Fern Boy
an excerpt

New Except from Chapter 1:

Finally, Vicqui approached Vern. He sat by himself, under a tree. No lunch in sight, aside from a water bottle. It was half full with a blue liquid. Averting her gaze back to the neon yellow clad boy once more, she put on a smile. “Hey, Vern.”
He had seen her approaching, occasionally glancing up. Though, to Vicqui’s disappointment he donned a confused face once more. “Who is Vern?”
Vicqui blinked. “Oh. Oh, I’m sorry. You don’t like Vern? I’ll stick with… Vernon, then. My bad.” She laughed uneasily, and tinted pink when he continued watching her with an expressionless gaze. “Uh, so. How do you like Analy so far? A bit boring, maybe?”
“No. Analy High School is very nice. Not enough people, I think, but it will do.” He looked pleasant with a smile. “How are the classes for you, Vicqui?”
She hesitated. “Good. They are good. Say, how did you know our names, before? I mean, because it kind of made us feel bad that we didn’t know your name, while you knew ours? Y’know?”
“I looked it up.”
When it didn’t seem there was a punch line, Vicqui managed a smile. “I see. [...]"