Polis Underground

Chapter 14: Really Pretty Girl

Raven was the first person I see when I enter the café. She is sitting at a table with coffee while scrolling through her phone. I sit next to her and she smiles up at me while she hands me my normal coffee order.

"Good morning." Raven says and smirks at me.

"What are you plotting?" I roll my eyes at her with a smile.

"Oh nothing. Just a guessing game." I give her a questioning look and she smiles, "Is it Alex? Or is her name actually Lex? I don't think it is just Lex I think Lex is short for something, I just can't put my finger on it."

My jaw drops when I realize what she is talking about. I called Lexa, Lex right in front of Raven. Raven smiles at me like she won the game, "I- uh.. her name... uh..."

"Exactly. So is it Alex, cause she looks like an Alex." Raven asks me and I think for a moment. She definitely does not look like an Alex. She looks like a Lexa, "Or Alexa. Maybe Lexi."

"None of those are correct." I shake my head and sip my coffee.

"Then what is it?" Raven asks and I contemplate telling her the answer. I have power here.

"None of your business." I say and her jaw drops.

"Fine, then I'll call her Lex." Raven smiles and I shake my head, no. She doesn't like other people calling her Lex. I have seen her glare at Titus the last time he tried.

"Her name is Lexa." I mutter and Raven sighs.

"Why didn't I think of Lexa?" Raven smacks her head playfully, "So obvious."

"What is obvious?" Octavia asks while sitting down with us at the table. Raven slides her over her coffee order.

"You are replacing us with Niylah." Raven says to make sure the coast is clear. She might be annoying but she is like a volt. You tell her to keep her mouth shut about something and she will.

"Am not! I just happen to have a class with her and she is a great study buddy." Octavia defends and I point at her in agreement.

"She is a pretty good study buddy." I say and Raven gasps at me.

"Are you siding... against me?" Raven puts her hand on her heart with a gasp.

"Yes, I don't like you right now." I say and Octavia leans in with a smile.

"OooOOo, gossip. Why is Raven annoying you today?" Today being the key word.

"She doesn't know how to mind her own business." I glare at Raven who shrugs.

"Tell me something new." Octavia rolls her eyes and leans back, "I thought you had something interesting."

"So what are you guys doing today?" Raven asks and Octavia shrugs.

"I don't know. Might go on a run." Octavia says while sipping coffee.

"Sounds like fun, can I join you?" Raven asks and Octavia nods, "Clarke, why don't you go on a run with us?"

"Oh, um, I have plans today." I try and be as subtitle as possible but these two are nosey.

"Plans? Like... plans or... plans plans." Octavia asks with a smirk.

"What does that even mean?" My eyebrows furrow and Raven translates for Octavia.

"She means do you have plans, like studying, or do you have plan plans, like making out with someone under a tree." Raven explains and I just stare at her.

"Why didn't you say that instead of plan plans." I look at Octavia.

"Let me live, and don't change the subject." Octavia points a finger at me.