“So, I’m a mangy dog too?” says the handsome stranger.
“Of course not!” says Penelope, dumbfounded.
“Well, I’m a wolf too so...,” he says, trailing off a bit at the end.
Right at that moment, both Penelope and Xinexa look up to his head. Neither of the girls had noticed the ears on top of his head, almost identical to Xinexa’s pair.
Looking closer, Xinexa takes in his face. His curly, dark brown hair almost dipped into his eyes. His eyes were a mixture of brown and gold…
1. MY. FIDDLESTICKS. I know who this is! It’s my childhood friend, Lexy. His full name is Alexander Banewood, but I like calling him Lexy. But when did he get so… hot!
“LEXY!? OMG! Where did you come from?!” Xinexa screams excitedly.
Penelope and everyone else in the hallway looks at her, confused at outburst.
“Wait. XINEXA!? Where did you come from?!” he yells, equally loud.
“Shouldn’t you be in like 8th grade or something?” he asked.
He had moved away a while ago and the two lost touch so he didn’t know Xinexa’d been skipping grades like hopscotch.
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Lexy is still staring down at her, waiting for an explanation.
“I moved up a while ago,” she told him simply.
Penelope took this moment to step in.
“What is going on here?!” she exclaims.
“Xinexa was my best friend until I moved away a few years ago,” Lexy answers.
“Oh, your friend,” she turns and gives Xinexa another smug look.
Xinexa rolls her eyes. While her back is turned, Lexy begins digging through her backpack.
“Hey, we have practically the same schedule Xinnie!” he says happily. He used his nickname for her, Xinnie.
“Don’t go through my stuff!” she exclaims with a smile on her face, just happy to be together again.
“C’mon we don’t want to be late for our first class Xinnie,” Lexy says, reaching for her.
He tries to lace is arm in hers but she’s too short for that to really be effective so he just grabs her hand instead. Cheeks warming, Xinexa looks down at their joined hands. Lexy’s much larger hand engulfing hers.
“Hey, how tall are you Lexi?” she asks.
“Why?”
“I don't know. Maybe because you're a freaking giant compared to me!” she exclaims.
“Oh,” he replies.
Xinexa smiles as they head to their first period class together. Little did she know that Lexy’s arrival wasn't going to be the only surprise today.