The Summer in Thinkers high

"Yeah, sure, then we will head to the cafeteria."

"Thanks."

Angel gave a nod.

***

"Well, this is the last place, the cafeteria."

"Thanks, this was nice," Summer said after visiting every place in the school. As she was about to go in, Angel stopped her.

"You can sit with me if you want."

"Sure, thanks."

Then they went to wait in line, and after taking their food, they went to sit down at a table with some other students.

"Hey," said Summer.

Some acknowledged her with a nod, but some stared at her weirdly. Angel, noticing this, changed the subject.

"Princess, it's shocking to see you here with Jackson."

"I just can't stand Kate."

"Yeah, me too, but I'm here because she's here," Jackson replied. Then Princess continued,

"She's a bitch, I wonder how Jaden puts up with her."

"I heard that the only reason is because she's good in bed," Max said as he chuckled. Then Dave asked Jackson, "You're his best friend, Jackson. Is it true?"

"It's complicated, but something like that," Jackson replied.

The talk continued while they were mouthing in different directions, while Summer stayed quiet, listening to what they were saying until Max asked her a question.

"I have a question, Summer. I'd like to know why you got transferred from your previous school," he said without letting her agree to be questioned.

"I'd like to know as well,"

Princess said, then the rest nodded their heads. "We moved here recently, plus I beat up my ex. He's really wealthy, so they got me expelled, but I really enjoyed it." After Summer said that, the guys were shocked and a little scared, while the girls were approving. "That's really cool. Did you take a karate class or..." Claire said, and Summer nodded. "You must have gotten the red belt then," Princess replied, slightly curious.

"No, I got the black belt." The guys' eyes popped, then they told themselves not to mess with her. They continued to talk until the bell rang for class, then they separated because they had different classes to attend, while those going the same way went together.

Summer and Angel coincidentally had the next class together, so they moved together silently because Summer didn't like to interact with people all the time. Regardless, they still sat next to each other.

Then came Jaden, who occupied the seat next to Summer, but Summer only briefly glanced at him. She didn't know what to think of him, even while trying to convince herself that it's his life. She couldn't help but remember what they said in the cafeteria about Kate and how toxic she is, but she came to the conclusion that maybe he likes toxic people. Then she focused on her surroundings, checking everyone out just to pass the time until Mr. Shapiru, their English teacher, entered the class.

Twenty minutes into learning, Summer's phone vibrates. She takes a peek and notices that it's a message from her sister, Elspeth,

[You in class?]

She replies,

[Yeah, where were you during lunch?]

[I sat with my friends; I saw you, though.]

[Aren't you learning? What do you want?]

[I took permission to visit the restroom; the class makes me feel sleepy.]

[Mine doesn't, so chat later...]

[Wait!]

Summer looks up, then sideways, noticing half the class seems asleep, but the man is still rambling.

[What?]

[Is Jaden in your class?]

[Yeah, why?]

[Can you secretly take a picture of him and send it to me? My friends keep talking about how hot he is, and I can't wait to see him anymore.] Summer let out a small chuckle, then immediately Used her hand to cover her mouth and looked at Angel, who was struggling to stay awake. Summer then turned to the other side and noticed Jaden was staring at her.

"what??"

"I didn't know you were the type to chat with your boyfriend while learning."

"I'm not chatting with my boyfriend, and I know you're trying to find out if I have a boyfriend or not."

Jaden smirked.

"Do you?"

"No, but you have a girlfriend, so maybe you should focus on her."

"You don't? That's shocking," he said, ignoring everything else she had said to him. Noticing this, Summer scoffed and returned to texting her sister:

[Go back to class.]

[You're such a killjoy]

[Just make sure you're outside, ready to go after school.]

[I will, but we have to go early tomorrow; I missed class this morning because of you.]

[I missed the first class too. Now head back to class.]

[Geez, okay. But don't tell Mum about this. See you after school.]

Summer dropped her phone back in her bag after reading that message to focus on her class, as Mr. Shapiru was teaching.