EMMA'S POV
"Phew"
I breathe out in relieve as I take off Esmay's passenger helmet.
"You still haven't gotten used to my baby yet?" Esmay taunts me as she makes sure her death machine as i like to call it is safely parked. Almost all the teenage girls dream of the day they get their own car but Esmay on the other hand decided to go for a power bike she claims completes her bad girl look. I can't deny it actually does, how her mom agreed to it while my parents were worried about me driving a car remains a mystery.
"I don't think I'll ever" I say as a matter of fact. She laughs in response looking dreamily at her baby as she likes to call it
"Hey Johnson, think fast!"
I immediately turn to see a flying soccer ball speeding my way, i duck making no attempt to stop it. Esmay's eyes widen in horror as the soccer ball makes a beeline for her bike. Not wasting anytime she dives, narrowly catching it before it gets a chance to hit her side view mirror.
"Jody Esther Seville, what the hell!"
Esmay screams digging her nails into the soccer ball Jody had thrown.
"Okay let's calm down" I try to ease her anger like I said before, Esmay and Jody were both hot headed and everybody knows two hot headed people should never be at each others throats.
"Don't you fucking tell me to calm down!"
"Girl calm the fuck down" Jody says deliberately to piss Esmay off. The only thing worse than two hot headed people in a fight is being in the center of that fight. Esmay lips tug up mischievously as she spins the ball and throws it full force at Jody forgetting that I was in front of Jody so the ball would hit me instead.
"Esmay!" I duck and scream as Jody catches the ball with little effort.
"You've forgotten that I'm on the team?" Jody smirks earning herself a glare from Esmay.
"Are you? cos you couldn't even make an accurate pass?" Esmay fires back.
"It's not my fault Emma ducked instead of catching the ball"
"I'm sorry where I come from tossing a ball at people without any warning, isn't exactly how we make our presence known."
"I couldn't care less what you guys do, just DON'T get my baby involve." Esmay swoops In.
They continue back and forth while I search the parking lot for Freya, she should be here by now.
"Has anyone seen Frey?"
"She texted, said she wouldn't make it to school today"
"Have any clue why?" I ask Jody since she was the one who got texted.
"Nope"
"Lucky" Esmay blankly says already wishing she were in Frey's place.
"You know you could just call in sick"
Jody responds to Esmay as we step into the hallway, making our way to our lockers, still walking fast though we have about ten minutes to spare before our first class which is Math.
"I would have but mom wouldn't buy it especially not after the welcome test we had to take yesterday at math, she wants me to bring the paper home"
"Your mom has never been one to care that much about your test" I add to the conversation.
"It's senior year, things have to change if I want to be able to get into dance academy"
"But you're a great dancer Es, you're the leader of your dance group" i probe on. Esmay really is a great dancer, I don't think she should be worried about getting into the academy.
"I can't get into dance academy with just my moves, something has to be moving up here" she points to her brain, I laugh finding the gesture funny.
"If that's the case you have nothing to be worried about, Emma's tutoring will pay off no doubt, I for one feel very confident about the math test"
Before either of us can reply Jody, we hear familiar clicking of heels draw close. Oh God not today.
"Look who we....." Becky starts with her annoying voice, why do the mean girls always get these kind of voices, are they cursed or something.
"Save your cliché wordings for people who care" Esmay raises her hands to stop Becky.
"As much as I would love to tear down that pride of yours, I didn't come here for you" Becky says moving her finger from Esmay to, I'm sure you can guess who.
"Girl you have five seconds to leave with that modified nose of yours still intact or you could leave with my fist mark on it."
Jody threatens her hands already curling into a fist making Becky take a step back, fear visible in her eyes but she does well to cover it with a smirk.
"Johnson I see your babysitters can multitask seeing as you've turned them into your very own bodyguards"
I remain silent, head down as I watch more like hear them defend me. I wish I could be less shy and afraid so I could do it myself but unfortunately I wasn't, lucky for me, I've got the girls.
