Chapter two
So what?
What was going on with Jo? Why wasn't she answering her phone? I thought as I cut off the phone for the sixth time . I had tried to call her after school yersterday but when it did pick up all I heard was a smash and then dead. I tried again but her cell phone didn't pick up at all and when I tried her house number all the mom said was that Jo wasn't in the mood to talk and then didn't pick up the phone since. Jo ignored and avoided me the entire day yersterday after I kissed her and then ran home. Was she upset? Was she angry at me? Did she like me more than a friend? It was definetly a picture of me she had on her phone wallpaper. Well even if she did like me she'd have been put off now after yersterday. But It was a joke? A stupid kiss! No big deal. Right?
I got ready as normal and then went downstairs to have breakfast as usual. Charlie was in a foul mood and was throwing her breakfast at everyone, Teddy was shoving her pink video camera in front of everyone's noses, Pj was being Pj, dad had gone somewhere I don't care, and mom was busy trying to feed Charlie and get ready for work.
I swear I am the only normal one in this house I thought as I took my plate full of pancakes, some maple syrup and plopped myself on the couch. I switched on the games console and played Die Zombies 2. But I couldn't concentrate on the game.
I kept having this annoying little voice that kept saying "Gabriel Duncan you are a jerk!"
"No I am not!" I shouted.
"Yes you are! You humilated your best friend in front of the whole school,"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Anyway it's not like she seriously liked me,"
"Or did she?" the voice whispered and then dissapeared. I turned around to see Teddy staring at me as If I have gone mad.
"Gabe are you ok?" she asked.
"I am fine," I mumbled eating a pancake and carried on playing the game.
"No you're not. You're talking to yourself,"
I sighed, paused the game and told her about Jo, and what happened yersterday and told her about the voice in the back of my head.
"You're feeling guilty," said Teddy simply.
"Guilty?" I asked.
"Yep. You have a guilty conscience," she replied. "And now you feel bad about what you did to Jo yersterday,"
"But I didn't do anything," I argued.
"Dude you kissed her when you already have a girlfriend," she pointed out.
"So? It was only a joke," I answered.
"Well maybe it wasn't a joke to her," whispered Teddy.
"What do you mean?"I asked now confused
"I mean she may have liked you more than a friend," Teddy replied.
"Ha, Jo like me? More than a friend? Yeah right! Like that would happen." I replied with a sarcastic laugh
"You never know," said Teddy smiling.
"Well I just don't get why she's mad at me," I said carrying on with my game.
"You did humilate her infront of the entire school," said Teddy with a bored expression.
"I DID NOT!" I shouted at Teddy. "I shouldn't have told you anway." With that I grabbed my bag and left before Teddy could comment further.
By the time I arrived at school Jo had my back to me and was walking the opposite direction.
"Jo! Jo! Wait up!" I called after her and grabbed her wrist before she could get away. She turned around. My eyes nearly bugged out of my eyeballs. She just looked gorgeous for some reason. She wasn't wearing anything special. Just a black hoodie and navy blue jeans, and sneakers. But yet she seemed so beautiful. I had never even noticed how beautiful her big brown eyes were, and how pretty her light brown hair was even it was a mess like now. In fact I didn't even realise how pretty she actually was before.
"Well...what do you want stupid," she asked harshly snapping me to my senses.
"I...I just wanted to say I am sorry," I stuttered nervously. Why was I feeling nervous.
"Sorry for what?"
"Sorry for the kiss. I...I didn't mean it. It was just a joke that's all,"
She looked away.
"How come you didn't call me back yersterday?" I asked.
"I don't know. I guess I didn't want to talk," she replied slipping off my grip.
"Why are you angry at me?" I asked confused and kinda upset.
"You wanna know why?" she asked suddenly. "I will tell you why! You kiss me infront of your girlfriend, and then humilate me infront of the whole school."
"I didn't humilate you!" I exclaimed.
"Oh really?" she asked crossing her arms. "Then how come I am the laughing stock now!"
"Oh I don't know. Maybe you put a picture of me when I had a girlfriend already,"
"Girlfriend? You didn't even tell me you had a girlfriend! I am your best friend,"
"I thought you'd have known everyone at school was talking about it,"
"Oh so I am the one who's last to know things now?"
"Yes? Jo Kenner you are!"
"How long were you even dating Heather for?"
"Nearly three weeks,"
"You lied to me for three weeks?"
"I didn't lie to you? I just didn't tell you,"
"Why? Why are you keeping secrets from me? We're best friends?"
"So?"
"So!" Jo shrieked. "You kiss me infront of the girlfriend you never told me about, humilate me infront your best friend and all you can say is So? You really don't care do you?"
"No I don't"
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
"Gabriel Duncan you are such a big jerk!" she shouted before stomping off to class. I felt like she'd just punched me in the stomach. I stood their dumbfounded. I had never been in a serious argument with Jo. And neither had I experienced her this angry before. All eyes were on me...
