stopped. “Oh great…”
Chapter 7
Kelsey didn’t bother looking up she simply dug her face further into her knees. “Kelsey.” Hannah asked taking a step forward.
Kelsey was too embarrassed to look up. She could hear the light click of Hannah’s shoes. “Oh my goodness, Kelsey!” Hannah dropped to her knees wrapping her arms around her friend “What happened?”
“You know her?” A girl that had walked in with Hannah sneered.
“Of course I do, she’s my best friend!” Hannah barked back. The girl cringed, scoffing before she stomped toward the mirror.
“Kelsey, look at me.” Hannah asked. Kelsey sat stone still.
Finally, Hannah couldn’t take it anymore. “Fine,” She said tilting her friend’s head up. “I am just going to have to tug you around then.” She gripped both of Kelsey’s hands and tugged her up to her feet. Not that it was hard, Kelsey had a small frame. Her brother is build like the quarterback he is but Kelsey, if she was on the cheerleading squad, would have been the girl everyone wanted to throw up in the air. “Come on now Kels, we’ll get you fixed up.”
“We?” the girl questioned.
“Yes, if you want to still talk to me, then be nice to my friend.” Hannah snapped at the girl. “She’s new here and she’s taking it kind a hard.”
The blond girl seemed to soften “I’m Olivia.” She half smiled and extended her hand out to Kelsey. Kelsey looked over at the girl evaluating her. Olivia seemed as if she would be a cheerleader, popular type girl , she was pretty.
Trying to smile, Kelsey extended her hand, “I’m Kelsey.”
“Now that you two are acquainted…” Hannah smiled “Tell me what happened.”
“I don’t know. I got out of my truck this morning and people seemed to be making fun of someone…” Kelsey dragged out.
“Oh my …” Olivia clamped her hand over her mouth.
Hannah turned curiously to Olivia’s face. “What?”
“I’m sorry. I just over heard. Vanessa is kind a snob but she can be very nice sometimes too…” Olivia said softly.
Turning back to Kelsey, Hannah continued, “Okay sweetie, why don’t you just continue telling me what happened.”
“We’re going to be late for class.” Kelsey whimpered.
“Well we can talk about it at lunch or after school?” Hannah offered “but only if you stop crying. I am not going to let you sit on the bathroom floor and cry.”
Kelsey nodded wiping her hand underneath her eyes “yeah… I’m good.”
As Kelsey spoke the bell rang. “What class do you have now?” Hannah asked.
“I have science with Mr. Pentwater” Kelsey said looking down at her schedule.
“Oh! That’s what I got.” Olivia beamed. She was beginning to warm to Kelsey. She linked her arm around Kelsey’s tugging her into her side.
“What about you, Hannah?” Kelsey asked.
“Pooh!” Hannah pouted. “I’m going to demand they change my schedule.” Hannah said as she turned toward the office “I’ll see you girls at lunch.”
Olivia chuckled as Kelsey looked at her confused. “It’s not going to work. They don’t like changing the schedule this far into the semester.”
Nodding in understanding Olivia and Kelsey walked together to their next class. The class room was filled with mindless banter as they entered. Kelsey could hear the voices of guys murmuring to each other and tuned in “yeah, he said she was absolutely hot. He’s been trying to figure out who she is ever since.” One guy admitted.
“PJ’s going to be looking for a long time. He should just get over the dance and just get some action already.” The next guy chuckled.
Kelsey rolled her eyes. Boys were so immature. “Kelsey” Olivia said waving a hand in front of Kelsey’s face.
Snapping out of it Kelsey looked over to Olivia. “What did you say?” she asked confused.
“I said ignore them. They’re some of the most sought after guys in the school and no offense but they aren’t going to