that I couldn’t help it.” I grinned at him, and he tugged on my loose hair a little. “Obviously I think you’re cuter when you’re not thinking about physicaly harming me.” I tried not to laugh at that but failed miserably.
He leaned a little closer and lowered his voice to a whisper. “By the way, you shouldn’t worry about your hair. It suits you like that.” I imagined myself melting into my seat because that’s literaly how I felt. He glanced at my mouth, and I caught my breath, convinced he was about to kiss me right there on the bus.
“Oh, get a room already!” Tammie said with a snort, abruptly ruining the moment. We both puled backward automaticaly. He looked at his hand on my knee with the kind of horror that could have been explained had his hand been unexpectedly amputated. He didn’t even bother with a mumbled excuse, he just hurried down to the back of the bus.
Tammie raised her eyebrows at me, but al I could do was glare back at her. Amelia, on the other hand, was grinning broadly. I hid behind my hair and concentrated on ignoring them both. Although I was glad they were getting on, I wasn’t exactly having a great morning. First the hair thing. Super annoying when your hair is long and thick and completely inconvenient. Then Nathan. I mean, did he realy have to look so traumatised when he noticed his hand was on my knee?
I spent most of the day having my hair puled. It wasn’t as sweet when Nathan wasn’t the one doing it. In fact, it was extremely irritating. Dawn always wore her hair down, and I had never seen anyone pul her hair over it. They were just picking on me because I’m not scary. Or maybe they wanted to see me lose the rag again.
Either way, I didn’t win. Dawn made many, many scathing remarks throughout the day. I made a mental note to throw something at her the very next time she said the word ginger.
At lunch time, Joey took one look at me before remarking, “What the hel happened to your hair?”
“Charming.”
“How do I look?” Tammie said, out of the blue. I had to bite the inside of my cheek to stop myself from laughing at the surprised expression on Joey’s face. He peered at Tammie as if it was the first time he had ever seen her.
“You always look nice,” he replied, quite sensibly. He was nowhere near as charming as Nathan, but he managed to put a smile on Tammie’s face.
“Get a room,” Amelia whispered cheekily, but Joey didn’t hear her. Tammie blushed but stil seemed pretty pleased with herself.
Nathan sat next to Amelia for a few minutes before lunch ended. She introduced Joey as my cousin.
“Cousin?” Nathan said, looking at me for confirmation, so I nodded.
“See? I told you.” Amelia sounded triumphant.
I must have looked as confused as I felt because Amelia decided to carry on with an explanation.
“Oh, Nathan thought Joey was your boyfriend,” she said, beaming at me. Nathan made a choking sound. “But I thought he was Tammie’s,” she added quickly. This time, Tammie looked physicaly sick.
“Realy?” Joey said. He didn’t seem unhappy with that notion. In fact, it was as though the idea had occurred to him for the very first time if the way he looked at Tammie was anything to go by. Nathan, on the other hand, was already on his feet and edging away from us, his face a little pink.
“What on earth is his deal?” I said, when he sat down at his usual table.
“Ask him,” Amelia piped up.
I was about to answer her when somebody puled my hair yet again. I spun around in my seat to see Aaron Hannigan grin at me as he passed by our table.
“Is there a ful moon or something? The school’s gone mad this week.”
“Aw, it’s not so bad,” Tammie said. “At least things are halfway to interesting. You’re always complaining how boring everything is. Quit moaning, and enjoy.”
“Easy for you to say,” I said under my breath. I couldn’t figure Nathan out, and it bothered me more than I liked to admit. One
He leaned a little closer and lowered his voice to a whisper. “By the way, you shouldn’t worry about your hair. It suits you like that.” I imagined myself melting into my seat because that’s literaly how I felt. He glanced at my mouth, and I caught my breath, convinced he was about to kiss me right there on the bus.
“Oh, get a room already!” Tammie said with a snort, abruptly ruining the moment. We both puled backward automaticaly. He looked at his hand on my knee with the kind of horror that could have been explained had his hand been unexpectedly amputated. He didn’t even bother with a mumbled excuse, he just hurried down to the back of the bus.
Tammie raised her eyebrows at me, but al I could do was glare back at her. Amelia, on the other hand, was grinning broadly. I hid behind my hair and concentrated on ignoring them both. Although I was glad they were getting on, I wasn’t exactly having a great morning. First the hair thing. Super annoying when your hair is long and thick and completely inconvenient. Then Nathan. I mean, did he realy have to look so traumatised when he noticed his hand was on my knee?
I spent most of the day having my hair puled. It wasn’t as sweet when Nathan wasn’t the one doing it. In fact, it was extremely irritating. Dawn always wore her hair down, and I had never seen anyone pul her hair over it. They were just picking on me because I’m not scary. Or maybe they wanted to see me lose the rag again.
Either way, I didn’t win. Dawn made many, many scathing remarks throughout the day. I made a mental note to throw something at her the very next time she said the word ginger.
At lunch time, Joey took one look at me before remarking, “What the hel happened to your hair?”
“Charming.”
“How do I look?” Tammie said, out of the blue. I had to bite the inside of my cheek to stop myself from laughing at the surprised expression on Joey’s face. He peered at Tammie as if it was the first time he had ever seen her.
“You always look nice,” he replied, quite sensibly. He was nowhere near as charming as Nathan, but he managed to put a smile on Tammie’s face.
“Get a room,” Amelia whispered cheekily, but Joey didn’t hear her. Tammie blushed but stil seemed pretty pleased with herself.
Nathan sat next to Amelia for a few minutes before lunch ended. She introduced Joey as my cousin.
“Cousin?” Nathan said, looking at me for confirmation, so I nodded.
“See? I told you.” Amelia sounded triumphant.
I must have looked as confused as I felt because Amelia decided to carry on with an explanation.
“Oh, Nathan thought Joey was your boyfriend,” she said, beaming at me. Nathan made a choking sound. “But I thought he was Tammie’s,” she added quickly. This time, Tammie looked physicaly sick.
“Realy?” Joey said. He didn’t seem unhappy with that notion. In fact, it was as though the idea had occurred to him for the very first time if the way he looked at Tammie was anything to go by. Nathan, on the other hand, was already on his feet and edging away from us, his face a little pink.
“What on earth is his deal?” I said, when he sat down at his usual table.
“Ask him,” Amelia piped up.
I was about to answer her when somebody puled my hair yet again. I spun around in my seat to see Aaron Hannigan grin at me as he passed by our table.
“Is there a ful moon or something? The school’s gone mad this week.”
“Aw, it’s not so bad,” Tammie said. “At least things are halfway to interesting. You’re always complaining how boring everything is. Quit moaning, and enjoy.”
“Easy for you to say,” I said under my breath. I couldn’t figure Nathan out, and it bothered me more than I liked to admit. One
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