My heart is pumping so hard I swear it's going to rip out of my chest any minute now. As I round the corner of Ridgeway, I see Missy and her minions Carly and Rebecca. Carly looks at me breifly, I force a small smile hoping she'll return one to no avail. She looks away disgusted. I go to my locker, wondering if Carly even remembers that today is The Day. I discreetly search her face for any signs excitement or even dread. Nope. But she was always good at hiding her feelings. I close my locker head back the way I came. I look down to check the time on my phone. 8:25. Great, now I have five minutes till late bell rings giving Mrs Murlock another reason to make my life a living hell. Tucking my phone back into my pocket I bump into someone.
Great... I bet it's Freddie and he'll look super hot and I'll be about to harass him before we look lovingly into each others eyes, blah blah blah. Now my lifes a Love story... Whatever.
I look up to see Gibby. Thank god.
"Oh, it's just you... " I say slightly releived yet dissapointed. Gibby looks drawn back by my statement.
"What do you mean just me? I am 200 pounds of pure Awesomeness."
I laugh a bit. "dude, what up with all the emphasis on Awesome. You're not that special!" At least this is one of the Ups of my Downhill life. I still had Gibby, and Wendy. (although sometimes I get the feeling that she desperately wants to be like Carly)
After our usual banter, I head to first period.
English. Oh, how I hate thee.
I hope I'll see Freddie before Carly does. And he's always had this class with me. I'm sure his schedule hasn't changed. I sit at my usual desk, in the back left corner. There are two other chairs to the right of me: the one where I plop either my feet or book bag and the one where Freddie usually sits.
Class starts and fifteen minutes in, still no Freddie. Ugh..could he take any longer. I'm starting to get the feeling that the nub isn't coming. But as soon as this thought slips into my head, who but Freddie Benson, The King of Dorks himself, walks in. Well, maybe I shouldn't call him the King of Dorks. I think I'm gonna pick on him less. I don't wan't to lose another friend.