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CHAPTER 7

I wake up the next morning, that huge smile still evident on my face. I had an amazing sleep, and feel super active right now. I quickly brush up and ran downstairs. Mom's in the kitchen.

"Morning mom!" I yell with a beaming smile on my face, and walk up to her, kiss her cheeks and sit on the counter top.

"Somebody seems to be a lot happy today! Look at that beaming smile and beautiful glow! What's special?" She asks excitedly, for which I frown.

What does she mean by that?

"Mom! What do you mean? I just had an amazing sleep after a long time." I simply reply.

"Oh... That's the reason?" She asks, clearly fishing for something.

"Yes mom! Stop ruining my mood and get me some food. I'm early today, so I'll be going with Natty, and I'll be back late." I finish and pick up the plate with toasts and pancakes that mom made. I walk out of the kitchen, open the fridge and spot the syrup. But something else catches my eyes almost instantly!

Ice cream!!!

I take the tub out and look around for mom. She'll definitely lose her mind if she catches me eating it, first thing in the morning. Making sure there's no one, I grab the spoon and dive in. After about 15minutes, I'm half way into the tub with ice cream messily coated around my cheeks, chin, lips, practically half of my face!

"Amy!" I shriek at that sound and turn around in a flash.

"John! Shut it! Mom's gonna kill me if she hears o-" I start whining, which is a huge mistake.

"There's only one way out." He cuts me off with a devilish smirk on his stupid face!

What's he up to!?

"John, what do you want? Quit fooling around." I state plainly, annoyed at his games. I'm not in a mood for it. Great! The 'happy me' from a while ago is now nowhere around!

"Sharing is caring." He finishes with a grin. My frustration erupts in a loud groan, startling him for a second.

"John! You know I don't like sharing." I pout, trying to persuade him.

"Well then. Moo-" He starts yelling, but a tight slap across his face stops him.

"Ouccchhh!" He cries out, holding onto his cheeks, as I spot faint red lines appearing on his cheeks.

"Amy! You!" He launches himself in my direction. I quickly move away and he ends up hitting the wall. I burst into a fit of laughter.

"John. Last chance! Want it or no!?" I hold out the tub. He starts thinking and runs to the kitchen.

What the hell is he upto now?

I quickly get the answer to it, when I see him return with a spoon and we both dig in.

"Amy! John!" We both jolt at the shrill call of our names. We look up to meet a very furious mom! Oh oh...

"What do you -" Mom begins to yell at us furiously, but I cut her off, though I know it's not a good idea.

"Mom! Sorry but it's ice cream and it's John who started it!" I nod towards John with a sheepish grin plastered on my face.

"Mo-" He starts whining but mom chooses to ignore it.

"John!" She starts off and I decide to take that chance and escape. Being her pet, I'm sure he'll manage to scrape through, with maybe just a few scratches.

I quickly run upstairs and get my phone, and dial up Natty.

Ring ring ring. She finally picks up on the third ring.

Hey Natty! Guess what? I shriek in high pitch as soon as she comes on line.

Stop yelling Amy! I'm not deaf you know. I giggle at that.

Uh... You kissed Nick Bateman in your dream? She says, and I can actually imagine the smirk on her face. She actually said that! That little bitch! She knows how much I obsess over his hot bod!

Nat! Actually, I wish. But no. Try again. I just correct her and wait for her to talk.

Er... You ate a cockroach? I can hear muffled giggles as she says that.

Yeww! Natty you bitch! Shut up will you. I'm going to college with you today. That's the news! God Natt! She really knows how to get on my nerves. No wonder she's my best friend.

Hehehe. Oh... That's great news Amy! So I'll see you in?  She simply asks.

Twenty! I exclaim.

Sure?? Cool! See you in fifty! She coes with a humor touch to her tone.

I said twenty. I emphasize.

I know what your twenty is. She says chuckling.

Oh... No no. I'll be there in twenty. Bye Natts! I affirm it.

Bye Amy!

With that I hang up. I quickly change and dab on slight cream, and take a final look at my reflection. I smile satisfied at what I see. I run downstairs, kiss mom and walk to the bus stop.

"Hey Natty! See, I'm on time." I finish with a proud tone, for which she just giggles.

"We'll just have to wait and see for more wonders to happen today." She says, trying to suppress her laughter.

"The bus is here! Let's go." I chime.

AFTER A DREARY HOUR IN THE BUS

"Amy, morning! You're early today!" Betty exclaims as she pulls me into a hug when she arrives.

"Betty! You seem high on spirit today. What's up?" I beam with curiosity as her 'happy morning mood' surprises me.

"Me and Derek are friends again!" She squeals, a shine dancing in her eyes. In just about a day, she'd told me a lot about herself.

