Saving The Nerd *SLOW UPDATES*

Chapter 5

"Zelda, that poor boy looks afraid of his shadow. I don't think you can shell-shock the boy more than you have." She smirks at me.

"Alright true, I guess you're right." I comment back.

"Uh, when am I not?" She flips her hair in superiority.

"Um, you usually aren't." I push her slightly.

"Shh," she puts her pointer finger to my lips. "Let me have my moment," she whispers and we both burst into laughter. Monday starts the plan, and I'm so nervous.

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Grabbing my backpack from the trunk, Belle and I start are slow trudge towards the school. Monday's aren't too bad for me, but I'm so nervous that I wore myself out last night from worrying so much. Our heels of our boots click in sync as we enter the school, searching for our target.

"Hey baby," I hear from behind us. I freeze, thinking it's the guy that I fear. I swiftly turn around, ready to face him, when it turns out to be Max, making out with Belle.

"Ok, you guys do your thing, I'm going to find Corey," I comment to them as they continue to suck each other's faces. As the halls fill up with students, each one say their greetings to me.  

After continuing through the school, I finally spot him at his locker. 

"Corey!" I yell and wave at him. He glances to the side and gives me a small wave. I quickly walk up to him as he shuts his locker.

"Hey," I say out of breath to him.

"Um, hello," he replies back awkwardly. The people around us start to stare at the scene going on.

"So, can I get your number?" I blurt out. His eyes go wide and the people around us go silent, then start to whisper. "What?" I ask out loud, clueless as to why this was a big deal. Corey then looks side to side, before taking off. "Wait! Corey! Come back!" I yell after him, dropping my books and backpack and taking off after him. Thank god I didn't wear my high heeled boots today. As we turn another corner, I finally catch up to him, much sooner than I thought.

"Corey, what the hell-"

"Why are you doing this?" He stops dead and stares at me dead in the eye. His eyes have shifted to a darker, more sinister color then his usual bright emerald eyes.

"What do you mean?"

"Why all of  a sudden you're putting this much interest into me?! First you run into me, then smash my  nose, then say we're friends, then we get partnered for a project, saw what you weren't allowed to see, then now you're asking for my number! What do you want from me?!" He exclaims out of frustration in my face. I stand there, stunned. Does he really think that I'm messing with him? That this is some kind of joke?

"Corey, I don't know what is going on through your head, but when I say this I mean it: I want to be your friend. Is that something that doesn't compute in your brain?"

"No one wants to be friends with me. Why does Miss Popular all of a sudden want to be BFF's with me?"

"Because I'm a decent person?" I question back. I stare him down, trying to get the message through his head. His eyes start to soften, as if he the message has gotten through.

"You really want to be my friend?"

"Of course." I pull him into my arms, feeling him tense up immensely as I rest my chin on his shoulder. He then relaxes and loosely puts his arms around me. We then slowly break from the hug.

"Don't judge a book by its cover Corey, just because I'm miss popular doesn't mean I don't cherish you as a human being and want to care for you as a friend," I speak to him softly. His head hangs towards the ground and I see his cheeks flush.

"Give me your phone," he says putting out his hand. I take out my phone and he snatches it from me, typing into it. "Here you go." He hands me back my phone. I smile at him and he smiles weakly in return.

"See you in English?" He nods his head slowly. He picks up his items and starts to walk to class, just as the final bell rings.

"Crap, I have to walk back and grab my things..." I mumble to myself. As I begin to walk back, I hear footsteps behind me. I stop, and give a quick glance behind me. I gasp, and fully turn around, only to see nothing there. 

I then start to hurry away, still hearing footsteps and feeling a pair of eyes on me.

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