After that first lunch, I assumed I'd never talk to Andrea again.
I was wrong.
The next day, she appeared beside me in the cafeteria again.
"Hey, Seat Stealer."
I sighed. "You again?"
"You sound disappointed," she said, smirking. "Be honest, you missed me."
"I don't even know you."
"Well, good news!" Andrea said, plopping down across from me. "We can change that."
I stared at her. "...You're really going to sit here again?"
"Yup," she said cheerfully. "Might as well. You're fun to annoy."
I sighed.
And just like that, Andrea became my unofficial lunch partner.
Then, a few days later, she became my official seatmate.
It was a random seating arrangement, and I wasn't expecting anything when the teacher called my name. But then—
"Andrea, you'll be sitting next to Rest."
I turned to see Andrea grinning at me.
"Looks like you're stuck with me now, Seat Stealer."
I groaned.
And that was the beginning of everything.