he didn’t enjoy lunchtime at school. when gilbert had arrived at this new school, he had assumed two things could happen: he would be WILDLY UNPOPULAR due to the fact that no one knew him, or that he would be WILDLY POPULAR because everyone wanted to know him. the latter was true. though it didn’t seem like it, he had always been quite RECULSIVE and had hoped that his entrance to the school would have gone unnoticed, but he was being bothered by people just as much as he had been before in avonlea. lunchtime was when everyone SNATCHED at him, and today he had properly planned his escape.
directly after class, gilbert RUSHED himself to the library, secluding himself to the farther corner from the entrance to eat in peace. he sat down, heaving a heavy sigh as he put his bag down on the table. a book, warm tea, and soup from his aunt. he was pleased to finally have some SILENCE. however, his eye caught someone that he hadn’t noticed on his b-line to the table. without attempting it, he caught the eye of the girl from his biology class.
“ ah, uh, hey, “ he chuckled nervously, putting up a hand to wave sheepishly. could he have said nothing ? it felt RUDE not to. “ you’re rain, right ? sorry if i was loud coming in. didn’t mean to disturb you or anything. “