"He definitely wants to sleep with you," he taunts.
"Excuse me?" I look at him weirdly, "What are you even talking about."
"The way he touched your arm. That's what people do when they wanna fuck someone." He looks down at his paper and continues to...
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Mr. Thomas' timer went off and we all cut and fold our templates for him to judge.
Without putting any names on them, the cubes line up on his desk. He picks each one up and carefully examines it. Harper pulls out gum and offers us one. She always has some either in her mouth or in her pocket.
I can tell Lavender tunes out the teacher because she brings out her sketchbook and I can see her drawing clouds. I watch as she furrows her dark brows and her tongue pokes out in the corner of her mouth. I realize I was forming a smile and quickly drop it before glancing at the table.
I see Harper staring me down so I tilt my head in confusion. She knits her brows together and I copy her expression. She then jolts her head back and I continue to mock her until eventually, she waves me off.
"The winner is this one!" He holds up a cube and I realize it's Lavenders.
She doesn't see it so I push her shoulder. "What? Don't touch me," she scolds.
"You won, dumbass."
"I won? I win!" she claps as she stands. Walking over to the teacher, she takes the money and bows to the class; they join in on her applauding.
Class is dismissed but before I go home, I go back to my locker and get the books I need for homework.
Harper comes up and knocks on the metal door. I sigh and give her my attention. "Yes, Harper?"
"Why were you giving Lavey the 'fuck me' eyes?"
"Why were you giving Sage the 'fuck me' eyes?"
Her jaw drops and I sarcastically imitate her expression.
"I'm onto you," she points her painted light pink finger at me.
I give her a single nod in return but when she turns her back, I grin and shut my locker.
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I pull up to the house and Sage practically snatches the keys from me. "You drive so slow!"