Chapter 2: That One Moment…Not!
Punk sat on the bench outside waiting for his ride…once again his uncle was late. He hated getting rides from his uncle, he was always late, and he would sometimes embarrass Punk by trying to flirt with some of the high school girls when he would pick him up. He was just not the guy you would want to be seen around.
"Where the hell is this guy" Punk said looking at his batman watch.
His watch read 5:30…he was way late. Punk looked around the school and was relieved to find that he wasn't the only kid still on the school grounds.
"Phil" a voice said softly
"What" Punk replied turning around annoyed.
"Geez sorry" the voice replied sternly
Punk but almost dropped everything he had in his hands as he saw who was talking to him.
"Oh…AJ I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be rude I'm just a little annoyed. But not by you of course I just oh man" Punk cut himself off in the risk of sounding like a rambling idiot.
"It's okay…what are you still doing here" AJ asked walking up to Punk.
"Waiting for my ride…what about you" Punk asked swallowing the lump in his throat.
Was this really happening…was thee AJ Mendez talking to him right now. Wait a sec was he being made a fool of right now? Punk moved his head from side to side to see if anyone was watching this right now.
"Well I'm the captain of the cheerlead squad…hello I have to be here to practice. Also I'm waiting for my friends to show up also" AJ replied playing with her hair.
"AJ I'm sorry and I don't want to seem rude, but why are you talking to me?" Punk whispered nervously
"Ugh well excuse me then" AJ said harshly as she turned to walk away.
"No wait…I'm sorry. It's just well you never talk to me and well when you do it's to make fun of me and call me a nerd" Punk replied adjusting his glasses.
"You can't hold that against me Phil…this is high school. It's not that easy you know" AJ replied crossing her arms
Punk wanted to respond to that but decided to keep his mouth shut and nodded his head in agreement.
"You'll get over it Phil" AJ said with a smile.
Then before Punk knew it April was about to sit right next to him on the bench.
"April" voices said in shock
"Girls" AJ said with a huge smile.
The girls looked at AJ like is she had a disease…unfortunately that disease to them was the guy who she was just about to join on the bench.
"Are you actually talking to that nerd" one of the girls said placing a hand on her chest.
"Eww no gross…you guys know I wouldn't be caught dead with Phil Brooks. I just wanted to tell him face to face to quite his staring during every lunch period" AJ said smacking Punk's book out of his hand.
"What the hell" Punk said picking up his book.
"Get a life loser" AJ said walking away joining her friends.
"Back to reality Brooks" Punk said releasing a deep sigh.
*car horn honking*
"Hey there cuties…how are you all today" a voice called out to AJ and her friends.
"Great" Punk thought to himself as he walked to where the car to where the voice was coming from.
"Hey kid how was your day" Punk's uncle asked as he drove away from the school
"Fantastic…just fantastic" Punk replied with a sigh.
If it wasn't for AJ's damn friends that moment would have been perfect. At the same time Punk was stupid to think that anyone as stunning as AJ would be into a guy like him. Not only was she taken for now…she knew she could have any guy she wanted heck she went through them like crazy.
Punk just decided right then and there he was just going to throw in the towel. He would never have AJ and it sucked that he had to almost have a moment with her to realize it. Philip Jack Brooks and April Mendez were two names that would never go together…EVER.