Six

Sophia's POV

"I am overthinking it right?" Skylar asked again as she gave me a nudge.

"Yes you are. I do not even know them until this morning." I had accepted the fact that I can't shake her off.

"Wyatt never ask questions in class, but he asked you about your relationship status. That doesn't happen like ever!" Sophia took a quick glance around only to notice hateful glares that were directed at her from a certain table.

"Can you please lower your voice? And I don't know about that okay. I don't know them, never met them until today so how should I know why he asked me a question when he never ask?" Sophia felt drained. Skylar has been asking her this since their first class and now, she still wouldn't stop.

"I don't know Sophia. Could it be love at first sight? I mean, recall when they had all walked into the class, they were looking our way. Boys who never stop to give anyone or anything a second glance all stopped and looked our way. Then Wyatt asked you a question. Oh, coincidentally you had the same classes as them since morning. Now if this ain't destiny, I don't know what it can be." Skylar sounded so excited as though she was unraveling a mystery. "You might end up being the very first girl who will be joining their gang." She whisper yelled almost jumping from excitement.

"And if you are wrong?" I asked. I hated how I wished she was right, how I wished he had indeed taken an interest in me as I have weirdly done with him. But I also hated the fact that she is insinuating that the guy who had asked me a question earlier was the one interested in me.

"Well, look at them. I am not wrong." Following her gaze, my eyes once more met with his. "I am not wrong right?" Skylar asked grinning. "Just so you know, I am this ship's captain, and it is going to sail so beautifully." Skylar cheered as I sighed wondering why I am seated with such a strange person.

I had to reposition my seat so I won't keep taking a peek at him. But instead of feeding my eyes with his handsomeness, I was left staring at the ladies who were glaring at me earlier. Their gaze made me feel like they hated me. They stared at me with so much hate.

"Who are they?" I asked Skylar. I just couldn't ignore the obvious look of hate.

"Oh shit! Those four had always paraded themselves as their partners. They must see you as a threat." One of the girls from the table banged her fist down. Had Skylar not lowered her voice, I would have thought maybe they heard her. But her voice was so low that the person seated at the next table wouldn't be able to hear us.

"Hello, can I please join you two?" I looked up to see one of his friend standing beside us with a smile.

"What?!" You... You, you want to sit with us?" Skylar stuttered as she hastily got up from her sit. "Would you like to sit on my seat? I had sat on it so it wouldn't be as cold." I watched her as her lips moved.

'She should probably be a rapper.' I mused inwardly.

"There is no need. I can sit here." The guy whose name I am yet to know pointed at an empty seat which he pulled to their table and sat.

"Hello Skylar." Skylar gasped as her cheeks became a very noticeable shade of red. "Sophia, I am Owen, and I realized our classes clashed all day today, so I decided to come day hi."

"Oh, hi Owen." Sophia greeted with a smile, Skylar's mouth that was help opened is yet to be closed.

"So..." With Owen there, the girls soon engaged in more conversation. They would laugh loudly. This obviously got them so many hateful glare and jealous whispering.

"Lunch hour is almost over. I better get going, I have biology next." Owen told them as he stood up to leave.

"That's crazy. She has biology too as her next class." Skyler's hands covered her mouth as she wondered how such coincidence could happen. Everyone knows the boys always receive classes together.

"Really, What a coincidence." Owen's innocent smile would never make one suspect him. "Would you like to sit with us then? I really enjoyed your company." He asked with such clear eyes and a beautiful smile that Sophia found herself nodding.

"Great!" Owen grinned before walking away.

"Oh my God! What just happened?" Skyler asked her eyes widely opened. Unfortunately, she does not have a Biology class with Sophia.

"I don't know." Sophia whispered as she bit her lower lips. This morning when she woke up, she planned to be as invincible as the word can get, but here she is, getting attracted to a boy who is a part of the school most popular group. Not only is her heart and body acting weird, but she is also even agreeing to sit with them in a class! 'What a mess.' She regretted her head which had moved without letting her brain process and think of all the cons involved with her sitting with them.

"I know I said I am rooting for you to be the first girl in their click, but girl, I like you alright. I really wouldn't want to see you get hurt." Skylar looked around as she went closer, "Take a look at them. They are all so surreal, like a painting brought to life. Don't get me wrong Sophia, you are perfect, God you even look like you should be seated with them and not with me! God knows if I were to swing this way, I would be looking for ways to eat you out until the whole school hears you screaming my name." Sophia found it weird that she blushed hard. No one has ever been so blunt with her. She wondered if she was meant to say thank you or not. "I guess what I am trying to say is it is okay to like them, to crush on them. The whole school does, what wouldn't be okay is for you to let yourself be vulnerable, to let yourself go. Although it might end up like one of those cheesy high school happily ever after romance stories or you end up losing yourself. This is high school, don't let your memories of it be dark ones okay." For the first time since they met this morning, Sophia took the first initiative of hugging her.

"How are you so filled with surprises?" Sophia asked as Skylar tightened her hold on Sophia.

"I know right, I am just too unique." Skylar chuckled before pulling away. "You smell great and all, but if I do not rush now, I will be late for class. Now get your cute ass going too, and don't go falling in love." Skylar winked as she ran toward her lecture room.

Sophia smiled before turning in the opposite direction for her class too.

As soon as she left, a shadow came out of hiding and watched her with gloomy eyes.