Chapter 2: A Chain Reaction Part 1

Freya’s P.O.V

I moved out of the way hastily as the red and black jeep sped past me through the open gates and headed straight for the parking lot. It was followed by another sleek black car that left a gust of smoke in the air, making me choke on the fumes.

Derek Roland and Alexander Cabot were the first to step out of the jeep. They were Cameron’s best friends and some of the hottest boys in school. Derek with his jet black hair and grey eyes and Alexander, Alex, with his brunette hair and green eyes that were usually behind gold rimmed glasses.

And the next person to step out was Cameron MacGyver himself. The boy with the sandy blonde hair and electric blue eyes that had the entire school mesmerized.

All three boys were not only good looking with the perfect athletic body, but they were also great at studies as well as good athletes. They were the elite students of our tiny school, the boys who made the entire town proud.

And then there were the cheerleaders. Cindy Stewart, Laura Winsor and Trisha Smith, the trio who were always hanging around the two boys. It was difficult to say who was dating who but the three girls have been involved with both Derek and Alex at different times. But while Derek was a known flirt, Alex was the more reserved type who people didn’t want to get near easily because of his ‘stuck-up’ vibe. In general, Alex hardly spoke and was positioned as the Football team goal-keeper, while Derek was the quarterback.

Cameron on the other hand, was the captain of the Football team. And even though the whole school loved to gossip about who he was dating, it wasn’t much of a question for speculation. Because there was only one girl who was allowed to ride in his car and that girl, was none other than Sarah Parker, the captain of the cheerleading squad and the most beautiful girl in our school.

As I watched the group from afar, much like everyone else in the parking lot, Cameron moved around the car to the passenger’s side and held the door open for Sarah as she stepped out in a pink cardigan over a white top and light blue jeans. The color of her cardigan matched the pink highlights in her long blonde hair that reached her mid back. I watched Cameron extend his hand for her, which Sarah took gracefully while stepping out.

I don’t know why but the gesture made my chest tighten just a little bit, especially as Sarah smiled up at Cameron, her face radiant as they gazed at each other.

Frowning at the ridiculous tightness inside my chest, I decided to go inside the building first because the entire school seemed to have stopped what they were doing to watch the popular kids get off of their high horses. Honestly, it was the same scene every morning. Their parents were super rich and their kids were super spoilt. They owned the latest cell phones, the latest cars and the latest fashion. Everyone here wanted to either be friends with them or date one of them, or simply just hated their guts because they got their chance but were rejected.

Me? I wasn’t even on their radar. Because I was the loner girl who wore clothes from the Goodwill donation centre; ate the cheapest breads in the cafeteria and didn’t even own a cell phone. What was the use of a cell phone if I couldn’t even afford money to make calls?

My first class was English, one of the classes which I wasn’t actually terrible at. I shared this class with Alex, who was another topper and sat up front. It was good thing though, because I sat right at the back, away from all the commotion and the fangirling and concentrated on my own work peacefully, as much as I could.

My second class was Biology and that went by smoothly too, without any problems. However, lunch came next and it was the only part about school that I wasn’t a fan of. Lunch time meant that every single student from all classes would be roaming around the hallways and the cafeteria and I would get more than a few snide comments or whispers behind my back.