Twenty-Seven

"Is there something we need to know?" They turned to the living room to look at the other four guys sitting there, staring at us like we were crazy.

"Oh, sorry Julie, your boyfriend is fired. He didn't introduce them to you. Okay, so this is Jared, Tim, Josh, and Cameron. We go to Jessie's old school across town." Mike pointed them off. I waved, and there was a chorus of greetings.

I walked into the living room, and they were stretched out on the couch, Jared was eating my sandwich, and Josh had my chips. I walked over and grabbed the bag of chips out of his hands. I sat down on the floor with my back to the couch. I put my hand in the bag and looked up at the T.V. Then, I realized it was dead silent. I looked up, and everyone was staring at me.

"What?" I suddenly felt self-conscious.

Tim was the first to speak. "I don't know, it's just, from what we've been told, you're normally very quiet and anti-social. Most people of the people at our school thin