"And they sat there, literally glaring at me, making snide comments and laughing at me. I almost broke my pencil, but I had to keep my poker face. They are literally not even in my math class. Why would they transfer? To torment me?" I rant and I release a long hard breath.

"Well now I wanna transfer this sounds juicy" Zoe says and burst out laughing. I throw a fry at her face in anger and give her the cold shoulder.

"Oh come on, it is quite funny." Zoe says. I play with my braid i did in my hair while i contemplate how to deal with this situation. It's obvious why they  are doing this.

Because I am friends with Issac Evans.

It is only a matter of time before they actually approach me.

"This isn't good Zo. You know they are doing this because of my friendship with Issac."

"Well aware" she says and sips her juice. 

"What am going to do?"

"Still be his friend. It's not his fault that his ex-girlfriend is a crazy psycho who can't understand 4 simple words: 'I don't want you'. Issac's a good and genuine guy. Don't unfriend him because of his past." 

She's right. Issac is good. And maybe I need that in my life.

"You are right."

"Okay lunch will be over in a few minutes, what are you doing for free period."

"Hide out on the the bleachers at the football stadium and read a book or do homework. No one goes there."

"Okay." The bell rings snapping us out of our little bubble. "See ya later"

"Yeah" I say and begin cleaning up my table and throwing out the trash.

Just as I am about to leave, a fast clinking of heels is heard just right behind me.

Here we go...

I turn around to see Victoria, Cartier, and their groupie Sienna. And right behind those three is TMZ. 

"And what do I owe the pleasure of talking to you today?"

"Cut the sarcasm Bay!" Sienna snaps and my eyes widen and she smirks, but when a snort of laughter escapes me, she glares at me.

"Sorry but that was all just so hilarious. 'Cut the sarcasm Bay!'" I mock and laugh quietly.

Victoria walks up closer to me almost invading my personal space. I cross my arms unwilling to show any signs of weakness.

"OK i will make this very easy? Why are you hanging out with my boyfriend?"

"You had a boyfriend?"

Don't laugh. Don't laugh

Her glare deepens and I even feel the sharp stabs that her daggers called eyes are sending to me.

"Stay away from Issac! He is my boyfriend!"

"Is this whole thing meant to scare me? This whole 'let me bring my posse and confront the target'."

"You just think you are so smart don't you?" Cartier finally speaks up.

"I do. Matter of fact I am smart. The question should be directed to you now" 

"Listen I don't know what hole you crawled out of and now you feel like you can speak up to us bu-" Victoria is cut off when someone behind me speaks up.

"Victoria....call off your dogs. This hostility. Tsk tsk." The person sighs and I look back to see Issac Evans. He looks at me and sends me a quick wink. "It's really showing your ugly side. I can already see wrinkles forming."

What am I going to do with you Issac Evans?

"Issac honey" Victoria says and struts over to him and places her hand on his chest in a seductive way, completely ignoring everything he just said.

"Uhhhhh no" Issac peels Victoria's manicured hand off his chest and drops it down. A flash of hurt is visible in Victoria's hazel eyes, but she quickly masks it with coldness and a hard exterior. She walks back to her group of friends and stands with them.

"What are you doing?" i mutter to Issac. He looks down at me and flashes me a quick smirk

"What friends do. Duh" He says and winks.

He looks back at the 6 girls and says with complete confidence, "Here is how I see it. My ex-girlfriend  Victoria wants to torment any girl I come into contact with and now you are here to try to intimidate Bay, right? Okay, but you don't know Bay Stewart. And you obviously don't know me. So here is what is going to happen. All 6 of you are going to leave Bay alone. And if I find out any of you are bothering her, you will have me to deal with personally." He crosses his arms over his chest and stares down each and every one of the girls. I have never seen this side of Issac. The side where he isn't smiling or telling jokes or laughing or just being happy. This is the side of him that he will use when he becomes a business man.

And the truth is: I am more fascinated by Issac Evans more than ever.

What other sides are there of him that I don't know?

"Issac-" Victoria says and steps forward. Issac holds his hand up silencing all of them.

"Stop Victoria. Stop telling people we are dating. Stop believing I am still in love with you. Stop tormenting people who I become friends with. Stop it all. I am done Victoria" He says with a look of pure annoyance on his face. He shakes his head one last time and then he looks down at me and gestures to the cafeteria door. I start walking and he walks right next to me. Once we are outside, I turned towards him.

"You didn't have to do anything. I had it handled."

"I know you did" He says and walks toward our lockers. "But I am the reason they even did that and it's not fair. You literally agreed to be my friend this morning and this is the treatment you get. It's not fair. I had to step in and say something."

"I am not a damsel in distress, you know that right?" I say and we both go in our lockers to take out our books for our next class that will be in....30 seconds.

"But that doesn't mean I have to stop being your knight in shining armor" he says and winks and closes his locker and walks away. I close my locker and walk off to my next class in hopes of beating the bell.

....

Free Period

I take a bite into my snickers bar and i flip the page of my book. 