"I saw Tyler leaving your house this morning" Bree says accusingly, I had totally forgotten Bree lives like two houses away from me.
"Aww, did mommy press your on button?" Jody shoots back, talking as though she were talking to a four year old. That was all it took to shut Bree up.
"He clearly has good taste and not to mention, class" Esmay adds, a satisfying smirk plastered on her face.
"I'm warning you stay away from him or you'll regret it" Becky says her voice laced with venom.
"What are you going to do? Throw us down the stairs?" Esmay laughs clearly enjoying  messing with Becky. I inwardly smile at her use of us showing that they've got my back. I know this wouldn't have ended this way if I were to have been alone.
"Is this bitch still saying stuff about 'Throwing'? cos I feel like throwing  something myself"Jody cracks her knuckles.
"What is going on here?!"
Silence immediately spreads from every direction as Mrs.Pat comes to view, I finally look around to see a crowd had formed, some student videoing what had been going on, is increasing their Instagram followers all this people care about?
     Mrs.Pat scans her surrounding her eyes moving from Becky to me, neither of us daring to make a move.
"You've all got ten seconds to scram or else somebody will be joining me in the gym, class or not!" She screams and everybody disappears in a second. We reach math with minutes to spare. I suddenly have the urge to go use the bathroom.
"You guys go ahead I need to use the bathroom"
"Really, is your body some kind of drama magnet?" Esmay sighs in exhaustion.
"Hey when she's got to go, she's got to go"
"Let's go together, leaving you alone is not an option anymore" Esmay says ignoring Jody's remark but still get a nod of approval from her nonetheless.
"You guys act like I'm a kid, I can take care of myself you know?"
"Right" Jody draws the R earning a glare from yours truly.
"I'll be fine. Just save me a seat, okay?" I hand my bag pack to Jody not waiting for a reply and skip to the bathroom.
Although I had made the girls come off paranoid I still made sure to be as quiet as my sneakers could let me. After doing my business, i make for class not wanting to be late.
"We need to stop meeting like this"
I jump in fright startled by the voice. I turn to see the one and only Mason West right behind me.
"What the hell?" I say hand in heart.
"Nice to see you too"
"I'd ask you why you're stalking me but you always seem to cook up some excuse"
"Don't tell me you're here because you just happen to attend this class too?" I taunt, cutting him off before he gets the chance to reply, faking curiousity. knowing he had no business near the girls bathroom.
"As a matter of fact I do have a reason for being here" he says as if reading my mind.
"So you're saying, you have a reason for being around the girls bathroom?" I say making emphasis on girls.
"I do seeing as the girls bathroom is right next to the boys bathroom where I was coming from, or did you forget cheese stick?"
"Cheese stick? That doesn't even make sense" I say covering up the fact that I had indeed forgotten about the close bathrooms.
"Would you prefer cheesecake?"
"I would prefer if you didn't refer to me as a meal" i say folding my hands Esmay style.
"I bet you're just as tasty " he says gifting me with a ***dollar smile, I'm not adding a figure to that. I ignore the tiny part of me that found it cute and went for the bigger part that found him infuriating. Raising my hands up in defeat, I continue walking moving my legs as fast as they could take me, away from him. It makes no difference as his long strides help him keep up.
"Ah! Stupid long legs"
I groan in frustration.
"You seem a little stress, water?"
He taunts me and sure enough he doesn't have a bottle of water in his possession. I wish I had some water myself so I could empty it out on that arrogant smirk of his.
       I get to class finally at peace cos I wouldn't have to put up with his face until next period literature. My eyes widen when he follows me in.
He couldn't be in this class too, right? I find where the girls are seated with no problem and make my way to them with Mason trailing behind. Esmay spots us and winks at me, making me roll my eyes as I collapse on the seat saved for me.
"Don't" I silence Esmay before she gets a chance to say anything, Mason passes me to get a seat behind but not before sending me a wink which I return with a fake gag.
"But.."
