Escaping you |EDITING|

Chapter 3-Everette

"Atlas".  I say, interrupting her Rambling. " I'll be friends with you." I say smiling slightly to try and hide the nervousness on my face. She smiles again,

"okay. See you around Everette." She says walking out of the class. I take a breath and walk out as well.

I rush to James after class and tell him what just happened because normally he's better at processing things than I am.

"Shit Everette, you barely know the girl and you're already whipped man." He says laughing.

"Oh fuck off, am not, why do you think that anyway?" I question.  

"Because you blushed every time you said her name. You don't blush Everette."

He's right. Damn. But I don't like her or anything. We're barely friends. If even that.

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The next day in school Atlas sat right next to me during Calc. She didn't say much, paying attention to the teacher, but it felt nice just having her sit there.

I mean I really only talk to James and it's nice to have someone other than him to be friends with.

At lunch Atlas and Her friend from yesterday who I assume to be Leah, sat together again. I sat with James and my other friend Kai just like I normally do. But a bunch of girls always come to sit with us.

I don't like that. It's not the girls. I'm sure they're great. I'm just not a big people person. I'm always super nervous around other people and girls do not help.

I'm normally fine during lunch because they never really talk to me and rather just stare while they talk to James.

But today there's another set of eyes on me from across the room and hers seem to be the only ones I'm worried about.

I go to my next class which happens to be literature, which I know Atlas has as well. She strolls in a few seconds after me and sits right next to me again. The teacher isn't  in here yet because he's always late and all the other students are talking amongst themselves.

"Hi Everette." She says turning to me.

"Hey Atlas"  

"We're friends now so we have to talk about something." She says. I just blush in response.

"I don't really talk" I say honestly.

She nods "Me either. Well I guess I used too. I don't know. Anyway. What's your favorite color?" She asks sparking conversation. 

I think for a moment before replying. "Green." She smiles

"me too."    Then the teacher walks in. Of course he does.

She turns her attention to the lesson while I focus on her. It's clear she works hard In school. The amount of notes she takes every class we have together is insane. I do okay in school. Well actually I do great in school but it's never been that hard for me. I just know the material. 

At the end of the day I'm standing outside the school waiting for James, seeing as he was my ride today because my dad had to use the car to get my little sister.

Then Leah, Atlas's friend walks up to me. "Hi, I'm Leah." She says.

"I've heard." I say back politely. I don't know if that was the right thing to say.  

Soon after Atlas rushes out of the doors and glares at Leah. 

"Leah get the fuck over here!" Atlas yells to her.