Introvert

6

Kori,"Good morning Averi."
Averi,"Hi."
Kori,"Shopping was fun wasn't it?"
Averi,"Yes."
Kennidi,"You two went shopping. Why?"
Kori,"We're going to the dance."
Kennidi,"Oh me too. Do you have dates?"
Kori,"We're just going together."
Kennidi,"If you want dates I know these guys that don't have any."
Kori,"We're good."
Kennidi,"What about you Averi?"
Kori,"I said we're good."
Kennidi,"You don't speak for her."
Averi,"I'm good. Thanks."
Kennidi,"See."
Kori,"I told you exactly the same thing."
Kennidi,"But she said thanks. You're welcome Averi."
Kori,"You-"
Mr. Suttel,"Time to learn about Chemistry."
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Kori,"That Kennidi girl gets on my nerves."
Averi,"What?"
Kori,"She's undermining me."
Averi,"How?"
Kori,"She keeps picking with me. She thinks I don't know. I know. That, girl, has something coming for her."
Averi,"Please don't fight. As much as I enjoy watching it, I'm going to be questioned."
Kori,"I can't promise anything."
Averi, -_-
...
Kori,"I think this is our table now."
Averi,"Looks like it."
Kori,"SO. I need to find out when the dance is."
Averi,"You forgot?"
Kori,"Yes. I need to ask someone. Be right back."
She leaves and I eat my lunch.
"Hi."
Averi,"Hi."
"Do you remember my name?"
I look up to where the voice is coming from.
Averi,"Cameron."
Cameron is a dude.
Cameron,"You're right."
I shove food in my mouth.
Cameron,"So are you going to the dance?"
Averi,"Yes."
Cameron,"With Kori?"
Averi,"Yes."
Cameron,"Do you have dresses and everything?"
Averi,"Yes."
Cameron,"Good."
Cameron,"Where is she?"
I shrug my shoulders.
Cameron,"Was she here this morning?"
Averi,"Yes."
Cameron,"Okay."
Cameron,"Do you think I should go to the dance?"
Averi,"You can if you want."
Cameron,"I just don't know what I'll do there."
Averi,"Talk to your friends."
Cameron,"They have dates, so they'll be busy getting punch, dancing, and meeting their girlfriend's friends."
Kori,"I'm back."
Kori,"Cameron."
Cameron,"Kori. I heard you and Averi are going to the dance."
Kori,"By who?"
Cameron,"Averi."
Kori,"She told you?"
Cameron,"Yes. Well all she really said was 'yes' but I did ask in a question form where the answer is either yes or no."
Kori,"Oh."
Cameron,"So I was just asking Averi if I should go too."
Kori,"No."
Cameron,"Why not?"
Kori,"Then you'll try to steal my Averi away from me. It's our date."
Averi,"We are not dating."
Kori,"No matter how much you deny, we are going out."
Averi,"No we are not. I never agreed to that."
Cameron,"i am going to this dance now."
I hear Cameron whisper to himself.
Kori,"..you can think that I'm crazy but I'm not and we are dating."
Averi,"No we're not."
Kori,"Yes we are!"
Averi,"No we're not."
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Averi,"You know what?"
Kori,"What?"
Averi,"You're like the only person I talk to regularly."
Kori,"I know. Isn't it awesome?"
Averi,"No. If I had to choose between talking to no one or talking to you. I'd talk to no one."
Kori,"My heart."
Averi,"I'm gonna let that soak in."
Kori,"I know what you're trying to do. You're trying to get me mad at you so you don't have to go to the dance this weekend."
Kori,"It's not going to happen. We're going to dance. The only way you'll be able to get out of it is if you're in a coma."
Averi,"What about if you're hurt?"
Kori,"It'll be hard to drag you here."
Averi,"That can be arranged."
Kori,"You wouldn't."
Averi,"I would."
Kori,"Miss!!"
Miss,"Yes?"
Kori,"I need to go to the bathroom. Can I have a pass?"
Miss,"Yes. Give me your planner."
Kori,"Okay."
Kori heads to the bathroom.
I sit in class and listen to Miss describe how Democrats see things.

A paper is passed to me.

Hello :)

I look around to who passed it to me.
It's a girl. We have math together.

Hi

We start to pass the paper back and forth.

So you're Averi right?
Yes. And you are?
I'm Farran Leler. We have math together.
Yea.
You're a sophomore like me right?
Yea.
Are you going to the dance this weekend? We can talk more there.
I am, with a friend.
Kori? The girl who says you two are dating?
Yea. We aren't though.
I know. I mean. Yea.
Okay.
To be honest I didn't know you were a bit talkative, if you have something to say. I've seen you two argue.
Oh, yea.
You generally don't talk.
I know.
So how old are you?

Kori,"What's this?"
Kori snatches the paper before I can read it.
Kori,"Who's Farran Leler?"
Averi,"This girl in our math class."
Kori,"Where is she?"
Averi,"I don't know."
Kori,"You don't know? You were passing paper to the air?"
Averi,"Yes."
Farran,"Hi Kori."

Kori,"Farran?"
Farran,"Yes."
K

ori,"So you want to chat with Averi at the dance?"
She isn't going to attack her is she?
Farran,"Yes."
Kori,"Do you have a date? We could all go together."
Farran,"No. That sounds nice."
Kori,"Averi and I have black in our dress. Do you?"
Farran,"I have a white dress."
Kori,"Oh well then I guess you're the angel in our group. I guess we need good to even out the evil."
Kori laughs and so does Farran.
Miss,"What's so funny?"
Kori,"Dress colors."
Miss,"Well you girls can talk about when we're not working. This is going to be on your test."
Farran,"Yes Miss."
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Kori,"So Farran? What do you think?"
Averi,"I don't know her."
We're walking home.
Kori,"From your letter it seems like she wants to know you. But don't fall for her. I'm the only one for you."
Averi,"Kori stop. I will never like you that way."
Kori,"Ugh. My love will be forever denied."
Averi,"Yea."
Kori,"Okay Averi."
She stops me from walking.
She points at me.
Kori,"By the end of the school year you will fall for me."
She pokes my noes and then runs the way we came from.
Okay she's weird.