Esmay trys again but is interrupted by Mr.Crawford, who by the way I'm very thankful for. He picks a stack of papers from his desk which I'm guessing are our test from yesterday and makes his way to the class.
"Some of you did well" he says stopping at Esmay and Jody's seat to drop their papers and moved on, making comments as he passed the paper.
"Yes! A B+" Jody makes a fist excitedly.
"And a B-!" Esmay squeals too. Their excitement, so contagious, I couldn't help but smile.
"Told you, you had nothing to worry about with Emma tutoring us" Jody says to Esmay who nods in agreement.
"You were right. Thanks Em, dance academy here I come"
"Come on guys, I didn't even do much to help, you guys already had it in the bag" "phft yeah right" Esmay rolls her eyes.
"Some of you did excellent" Mr.Crawford says, his voice more audible seeing as he was right in front of me. He drops my paper and my eyes land on the 'A+'.
"As expected" he mutters quietly for only my hearing, which causes me to  smile. He nods and moves to the back of the class.
"While some.... Let's just say drawing a smiley face isn't exactly the answer to algebra" The whole class starts to laugh expectedly, well with the exception of yours truly. You can say I lack a sense of humour but failing a class isn't exactly my idea of fun. I turn to the direction of Mr.Crawford, watching as he drops the paper on Mason's desk. I couldn't help but feel surprised, sure I didn't expect him to be Albert Einstein smart but come on he was good at giving  smart comebacks, I didn't think he wouldn't be good at school. He must be feeling terrible, I know I would. I couldn't help but feel sorry for him. I tilt my head towards the side so I could catch a good look at him and see him laughing with the rest of them not at all shaken. As though he could feel my stare, he turns to me and smirks, catching me staring at him. I huff in anger and turn back to my desk. So much for feeling sorry for him.
"I'm glad some of you find this amusing, but let's get down to business"

*******
After class I grab my things and head for the door with the girls. I try to pay attention to what it is they were saying but I couldn't help but think about Tyler. The memory of the morning causes blood to rush to my cheeks. I shot my eyes for a second, reliving the feel of his warm touch.
"Miss Johnson, a word" Mr.Crawford places a pause on my crazy thoughts. Both Esmay and Jody comes to a halt.
"It's fine guys. You should go so you won't be late, we don't have the same class anyways." Esmay gives me a look and I give her a reassuring smile. She sighs in defeat.
"Fine but you better be out for lunch at the first bell, don't think I've forgotten about lover boy" she winks making me crimson once again, as the thoughts of this morning comes back yet again.
They leave but not before Jody gives me nod. I walk to his desk not once did the thought of being in trouble come to mind, you get that kind of confidence when you have got a clean record.
"Mr.Crawford, you wanted to see me?"
He closes the folder he had been studying but not before I catch a glimpse of a smiley face drawn on a test sheet. Must be Mason's, did he really draw that on his paper? What was it here for?
"Yes, you know you're my brightest student" I nod when he smiles a little before continuing.
"Some of your peers don't seem to find the equations as easy as you do, so I thought it a good idea for you to help in tutoring"
"That's no problem, how many?"
"Seeing as you're already tutoring Miss Seville and Hart you just get to tutor one more."
That didn't seem like a problem, I don't mind helping someone out.
"Who?" Mr.Crawford cocks his brows behind me. Turning I scan the door, I don't see anybody at first but then I spot grey. No it can be right, but then again it makes sense for him to need tutoring.
"Mr.West so nice of you to show up"
He walks in hands in pants. Taking long confident steps towards me.
"You've got to be kidding me"

(A\N): Hey guys just wanted to drop this chapter. I was thinking about changing the cover from this one but still undecided. Please let me know your thoughts on that, and what do you guys think about POV'S of other characters?
Anyways, here a few questions I would like for you to answer if you can.
*What friend do you think defends Emma the most?
*Was there any statement or moment that made you laugh😂😂? If yes👍,please state.
*Which do you prefer? The chemistry between Emma and Tyler or that of Mason that is if you feel there is one 😁😁
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