I was in a good mood, because my plan hadn't completely blown up and I wasn't expelled, so things were looking up.
"So your grand strategy wasn't a total catastrophe," Nina said as we were walking. "You only created a medium amount of social anxiety. That's progress for you."
"It was a tactical recalibration. All part of the master plan."
"Right. A master plan that makes you look like you're trying to solve a math problem every time you talk to a person. It's a good thing you're cute, otherwise it would just be creepy."
'She called me cute again.'
"It's all part of my mysterious charm."
We got our drinks from the vending machine and were heading for the stairs to the roof when I heard voices coming from the teacher's lounge, the door was cracked just enough to hear them clearly.
"...can't believe he went straight to the principal."
That was Ms. Lail. I stopped, and Nina stopped right next to me.
"What is it?"
"Shh." I pointed at the door.
