Billie spent her lunch period alone until a girl came up to her. " Hey girlie." This voice. There was no doubt about it, it was Britney. She's 170cm (5'7 ft) tall, has a high nose bridge, a perfectly symmetrical face with small blue eyes, long blond straight hair and a small face with defined jawline. She was a real life barbie. She hasn't even been at this school for more than a day but everyone already knows her. Everyone including Santiago- Billie had seen them chat for a few minutes before.
"Sup'. Britney right ?"
"Oh my god ! Why does everyone know me here !"
She must've liked that thought Billie while rolling her eyes in head. "Ask them. I'm Billie."
" Oh my god, our names rhyme !"
" Do you need help finding your next class ?"
" Yes, actually. I have math."
" I take the same class, we can go together.." Billie pauses. Why would a girl like her want to hang around with a girl like me, she thought. "or I can just show you where it is and you'll go with your friends." continues Billie.
" I don't really have friends... I changed schools because I was being bullied in my other school."
Billie started to feel guilty for judging her too quickly. " I guess I can be your first friend !"
" Oh my god, really ? Thank you Billie !"
Billie and Britney spend the rest of lunchbreak together before going to class arm in arm." You found someone that helped you get to class." Says one if the teens in the room.
" Yes. Isn't she the sweetest, Santiago ?"
"We were going to the same class, it was nothing."
" I saved you a spot Britney !" says a girl sitting at a table further away from them. Maya waves at Britney.
"Yes come sit with us, we make math class fun !"
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Britney lets go of Billie's arm and walks away to the girls. Did it surprise Billie that her so-called new friend left her for the popular girls table ? Not at all. She should've expected it, Britney is popular herself after all. Suddenly she felt relieved because she hadn't misjudged Britney. Billie sat down at a table away from them.
"Santi, come join us. Your homies are with us too." says Britney.
Santiago walks to the table away from them, next to Billie and sits down. " I like my spot. I hope you don't mind me stealing your new friend."
Billie stares at Santiago confused. The popular girls look at Billie full of judgment. Britney smiles. " You can sit with us if you want. My friends are nice, some of them are also anti-social like you." Some of the classmates chuckle. " What ? What's so funny ? You guys ! Why are you laughing ?" adds Britney.
" I have no friends." My ass she doesn't, Billie thought.
" I don't want to move, thank you, Britany." Santiago scoffs.
" It's Britney." corrects, Britney.
" My bad." lied Lynn.
" All forgiven." The girls go back to talking.
Santiago turns his chair to Billie. " I'm Santiago, one of the new kids."
" I'm Billie-Lynn, one of the old kids."
" Don't pay too much attention to her, some people are just like that."
" I know. I wasn't going to, I just feel a bit stupid right now for believing everything she told me."
" You have every right to feel that way. If they're bothering you, I can go speak to them."
" No it's my fault."
" Nah, don't blame yourself like that. It's obviously theirs."
" I'm sorry...but uhh..are you making fun of me right now ?"
Santiago's eyes widened." What ? Why would you think that ?"
"Why else would you be staring and smiling at me like that ?"
"Your eyes look pretty in this lighting."
She scoffs." Hold on...Are you tryna flirt with me right now ?"
"It was a joke, Billie-Lynn, I swear." The teacher starts teaching.
"Just Billie." she adds. Both of them look away. Billie turns her head back to Santiago and catches him staring. " You're staring again." Santiago looks away and starts talking with another classmate.
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