Derek is her neighbor, whom she's really been close to and he's an official party organizer. What an amazing guy, his job is to throw parties! She'd always hang out with him, and go to most of his parties. I  feel that she likes him, noticing the way her face scrunches talking about how girls throw themselves at him at the parties. But she just denies that, stating they're just friends. I smirk internally, confident that sooner or later she's gonna confess.

"Oh! That's great." I smile at her as I release the hug.

"Amy did you do math homework due today?" She asks, a little worried.

"No I totally forgot! Crap!" I sigh as I realize what I'm about to face today, but almost immediately shriek in happiness as I remember the previous day. Nathan isn't gonna be around, so I don't really have to worry.

"Betty! Mr Nathan is not gonna be around, so you need not worry about math." I state.

"Yay! That's great news Amy!" She screams out and pulls me into a hug again. She seems really happy about it. But me, that's a different thing...

I'd totally miss him! His sexy sculpted face, his deep voice that send shock waves throughout my body, his hair that I'd love to run my hand through, his tribal neck tattoo that looks insanely hot on him, his deep beautiful blue eyes that calm me and at the same time, put my pulse on a roller coaster ride. His scent that tingles every fallen nerve in my body with a delightful bliss.

"Hah... " I let out a long sigh.

"Amy? Anything wrong?" Betty asks, frown lines apparent on her face. I couldn't tell her.

"Nothing Betty. I'm just shitted out with a lotta work left to be done." I fake a sigh so she'll believe me and drop the topic, which seems to have worked.

"Amy. That's okay. You'll manage." She says with a reassuring smile as she pats my back. I just smile.

After a while, students slowly start walking in. I see Cindy and her friends walk in, flashing a smile and waving at me as they cross me. I then notice Lin coming in. I look at her with apprehension as she holds a blank face, but as her eyes meet mine, her lips curve up into a genuine smile.

So it worked! She's getting over it.

I smile back in the satisfaction that she's finally happy.

"Good morning class." The voice of Mrs Hilton, our English teacher grabs our attention and class begins.

Class dragged on a lot, and at killing slow pace. I was so dreary by the start of lunch. With class done, I head to Natty's class to wait for her as we are having a 'fresh start', and she's always late!

"Natty! Took you about twenty minutes to drag your ass out of class?" I ask with a frown as she steps out into the corridor.

"Sorry Ams! I just had some doubt." She grins. Oh boy, here we go, My Nerd Bestie, everyone!

"Okay. I'm just gonna ignore that. So where we heading for lunch?" I ask, restlessly tapping my foot on the floor.

Her eyebrows squint in confusion as she stares at me for two long seconds. Then slowly as she recollects, her mouth forms an 'oh' before she answers.

"I don't know Amy!" She says with a blank face.

"Natty!" We both turn at the high-pitched shriek of her name from the other side.

"Lauraaaa! Hey!" Natty grins and pulls her into a bear hug. I stand stunned at what I see.

When did they become this close?

"Amy!" Laura turns towards me and gives a full toothed smile.

"Hey Laura!" I greet back, managing a plastic smile to meet her real one, hoping no one will notice that.

"So, where we heading for lunch?" Asks Laura jumping in excitement.

Wait! What!? She's part of our 'fresh start'?

I mentally slap Natty for this, and express with a roll of my eyes.

"Oh... Let's go to the ground and sit by the trees. What say?" Natty asks hopeful that we'd agree with her plan.

"Sounds great!" Yells Laura and they look at me.

"Umm... Let's go?" I half-ask, not wanting to hear them scream again.

"Amy!" I turn around at the call of my name to see a very excited looking Jade walking in our direction. Jade's from our school and she's in Natty's classes.

"Jade! Hey!" I greet once she reaches us.

"Let's go?" Natty asks her too, turning my expression into a deeply confused one.

Wait! What?? Even she's coming? Not that I have a problem with her, it just feels weird. Might as well get the whole college Nat!

I give Natty a look, secretly asking her about it, and she just smiles at me. Great!

Finally, we are at the ground. It is  peaceful as there are a very few students around, and the afternoon breeze is pleasant, giving us a fresh change. The birds chirping not far away, add to the beauty of nature.

"Who's coming over to the cafeteria to get lunch?" I ask restlessly, my hunger getting the better of me.

"Me!" Jumps Natty and Laura, at the same time. Ugh... I mentally frown.

"I'll go with Natty." I say, then turn around and smiling at Laura, "You needn't come Laura!"

"Oh... Okay." She says and her cheery face falls.

Damn, I feel guilty.

"No! It's cause I hardly get to annoy this bitch anymore!" I exclaim grinning at Natty, hoping she buys that, and I think she did! She starts laughing.

