Chapter 11: Blunt
Jake just kept talking and talking, mostly about the rumors and stuff going on in school. I was only half-listening because I did not really care that much about who was dating who.
I just wanted him to leave me alone so I could eat my cookies in peace. I thought ’Man, this guy really loved to gossip.’ He was still going on about something when I happened to glance towards the classroom door.
I saw Nina walking over. My first thought was that maybe she was just heading somewhere else in the classroom, just passing by my desk. Then I realised she was looking right at me and walking straight towards where Jake and I were sitting.
My stomach dropped. I thought, ’Oh, hell, what now?’ I really did not want more attention after the thing with Ronnie and the puking earlier that morning.
She stopped right by my desk, and Jake finally shut up.
"Hey, Kofi," she said, giving me a small smile. Then she looked at Jake. "Hey, Jake, do you mind if I talk to Kofi alone for just a minute?"
Jake looked totally startled, like he had not expected her to talk to him at all.
"Oh! Uh, yeah, sure, Nina," he stuttered out, getting up really fast. "No problem at all. I will just, uh, go over there. See ya, Kofi."
He practically tripped over his own feet trying to get away from the desk quickly. I watched him go for a second. ’He acted like she was royalty or something.’
Once he was gone, I looked back at Nina, and then I looked around the classroom quickly. It felt like every single person in the room was staring right at us again. The whispers stopped and it got quiet. I hated it because it felt super uncomfortable having all those eyes on me. ’This was exactly what I didn’t want,’ I thought. I just wanted to be left alone after everything.
"Can I sit down?" She asked, pointing at the chair Jake had just been using.