• "Have you ever been trapped between the wall and the sword?"
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    Eric slowly opened his hazel colored eyes and yawned. He was a seventeen year old living on his own in Los Angeles, California. He was in high school and was a straight A student. He was known in his school for being ridiculously cute though he doesn't really care. So he's an unpopular-popular guy. He doesn't like bragging and hates it when girls get all girlie around him.

    He stood up from his bed and walked into his bathroom. He lived in a dormroom alone. He liked it this way. He looked at himself in the mirror and moaned. "I don't understand what girls see in me. I'm like a normal guy..." He said to himself. He splashed some water on his light-tanned skin. He poured dental paste on his toothbrush and brushed his teeth. He grabbed his black comb that was laying on the edge of his sink and brushed his brownish-red hair. He quickly got dressed and thirty minutes later he was already out the door.
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    He entered his classroom and like every morning, all the girls stopped what they were doing to watch him walk inside and seat on his desk on the far side of the classroom alone.

    All the girls would stare at him for like eight seconds straight and then continued what they were doing, all except one. Taylor, a rather popular girl in her classroom, was more interested in Eric then the other girls. Eric was aware that every girl liked his physical. Taylor would always steel Eric's notebook, caps, jackets, books, etc. making Eric mad. He couldn't stand her. Of all the girls, she was the one he detested the most.

    Taylor is a fun girl. She will always smile at you even if she is feeling pain. She has many friends and is known through out the entire school. Everyone has heard of her. She's cute, smart, and funny. She's the class prep and is very creative. She has a boyfriend named Justin. He's the school football team's quarterback and, as well as Eric, many girls have there eye on him. He's always flirting with them despite having a girlfriend.

    Shortly after, Taylor walks up to the teacher and smiles.
    "Yes, Taylor, what is it?" He asked while passing through his papers.

    "I was wondering if you could change me from seat." She was hoping to get the seat next to Eric. That way, she could make her move... or steal his notebook at least.

    "Sorry. No can do." He looked up at her. "There's a new student coming today. I can't afford moving anyone."

    "Oh... okay..." Taylor was rather disapointed. She walked away from his desk and sat next to Kim, her best friend, and sighed.

    "What's wrong, Taylor?" Taylor opened her mouth to explain but suddenly she felt to big arms wrapped around her. Her eyes grew big. Those arms were pressing against her chest. She looked at Kim, she was smiling. Clear sign it was someone she knew. When the person let go, she turned around to see who was the pervert who did that just to find Justin smiling at her. "Hey Justin." Kim giggled.

    "Hey sweetie..." He said with a flirty smile. Taylor raised an eyebrow. Clearly the romance in there relationship left... well there never was any, it was all just physical attraction. She moved back and Justin walked pass her and sat next to Kim and began flirting with her. She rolled her eyes and nooded. She turned her head and looked over her shoulder towards Eric. "(He seems so interesting... wonder why he's so antisocial.)" She tought. She sighed and dropped her head on her desk.

    Shortly after, the profesor stood up and grabbed his paper and sighed. "Morning, class. Before we kick it, let me pass the list. As I mention your name, say 'I'." He said with an uniterested tone. He browsed his list and sighed. "Aw what's the point? In the end, it's always the same hudlums that miss class." He wrote two check marks next to the name of two absent students and dropped the list on his desk. Everyone was silent. Was he even allowed to say "hudlums" in class? Everyone tought. Even Eric wondered despite his interest-lacking expression. "Okay everybody, today we have a new student joining us." Evryone looked up at the door. Inside came a girl with extremely long black hair, dark blue eyes, and a shy smile. Eric tought she was the most beuatiful girl he'd ever seen. His funless eyes sparkled at her sight. He felt as if love just crashlanded in his heart. "Um hi..." She said in a low voice. "I'm Sonali Gibson..."

    "Wow... like the actor Mel Gibson." The profesor exclaimed. Sonali laughed softly. "You can seat right over there." He pointed at the seat next to Eric. When Eric saw her walking towards him, he felt butterflies on his stomach. He blushed lightly. Taylor felt jelousy. "(That tramp get's to seat next to him?)" All the girls in the classroom got mad at the tought. It enfuriated them.

    "H-Hi..." Said Eric in a low voice so that the profesor wouldn't call his attention.

    "Hello..." She returned him.

