First period ended and Jen didn't have an opportunity to regroup with Beth as everyone filtered into the hallway to find their next class.
Taking notes and focusing on her work helped to take her mind off of Kyle. She decided to try and compliment someone in the hallway on her way to the next class.
She noticed a younger kid standing alone at his locker, and guessed that he was just a freshman. He looked a little familiar but she paid it no mind as she went up to him.
“Hey, that’s a nice shirt” Jen said, feeling a little stupid for not coming up with a better line.
He turned towards her and his neutral expression quickly turned to anger, “Oh, it’s you.”
“Do I know you?” Asked Jen, now worried that this was going to take a bad turn.
“Yea, you’re the girl who tripped me during lunch last week. Were you planning on doing it again? To be honest, I’d like to keep this nice shirt clean today.” He replied.
Jen remembered him now, she and her girlfriends had all laughed at the poor kid.
She wanted to apologize but instead laughed, “Hah. You looked ridiculous!”
“Oh fuck off,” he said as he grabbed his books and left.
It only took a moment for the changes to happen...