WHAT THE HELL DO I DO!?
I go to pull my hood up, then I realise I'm not wearing a hoodie. AAAHHH . OH MY GOD, she has finished paying the fare! I do the best thing I can do, I look out the window. After about ten seconds I look round again and she isn't there. Thank God. I can relax. And I do for about five minutes then I realise. I thought she said she was going to Vassar, not, I Can't Pronounce The Name School. I'm starting to get really annoyed at her. Why would she lie to me about that? We probably could have tried "long distance" because she wasn't that far away. Then I hear,
"Axl, Axl Heck, is that you?"
I turn round in my seat, Cassidy is sitting behind me. Oh no.
"Cassidy?" What Do I Say? "Wow it's… been a long time, so how are you"
"Oh, you know fine, I did the summer course at Vassar, but they didn't let me in, so I went to my second choice, it was amazing. I met Daniel there. Here he comes now. A tall, thin man with short brown hair took the seat beside Cassidy. Daniel wrapped his arm around Cassidy's shoulders and extended his hand through the gap in the chairs.
"Daniel Anderson, and you are?" He said with an English accent.
I tried to conceal the look of horror in my eyes, but I don't think it worked because Cassidy smirked. He's English, HOW THE HELL DO I COMPETE WITH THAT?
I took his hand and gripped tightly, but he didn't flinch.
"Axl Heck"
"Anyway how were things at your college, Axl?" Cassidy asks.
" Oh, um good, I was football captain for the last two years, and…"
"Football? What you play is NOT football, you carry the ball more than you kick it, and it's more like rugby. The only difference is that there is less contact and more protective gear." Daniel says.
I glare at him.
"Well, I'm sorry that we value health and safety. You know unlike you, who enjoy watching people get hurt" I snap at him.
He looked at me with no emotion showing on his face for a while, he started freaking me out and I started to see why Charlie didn't talk to people on buses.
Then he turned round to Cassidy and said something I couldn't make out.
"I will not be talked to like that" then he stood up and left.
Cassidy watched him walk down the bus then turned to look at me.
"Sorry" she said apologetically. Then she stood up and followed him down the bus.
I sighed, and relaxed in my seat, I've only just realised that I was on edge up until they left.
Once we get to my house I say bye to Charlie and nod at Cassidy, who is sitting at the back of the bus. She smiles back, to my delight, Daniel scowls at which is another plus.
I load my stuff of the bus and walk up to the front door. I know what will be inside, a "surprise party." The reason I know is because Brick came round to my college last week and kept whispering about a party. I don't think he even realised he was doing it.
I prepare myself to be surprised and walk through the door.
