Every Breath of Me- I Had a Bad Day
Spencer POV
I cannot believe I overslept this morning. Okay I can, but who can blame me for wanting to stay up until three in the morning talking to Tyler and I can't control sleeping for 4 hours dreaming about him holding me in his lean but strong, staring into his grey blue eyes, twisting the black strands of hair on the back of his neck, while he moves some of my hair out of my face and leans in to kiss me… to bad. As if over sleeping wasn't bad enough my cheerleading uniform never made it from the washer to dryer.
By the time I get to school, in my semi damp uniform, I'm already an hour probably would've been less if I didn't stop at Starbucks for an ice coffee. As I get out of my car and walk towards the main office I notice how deserted the court yard and hallways look, which is nice because usually I'm getting bumped by some idiot. I walk into the main office to ask the secretary for a late pa… damn…Ms. Anderson.
Just my luck she's hated me ever since last year when Madison and I convinced some freshman girls that to become a cheerleader they needed to spend the whole day cheering for everyone that passes the main office. Also, we told them that all the staff knew and would try to break them like tourist try to do with the Buckingham Palace guards. I felt bad because they all got a week detention for skipping class but Mads and I got way worse and it was really funny.
"Ms. Carlin I see you finally decided to grace us with your presence. Wish to explain why you are late?" she said wiping me from my hilarious memory.
"Good morning Ms. Anderson. I'm sorry…um… I …uh…had car trouble. Can I have a late pass for math?" I ask unconfidently know she'll probably say no. I should've just said I was late because I was too busy fantasizing about my boyfriend to hear they alarm go off.
"Sure thing, I'll get you one and fill it out" she says in a creepily nice tone
"Really?" I reply in a sheepish surprise
"Here you go. Now get to class." She say handing me the slip with a big smile on her face. Why does she have a big smile on her face? I look down at me hands realizing there's another slip behind the late pass that reads 'Monday Detention Rm. 108' I knew she hated me "Damn" I turn around to look at her angrily and confused. Her smile had grown larger
"Watch your language. And next time you're are running late you probably shouldn't stop for coffee or if you do get one for me and I let you go." She laughs at her attempt of humor while pointing to the ice coffee still in my hand. I just turn and leave with late pass and detention slip and ice coffee in hand. My day can't get any worse ca…
"FUCK!" I scream as I'm falling to the ground my coffee is flying out of my hand and above my head. SPLAT "OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELI -" I start to scream, while standing up, before the chick that collide into me and knocked me over interrupted
"I am so sorry I didn't mean-" she say sheepishly before I cut her back off
"Forget it, I don't need to waste my time listening to some nobody freak that doesn't know how to walk" I say in the bitchiest tone I had, before grabbing my bag and storming off to the bathroom.
Not once did I look at the girl that caused my ice coffee to end up in my hair.
Instead of going to my morning classes I went to the girls locker room and got the emergency shampoo and conditioner Madison keeps in her locker and wash the coffee dripping from my hair… It takes 4 repeats to completely get rid of the coffee smell.
I dried off and ducked out of the locker room before 3rd period gym started. Usually I would have gone to art and had Chelsea and/or Carmen cheer me up, but Carmen was home sick with mono she got while hooking-up with some chick at Grey and Chelsea was in the middle of working on the memorial for Clay and the other students that died last year at prom. SoI walk towards the parking lot and hide in my car hoping to hid out until lunch.
After sitting in my car for a couple minutes twiddling my thumbs I turn on my car radio. I burst out laughing at the song before singing along:
You're faking a smile with the coffee you go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carryin' on
Because you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
Will you need a blue sky holiday?
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on
You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
(Oooh.. a holiday..)
Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong (yeah...)
So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
I belt the last few lines smiling at the truth in the lyrics and the irony of hearing it during my bad day. I decided to get out of my car and head to lunch, continuing to hum the song.
I walk to the usual table in the court yard, after buying a salad and mango peach water in the café, Madison, Aiden, & Ty are already sitting down with the other cheerleaders and basketball players.
As I walk closer to the table Ty spots me out of the corner of his eyes causing him to kick a JV player out of the seat next to him so I can sit there. After the boy moves, Ty eyes meet mine and his gray blue eyes and genuine smile fill me with content.
"Hey Mads, Aid, Ty" I say smiling back at Ty
Madison and Aiden give a collective "Hey" before going back to their conversation and I turn to face Tyler.
"Hey, Baby-" he say kissing my check near the corner of my mouth before asking "What happened to you this morning?" referring to my daily morning visit at his locker before he walks me to my first class. Noticing my smile fade a little bit he rephrases his question "I mean is everything alright? Did something happen?"
"I've had a bad day but I'm fine now." I say trying not to start laughing at my sudden urge to start singing Bad Day again.
"I'm sorry Spence, want to talk about it babe?" He says actually interested in what I have to say unlike any of my exs.
"Not really it's kind of long and I kind of like to forget it but thanks for the concern." I say, then I remember this morning's events and turn to Madison and Aiden "Hey Mads" nothing. God they look seconds away from jumping each other and making out on the table. I love them both separately but together they go off into to their private world of flirting and sex. "Madison, can you stop eye fucking Aiden long enough to look at me?" I say loud enough to get her and apparently everybody else's attention at the table. The whole table erupted with laughter while Madison and Aiden sneer at me.
"What?" crap add a pissed Madison to the Bad Day list… wait is she smil-"Geez Spence, I'm just messing with you why so serious. And to answer your question: yes I can stop eye fucking Aid long enough to look at you." Cue more laughter from everyone except Aiden who is a few shades redder in the checks
"Sorry, I just wanted to let you know I got detention Monday so I won't be at practice is that ok with you queen bee?" I tease back for messing with me
"No problem we're not doing much just working on the routine from yesterday and real funny. What did you get detention for anyways? Where you and Ty caught dry humping in the library Again?" she laughs. What The Hell! how did she know we got caught I never told her. "Sorry Spence, Ty told Aid and he told me"
I glare at Ty who's sporting a sheepish smile "Asshole" is all I choke out before getting up and leaving Bad Day playing in my head again as I walk to my locker to take out my books for my creative writing class.
As I reach to open my locker I feel a familiar tender touch on my shoulder "Spencer, I'm really-"
"I can't talk now I have to get to class" I tell him continuing to open my locker and get my books."
"Ok, do you think we can talk after school then before my game tonight?" he asks with a regretful but hopeful smile.
"Whatever, meet me by my car, see yah" I say, after shutting my locker, before turning and walking to class.