Korina was usually a big eater and took time to enjoy her food, but today, it just didn't seem all that interesting. The most annoying thing about it was that this was hardly the first instance of it happening; she always got this way after a spat, especially with Jared. She got so frustrated that she lost her appetite and spent all that energy intended for eating, staring at Jared angrily from across the room. She absent-mindedly smashed the same french fry over into the small pool of ketchup she had made in her tray.<br/>"Can you stop doing that? You're messing up the whole table." Tammy complained, picking napkins to wipe off the sauce she was splattering on the table. Korina must not have been listening, because she just went on as before, eyes still trained on Jared.<br/>"I swear, if Jared gets anywhere close to me today, I'm really gonna lose it. Just look at him, he doesn't even give a fuck." Korina finally tossed the ketchup-glazed fry into her mouth and pushed her tray, having lost all interest in its contents now.<br/><br/>As the bell rang, signalling the beginning of their next class, Korina was startled by an arm wrapping around her waist from behind. The last thing she wanted at that moment was to have Jared anywhere close to her, but to her displeasure, that was exactly what was happening. She immediately recoiled, getting as much distance as she could between him and her. "Jared, for your own sake, I suggest you just leave me alone."<br/>Jared rolled his eyes, turning to his friends briefly before addressing her. "Come on, you can't still be mad about this morning. It was just a tiny misunderstanding."<br/>Korina snickered. One would have thought there was no way he could annoy her anymore than he had, but Jared had a real gift for pushing all her wrong buttons. She let out a heavy sigh, standing up from the table and shouldering her backpack. "You know what, I'm just gonna go."She was in no mood to start a fresh argument, but Jared didn't seem to get the memo. Just another thing to dislike about him, his persistence. He grabbed her wrist as she was trying to leave, forcing Korina to retaliate by elbowing him in the gut. Only then did he release her, allowing her to leave the cafe with all eyes staring at her.