"You're so cute." He said to her.
"No, you're so cute." She said back.
"You're cuter." He said.
She giggled. "No, you are."
I'm going to throw up. I thought over and over again.
"You're so much cuter than I am." He said.
"No, you're cuter!" She squeaked.
"Shut up." I muttered under my breath.
"Stacie!" He exclaimed.
"Nolen!" She mocked.
If they don't stop right now, I'm going to vomit. I thought.
Nolen reached over and tickled Stacie. Stacie jumped and started laughing. "Nolen!" She yelled again.
"Stacie!" He mocked her this time.
"You're so funny." She said.
"You're funnier." He argued playfully.
I snapped. "Can we all just agree that you both are cute and funny? You're both getting annoying as hell!"
Nolen and Stacie looked at me, clueless.
Stacie finally spoke. "What's going on, Paige?"
"Is something wrong?" Nolen added.
"Yes!" I stood up. "Everything is wrong! Neither of you get it!"
"Get what?" Nolen asked. Whoa, now he actually seemed worried.
I swallowed. I couldn't ruin my best friend's relationship. They were happy with each other. I shouldn't ruin it because I'm unhappy. "Nothing." I shook my head and ran away.
I jogged to my locker and secretly hoped one of them- preferably Nolen- would run after me and ask if I'm OK. But they didn't. I got to my locker and stood there all alone.
Tears started dripping from my eyes, Soft sobs escaped my mouth, and I fell to the floor. I crouched down and held my knees to my chest.
"Are you alright?" I heard a voice call.
I wiped my eyes and looked up. "W-what?"
A tall, handsome looking boy came walking my way. "Are you alright?" He repeated.
"Uh... yeah." I lied. It was so obvious I was lying too.
"No you're not." He sat beside me. "What's wrong?"
Before I answered him, I had to ask, "Who are you?"
"Sorry, my name's Justin. And you're Paige, right?" He replied.
"Yeah, how did you know?" I asked, curiously.
"Nolen doesn't stop talking about you. Plus, I'm in your English and History classes." Justin answered.
"Why haven't I noticed you before?" I thought out loud by accident.
Justin laughed. "I'm usually really quiet- kind of like you."
I giggled. "Oh, OK."
"You haven't answered my question: What's wrong?" He chuckled.
"Drama with Nolen and Stacie." I muttered.
Justin put his arm around me and hugged me. "Oh... I'm sorry. Do you want to talk about it?"
"Not really." I sighed.
"Can I walk you to class?" Justin asked.
I smiled. "That would be nice."
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From Nerd to Hottie
HumorPaige is just a girl that blends in. Nolen is a boy who stands out in a bad way. He's the school nerd. Nolen gets teased and made fun of all the time. When Paige finally sees his potetial, she offers to give him a 'make-over.' Nolen is unsure, but a...
