Odd (1)

One day I decide to walk to school with my best friend Nan. Not long after we leave my house, Nan starts to tell me about a fight she'd witnessed yesterday.

"It was wonderfully bloody and one boy, Abe Pollock, almost lost his leg." She sighs, regretting the fact that Abe Pollock hadn't lost his poor appendage.

I cringe. Nan can be so disgusting sometimes; she has this creepy fascination with blood and dead people.

"Then this particular senior just happens to walk by and Lionel Collins just jumps onto his leg and starts punching him; I expect he was kind of asking him to fight."

Nan stops to scratch her leg and continues, (regardless of whether I am listening) "Well the amazing thing was, the mysterious guy just stops walking and he picks Lionel Collins off his leg and then drops him like he was some smelly sock. Then he walked away just like that. I just don't know how he did it. If I were him, I'd have punched Lionel 'til his nose broke!"

Nan shakes her head in disapproval. Feeling bored, I ask: "What was his name?" Nan just shrugs.

"I don't know his name, but he was sort of good-looking." There was silence and so we continue walking and soon we near our school.

Suddenly, Nan nudges me. "Look that's him!" she whispers. I look up and my eyes bug out.

Walking slowly towards us is the most handsome creature I have ever beheld. He is very tall and quite muscular (I can see his arms) with tousled wavy brown hair. He has a fair complexion and a gorgeous nose.

"What in the world were you talking about?" I ask Nan, exasperated. " 'Sort of good looking'?! What was that all about? He's gorgeous!" Nan and I stare at him, admiring his perfect features.

"What are you two staring at?" We turn quickly and find ourselves facing our mutual best friend, Holly.

"Oh hi Holly. Look at him, isn't he beautiful?" Nan and I jerk our chins in The Gorgeous Guy(who was still walking towards us but not exactly looking at us)'s direction.

"Oh wow. That's lovely. You know how obvious you guys are being in regard to that guy!?" She hisses. Nan and I laugh and then grab Holly's arm and run into school.

"I have never seen anyone gorgeouser than him." I say, once we are safely inside. Nan rolls her eyes. "I've seen better. You should really come with me to some fights sometime. But hey I'm not denying that fact that this guy is really hot."

Nan and I giggle. Only Holly doesn't laugh. I guess this is because she is still feeling embarrassed for us.

I look at my watch. "Aaa our class is starting!" I exclaim. I grab Holly's arm and run down the hallway, shouting goodbye and see you later at lunch to Nan.

During a class that is just before lunch time, the teacher asks to speak to me after class. She tells me that she is really pleased with what I scored for my test and that I should keep up the good work. I express to her my utmost gratitude and then I rush to the cafeteria.

When I get there I almost regret doing so well in my test. The cafeteria is full and I can barely hear anything, save for the inconsistent buzz of noise. Noises and voices are screaming, shouting, laughing, crying, burping and yawning.

I squeeze my way through the crowd, wishing that I had come earlier. I make my way over to the counter and buy some stuff to eat. I sigh. My lunch is really pitiful. All the good stuff has gone.

"OVA HEEYER!!" I hear Nan shriek. I look in the direction of her voice and see Nan and Holly waving frantically from an overcrowded table.

I quickly move towards them, cringing at the varied body odours I can smell. I walk as fast as I can and-- WHOOPS! I have knocked into someone. My lunch goes flying. I am half glad and half sad. Glad because I have lost my pathetic lunch, sad because I have made a fool out of myself in front of-- THE GORGEOUS GUY!!!!

"Uhh, I'm so sorry." I sit up and touch my face. I can't feel anything mushy but I suddenly feel very warm all over. "Are you alright?" The Gorgeous Guy asks me in a most fantabulously low voice.

"I think so." I say dubiously. He holds out his hand and I stare at it, suddenly wondering where I am. The Gorgeous Guy grabs my hand and pulls me up.

"Be careful," he says, then he is gone. I stand there staring at my hand, wondering my head off.

Nan and Holly come over to me. Nan is fidgety. "What did he do? What did you do? Did he say anything to you? You've got watery bolognaise on your shirt." I look down and wipe at the stain dumbly.

"Come on you." Holly says. She grabs my arm and we make our way out of the cafeteria to the bathroom. Holly turns on the tap and starts to clean my shirt.

"C'mon! Something must've happened!" Nan says. I smile at her. "Well, he said, 'Are you alright?' So I said, 'I think so' and then he held out his hand and I didn't do anything so then he grabbed my hand and helped me up. Then he said 'Be careful' and then he walked away."

Nan and I scream with happiness.

"Just think, you girls have only heard about him today and you're already screaming about him? You're really sad." Holly says. Nan and I giggle quietly.

Then, "Why am I washing out your stain?" Holly asks me. Nan and I start laughing loudly. Holly looks at us, trying to be annoyed, but failing terribly. She starts laughing and soon we are convulsing and gasping for air.

"You girls are so pathetic." Kimmy P says, walking in with her gang. Holly, Nan and I giggle and then walk out, ignoring Kimmy P's subtle plea for an asinine argument about social status.

The three of us part ways and go for our classes, feeling quite loosened up.

Man I love my friends.