|ROYAL GATE HIGH SCHOOL|
|LUNCH TIME|
•MARIANA•
I walked into the cafeteria with Vanessa, and the rest of our friends were already seated. We’d come late because our chemistry teacher thought it would be a great idea to take a few extra minutes from lunch for more teaching. Of course, all I could think about during that time was the food I was missing out on.
We went straight to the counter to grab our food before heading to our usual table. It had become our favorite spot to eat, and today was no different. Vanessa and I sat down and dug into our food, barely acknowledging the others at the table. But I could feel their eyes on me, like lasers burning into the back of my head.
“What?” I asked loudly, my words muffled by the food stuffed in my mouth. I knew it probably came out funny, but I didn’t care.
“Slow down with the food, or you’ll choke,” Damien said, his voice filled with concern, and that’s when I realized I might’ve been eating too fast.
“Thanks,” I mumbled, quickly swallowing the food in my mouth. “Guess I was starving.”