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there, but since we had a movie, he didn’t miss much.
     
    At lunch, I sat at our usual table in the
cafeteria, reading and waiting for Emma. She was late, which was weird since
she was always the first one here. “Are you hiding from someone?” asked a deep
voice. I could smell some kind of sweet, spicy scent.
    I was hunched
in my chair with my book leaning up on the table, my head leaning over it. “I’m
reading, ever heard of it?” I smiled, looking up into the deep hazel eyes of
one of the two best-looking guys in school.
    “Nope, never.”
Lucas sat down beside me and placed his lunch and history book on the table in
front of him. We smiled at each other, remembering one of our first
conversations. Why did I feel so comfortable with him?
    “Where’s Emma?”
    I was about to
answer him when Andy sat on the chair across from mine. “Hey, are we eating
here today?” he asked, looking at Lucas.
    “Are we?” Lucas
glanced at me.
    “You might as
well; you won’t have to bring me my book back when you’re finished with it.” I
bent down to pull my notebook out of my bag and handed it to him.
    Andy grinned at
us, his green eyes lit up with humor. “Cool.” He took his lunch out of his
backpack and placed it on the table.
    My cell phone
rang. I reached in my bag to answer it. “Hello?”
    “Sarah, I’m so
sorry I left without telling you. But I almost heaved on my desk in math class,”
Emma said roughly.
    “You left?”
    “Yes, I just
got home. Are you going to be okay by yourself? Who’s that?” She must have
heard Lucas and Andy yelling to Kyle. He was standing in front of their usual
table, holding a tray of food, looking a bit lost.
    “Um…Lucas and
Andy.” I heard a squeal.
    “Oh, I
shouldn’t have done that, I gotta go. Bye.” She hung up. I didn’t want to know
what she was doing.
    “Hey, why are
we sitting here?” Kyle asked when he sat down beside Andy, who was grinning
wickedly, looking back and forth between Lucas and me.
    “Lucas is
borrowing Sarah’s history notes, right, Luke?” Andy answered, wiggling his
eyebrows, pale blond hair falling into his eyes.
    “Yes, and I
want to copy them before class starts so shut up.” Lucas leaned over his book,
scribbling quickly.
    Kyle started
talking to Andy about a project they had together in geography, so I took a
bite of my sandwich.
    “Where are Emma
and Derrick?” Andy asked.
    I swallowed and
then replied, “Derrick has the flu so he’s sick today and Emma just went home
with the same thing.”
    “If it’s what I
had, they should be fine by tomorrow,” Lucas said, in between bites of his
sandwich.
    Andy was
grinning at us again. “So Sarah, you should come out with us Saturday night,
we’re going to a party my cousin’s having. Shouldn’t she, Luke?” He finished
off his sandwich by stuffing the rest of it in his mouth.
    Lucas stared at
Andy coldly. “I don’t think Sarah would be into it. Your cousin's parties can
get kind of wild.”
    Lucas’ reaction
surprised me. He hardly knew me, and yet he seemed to be watching out for me.
“I have to work Saturday night anyway.” They didn’t need to know that I was off
at seven.
    “Maybe next
time,” Andy mumbled with his mouth still full of food. He swallowed and turned
to Kyle again, while Lucas copied my notes.
    I picked up my
book and began to read.
    “Well, you two
are boring. Lunch is almost over. Andy, do you want to go see what Laurie and
Amanda are up to?” Kyle asked Andy, running his hand through his thick brown
hair.
    “Sure, see you
later, guys.” Andy stood up and started walking toward Laurie and Amanda’s
table, over by the window.
    A few minutes
later, Lucas lifted his head. “Done.” He shoved his book and lunch into his bag
then turned to me. His intense gaze held mine for several seconds. I couldn’t
look away even if I wanted to. “I’m glad you bumped into me, Sarah,” he said
softly, leaning in closer. He lifted his hand as if to touch