Ch. 2 - Mysterious Jax

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"WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, you guys will be having food before lunch?!" Nick exclaimed as we walked to our fourth period.

I nodded,"Yeah."

"Man, I knew that I should have chose that class," Nick groaned as he and Nichole stopped at their classroom.

"Well, you didn't so you are stuck with me in Art," Nichole said, making Nick pout like a child.

"Have fun you two," I said as they entered the classroom. They goodbye, and we continued to walk to the home ed room.

Brent and I walked into the classroom, and the first thing I saw was the tables. They were wide and long enough to fit two different set of partners.

The teacher was a male, and he was looking at his clipboard. There was already people sitting at the tables, quietly talking. I noticed that Clary was in this class.There was also a few new faces.

"Good morning. Can I have your names?" The teacher asked Brent and me.

"Brent Mason," Brent said, making the teacher nod.

"Alrighty, Mason, you are beside Fred. And who are you?" The teacher asked. His dark brown eyes were staring at me.

"Campbell Cade," I said, making him shake his head.

"I don't have a Campbell Cade. I have a Campbell West. Is that you?" The teacher asked me, causing some people to look at me. I saw Clary roll her eyes before looking back at her phone.

I nodded,"Yeah. It's Campbell West Cade actually."

The teacher looked at me with confused eyes before clearing his throat.

"Okay then you're beside Jax," he said, making me look around.

Brent and I made our way to our seat which was two rows apart. The boy beside me was using his pencils to tap the desk. His dark brown curly hair was sticking out of his gray beanie, and his brown eyes were focused on the pencils.

"Hi, I'm Campbell," I said, kindly.

He looked over at me, still tapping his pencils.

"I'm Jax. It's nice to meet you," Jax replied.

"So are you new here?" I asked him, trying to start a conversation.

He nodded,"Yep. That obvious, huh?"

I shrugged,"I was the new girl last year, so I know how it feels."

"Mr. Larson, this is not band. Stop beating on the tables," the teacher said, making Jax out his pencils down.

"Sorry, Mr. Banks," Jax apologized with a sly smile.

"Hmph. Anyways let's get started. The person you are sitting by is going to be your partner for the rest of the year so you better get to know each other," Mr. Banks said with a grin.

"Now, this week we will not be doing any food, but starting next week, there will be a food item you will have to cook. At the end of each semester, there will be a test on everything you learned with a dish you and your partner must make, but we'll talk more about that later.

Right now, I will be passing out a piece of paper with questions. Answer them truthfully. Then turn them in to me for your first one hundred. Understand?" Me. Banks asked, making the whole class nod.

He passed out the paper down the rows, and I stared at the paper in front of me. It has the regular stuff like my name and if I had any allergies—which I do, hazelnuts and onions.

I answered all of the questions without another thought. But it was the very last question that I got stuck on.

What will you be majoring in college?

I haven't really put a lot of thought into what I'll be majoring in college. I mean, I know that I want to help kids and teens, but there is a lot of jobs out there that help kids.

I looked around me to see everybody writing—including Brent which surprised me. I looked back down at the piece of paper.

After five minutes of nothing but staring, I finally just wrote I don't know. I placed my pencil down before getting up turn my paper into the teacher.

He took it from me before I walked away. I sat down before opening my notebook. I drew a couple flowers out of boredom.

Suddenly, Jax got up from his chair, and he turned in his paper to the teacher. He sat back down in his seat before pulling out his phone and headphones.

I looked over to see him listening to Panic at the Disco. He nodded his head to the beat, and he caught me staring at him.

I quickly looked back at my notebook, embarrassed. My cheeks were heating up, making him clear his throat. I looked back over at him to see his earbuds out of his ears, and he was looking at me.

"Look, I know that I'm hot and all, but staring at me is kinda creepy," Jax said, making me shake my head.

"I'm sorry," I said, making him laugh.

"I don't mind. Actually I'm kinda flattered. Being stared at by a beautiful girl is actually an honor," Jax said, putting his phone in his pocket.

The bell rang, making everybody get their stuff together.

"Turn in your papers if you still have them. Tomorrow we will start the cooking safety study guide, and your first test will be on Friday," Mr. Banks said as students gave him their papers.

I got up from my chair, and I turned around to face Jax. He was putting his brown messager bag over his head.

Brent walked over to me with his books by his side.

"Brent, this is Jax. Jax, this is Brent, my boyfriend," I introduced the two. Brent put his hand out for Jax to shake it.

"It's nice to meet you," Brent said with a kind smile.

Jax gave him a side smile,"Likewise." Jax looked at me before saying,"I'll see you tomorrow."

I nodded,"Yep. Bye, Jax."

"Bye, guys," Jax replied before walking out of the classroom.

I looked at Brent to see him narrowing his eyes.

"I'm starving. I really hope they have  cheeseburgers today," I said, causing him to look back at me.

He nodded,"They probably will. Come on, we don't want to be the last in line."

We walked out of the classroom, and we walked downstairs to put our stuff in our lockers. Then we walked into the cafeteria where our friends were at.

Brent and I got our food before going over to our table. Everybody was already sitting at the lunch table, eating their food.

I sat down beside Jordan who was talking to Hailey about some perfume. Jordan's long black hair was in a braid, and her dark brown eyes were filled with happiness.

"So how did Home Ed go?" Gaberial asked Brent and me.

"It's was...okay. We just answered some questions today, but Campbell made a new friend," Brent said, making everybody look at me.

"What? Campbell made a new friend on the first day of school? No way!" Gaberial said, dramatically.

I rolled my eyes,"Yes I did. His name is Jax, and he's new here."

"Ignore Gaberial, Cam. He's just jealous because he doesn't know how to stay quiet for one freaking minute," Hailey said, looking over at Gaberial.

"That wasn't my fault! William was in the wrong, and I was trying to prove him right for once! It just has to happen in Mrs. Gomez's class!" Gaberial exclaimed, making everybody laugh.

"How about we move on from this topic, shall we?" Brent asked, and everybody nodded in agreement.

"Why don't we go get some milkshakes from the diner after school?" Jordan asked, quietly.

Nick nodded,"Oh, I'm so down for that."

We all agreed on getting milkshakes after school. I went to throw my food away when I saw Jax sitting outside, by himself, with earbuds in his ear.

I walked outside, and I tapped him on the shoulder. He looked up to see me, and he took out his earbuds.

"Are you stalking me?" Jax asked, softly.

I shook my head,"No. I was just throwing away my food when I saw you out here. So what are you working on?"

He looked back at his notebook before closing it. He looked back at me.

"Nothing. Just some homework," Jax replied with a tight smile.

"Oh, well, do you want to come sit with me at my table?" I asked Jax, kindly.

Jax licked his lips before saying,"Look, I don't mean to be rude or anything, but we shouldn't be friends."

"Why not?" I asked him, furrowing my eyebrows.

"It's better if you didn't know. I have to go," Jax said, standing up.

He walked away from me, and I walked back into the lunchroom. I sat down at the table, and Brent noticed was off right away.

"Are you okay?" Brent whispered.

"Yeah, I'm fine," I reassured him.

He didn't ask any more questions, but he kept looking over at me.

Jax was light hearted to me last period and now he's closed off.

What could've happened within twenty minutes that made him changed?

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Hey guys!! Thoughts?? Also if you don't know, I added Jax and Jordan to the Cast 2 list. I totally forgot about them, but I remember the other day.

My memory sucks.

Question: Do you like Jax?

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