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Chapter 8: Chapter 8

"You're here." She said flatly looking back at her plate of pasta.

"I'm here too!" Zaire said popping his head in front my side and waving at her.

She smiled at him and waved back.

It's like she likes Zaire more than me. I mean, I'm not sounding jealous or anything but really? Zaire?!

"Shut up your mouth." I said pushing him to the back with my elbow.

"Harsh bro. Real harsh." He said and I rolled my eyes looking up to see Ashley, was it? looking at me.

I raised an eyebrow at her but she shook her head looking back to her plate of pizza.

"Oh you got Pizza?" Connie I guess asked.

Hopefully Ashley nodded her head with a smile. Something seems off about this two. Friends aren't supposed to be smiling at each other like love struck fools. Love... Shit.

"Are you Connie?" I asked the girl with shoulder length blonde hair.

She blinked at me before nodding her head yes.

"Oh shit you got it!" Zaire said fist bumping my upper arm.

"Yeah and Ow!" I said pushing him slightly.

Everyone at the table chuckled including the silent girl beside me. I turned my eyes to her to see her eyes solely focused on the pasta in front of her.

One bite, she hadn't taken from it.

"Aren't you hungry?" I asked when everyone had been distracted by talking to each other.

"Huh?" She asked facing me suddenly.

"I said aren't you hungry? You aren't eating your food." I said nodding at her untouched plate.

"I'll have it later." She said taking the apple juice box and the straw.

"Oh okay then." I replied leaning back on my seat.

She's being off. She's not being herself in any way at all.

"We made Cake today." Ashley said suddenly reaching for her bag.

"I thought you guys made Cake last session?" Connie asked and she nodded her head affirmative.

"We did. But then some of our classmates said they couldn't remember the procedures and recipes and so Mrs Elsher taught us again." Ashley replied shrugging.

"Oh, how gullible." Connie said taking a bite of Ashley's Pizza.

"Anyways, we tried three flavors. Strawberry, Vanilla and Chocolate." Heaven said.

"How do you know that?" Zaire asked foolishly and everyone turned their eyes to him.

"Cause I'm a witch, Zaire." Heaven said lowly rolling her eyes.

I let out an inaudible sigh and shook my head slightly.

"Oh! You guys do baking class together." He said laughing and pointing at them.

I saw everyone shake their head lightly and I paused my lips to smile.

I like Zaire, very much. He's like my twin brother but at times like this, ugh! He's such an idiot you can't help but laugh.

"I think we all established that." I said lightly patting his back. Everyone bursted into laughter but my eyes was trained on just one person.

Heaven.

Her smile looks so beautiful.

"Heaven?" I called and she shook her head a smile still on her face.

"Heaven?" I called again and she paused turning her face to me.

"What?" She asked confusedly.

"Heaven." I said again and she rolled her eyes at me.

"Dumb and Dumber." She muttered under her breath but I still heard it. I smiled at her and faced my food back.

Soon, it was after school and I was in the parking lot waiting for her.

"Oh hey, Quinnel." I heard from behind me and I turned around to the girl from this morning making me recollect our conversation.

"I wanted to invite you to a party."

"You're throwing a party?" I asked impatiently looking up to see Navaeh push her hand into her cardigan pocket.

"Yeah. This Friday." She said and I nodded my head absentmindedly.

Zaire ran past us after giving