Chapter 4

It's currently second period, which I do not have with Charlotte. I'm currently reading one of my favorite books but I can't enjoy it as much as I want to since I feel a bunch of eyes watching me. I look up and, no surprise here, I see a group of girls glaring at me. I look down at my book and resume my reading until I'm interrupted by a guy clearing his throat beside me. I look up to meet a pair of brown eyes. Is he new? Usually no one speaks to me besides Charlotte. "Hi, I'm Kayden" he says as he offers me his hand. I look down at his hand with an unreadable expression. Is this a joke? "Um, okay..." he says awkwardly as he brings his hand back to rub the side of his neck nervously "I'm new here and I thought that you looked the least intimidating in this class," he says nervously which makes me release a small laugh "You can sit down, if you want. I don't bite" I say with a smile so he doesn't think that I'm stuck up. He gives me an appreciative smile before sitting in the seat towards my right. "My name is Aspen" I say "Since you're new, would you like it if I showed you around?" I ask him since I know how difficult it is to find your way around on your first day at a new school "Yes, that would be so helpful. Would you like to see my schedule?" He asks as he points towards his backpack. I nod which makes him smile as he reaches into his backpack and pulls out a green paper. I grab the paper from his hands which causes him to laugh as I open the folded piece of paper. I quickly scan over the paper and smile as I hand it back. "Lucky for you we have all the same classes," I say which causes his smile to widen. If he smiles any wider I'm pretty sure that his face will break. "And since we have lunch next, you can meet my best friend. If it seems like she hates you, she doesn't" I say with a reassuring smile. He gently grips my hand as he speaks. "As long as you don't hate me, I'm okay" he says before he presses a feather light kiss onto my knuckles. I laugh awkwardly before I remove my hand and look at my book. Okay, that was kind of weird.