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Collision

Chapter Three

"Hey," I smile at Cody as I sit down next to him in first period. I hadn't noticed that he was also in here but I guess I was too caught up with Harry to look anywhere else. When I walked in this morning my seat from yesterday was taken by one of Harry's friends so I took the empty one beside Cody.

"Hey Jess!" he chirps, his eyes sparkling. I open my mouth to respond but we're shushed by the teacher. Class ends much too quickly but I'm relieved when Cody offers to walk me to my next class. I take my usual seat next to Kate and Cody sits behind us. We begin talking about the football game on Friday night but are soon interrupted by Harry sitting down across from us. From the look on Cody's face I can tell that he doesn't care for Harry either, at least we have something in common.

"So are you two fucking now?" Harry asks Cody and I bluntly. My eyes widen at his language while Cody tenses beside me and taps his fingers on the desk.

"Shut up Harry," Kate snaps. He throws his hands up like he's done nothing wrong but it's evident on his face that he's gotten through to us.

"We aren't dating," Cody says, surprising Harry and myself. Harry looks like he may jump across the desk and strangle him but he breaks eye contact a second later and turns around. Kate winks at the two of us before turning around and patting Harry on the shoulder sympathetically. Cody looks at me in the corner of his eye and I can see a faint smile on his face.

"Harry's a dick," Cody says as we get out of class. I look around to make sure Harry's not in earshot but he is nowhere to be found. During class he was called down to the principal's office and that's the last I've seen of him.

"Do you two not like each other?" I ask him.

He shakes his head. "We used to be friends but he started turning into someone I couldn't stand to be around. Going to parties, drinking, dating every girl that he saw. One day I told him that he needed to stop and I guess he took it the wrong way." He pulls up his sleeve and points to a faint line on his forearm. "Louis broke up the fight before anyone saw what happened." I grab his arm and run my finger of the pink scar. I can imagine Harry blowing his top and beating the hell out of anyone who talked back to him. I just never would have thought that someone sweet as Cody would have told Harry off. It just makes me like him even more.

I open my mouth to say I'm sort about his lost friendship but I'm knocked forward, causing
my books to tumble out of my hands.

"Sorry, Janet." I look up to see Harry standing over me. Cody bends down beside me, sending Harry an evil glare in the process as he begins picking up my books.

"It's Jess." I say after we've picked up everything. Cody hands me the stack he picked up and smiles.

"Same thing," Harry mutters. No it's not, I want to say but don't.

Harry stands there for a few more minutes making everything more awkward but soon grows bored with our silence and turns around.

"Did he just call you Janet?" he says and we both laugh. Cody's sense of humor lightens the mood and makes me forget about what just happened. We're still laughing by the time we make it to French and I notice that Harry isn't in his usual seat. Cody looks relieved when he realizes the same thing as we sit down behind Kate.

Last period goes by smoothly and in no time it seems like I'm walking to my car. As I'm weaving through the parking lot I see two people pressed against the car making out. I'm at least ten feet away and I can still hear the sounds they are making from over here. I've never been that nosy but curiosity takes over me and I stop just before I reach my car. I don't recognize the girl that has her back facing me but my eyes widen when I see the guy she's against. His green eyes burn into mine as I pretend to look away.

"What is it?" The girl asks when Harry pushes her off of him. She turns around to see what he's staring at but I'm already at my car door. I hastily grab the handle and jerk it open, climbing into the seat. I know Harry isn't going to chase me down but my heart pumping a million beats a minute clouds my judgement as I start the car and tear out of the parking lot.