five

                                    

                                          
CHAPTER FIVE;
• YOU HAD A SKATING PARTNER? •
                          
"no dummy, i'm correct!" el whines, slamming her head down on the table as mike chuckles. 
                          
el has gotten to warm up to mike in the last couple of days. hopper told her to go for it so she thought why not?
                          
and it's just making a couple of friends. what could be so hard about it?
                          
"no, i am! LA has more attractions for tourists than NYC! everyone knows that!" he exclaims. 
                          
"no but NYC is bigger! so much more fun!" she exclaims as well. 
                          
"and how would you know it's fun?" he raises an eyebrow. 
                          
"because!" she protests with a groan. 
                          
"because?" he asks as she huffs loudly, crossing her arms. 
                          
"because i used to live there and it was amazing. especially at night, the buildings and everything, it was the best." she says softly. 
                          
"you used to live in new york!?" his eyes widen, "oh my god, are you famous then!?" 
                          
she laughs, "why would i be famous?"
                          
"because new york is like for rich people! like broadway and all that." he says 
                          
she shakes her head, "i'm not famous."
                          
"aw man, i was going to brag to everyone about you."  he jokes with a frown. 
                          
she follows along, "aww, how sad." 
                          
he chuckles as she giggles giving him a small smile.
                          
"see you after school?" he asks 
                          
she nods shyly, "sure. have fun in art." she waves 
                          
"have fun in study hall, maybe i'll pop by later." he smirks, giving her a wink before walking off. 
                          
she blushes with a small gasps and enters the library. she sits down at a table, taking out all of her work and starts on some homework.
                          
"hey el." dustin smiles, sitting down next to her
                          
"h-hi." she whispers. 
                          
she still was trying to warm up to the rest of the party but they were really nice about it. they understand she's more shy.
                          
"what you studying? i'm trying to do math but god, i'm so bad. if only mike was here, he could help me." he sighs loudly. 
                          
"mike? he's good at math?" she asks in curiosity. 
                          
"he's good at everything so i always get him to help me." he smiles widely as she giggles. 
                          
"then i should do that too." she shuts her binder 
                          
"well it's not like he'll appear right now though." he says
                          
she smiles softly, "he said he'll come find me later."