Double Luck

The day went smoothly for Alexa and she was really relieved. She wondered which class Travis belonged to. They haven't really talked about it yesterday. Alexa thought her day was going to be normal like it always has been, but right after lunch was over, Stacy did her magic.

Just as Alexa was making her way through the crowded halls to go and get ready for her next class, Stacy jumps in on her like a little rat ready to scare the hell out of you. Alexa looked down slightly on her short friend and to her surprise, Stacy sent water flying through her face.

Alexa's eyes widened, surprised and freezing from the cold of Stacy's water catapult. Her short devil of a friend just smirked at her like a real jerk. Everybody stopped to gossip and whisper to each other. Alexa just stood there, embarrassed and furious.

"That's for being such a whore", Stacy said cockingly.

"I'm pretty sure that's you", Alexa immediately replied with gritted teeth.

"But I wasn't the one who decided to make out with a guy in the middle of class hours", Stacy exclaimed, turning around to engage with the crowd.

"What did I ever do to you Stacy?", Alexa felt like crying.

"I just figured that I was the most loved bitch in the campus. But if you continue to act like that, you will surely win the crown from me", Stacy explained. "And I can't let that happen, right?"

The people around them cheered and nodded and clapped like fools. Alexa took a deep breath and smiled at Stacy as soon as she faced her again. Without even a second of hesitation, Alexa's hand went against her best friend's face, leaving a red palm mark.

"I am not trying to be like you. I have respected you ever since we became friends even if you were the most shameful person I have ever known!" Alexa burst out in tears.

"What a crybaby", Stacy said under her breath and threw her hand towards Alexa's right cheek.

Alexa closed her eyes and anticipated the pain. But when no hand hit her face, she thought that maybe Stacy was ridiculously too short to even give her a slap. When she opened her eyes, it widened once more at the sight of a man's arm against her face. The guy held Stacy's wrist to prevent her from hitting Alexa.

"We're still inside school premises. Whatever fight you're trying to pick, do it outside of the campus", the guy monotonously said to Stacy, freeing her from his grasp.

His voice was familiar to Alexa. She let out a silent gasp as she realized that it was Travis. Her eyes focused on his strong jaw from behind, admiring his sturdy figure. She guessed that he was six foot tall because he was obviously taller than she was.

When he turned to ask her if she was okay, Alexa looked at a different direction and pretended she was looking at something else. Stacy walked away, grumpy and humiliated. Alexa nodded in response to Travis' question. They both continued to walk down the hall and so did the nosy people.

Travis noticed that Alexa's face was still dripping wet by the sides, so he offered her a handkerchief to wipe her face with. As she accepted the piece of cloth from Travis' hand, she remembered her dream. It suddenly felt like a magical moment for Alexa.

"Which way are you going?", he asked, waking Alexa up from her daydream.

"This way. How about you?", she replied, pointing to the right.

"My next class is this way. Well, I guess this is goodbye", Travis pretended to be dramatic.

They both laughed. Parting ways, Alexa waved at Travis and he waved back. It immediately made Alexa's day complete and her mood totally lifted. But she knew that as soon as she entered their classroom, Stacy would be there to ruin it again. Alexa frowned.

"Hey, what's with the face?", Kyle asked, coming out of nowhere.

"Don't scare me like that!", Alexa exclaimed.

Kyle just laughed at her. She had to admit to herself that he was really cute when he laughs. If he was only taller than her or maybe even just the same height, she would probably like him too. But Kyle was about an inch shorter.

Alexa shook her head. She didn't know why she was having thoughts like that. Kyle noticed this and asked if she was alright and she smiled at him, telling him that they should both be at their respective classrooms before the bell rang. He agreed and walked faster with her.

"This is the end of the line for me", Alexa jokingly said.

"Oh, before I forget, our principal wants to meet the publication staff this upcoming Saturday", Kyle said before he bid farewell.

As Alexa took a seat, she realized she didn't know what time they were going to meet on Saturday. But she wasn't much worried because it was still Wednesday, she had a lot of time to bump into Kyle and ask him about the time.

Classes already started and to Alexa's surprise, Stacy was behaved the whole time. She didn't even look at Alexa's direction even once. It made Alexa uncomfortable but also glad. The rest of the afternoon went as how it usually did. Everything seemed to be coming back to its place.

Alexa waited for their family driver to pick her up from school. She stood at the staircase at the front doors of the school. It was still very humid outside. She usually didn't wait for more than ten minutes, but now she was standing in that platform for almost thirty minutes already.

As she began to feel tired, Alexa sat on the stairs. Her phone was dead and her money wasn't enough for her to commute. She usually just brings enough money for lunch. But she didn't lose hope. Alexa still waited there, until a familiar vehicle stopped in front of her.

Travis got out from the driver's seat. Alexa's heart pounded heavily inside her chest. She stood as he came to her. He was wearing his very charming smile as he offered Alexa a ride. She instantly felt shy and embarrassed, she explained how their family driver stood her up. Travis just laughed at what she said and told her that it was alright.

He opened the door for her and Alexa happily hopped in. Travis went around to get inside the car, then he started driving away from the school. He asked for Alexa's address and she immediately told him. Travis was surprised by how near it actually was from his home.

Alexa had a very good time with Travis. They just kept on talking and laughing about everything. Her Wednesday wasn't so bad after all.