A/N Okay so before I start, I just wanted to say that I am doing this on a phone and I am a beginner so when it comes to being plot steady I'm probably not on a great level with it. So please, I need negative comments to know what I'm doing wrong. Just like Drew I'm a realist, if I write like shit...tell me I write like shit. It won't hurt. All I ask is that you don't go overboard because as well as you can I can too and you don't want to mess with angry Rebecca. Anyway...enjoy.
PS, pic of Drew is available right there.

    I'm currently in lunch thinking about what I just said to myself earlier and denying every word.

   I'm basically invisible. My personality is unmemorable to this generation.

   He probably doesn't even know my name. Unlike Lauren, I'm not popular. Lauren is our school's President, she is captain of the debate team and she has won first place in every science fair in the district. She is known.

Jacob even forgot I was standing next to him in the matter of 3 seconds. I had no shot at even being looked at by him again.

   As I wipe the thought out of my mind and continue eating my food I feel a presence next to me. I slowly look up and am greeted with familiar eyes.

   "Hey, I hope you don't mind. I have nowhere else to sit." She says looking kind of embarrassed. Yep, you guessed it. Symone.

   I stay silent because I kind of do mind. I like being alone. Ignoring my pleading eyes she sits down anyways.

  "I just...I'm new and you're  like the only person I've talked to today."

  New? I would have heard about this. Is she like a figment of my imagination or something?

  "Oh." Is my simple reply. I continue eating my lunch and look around me. She doesn't seem to draw any attention so thats good.

  "Thanks." She says with a genuine smile.
   I half smile back and look away from her.

   "So..." She trys to speak but I cut her off.

  "Look,Symone? Right?" She nods.

  "I don't usually talk much and....I don't plan on starting now." I say trying to be polite even though its not working at all.

  She looks a little disappointed but I can see that my point has gotten across to her.

  "I understand...I can leave if you want me to." She says in a low, sad voice.

   I don't know what I'm feeling right now but I'm frowning and I'm not even mad at her. Am I feeling.... guilty?

  She slowly gets up,slipping her bag back on her shoulder and picking up her tray. It takes all that is in me not to help her slide her chair out and do a happy dance on her way to a different table but a part of me knew it wasn't right to let her leave.

  "Wait!" I shout.
She turns to me with hope in her eyes. I sigh.

  "You can stay,just...try not to make small talk okay?" I say to her very seriously. A small smile creeps on her lips.

   "Okay." She says way happier than expected.
We sit there in a beautiful silence until the whole cafeteria gets quiet and all you can hear are foot steps.

  In comes some hot guys and our principal.

  "Students, we have visitors for today. Next hour we'll meet in the auditorium!" He shouts.

    You can hear a couple skanks purring a mile away at the guys standing next to our principal in the center of the cafeteria.

  They finally exit and things get back to normal. I sigh and get back to eating when I hear Symone chuckle. I look up at her and raise my eyebrow.

   "What?" I ask confused.
She chuckles a bit more and tries to speak.

   "Why do you look so bored all the time?" She asks still laughing a bit.
So she's laughing at me?

I don't look bored.

  "I don't." I say defensive.

   "Yeah, ya kind of do." She says like she has known me all my life. I frown at her and ignore her chuckles.

  I do not look bored all the time.

  She stops laughing and I can feel her eyes on me.

  "Why do you sit alone?" She asks softly.

  "I like to be alone." I say immediately. What's up with this chick?

  "No, you don't. Nobody likes to be alone. You just do it to protect something. I'm not sure what it is. Maybe your pride, maybe your reputation, maybe even your heart. You're scared."
She says matter-of-factly which pisses me off.

   "I don't know who you think you are, but you really need to check yourself. You don't know me and you made a huge mistake coming over here and having the nerve to say I'm scared! Are you fucking crazy?!" I ask, and truly want an answer. Is this bitch loco?

  "I'm not crazy, I'm just observantly realistic!" She says defensive. Did she just still my line? Did she really just do that? Oh hell no!

   "Look,I don't like you. That's been said. Now that I've said that get the fuck away from me." I say bluntly and nonchalant.

  "I don't think I like you either Drew,but I'm not leaving this table. Its a free country and I'd like to eat where ever the fuck I want." She says.

   Hm... I think I just gained respect for this girl.
I look at her straight in the eyes and she looks at me straight in the eyes.
And the unexpected happened....we started to laugh our guts out.

   When we finally stop she sticks her hand out for a hand shake.
I take it without hesitation this time.
"We cool?" She asks.
"Yea." I say with a slight smile.
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   I'm standing outside waiting for my idiot brothers to come get me but they are taking forever.

   I'm standing at this little tree in the back of the school next to the parking lot and observing everybody.
  A couple of people are seated in the grass and some on their cars. Most of the time nobody goes home right away they stay and chat with their friends for awhile.

  As for me I just wait.

   I hear an awesome guitar solo and know that its my phone ringing.

  "Hello?" I say politely.

  "Drew do you think you could get home some other way?" A familiar voice says.

   "Yeah sure Jonathan, I'll just ask batman if I can I get a ride in his batmobile." I say sarcastically.

   "No need to be pissy! Giounni and Carlos have practice so me and Julio have to wait here!" He says irritated.

  "Well, why can't you come get me and we go back to the school?" I ask in a duh' tone.

  "For one, you're  not allowed on the campus and for two, I don't have the gas money for that your school is too far away to be making extra trips." He says matter-of-factly.

  "Well if you haven't noticed I have no ride so what do I do, walk?" I ask and Jonathan goes silent. What a dick.

  "I guess,Drew." He says seeming like it's his only option.

  "Whatever." I say admitting my defeat.

  "Be safe, call me if anything happens." He says being all big brother ish.

  "Yeah, yeah!" I say then hang up.
I sigh then start to walk. This was gonna take forever. I live so far away!

  About 25 minutes into my walk I get exhausted.

  I'm sweaty, and slumped over and my hair is a mess.

  All of a sudden I hear a car horn and then look over.
I almost die alittle when I see who it is.

  "Hey! Don't you go to my school?" He says squinting his eyes as If he were trying to see me better.

  "Yeah." I say barely above a whisper.

   "Hop in." He says with his million dollar smile.

  I raise my eyebrows at him. Not that I'm ungrateful but I don't trust this guy and I've already had an off day today.

  "So, where to?" He asks happily. I raise my eyebrows out of habit again and tell him the directions.

  "Oh cool, I live right up the street from there." He says with a smile. I don't know why but I respond with a frown. Why is this guy so happy? And why is he saying this like I care? I mean he's cute and all but I'm honestly not interested in him.

  "I take it you don't care." He says a little less enthused but still with a smile. I just stare out the window hoping he'll shut up.

  "Why are you so quiet?" He says mad this time. Why does everyone have such interest in me today? Why can't he just preform a nice task without yapping? Is talking that important?

  "Because I enjoy silence." I say bluntly. I look directly at him and I see him take a glance at me.
"Whatever, we're almost there." He says annoyed.

   I smile in satisfaction.

  After a good 6 minutes of silence we arrived at my house. He parked in the drive way and waited patiently for me to leave.
I hesitated before hand but ended up doing it anyway.

   "Thanks... For the ride here or whatever." I say flatly and leave without making eye contact.

   I make it to my door and look back to see him pulling off. I roll my eyes and unlock the door.

  Today has been absolutely insane. I made a friend and held a conversation with more than one person outside of my family all in the past 7 hours.

   I really hope this is a one time thing or I'll have to switch schools again.