Chapter Four

MAYNARD'S P.O.V

The first time I set my eyes on Octavia was in our first year in senior high.

I had just settled in school and it wasn't so hard as it turned out good looks made you quite likable .

I had received my timetable and was ever ready to get started with my classes .

I met her on the very first day classes started .

It was during our first Science class and I was a little bit late .

My favorite spot in class had always been the third seat next to the window but unluckily for me it had already been occupied by a girl.

She seemed quite happy for a first day but I guess some people were actually very Happy to start the school year unlike others .

I settled in the seat behind her which had to do for the meantime and begun to plan my day.

Shortly after , I heard a zipper open and she took out a novel and was soon deeply engrossed in it.

Her enthusiasm and interest in her novel was captivating as it was very rare to find someone who loved books that much these days .

As I continued to study her , a bunch of girls led by Ayana came to fill the seats next to and around me.

That was the first time I met Ayana and her minions too.

They introduced themselves and begun to ask very unnecessary questions .

Ayana openly begun to flirt with me , touching my arm and pretending to hit her boobs on my arm mistakenly.

Despite all the noise going on right behind her she didn't lift her nose from the book once .

She continued to smile or frown intermittently showing her pleasure or displeasure with something going on in her book.

She didn't even look in my direction ,not even once .

All her attention was focused on her book as if it were the most interesting thing ever .

It obviously caught my attention , why wasn't she fawning over my awesomeness like these other girls.

It was an abomination because it was an unspoken rule that every girl to walk the surface of the Earth was to drool over me , you get my point *winks*.

"Maynard , I'm starting to think you're so much like Willy Wonka" She said driving me into a state of confusion.

"Excuse me ?"I asked utterly confused .

"I think you've got a mental condition" She came again still making no sense to me .

"Seeing as you zone out every two minutes like Willy Wonka I'm starting to think you guys are very much alike"

She said with her hands folded into fists on her hips.

"Erh... first off , I'm very confused so can we start by who this Willy Winlly guy is?" I asked her so confused.

She burst out into laughter and I couldn't help but to join in .

Her laughter was very contagious.

"What's making the princess laugh now , did I say something wrong"I asked her still laughing .

"You've got to be just kidding me Maynard , Willy Winlly?? I mean you could have said Willy Wonder or something at least that's close"She said still going on and on about this Winlly guy .

"I mean Willy Wonka , W I L L Y. W O N K A " She said breaking it down for me as if I were a three year old now learning to read.

"Well as much as you've explained it to me , I still don't know this Winlly guy " I replied still as confused as I was when she begun.

"Willy Wonka , the guy with the chocolate factory and the those cute little thingies that sing after every two minutes?" She explained further.

"Oompa Loompa ?" She still tried to get me to know who these strange people were.

"Oompa what? , what are all these things you're spewing" She continued to confuse me further .

"I'm so shocked you don't know him , dude have you been living in a pineapple all this while " She said placing her hands on her head clearly frustrated with me the more .

"Pineapple?" I asked getting more confused.

"Oh no , you don't know Spongebob too?" She asked wearing the most shocked expression ever.

Her expression was really meme worthy.

"Of course I know SpongeBob, the cheese guy"I said proudly.

"Oh my Gosh Maynard don't repeat this anywhere " She said laughing so hard earning mean looks from all those trying to learn and especially the librarian.

"I'm so done with you , anyways" She said as she finally sat down still holding her side.

"Well back to business" I said trying to schedule another study date though I gave her no reason to return.

"So as I said we're done here and as one of the best students of Lakeside you're a really bad student " She complained.

" And don't think I didn't notice how you tried to frustrate me today , I wonder how you made the cut " She continued to complain.

"Me? Try to frustrate you? I'm offended princess " I feigned hurt as I placed my hand on my chest .

"Geez MJ , you're crazy " She said with an eye roll.

"MJ"? I asked confused .

" Oh I'm so sorry , Maynard seems like a mouthful so I just thought why not call you by your initials , Maynard Johnson right?" She said shyly.

"But I'll stop if you don't want me to though , sorry ' She added .

" I actually love it Princess , it makes me feel special to you" I told her with a smile that I knew made her uncomfortable but I was being real.

"Ow nice, MJ it is" She blushed while looking at her shoes like they were the most interesting things ever.

"Okay , tomorrow morning then" she said almost running out of the library.

"Bye MJ" She said shyly .

"Bye Princess , I said to the wind as she had already left hoping it sent it to her ....

And note that this book is also to raise awareness on self care , body shaming , body dysmorphia , depression and all those issues and if you ever need someone to talk to , you can always talk to a friend and know that it helps to share what you're going through as it halves your burden mwah .

You're loved!!!!