The New Girl

Chapter 5: Getting to Know Her

"Boscha?"

"Boscha."

Amity clicked her tongue and gave me an apology, before she ran off with Boscha. I really wonder why Amity spends so much time with her. I might ask her later, I'm not too sure yet.

I turned my attention to my pocket real quick. The paper she gave me. I fiddled with the edges for a moment, before I decided to open it up.

Here's my number. Text me during lunch, I'll be checking. 
 
The note gave me her phone number at the bottom, and near the top of the paper, there was a little doodle of Azura. Another note resided below it.

Since you asked so nicely before.

I felt it again. The flutter in my gut, as if I was nervous. But I wasn't nervous this time. I was fucking thrilled. Yes, I wouldn't be able to talk to Amity in person, but messaging her at any time was fine by me. Not to mention that little doodle was just SO CUTE. How the hell could she say her drawings were garbage? It's such a smooth drawing. I know what I'm gonna nag her about later now.

That feeling though in my gut kept associating with Amity, and everytime I kept putting my mind to it, I would think about Amity too. I would think about how nice she was, how much similar we are to each other, how much fun she is and so on. I'd also think of the little details like her smile, and laugh. I felt my face heat up and it took me a moment to realize I was blushing. One look on my phone camera revealed it to be a heavy blush as well. My face was entirely pink.

I smiled as I put the note away. Shaking my head, I trotted all the way to my next class across the school.

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I was now in English class with Gus, and I simply could not focus on the board.

I kept looking at the note Amity gave me and just admiring everything about it. Her handwriting is very neat. It was easy to read and very stylish. It's like right there I could immediately tell who wrote this.

I looked down at her phone number, and smirked. I was only a period and a half away from talking to her again, and I couldn't wait. I imagined all the things I would say to her, and that once again brought in the feeling again.

I was still in shock about how Amity claimed she wasn't good at drawing. Her style was so cute and neat, that it was seriously impossible to say it was bad. I know I couldn't draw half as good as her work.

Eventually, Gus noticed me distracted on the note, and he must've got curious as he leaned in.

"What's got your attention here?" I jumped by the sudden appearance and he quickly backed off.

"I'm sorry! Didn't mean to startle you there."

I took a breather and looked back at him.

"It's fine, you just caught me off guard. What did you say?" He leaned back in and pointed at the paper.

"What's that?" I looked down at the paper and I could feel my stomach squirm with both anxiety and nervousness.

"Oh, this...uh Amity gave it to m-me. We finally got to talk in our club, and she gave me her number so we could talk more." My mind started rummaging through everything great about her and I went on. "She's amazing Gus! I don't know if you ever got to talk to her, but me and her have so many interests and similarities! She's also just a fun person to read with! She also said that my style is nice and that she wants to try out the stuff I do!" I took a breather before I looked at Gus who was just blankly staring at me.

"Hehe, sorry about that...I guess I'm just very excited about finally speaking to her." He looked at me with a raised eyebrow and a smirk.

"Very excited I see." I gave him a confused look before he winked and it all clicked. Blushing, I turned away from him and shoved the note in my pocket.

"It's not like that G-Gus! We just started being friends, how could I like her if we just started to talk?" Gus shrugged his shoulders and turned away.

"Seems like you two have a good chemistry already, and judging by your attitude towards it, you know that." He smiled, and I felt more of my face blush up.

"W-Whatever. It's not like that!" He gave me a "mhm" before continuing with his work, and that left me alone with my thoughts.

Could he be right? Do I already have a crush on Amity? I can't have one already...can I? I mean, what would she like about me, regardless of our similar interests? I don't know, I don't seem that appealing, and I'm not even sure if she would like girls in the first place. Gus must be overthinking this.

I wanted to believe my thoughts here, but Gus did bring up some good points. I was really happy when I finally spoke to Amity. Even before that I was wanting to talk to her so much. We did have a good chemistry starting out. We went on and on about everything in that beginning period, and it was the best period I have had so far. My mind was throwing a lot at me, and it left me with a lot of conflicting feelings.

I was so lost in thought that I didn't realize the bell rang 5 minutes later. Once I finally looked up, I realized people were packing up and getting ready to go to their next class. I quickly jumped up and got my stuff, and barely ran out with Gus. 

"So did you figure out whether I was wrong or right?" He smirked, which caused me to give him a nudge to the side.

"Please, we're just chill with each other right now. I don't get how I could have a crush on her as soon as I met her."

As soon as I finished that sentence, something green caught my eye. It was Amity, and she was alone in the hallway. She saw me and Gus walking in her direction, and a smile appeared.

"Oh, hey Luz!" My heart almost stopped when she said hi that way.

"Hey Amity." I looked around and didn't see Boscha anywhere. "Is Boscha finally giving you space or?" She smiled more.

"Apparently Boscha might've got in trouble in another class because she was fucking around with the lab stuff. Trying to impress people if I'm right. I don't know if she'll make it to lunch." She didn't need to say anymore to tell me what could happen. "If you see me by myself at the table again, feel free to come up, and we'll chat. If not, message me."

I nodded, and all I could do at that moment was just admire her. The way she spoke and the vibe she gave off to me was just amazing. The bell rang again, and she gripped her books more.

"Alright Luz, I'll hopefully see you later." She patted me on the shoulder and disappeared behind me. Gus, who heard everything, leaned in on me with a smug look on his face. I looked down at him and sighed.

"Okay, you're right. I may have a little crush on Amity." He chuckled as he elbowed me lightly.

"Heh, I know I am."