"Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will."- George Bernard Shaw.
Grayson's POV
I promised myself that I wouldn't stare at her.... but I failed. I know that probably comes off as creepy but I just couldn't help it okay.
I willed myself not to look at her or anything but I did exactly that yesterday, during lunchtime.
I'm blowing my chances... aren't I?
I wouldn't say it's my fault, It was just on instinct. Besides I was lost in thought, thinking of how to make her like me.
I mean, how we can start a bouncy friendship? You know, good impressions, small talks here and there, natural conversations. Friendship as my nanny suggested.
Yesterday at lunchtime, immediately after my friends and I sat down I noticed ginger hair who's called Ashley... found out today.
Ashley!!.... has a nice ringing to it.
Well.... she and her other friend whose name is Camilla by the way, were standing not too far from the table my friends and I took our seats on. Camilla with a frown on her face had the deadliest glare towards the table. An involuntary shudder creeps up my spine watching fire blaze in her eyes and smoke emanate from her ears and nostrils, imaginarily.
Whoa !!! What's happening?
Ashley had her gaze roaming around the cafeteria.
Were they about to take the table?
I nudge Pierson who had his earphones plugged. After a few seconds of nudging, he takes the earphones out of his ears with a What?!! look on his face and Cole's gaze snaps to us.
I nod my head and both of them turn their heads, attention now drawn to the two girls. They both snap their gaze back to me with brows furrowed in confusion.
"You see the two girls standing there..." I point "...the ginger-haired and the brunette," they both look back at the girls again "don't they look pissed?" I ask.
"Y-e-a-h?" Pierson answers wondering what I'm aiming at "....especially the brunette" he adds.
"Kind of ..." Cole answers and after a few seconds of wondering in confusion he turns to look at me with questioning brows "..why that question though?"
Should I let them know? It's not like they'll do something about it.
"Nothing,"Â I say "I just felt like you should know."
"Really? Man!!" Cole looks at me with a bored look on his face while Pierson just chuckles, shaking his head he goes back to whatever he was doing.
I watch Ashley and Camilla walk over to another table close to us.
Oh, so they were actually looking for a table.
My nanny always insists on packing lunch for me despite my resistance and yesterday wasn't an exception.
'School food can't compare to homemade specialty', she always says.
She always packs lunch for Pierson and Cole as well and it's not like they mind, they love her cooking.
We all brought out our food and dug in. Midway through with my food my mind involuntarily switched to what my nanny said, automatically my gaze snapped to her table. I watched as Ashley ate her food with no care in the world.
Food time no friends, I guess.
It was as if her friend could feel my gaze because, after a few seconds, she turned her gaze to look at me.
I watch her nudge Ashley slightly, Ashley lifts her head and Camilla motions her to look in my direction. Ashley then turns her head in my direction but immediately her gaze locks mine she pulls her gaze away quickly.
Wow...that swift.
I snap my gaze back to the food before me, appetite now lost because of her actions.
It's obvious she doesn't want to be friends... why waste my time?
Is it bad that I want to know why she came to me that day?
That was when I made up my mind to call it quits. All I have to do now is just avoid bringing up her name in a conversation with my nanny.
Today's a new day so no more trying to make anyone my friend..... clear enough.
I woke up today in a grumpy mood, I wonder why?
Morning class is making me grumpier.... history is so boring. Don't even know why I picked it in the first place. Thought it would be interesting, to learn about ancient stuff. Don't get me wrong it gets interesting at times but then...
"Man, you're lost." Pierson interrupts my thoughts as Mr Harper continues with the lesson.
"Today's class is so boring," I say with a frown.
"I think it's quite interesting maybe come down to earth and you'll get it," he whispers and shrugs.
"My mind's here.." I defend myself.
" Of course. What was I even thinking?" he sassily says chuckling lightly trying not to disturb the whole class.
"Yeah, what were you thinking?" I reply back sarcastically.
"Just pay attention" he mutters.
"I'll try," I say.
I try to pay attention but then I get distracted by a certain someone's yawn from the front row.... Ashley.
focus !! focus !!
I shake my head vigorously before turning my attention back to the teacher in front of me.
*****
I enter the school library intending to while away time since I don't have anything to do during break time. Pierson and Cole decided not to join me so I left them to themselves.
I look through the shelf and pick up a book. I make my way over to a table and allow myself some comfiness on one of the chairs.
Wuthering Heights... the book I pick up from the shelf to read. I flip the pages of the book landing on the very first chapter. My eyes trail on each word as I commit to memory the first few names I come across.
Heathcliff
Lockwood
I allowed myself to be engrossed in the book for a fair fifteen minutes before deciding on a stretch since my muscles seemed slightly stiff. I place the book down and massage my scalp, I do the same for my neck with closed eyes. I opened my eyes and there she was sitting around the table I was on with a book in hand, head bent low.
How come I never noticed a new presence all this while?
*****
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