Chapter 2
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Chapter 2"I still don't understand why she would chose our school" I say as I take a seat in the back of the class with Avery
"According to the article, her childhood sweetheart lives in our district" Avery says but avoids eye contact with me
That's weird, I didn't see that part.
I might've just missed it.
"Did you not hear me say the whole childhood sweetheart stuff on the phone?" She asks as she turns to me with a look of confusion.
When I woke up in the hospital, I was quickly diagnosed with short term memory loss.
It's a blessing and a curse.
"Sorry" I say as I silently point to my head
We get interrupted by our teacher as he yells at us to get our attention.
"As all of you know, Belleza is coming to our school," he starts off which causes a group of girls in front of me to squeal
Ouch.
My ears.
"They have decided to put her in our homeroom class, so she'll rotate with you guys" he says calmly as Belleza walks into the room
She smiles at all of us as she slowly looks around the class at all of the students. When her bright green eyes land on me my breath instantly hitches as my heart rate speeds up.
What the heck is happening?!
She slyly winks at me before continuing to look around the room at the other students.
"Oh my gosh" I whisper as I continue to stare at her with shock evident on my face
I probably look like such a creeper.
But I don't understand how it's possible for someone to look any more perfect in person.
God took his time on her.
"Miss Belleza, you'll be sitting next to Aspen. Aspen please raise your hand" he says to me but I'm too entranced on her to realize anything else that's going on around me
If this is a dream, I never want to wake up.
Avery suddenly forces my hand off the table and into the air but I'm still too busy staring.
Bad, Aspen.
Your mom has told you a multitude of times that staring is rude.
Belleza looks towards me but as our eyes meet I swear I see familiarity and adoration flash in her vision before she quickly makes her way towards the empty seat beside me.
As she sits down she turns towards me and smiles.
"Did you miss me?" She teases causing me to suddenly become very confused. I may be crazy, but it sounds like there's a hidden meaning in that sentence.
"Do we know each other?" I ask her politely with a tone of confusion
I don't want to come off as rude to her.
She's about to say something but her phone vibrates indicating that she has a notification.
She quickly reads it with an emotionless facial expression as she nervously bites her bottom lip.
I look over to Avery only to see her rapidly texting Charlotte.
I guess Charlotte and I aren't in the same homeroom.
I hope that I see her at some point throughout the day.
I miss her so much.
I turn my attention back towards Belleza who looks up at me with a genuine smile.
"Hi, my name is Belleza" she says as she holds her hand out for me to shake
I smile back at her as I place my hand in hers.
My hand starts to instantly tingle which only becomes more prominent as our hands continue to hold contact.
"My name is, Aspen" I say even though she most likely heard the teacher say it
Her grip is soft but firm.
"It's nice to finally meet you" I say honestly
"The pleasure is all mine" she says in a slight deeper tone
I blush as I realize that we're still holding hands.
I awkwardly clear my throat as I gently remove my hand from hers and place it in my lap.
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Avery and I walk with Belleza to our second period.
It sounds simpler than it actually was.
Students kept continuously crowding around her and throwing random questions at her.
Avery and I had to practically make a hole in the crowd for her to squeeze through.
When we finally got Belleza through the crowd we quickly scurried towards our second period.
Math.
"I sit in the back of the class so that I don't get in trouble when I talk, sadly math isn't my strongest subject" I explain to Belleza as we walk into the classroom. I lead her towards the bench reserved for Avery and I
Avery and I have sat at this same exact table every year.
Mrs. Harrington teaches all levels of math so she's the only math teacher on this hall
There's another math teacher but I think she only teaches honors mathematics if I'm not mistaken.
"I can tutor you, if you want?" She suggests which causes me to smile as I tilt my head down slightly so that my hair covers my blushing cheeks
Gosh.
She's made me blush twice and it isn't even lunchtime.
"You don't have to, you're probably busy with movies or writing a new song" I say as I search my backpack for my math textbook.
She reaches over and gently touches my hand causing me to stop searching and look up at her bright green eyes.
Wow.
She has such a beautiful eye color.
"I'd love to tutor you," she says genuinely as she gazes into my eyes
"plus I'm taking a break from the spotlight" she adds with a small smile before she gives me a wink
"Yeah, to find your childhood sweetheart," I say
"How's that going by the way?" I ask with a tone of genuine interest which causes her to laugh lightly
She smiles as she stares down at the table.
"I've found her, but she hasn't noticed me yet" she says causing me to give her a look of confusion
Hasn't noticed her?
I'm pretty sure everyone at school has noticed her.
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