Auni was a bit surprised when she turned around to look at Cole. Homecoming was a month away but people started asking really early. Honestly Auni wasn’t even really sure if she was going to go. Last year she went and it was fun but she just hung out with Paige mostly and they only danced a little bit. She wasn’t sure how to respond as she wasn’t expecting this. She has known Cole but they haven’t talked very recently. He was probably just trying to secure a date early so he didn’t look lame.

“Um, I’m not sure. I don’t know if I’m even going…can I think about it?” She had said. She wasn’t exactly flattered as he could’ve asked anyone but why her? It wasn’t a yes it wasn’t a no. It was her senior year and going could be fun…but did she really want to go with him? She grabbed her lunch and went to walk to her table.

“I’ll let you know by like next week,” she had said to him as it was only fair to give him a yes or no answer. She didn’t fully trust him some of his friends were also rowdy and he knew Austin they were kind of close. She briefly glanced at Theo as she sat down at her table.

Auni was pretty shocked and definitely wasn't expecting that. She already knew as soon as she sat down everyone would be asking.

"Sooooo, what did Cole want?" Layla asked her and Kelsey sat next to her listening intently.

"He asked me to homecoming," she said not very enthusiastically.

"What did you say?" Paige asked her.

"I said I didn't know I would think about it and let him know by next week," she told them.

"Why?" Kelsey asked.

"Well, first off I don't even know if I am going this year, and second it wasn't very special or anything he didn't do anything to make it memorable he just wants someone to go with so he doesn't look lonely. After the humiliation Austin put me through how do I know he wasn't behind this he already made a bet with someone this is probably another one," She explained.

They sat there and nodded in silence as they agreed and it was a bit of a sore subject sometimes.

In the past Auni hasn't always stuck up for herself because she doesn't like getting attached and watching them leave that's probably why she hasn't even though about Theo in that way because friends or not... or even more than friends he would still leave. She uses her grouchiness to help push him away because then there's no hope for anything more but sometimes it's really hard to keep that up. She just has to keep telling herself not everyone is terrible and will make her a miserable person. Auni kept an eye on the hockey table as she contemplated her decision. Sure enough the bell rang and it was time to go to class but then after it she had to see Theo at study hall.

She picked her head up when he came in “hey,” she said quietly. She paused what she was writing down in her notebook to practice for her debate club as they will have a mock trial at the end of the year.

“Yeeaaahh, I didn’t really think he would talk to me I don’t really know him super well. We went to elementary school together and I’ve snapped him a few times but that’s it. He actually asked me to homecoming but I’m not even sure if I’m going. Moms probably going to make me though so you can get the “full experience” I went last year. It was fun but I don’t want to go with him just to go with someone he probably would end up ditching me half way through anyways. I told him I’d think about it,” she explained to him. She could see he was a bit tense but didn’t want to ask questions.

“It’s totally up to you if you want to go I kinda figured you would since your outgoing and I’ve noticed in Europe it’s pretty common for people to party past 3am,” she joked.

“ Do they have something similar back in France? Basically there’s a football game the night before and then the next night there’s a big dance it’s not formal it can get pretty crazy. You dress up tho and a lot of people make cute signs to ask people to go with them. The theme this year is Hollywood glam.” She told him as she realized she got completely distracted from what she was doing which usually never happens.

"If you plan on taking anyone usually people ask anywhere from now up until the night of the game, so if you want to ask someone you can my parents would care in fact I think they'd be infauated with your life because mines the same and boring," she joked as it's true her mom always asks her about guys and she never really has anything to say because all the ones here suck.

“I knew that, but I wasn’t sure if there was a sport over there that you worshiped similar to how we do with American football,” she has said to him.

“Do you have a prom over there? Or like fun school activities?” She asked curiously