Popular guy

A week went by and that Maria just never left his frippin’ side!

‘Do you think he’ll ever have a moment of alone time so that I can swoop in and chat with him?’ I turned to Rachael who was pleasantly eating her noodles.

We were both sitting under a tree but hidden from Brian who was only a couple metres away from us eating his rice and Maria’s baked cookies.

‘Jinny isn’t this getting kinda irritating? If you want to get his attention, go get his attention there’s no use spying on him!’ Rachael sighed and then plopped another mouthful of noodle into her mouth. She was right.

‘I think I’ll go to the bathroom.’ I left my food under Rachael’s care and went to clear up in the bathroom.

‘Have you seen that Maria girl, she’s so gorgeous and pretty, she’s sure to get Brian.’

‘I know right, but have you heard of the ugly duckling Jinny? Well anyway she is trying to get Brian’s attention and all, I mean the hell does she think she is?!?’ In this moment I was already in a cubicle listening in on the gossip.

The bathroom is literally the girl heaven of gossip, it’s like a club. You go into the bathroom and don’t be surprised if some b*tch starts chatting stuff about you behind your back.

I opened my cubicle and stared at the girls through their reflection. I’m not a very balsy or courageous girl but, sometimes the gossip just gets to me real hard. The girls turned round and began to laugh.

‘Oh look what we have here, the ugly duckling!’ She pushes me with one hand in my shoulder.

‘What you going to do, you heard us didn’t you? What you think?’ The next girl began pushing my other shoulder. Before I knew it I ended up sitting on the toilet seat.

‘Huh, gossip is for jealous losers like you who have no balls to go and do something admirable, instead you just hate in those who actually do something admirable, or b*tchy whatever you choose.’ Stuff just came out of my mouth, and although it sound a bit poetic and gibberishy the girls seemed to get the general gist of it.

‘Who the hell do you think you are shame talking us?’ She pulled on my hair and ripped my head backwards.

‘Let me teach you a little lesson!’ The other girl began to slap me. It hurt and I couldn’t do anything about it, my head was pulled back and I could barely see since I was getting slapped in all directions.

I finally kicked the girl ripping my hair in the somach and head butted the girl who was slapping me. Since I felt rather cool and amazing and all I felt like I had to add a little touch of elegance.

‘Oops sorry lady’s didn’t notice you on the floor let me just get through.’ And I purposefully stepped, on the girl who slapped me, on her hand. She winced a little which was all I needed before I left.

I was trembling, I just didn’t understand why those girls were so cruel. I felt a little like crying so I hid in my favourite place which was behind a bush. I crawled there but this time I wasn’t alone.

A boy was all crouched and hidden there too. He had nice red hair and blue eyes. I seemed to have seen him before.

‘Oh your the girl who bumped into me, the one walking aimlessly through the corridor.’ He pointed at me. Instantly I remembered the incident so long ago, sent out to the corridor because I was not feeling it the whole school day because I found out about my father.

‘Oh your the nice boy who helped me not fall to the floor.’ I smiled, this boy was the first who didn’t seem grossed out by my appearance, usually I get disgusted snarls and people would hurl nasty names at me, but not him.

He smiled at me too, ‘are you alright, your eyes look a little puffy and face swollen?’ His face suddenly turned to concern.

‘I’m fine, just.... tired.’ He nodded and then curled into a ball he seemed very tired as well.

‘Are you hiding from someone? I’m just assuming since your here hiding behind a bush and all tired...?’ He looked up and smiled at me.

‘Just hiding from.... people.’ Suddenly a crowd of girls not far from us came running, ‘Okay you look over there, you look over there and we, we look here!’ A purple head said.

She was short and wore glasses but very pretty with cute freckles yo top her off. The crowd split up.

‘By people do you mean those girls?’

‘Yes.’ He laughed but you could tell he was drowned and exhausted.

‘Wow you must be pretty popular with the girls huh. Oh yea I never asked your name?’

He looked slightly hesitant but eventually said, ‘ Liam Taylor.’

‘Oh your that popular guy, no wonder all the girls fawn over you.’ I laugh and he finally eases and laughs as well. ‘My names Jinny Bruner, nice to meet you!’ I smile and then sighd resting my head on the wall behind me.

‘Do you wanna go somewhere?’ He suddenly says, I look at him and nod.

When we finally get out of the bushes and away from the crazy hoard of girls I find myself in the art room. I look around, I didn’t even know our school,known for it psychology classes, even held an art studio.

‘I never knew this was here!’

‘Well since I can’t get away from the girls and There was a spare room the headteacher let me do whatever I wanted to this room so that i can get some space.’ I looked up at him, this sort of means I was the first person who he showed this room to.

‘If you let me use this room for some of my own breathers I’ll keep this place a secret.’

I giggle, I begin to walk around the room, he sure was quite the artist. Buildings and landscapes, also beautiful flowers covered the canvasses and room. On the wall I saw he had painted some buildings as well, he had shelves of sketch books, I brushed my fingered across them.

‘This is a wonderful room, thank you for showing it to me.’ I dance to him, swirling around excitedly.

‘Glad you like it, it’s been kept a secret for so long, I’m glad your the first person I could show it to.’ He smiled and then gave me the key. ‘This is for whenever you want to come in here okay?’

I nodded, ‘ooh if you have time, someday I would like a portrait, or better yet!’ I take out my phone and take a selfie with the two of us, once we exchanged our contact info I sent him the picture.

‘A drawing you can start whenever your sad or feel alone.’ The bell rang, I waved Liam goodbye and headed to my class.

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