    "I'm Eric-Eric Smith." Sonali gave an aproving smile. Eric felt proud. He made his first move. Taylor, who was watching from afar, felt sad at the fact he didn't noticed her feelings for him. Just then, she got a bright idea but for that, she needed Eric's notebook... again.
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    The bell rang and it was lunch time. Taylor sneeked over to Eric who was in his locker and snatched the notebook which ironacly, was needed for the next class. Eric got pissed. "What now, Taylor? I need my notebook. Please give it back." He sighed. "No!" Taylor nooded then ran off. Eric rolled his eyes and slammed the door to his locker. "Damn her!!" He exclaimed.
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    Taylor ran outside to the schoolyard. She saw Kim and Justin making out behind the building and rolled her eyes. She kept on walking. She walked passed the fountain and passed the tables searching for a nice private place. "(Hmm... library? No... behind a tree? Nah too obvious... hmmm... the bathroom!)" She tought. She ran back inside making sure she didn't bumb into Eric at the corridor. She looked twice before entering the hall. Eric wasn't around. "Now's my chance." She whispered to herself. She was one hall away from the girl's restroom. There was no one. She entered the bathroom and locked the bathroom door to make sure no one entered. She had the entire bathroom to herself. She opened Eric's notebook on the next blank page and pulled out a pen and wrote.
    'So... Eric, you like Sonali. It was very clear from the looks of your face. How about if I help you out?' She gave a grin as she finished scribbling her pen down on the paper. She was confident her plan would work. She unlocked the door and slowly opened it. Before she stepped out, she poked her head out the door to see if anyone was around. She saw a boy drinking water from the fountain but she couldn't clearly identify who it was. She ignored it and stepped out, she looked back to see who it was and noticed that the person who was in the fountain was Eric. Her eyes grew big. She took a deep breath and began to tip-toe across the hall. When she was about to take a turn, when she was about to get out of sight...

    Justin popped infront of her. "Taylor, we have to talk..." Taylor gasped and fell backwards in the center of the hall. Eric stood up and looked back to see what was going on.

    "Oh oh..." She said. The notebook fell right next to her. Eric looked straight at his notebook.

    "TAYLOR!" Eric yelled. Taylor jumped up in her feets, grabbed the notebook and ran away. "TAYLOR! GET BACK HERE AND GIVE ME MY NOTEBOOK BACK!!!!!" He ran behind her. They both ran pass Justin quickly. Justin, who had no idea what was going on, stood stupid and with his mind completely blank.
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    After long running away from Eric, the bell rang and finally, it was time to go back inside. Eric stormed inside the classroom and saw Taylor seating on her seat as if nothing had happened. He ran to the side of her desk and slammed his hand on it. Taylor bursted and looked up at him. "What is it?"

    "Where's my notebook, damnit?!" He asked. Taylor noticed how pissed he was and smiled a grin.

    "I don't know what you're talking about, Eric..." She said rolling her eyes.

    Eric sighed. "Don't play dumb with me, Taylor. I'm not in the-" He glanced back at his seat and saw Sonali on her space and next to her was his notebook. "What the?" He looked down at Tzylor who was swinging her legs and smiling innocently. "Erm... uh... um..." He felt bad.

    "Well bye!" She said smiling her smile. Eric blushed lightly but then shook his head and focused. He stompped up the stairs and sat on his chair. The teacher came inside the classrooom. "Okay people, listen up! Profesor Zimsky had to go out of school and will not be coming back 'till tomorrow. For now, I'll be your teacher so right now, we do things my way, when I want it and how I want it." Said the gym teacher. She pulled out the seat from the desk and put one leg onto it and leaned on it and sighed. Everyone was either amazed or annoyed by this stuck up teacher's attitude. Taylor, who sat on the front seat, was extra amazed. She noticed how different she was on the gym then here. "TAYLOR!" She yelled. Taylor's eyes opened wide. "Huh? Yeah?"

    "I'm changing you from seat!" She said in her deep voice.

    "Oh um... really?"

    "Yeah... I don't think it was wise of your profesor to seat Eric next to the new girl. I want you to switch seats. That way, the new girl, will be close to me." Sonali's eyes grew big. She was afraid of that teacher. As for Eric, a huge frown grew on his face. "What are you frowning about, Eric?"

    "What? Erm... nothing!"

    "Mock me if you like! Drop and give me 20!!" She ordered. Eric raised an eyebrow.

    "You can't do that! You're not even my gym couch!!" He retorted.

    "Oh yeah well we'll see about that!! Make those 50 for you and 50 for Taylor!!" Taylor and Eric gasped.

    "WHAT?!" They both asked in unison.

    "You two are probably cooperating with this!"

    "WHAT?" They repeated. "No we're not!! I have nothing to do with it!!!" Taylor declared.

    "Yeah but I wont take any chances with you. Now drop and give me 50 each!!"

    Taylor walked up to Eric madly and got close to him. "Tell her I have nothing to do with this..." She whispered. Eric gave a grin. "Nope!" He replied. "Yes teacher, Taylor and I are cooperating against you. Infact, it was all her idea!!" Taylor's face had an enfuriating atmosphere. "Eric... you're pushing it..." She said grinding her teeth. "Yes... we did so, couch Handerson. We did." He said pointing down at her.
    "Well well... DROP!!!" Eric dropped down on his toes and palms and began counting his push ups. Taylor, shortly after, fallowed. Next to each other, giving push ups, Taylor was really mad.

