Title- A Friend In Need
Author- Carmen101
Summary- Nicole and Jake are apart of the outcast group along with others. Until one day, Jake decides to go to the Punk Rock group...What will happen to Nicole? Will their friendship fall apart?
At Panama High School, we are all different. We are all separted into groups. Not race like. No. But personality like. The groups are preps, ghetto, nerds, jocks, emo, punk rock, country, latin, cool people, and outcast. As for me? Nicole Young, I am an outcast. Along with my sister, Maggie. I am older than her by a year. But my brother, Thomas, is older than me by a year. He's 16. He's in the Punk Rock group. You have to past a test to become in a group. Any group besides outcasts. The Outcast group is welcome to anybody who, well, is an outcast. We only have five people in our group. Me, my sister Maggie, a Chinese girl named Skye, my best friend-she's Hispanic-Michelle, and my other best friend, which is a boy, Jake. Jake Baker. I hang around him alot. More than Michelle and Skye. More than my sister. My brother, Thomas kinda avoids me. I'm down with it. I ignore him at home. But he never leaves me alone. He wants me to be in his "band." I say no. I don't know why. I guess I can't let go of my friends.
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As the school bells rings, every group seperates. Into their classes. I am a freshman. Same for my friends. But my brother is a junior. Today we get to have lab partners. I was excited, until I heard the teacher say that he was going to pick our partners. I would've picked Jake. I bet he would've picked me also.
" I have all your names in this hat. The first two I pull out will be partners, unless I don't like the choice, I will change it." Mr. Benson said. His skinny fingers scrambled through the hat. He pulled out two.
" Hm..Nicole Young and Nick Wade." He announced. " You two may head on over there and pick your table."
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Nick Wade. Nick Wade? Oh my God! Besides of Jake, Nick was the hottest and most popular guy in High School. I gulped.
" I pick this table." I told him, placing my hand on the table near the teachers table.
" Why so close to the teacher? Why not be farther?" Nick asked. He slid my hand off the table. I heard a familar cough. I turned and saw Jake with this dude named Tyler. Tyler Hartman, lead bassist in my brothers band. Jake looked at me. He cracked a smile. I smiled and turned back to Nick, who still grasped my hand.
" Um...you can let go now." I said.
" Why? Is that your boyfriend? Babe, I could make him go down like a sack of potatoes in one hit." Nick said. I rolled my eyes and turned to look at Jake.
" Whatever. I like to see you try. I know Jake. He's like a cornered animal being offended of his territory. Jake can attack out of range if messed with." I said. I heard Jake laugh behind me. Nick scoffed.
" Him? Jake Baker? Come on, you've gotta be kidding me!" Nick said.
" No, I'm not. Jake takes things really seriously." I said.
" Yeah, and you are touching my property." Jake says. Nick lets go and gives Jake a dirty look.
" Thanks. He was cutting off my circulation." I said sarcasticly.
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The teacher came in and gave us our assignment. Tyler and I secretly switched partners. Though alot of people realized, the teacher was dumb enough to see that.
" Are you and Sarah going to the mall this weekend?" Jake asked me, experimenting with some green potions. I watched.
" No, we were going to the movies." I said. The potion bubbled.
" Oh, sorry, I forgot. I might come." Jake says, slowly dipping the pink potion in it now. It sizzled. I grabbed some goggles right next to the experimenting tray.
" Here, genius. You have to wear these. I don't want you to go blind." I said. He puts on his goggles and I put on mine. One drop of the pink potion again. It sizzled some more.
" Wow. This is really fun." Jake said sarcasticly. He grabbed the blue potion.
" Um...I wouldn't put that in there if I were you. But I'm not so..." I said and stepped back. Jake chuckled.
" What's it gonna do, then?" Jake asked.
" On my basis, it'll probably blow up." A nerd in front of us said. Jake and I looked at him.
" What's in here?" Jake said, shaking the bottle.
" No Jake!" I yelled. BAM! The potion bottle exploded! Blue potion was everywhere.
" Jake Baker and Nicole Young! Come here immediately!" The teacher yelled from the front. We slowly walked to him. Nick tapped my leg.
" You should've stayed with me." Nick warned.
" Get lost." I said.
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" Two questions. First question: What were you thinking? You know you shouldn't shake the bottles! Especially the blue one!" Mr. Benson yelled. I studdered. Jake mumbled. " Next question: Why are you two together? I assigned partners before class. Why did you two switch?" Mr. Benson asked.
" I dunno." Jake said, shrugging. I smiled and nodded innocently.
" Ok. Who are your partners?" Mr. Benson asked.
" Nick is my partner, and Tyler is his." I said.
" Ok..Nick Wade and Tyler Hartman! In front!" Mr. Benson yelled. Tyler looked at the teacher then quickly glanced back to Nick. I couldn't tell if he was ignoring the teacher or what? Nick smirked. He lifted his body off the chair and walked towards the teacher and us. Tyler slowly followed behind. Tyler should be an outcast, I thought to myself. Nick stood beside me. I groaned inside of me.
" Ok. Why did you two switch partners?" the teacher asked Tyler and Nick. Tyler was speechless. Nick, brave enough to lie.
" Well, see here, Benny ((Nickname for Mr. Benson)), the two love birds wanted to be with each other. That's all." Nick said. People started snickering. Jake sighed.
" We are not love birds! We are best friends! That's all!" I yelled at Nick.
" Whoa sweetie.." Nick said, stepping back. Anger blew up inside of me. I was like a volcano about to explode any minute. The teacher nodded and sighed. He took off his glasses and rubbed his forehead.
" Ay, ay, yi. Ok, you two may resume being partners. I see no trouble in it. Just, Jake, don't blow the school up this time!" Mr. Benson teased. Jake chuckled.
" Ok, sir." Jake says. We walk back to our tables.
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After school, Jake took off without saying anything. He left all of the sudden. I felt weird. He walked me home all the time. Last time I walked home alone, a gang of Sophmores came and almost raped me. I was lucky that Jake was a couple of blocks in front of me to hear me scream. I sat on the school stairs. It was Summer time. Hot and muggy. I breathed in. The heat was unbearable. It stroked me. I fanned myself with a folder out of my binder. Then, a couple of minutes later, Jake came running up to me.
" Where have you been?" I asked him, standing up.
" I had to walk my Sarah, Jessica, Kim, Mike, and Mark home. Lorrianes car is sick. I won't come this far." Jake said, panting.
" Oh ok. But please tell me this before you leave. I was scared to walk home." I said.
" I was scared you did walk home." Jake said. We laughed.
" Sarah and I are going to the mall with you, so we are going to about an hour. Do you just want to come to my house so we won't have to come and pick you up?" Jake asked.
" Sure. Mom is working overtime. Maggie and Thomas are there hanging out, I guess. And father? He has never came home." I said sadly. I rushed past the crowds of people.
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On the walk to his house, I didn't say a word.
" Nikki, you gotta talk to me. If you go into the house all screwy, Kate will think I did something to you." Jake said.
" Ok. I will try to put my past behind me." I said to Jake. Jake knew about my past. Which was horrible. It sucks not having a father around no more. But that was my life. And Jake knew it. I think he's only being my friend because I have no other true friends and I have no father. I wanted to ask him that but I was scared.
