"What all did he say to you?" Blair asked, leaning closer.
lina wondered why Blair was so interested. She didn't seem to like Tyler all that much. All lina could think was that Blair was going to use lina's words as gossip, which didn't settle well with lina.
She had been the new kid before. It wasn't fun, especially when people started gossiping about things that weren't even their business.
"Not much. We just talked about the school," she said, keeping her answer vague. She didn't want Blair to pry that much. It wasn't her business. It wasn't anyone's business.
Blair eyed lina closely for a few seconds, studying her face.
"I would just be careful around him. You don't know him," she replied as she crossed her arms over her chest.
lina nodded as she looked down at the cover of her spell book. She didn't understand why Blair was being so cold toward Tyler. Did she try to flirt with him, and he turned her down? Blair could be a little jealous at tis.
"I wasn't trying to get close to him or anything. I was just trying to be nice," she said. Maybe she was trying to be friendly too, but she was going to try to be cautious from now on.
"I know. I just don't want anything bad to happen to you," Blair replied, smiling sweetly.
lina narrowed her eyes slightly.
"You think Tyler is going to do sothing bad to ?" she asked, not understanding where Blair was getting these random thoughts from.
Tyler didn't seem threatening in the slightest. Sure, he was muscular and a vampire, but he didn't do anything to make her feel wary. She was just nervous because he was cute.
"I an, I hope not. I just can't stop thinking about that poor girl that got attacked," Blair replied as she clicked her tongue, shaking her head.
"That could've been ," lina said quietly.
"What?" Blair questioned.
lina shrugged as she leaned back in her seat.
"I had to take the long way to the cafeteria. If I had taken the short way, I would've been in the cafeteria at the ti of the attack," she said.
It was chilling to think of the situation that way, but that was what could've played out. She was grateful that it didn't, but she also felt bad for the other girl.
Blair's eyes grew big.
"Oh, wow. That would've been terrible," she said.
lina nodded.
"You haven't heard anything about that night?" she asked.
Blair shook her head.
"No one is saying anything. People have even tried to eavesdrop on the school official etings, but they keep warding the room so that no one can hear inside," she muttered, rolling her eyes.
lina frowned, wishing that sothing could be known. It could probably put everyone at ease. Right now, people were looking over their shoulders all the ti, making sure that they weren't about to get nearly slaughtered on school grounds. What a crazy situation.
"Hopefully, nothing weird happens again. School isn't supposed to be like this," lina said as she rested her hands on the table, tapping her fingertips against the wooden surface. It was hard to focus on her studies when she was worried about so crazy attacker on the loose.
"The only thing weird that has happened is Tyler showing up," Blair replied, staring at lina evenly.
"We get new students all the ti," lina pointed out. Axven was a known school. People tried to enroll all the ti, which made the process of getting in so difficult and selective.
Axven only took the best and brightest. Tyler had earned his way into here, and he was a transfer. His old school didn't work out for so reason.
"Not after the start of the sester. They usually make them wait until the next sester because it's hard for them to catch up," Blair argued.
"He must be really smart then," lina said, a hint of a smile crossing her lips. She bet that he was smart and great at his physical classes.
"Oh, no! You are not crushing on so weirdo," Blair snapped at lina, startling her out of her dreamy thoughts.
"He just doesn't seem weird to !" lina said defensively. He was one of the few people who were actually nice to her. She didn't want to ignore him and never talk to him again just because of a rumor going around. Most of the rumors going around were fake anyway.
"I think you're just blinded because he's not ugly," Blair replied, her tone still sounding sharp. "I know it's nice having soone talk to you, but it's not worth you getting murdered over."
lina flinched slightly at Blair's words, feeling them strike her hard. That was a low blow. Blair knew how hard it was for her to make friends. She didn't have to say sothing so low just to make her point.
"Yeah, thanks," lina muttered as she gathered her things. She wanted to leave.
Blair sighed and stood up with lina, moving to block her path.
"I didn't an it like that. I'm just worried about you. You could've been killed the other night! Now, so stranger is all over you? I just want you to be careful," she said softly.
lina felt herself deflate slightly. She supposed that Blair had a point. Things were tense lately. Extra caution had to be taken.
"I know. It was just nice having a good conversation with soone," lina admitted. Maybe that sounded pathetic, but she thought that she had clicked well with Tyler.
It felt so easy, so natural. What if he was making up things or being nice to her for a reason? She hoped that wasn't the case, but nothing was as it seed here.
"Have a conversation with !" Blair laughed as she looped her arm with lina's, tugging her close. "We can go grab a snack and so tea."
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