Chapter 2

It was lunch break and the new guy didn't have a problem with fitting in. He made people laugh -- even the grumpy lunch lady, Grace. Only the funniest of the funny could make her crack a smile! He was quite the charming asshole!

"Hey, have you talked to Kayden Woods? He's so lively and childish." Sarah commented as she sat with me and Jeremy. "I'm not gonna. He's not so big of a shot for me to talk to him." I said, stabbing my salad with my plastic fork.

I felt petty for holding it against him, but he did hit me without offering an apology. And there he was, going around and making people smile on his first day of school, thinking of life as a freaking bed of roses!

"I smell jealousy." Jeremy sang. "Why would I be jealous? I'm just mad because he's a jerk and no one's seeing it, except me. He's part of the reason why I was late." I growled.

"How?" Sarah asked, looking suspiciously at me. "Hey, I guess this is the only table I haven't joined today." Kayden smiled as he joined us. I scooted away from him, earning me a glare from Sarah.

"So, how are you guys?" Kayden asked with a sing-song voice. "We're great, Kayde. These are my friends, Jeremy and Cleo." Sarah said.

Great, she already gave him a nickname.

"Nice to meet you two." He said. "It's my pleasure here." Jeremy replied, nudging me with his elbow, wanting me to say something, but I almost slapped him with my fork.

"I'm sorry, does Cleo talk? Oh wait, she talked when she was late this morning." Kayden said. Jeremy snickered and Sarah laughed loudly.

What the hell is funny? If something like that is what made the lunch lady laugh, then she must have a poor sense of humor!

"Look at us, the senior detention squad. Am I right, Cleo?" Sarah asked. I just shook my head, glaring at her.

"Sorry Kayden, she woke up on the wrong side of the bed." Sarah tried to cover up for me. "No, I didn't." I finally said. "But something else must have pissed you off." Jeremy said with a smirk. "Yes. A jerk hit me this morning and I fell." I said, glaring at Kayden. His eyes widened in realization.

"I'm sorry about that." He finally apologized. "That's what you wanted." Jeremy mumbled, but it was loud enough for me to hear. "Yes, that's what I wanted, Jeremy." I snapped.

"We're going to watch a movie this Friday night, wanna come? We have an extra ticket." Sarah offered him. She liked him, didn't she? I ship them.

Sayden! No, Kayrah... ugh! I'm terrible at coming up with ship names.

"It depends on how I feel. Are you coming, Cleo?" Kayden asked. "No, I have to babysit." I shrugged. "You babysit?" He asked, sounding surprised. "During the weekends, yeah." I replied. "So, are you coming?" Sarah asked him. "I'll give you my answer on Friday. What time is the movie?" He asked. "Seven PM." Sarah said. "Okay, I'll make sure to tell you before then, babe." He flirted with a wink.

That was lame. And gross. I don't like it when people are called babe. Well, sometimes I do. It depends. But the wink? No-no.

"Flirt." I murmured and, luckily, no one heard. I finished my meal and attempted to stand up, but my knee hit the table and I fell for the second time today.

I wasn't even surprised.

"Are you okay?" Kayden asked, offering me his hand. I took it and he pulled me up.

"Thanks." I said and the bell rang. Thank God. I walked to class, stumbling and tripping over random things. Maybe I was cursed, after all.

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