi Jade! That's a pretty name!" Pretty? What? Machenzy looks him in the eye. "Woah... your eyes..." Oh no. Machenzy immediately looked away. "Don't turn around. Your eyes are really cool!" What is wrong with this kid? "Y-you d-dont think m-my eyes are c-creepy?" She stutters quietly. Isaiah's eyes widen. "Y-you can actually talk!" She nods. He smiles and hugs her. UHM! What is he doing!? She thought, shocked by the gesture. He could tell they were going to be friends. Even if she wasn't in love with him.