"See ya guys."

"Natty! Can you please explain what the hell is this? Why Laura?" I ask, giving her a stern look, crossing my hands at my chest, showing her I'm not kidding.

"What Amy?" She asks innocently, which makes me want to punch her in the face.

"Natty!" I snap. "You clearly know what I mean. I told you I don't want her around. Why the hell don't you get it?" I accuse, clearly pissed at her.

"Relax Amy! It's nothing to freak out. Trust me, just give her a chance. She's an amazing friend. You'll love her!" She says trying to calm me down. Boy, she was never so wrong in her life. Or so I thought...

"Jack! Four chicken burgers with extra cheese please." I place the order and tweet, "Make it quick."

"One without cheese, Jack." Natty quickly says, drawing my attention to her.

"Ahan... Someone's on a diet?" I tease playfully, winking at her.

"Shut up Amy! Lau's allergic to cheese!" She snaps.

What the hell!?

"Wow," is all that I say and walk away. After a few steps-

"Amy! I was looking for you!" Natty pops out of nowhere in front of me.

It startles me, but I react with indifference, "Yeah? Why so"

"Amy! I understand you're pissed, but listen to me. She's an amazing person." She explains, trying to convince me.

I look at her one last time, and saying "Amazing," I walk off, again.

A FEW HOURS LATER

As I'm heading out of our final class for the day, I pull out my phone to check for notifications. Sure enough, there is a message.

Amy! Where you? I'm waiting at the gates. Cya soon.

Natty

I feel terribly bad for snapping at her at lunch, especially since it was no fault of hers. I decide to stop being an ass and apologize.

Be there in five! And sorry Natty :/

I press send and immediately, my phone beeps.

Not forgiven :P

I crack at her reply, fawning over how adorable she is.

As I see Natty, I wave at her and run over. I go in for a hug, and quickly back away at the stinging pain that shoots from my stomach. She punched me!

I take it back. Maybe not so sweet -_-

"Owwwww! Natty!" I whine, holding my tummy. She just giggles and begins walking, pulling me along

"So you ready?" She inquires, with excess enthusiasm in every word, that I frown in confusion.

"Ready for what?"

"Duh! To go check out the extra classes!" She beams.

Why is she so excited?

"Oh, that! Yeah, I guess so." I say in a half-hearted tone.

"Come on, Amy! It'll be awesome." She chants, hopping with zeal.

"I'll pick you pick up at 4.30 then?" She asks.

"Yeah."

A SHORT HOUR LATER

It's 4.10 already. I haven't even dressed yet. I reached home, freshened up and changed into pajamas.

Currently, I'm feasting on a bowl of macaroni. Natty's gonna be here in a while. So, I leave the bowl at the table and run upstairs to change. I rummage through my closet in search of what to wear.

Ten minutes later, I'm sitting on the floor, surrounded by a messy mountain of clothes around me. Sighing, I give up and just fall down onto the pile of clothes.

What am I gonna wear?

Ring Ring Ring... I'm startled by the phone's sudden ringing. I quickly get up and scan the area for my phone, squealing like a kid when I finally find it.

Hello! I screech, once I see the callers name.

I'm right in front of your house Amy! Come on out. It's 4.30. She says, sounding a bit annoyed

Oh... I'm upstairs, just gimme a min. I mutter, searching for my top.

You haven't dressed up yet, have you? She asks in an accusatory tone.

Uh... I ha... I try to lie, but eventually give up and keep mum.

Amy! I told you to be ready. I'm coming in to drag you out. Lazy ass! With that, she cuts the call. 'Oh god, I'm in for a world of pain if she gets here now!'

I have to be ready before she gets here. So I quickly get up and magically grab a white T-shirt, a pair of ripped jeans and converse. After which, I pull my hair into a messy bun and run downstairs.

"Natty!" I grin ecstatically. She just stands there with a frown on her face, pointing at her cute blue watch.

"Will ya just look at the time?" She says, with a scary frown.

"We can stand here and talk about me being late or we can leave. You choose!" I confidently strut to the door. She looks stumped for a second, watching me intently.

"Fine!" She mutters and follows me.

A HALF HOUR LATER

"Hey Mr Heckles. This is Amy. She's interested in joining here for classes." She introduces me to a tall, fat man with a whitish moustache.

"Amy?" He confirms, looking at me.

"Oh. Amy Ross." I acknowledge with a polite smile.

"That's great. You just have to fill up some forms and you're good to go." He states, handing me a couple of forms to fill my details in.

Once done with it, I return the form and get up to leave. "When can I join in Mr Heckles?" I ask.

"You have a book and a pen? Then now." He blankly says. I just smile at him and ponder on that.

