Rohini closed the mirror and looked to her right. “Naw, sugar, you’re all right. Both of my friends ain’t in today, it seems. And my other friends are all in the Hero classes so there’s that.” A pause. “I’m Rohini. You’re…you’re Layla, right?”
Truth be told, Layla’s friends were kinda intimidating. (Okay, so maybe it only applied to Magenta. Whatever.) And Rohini would rather stick with her own group. Besides, what if Warren Peace had a bad day and decided to burn her to a crisp or something?
“D’you know where Mr. Boy is? It’s quite unlike him to be late, isn’t it?”
She would’ve plopped in some earbuds and listened to Birdy until Mr. Boy came in but she forgot her iPod back home. Only when they were halfway across did she figure out that something was missing.
“I like your earrings - they look pretty cute,” She added. “Where’d you get ‘em?”
Layla nodded cheerfully, grinning at her new neighbor. She liked talking to new people, although she preferred the company of her friends. But sometimes, it was fun to expand your horizons (and besides, if Will could make new friends, she could too.)
"Yep. And wow, Rohini’s a really pretty name!”
At Rohini’s question, Layla glanced towards the front of the class, noticing the continued absence of the teacher. She wrinkled her nose, shrugging:
“Yeah. I hope he’s okay. He’s usually the first in class, right ? And oh...”
Layla’s hand immediately went to her ear at Rohini’s compliment -she beamed, her smile growing. That girl was really nice !
“Thanks ! And mmm, let me think... some artisanal shop, I think? I can’t exactly remember...”
Layla propped her chin on her hands, leaning her elbows on the table:
“I was certain I was going to be late. I ran all the way across campus for nothing, apparently...”
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