Oh Mr. Darcy

I am outside at the track/football field of the school sat on the bleachers re-reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I take my last bite out of my bar and i crumble up the wrapper and stick it in my pocket.

I'm all out of chocolate.

What will I ever do with my life?

I hear footsteps near where I am and my head shoots up and I see someone in a gray hoodie come sit at the bleachers. They have a paper bag in their hand definitely containing food because all i could smell is pizza. I hop off where I am on the bleachers and walk to the person. I try to strain my eyes to get any type of hint as to who this is.

I tap the person's shoulder gently and they look up. 

"Issac?" Disabelief laced in my voice. His eyes widen and then he takes off his hoodie.

"Why the heck are you wearing a hoodie?"

"I don't know. Just cause" He says and shrugs. He opens his paper bag and in it are 5 hot pockets.

"Why do you have so many hot pockets?" 

"I am a growing boy Bay." He says and smiles. He takes off his gray sweatshirt and drops it next to him. He puts his hand in the bag and takes out a hot pocket and he sinks his teeth in it. 

He looks at me as he chews his food. "Take one."

"What does it taste like?"

His eyebrows crease together and then his eyes widen in disbelief. He quickly swallows his food causing his Adams apple to bob up and down.

"Are you telling me you have never tried a hot pocket before?"

I shrug my shoulder and a small innocent smile spreads on my face.

"Just because of that smile, you get a hot pocket, they are all pizza ones." He pushes the bag to me and I stick my hand in and take out one. I look at the hot pocket and wonder where to bite from first.

"Just eat it Bay" Issac says with a small smile on his lips.

I bring the food closer to my mouth and i take a bite out of it and i chew the hot treat. I take one last bite out of it to determine my answer to whether I like the treat of not.

All i could taste is pepperoni, cheese, and a whole lot of tomato sauce. 

"It doesn't taste half bad."

"I will go with that. What else haven't you tried?"

I look at him with a raised eyebrow. "You sure you wanna know?"

"I'm asking aren't I?"

I roll my eyes and say, "Pizza Rolls, Chipotle, frosty's from Wendy's, alcohol-" I can hear Issac choke on his food. When I look over to him, he is laughing. I pout my lips in confusion.

"You haven't tried alcohol? Are you a teenager?" He asks disbelief written on his face. I glare at him and continue on with my list, " Tacos, blueberry pancakes, ice cream with nuts on it, Ben and Jerry's ice cream-"

"Nahhhh" Issac says and gets up and starts pacing back and forth.

"Have you ever went bungee jumping before?"

I shake my head no.

"Rode on a motorcycle?"

I shake my head no.

"Went to a regular high school party?"

I shake my head no.

"You haven't lived." Issac says and then he walks over to me and drops down on both his knees in front of me. 

Uhhhhhhhhh.......errrrrrrr.....

"Bay Stewart, will you be my-"

"If you propose to me, I will punch you in your face" 

His eyes widen and he shakes his head repeatedly.

"No no no no. Just shut up and listen."

"Bay Stewart, will you be my partner in crime?"

"So you want me to go to jail now? I will unfriend you now."

I get up and walk towards the door to leave, I walk through the doors and enter the hallway.

I hear fast footsteps behind me and I walk faster, but damn him and his long legs. He stops right in front of me. I put my hand on his chest to push him away, he catches it and holds my hand.

"Bay Stewart, will you be the girl that I-" Issac is cut off by a series of 'Awwwwww's and 'Oh my god it's Issac Evans'. We look over to our right to see a swarm of girls probably freshman who are looking at me and Issac with adoring eyes.

Scratch that, crazy lovesick puppy eyes.

"You have got to be fucking kidding me" I hear Issac mumble. Issac holds tight on my hand and he drags me in this opposite direction away from the freshman. We walk into an empty classroom and I can tell Issac is slightly annoyed at what just happened.

"You know this is your fault for being so famous and popular." I say with a small smile playing on my lips. He just glares at me and walks over to me.

"Now, Bay Stewart will you let me introduce you to the world you have been missing out on?"

"What exactly does this world have?"

"Pizza rolls, tons of bags of chipotle, and parties. Not too many of those though."

"OK why not?" I shrug my shoulders.

"Great, we start tonight."

"Huh?"

"Be ready and dressed at 9:37 p.m."

"Why exactly 9:37"

"You will find out." He says with a mischievous twinkle in his stormy eyes.

"One thing you should know about me is that I hate surprises." I say and cross my arms over my chest.

"And one thing you should know about me is I love surprising people. For example, you expected me to be an egotistical jerk, right?"

I nod my head.

"Well i am not and we are friends. Surprise! I bet before we met you were like I will never talk to Issac Evans and blah blah blah."

"You read my mind" I say astonished that he knew my exact thoughts.

The free period bell rings and Issac and I walk out the classroom and to our lockers. He grabs his stuff and I do the same. 

"See ya at 9:37. Oh and wear clothes you aren't afraid to get messy" He says and walks off toward the west wing. I walk off in the east wing to my second to last class of the day.