"Amy! Come on. It'll be great." Natty assures me and we exit the office room.

"Natts, I feel I'm not ready yet. I'm not even dressed properly." I say, pointing down at my attire.

"Oh shut up. You look great, and trust me, you don't have to be ready! So let's go?" She eagerly asks, her excitement comparable to that of a kid lured with ice-cream. I nod half-hearted and go along with her. We reach a long corridor, walking ahead, Natty abruptly stops in front of a room.

"This is my class. Yours is the one ahead on the right. See you after class. Bye Amy and good luck!" She beams, disappearing into the room.

I hesitantly start walking until I reach the class. I take a deep breath and walk in, only to find myself shocked.

"Phoebe!?" I exclaim out loud, not realizing everyone's now staring at me.

"Amy?" Phoebe whispers the moment she sees me. I walk in, and hurriedly sit beside her in the first seat.

"Hey! I didn't know you too go here."I indicate, my eyes hiding the unhappy feeling that my tone betrays me with.

"Oh. I did. I didn't know you were joining in." She says plainly.

Oh boy! What an amazing way to make a fresh, non-suffocating start.

"So how come here?" She casually asks.

"Uh... Natty's here and I needed to go somewhere." I lie, unable to tell her the whole truth. I cannot tell her about the new start part, as I definitely don't wanna hear her opinions and thoughts now. That's exactly what I'm trying to run away from! After a bit of talking, the teacher walks in. 

"What does he teach?" I whisper to Phoebe.

"Chemistry." She says, and diverts her attention back to the teacher.

A little into class, I begin feeling an unnerving restlessness, so I start twisting in my seat. I turn to my right, to see a blonde-haired guy with a black ear stud and as if on cue, he turns around to face me. He has chocolate brown eyes and when he smiles, a beautiful dimple shows up. I smile back, and awkwardly turn to the front again.

An hour longer into class and I'm literally on the desk, partially drooling. I smile on the inside when the teacher walks out, and also notice that the guys, who were sat in the front, hurry to sit at the back of class, including that blonde-haired guy. I stare ahead of me, completely puzzled.

"Phoebe? Can I have all your notes of classes so far?" I ask, extremely hesitant.

"Sure."

"So, hows life going on?" I ask and mentally slap myself for that, when I see her reaction. She stares at me with an expression as if I grew a third head or something. I forgot it's Phoebe I'm talking to, she's the least social person I can talk to. So I decide to stop that right away, and to just look around until the teacher comes along.

"Mr Gonzales!" Yells some guy from the back and everyone settles down in their seats. A sturdy, tall, dark-skinned middle-aged man, with glasses walks in. He has a very unpleasant aura around him and judging by the students' reaction, he was a pain! He starts class and I soon get the answer, he is a total pain! His subject is math and he drags simple concepts on for a century. He basically, sucked! Nathan taught us math! Oh god...

How I missed him! He's a really good teacher, you will actually wanna listen to him and you definitely do learn. Not to forget, I was totally smitten by him and drooling over his face. I miss having a daily dose of him- his gorgeous face, his sweet special scent, his calming deep blue eyes, his sexy magnetizing voice that always put me in a trance. I miss having a piece of his mind whenever I screwed up, especially since he looked extra sexy when he was angry. I know I sound crazy, but it's the fact! I miss those weird sensations I had when he was around me....

"Amy?Amy...?" 

"Oh... Yeah Phoebe?" I ask, seeing her snapping her fingers in front of me.

"It's break now. Do you wanna go out?" It's more of a statement than a question.

"Yeah sure. Let's go." I respond excitedly and get up. I grab my bag, walking out.

"Natty!" I shout as I see her in the corridor, in front of the room she disappeared into a while ago.

"Amy. How was class?" She queries.

"It sucked! Fifteen minutes into class and I was already drooling." I say, covering a yawn that escapes from my mouth. "You didn't tell me Phoebe was here." I notify, giving Natt a look.

She just grins, "I thought I told ya." 

"Time's up! Let's get back to class." Phoebe divulges, pointing to the door of our class. I just nod, hug Natty and start walking in the direction of our class.

"So class...," Starts Mr Anderson, our Physics teacher, who's teaching a lesson on Radioactivity, which is sure to bore me to sleep. I just think of something else to help me get through this hour.

Something like... Natha-

I'm startled when something hits me. I just perk and look up, to see the teacher busy teaching, confusing me further. If not him, who then? I look around and find a paper ball fallen at my leg! I pick it up and open it.

I turn around and scan all faces to see who could have written that note.

Hey beautiful!

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Hey Peeps! I know the chapter is really short and less interesting, but its kinda like a filler. I promise to update again this week with an important, long and interesting one to make up for all the delays in update. 

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