    "You did it, Eric... You did it!" She said as she struggled to give her next push. Eric gave a grin and then speeded up. When Taylor reached 48 he was already done and Sonali had moved from seat. "50! Oof!" She stood up and waved her hand at her face to throw some air. The teacher gave her a strange look but she then ignored it. Turned around and copied on the board. Eric was calmly copying, as for Taylor, she was copying slowly, pressing her pencil against the paper in anger.

    Eric noticed. He slipped the paper one page before which revealed Taylor's message. When Taylor noticed, she quickly forgot about her anger and focused on his reaction. Eric read it with a strange face. then his expression changed to a shocking one. Then he changed it back to strange. He grabbed his pen and scribbled down. 'No I don't' He wrote. He slid the notebook to Taylor and she smiled. 'Yes u do.'

    'So even if I did... which I don't, what would that matter 2 u?'

    'Nothing, I just tought I could help.'

    'And why should I trust u?'

    'So waddaya say? U agree?'

    'Agree 2 what?!'

    '2 letting me help u, dummy.'

    'HELP ME IN WHAT?!'

    'Conquer Sonali's heart.'

    'FOR DA LAST TIME!!! I DON'T LIKE HER!!' Taylor smiled. She was going to write back but couch Handerson called her attention. She frowned and Eric pulled his notebook and continued writing.
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    The bell rang and Eric was looking for Taylor. "(Oh God... what a drag...)" He tought as he looked around for her.

    Meanwhile, Taylor was talking to Sonali. Taylor explained her with full detail how she tought and was quite sure that Eric had feelings for her. Sonali blushed. That's how Taylor found out she was the shy type and that she needed her help if Sonali wanted to get a shot with Eric. But why was Taylor helping a girl get the guy she likes?
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    It was 6 thirty and Taylor was reading a teen magazine on her bed. She was upside down and was swinging her legs back and forth. That's when she decides to call Sonali. She jumped from her bed and grabbed her cell phone. She flipped it open and dialed quickly Sonali's number.

    "Hello?" A shy voice answered.

    "Sonali! Hey wassup?!" Taylor said quickly.

    "Oh Hello Taylor."

    "So how are ya'?" She asked.

    "Well I've been toughtful about what you told me earlier today... I would like to give it a try." Taylor's heart felt tighten. She was expecting her to say the contrary. Her plan had been to ask her if she liked Eric. She was expecting a no but instead ruined her chances.

    "O-oh r-really...? Great..."

    Taylor heard Sonali jump up. "Yeah I know!" She said happily.

    "..."

    "I was wondering, Taylor..."

    "Y-Yes?"

    "I was wondering if you could help me score him..."

    Taylor wanted to cry. "S-S-Sure..."

    Sonali noticed her change. "Is everything alright, Taylor?"

    "Y-Yeah... I have to go now. Bye." Taylor hung up. She threw the phone against her pillow and jumped on her bed. she began to cry. How her plan had failed. She was heartbroken and it was all her fault. Guess she had no choice but to give up and finish what she'd started. She grabbed her phone again called Eric.

    "Hello?"

    "Hi Eric."

    "You were on my contact list? Well I'll have to delete that later." He said uninterested. Tayloe rolled her eyes. She was used to his rejections by now.

    "... Sonali likes you..."

    "SHE DOES?!" He bursted up. "I mean... She does?"

    Taylor nooded. "Yep."

    "Cool..."

    "... She asked me to help her score you."

    "She did?"

    "Yeah... what do we do now?"

    "I don't-... wait... we?"

    "..."

    "I never agreed to your help, Taylor."

    "..." Taylor rolled her eyes again. "Well it's not like you have another choice."

    "Oh yeah I do... ignore her..."

    "Yes but you wouldn't do that... you like her too."

    "NO I DON'T!!!" He snorted.

    "Yes you do..."

    "You know Taylor... there's something I always wanted to tell you... it's just that I never had the nerves to do so." Eric layed down on his bed and sighed. Taylor blushed lightly. "But I think I finally have the guts to do it..." Taylor's heart began to beat faster. "I... I... I REALLY THINK YOU'RE ANNOYING, AND A STUCK UP BRAT WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HER LIFE!!!!!"

    "W-What?" She said in a low voice. She was used to rejections but what had she done for him to be so mad? "Eric... what have I done that angered you so much? What happened all of a sudden?" She said in a strange tone as one tear streamed down her face. "All I wanted was to help..." She said as she cried. Eric heard her sobs and tought he went to hard on her. He opened his mouth to apologize but Taylor had already hung up on him. He sighed and slammed his phone shut.

    "Aww Eric... what happened to you?" He asked himself. "How could I say such thing to her?... It's not like I wanted to be friends with her but I don't want her to hate me. I just wanted to... tell her what I think... right?"

    To be continued...