I woke up the next morning (after my 2 hours of sleep) and went downstairs. Thankfully it was Friday. It had been a long week for all of us and it was good to have a two day break waiting after a short six hour day at school. I sat down in front of the plate of pancakes and fruit that Lena had set out for me. I didn't have much of an appetite but to avoid any questions, I ate almost everything.
Callie was walking by, mug of coffee in her hand like always. She made a point of brushing her hand against mine when she walked past but she didn't stop until she reached the living room. I did not understand women. Or love. Or Callie. The chills ran up my hand again and I had to shake it to make it all stop. By the time it was 7:15, Mariana and Callie were the only two who hadn't left for school yet. Guess I had to drive them.
Mariana took the passenger seat which I was silently wishing for. I just didn't want to make this anymore uncomfortable for Callie as they already seemed to be. And there wouldn't be any more obvious/accidental touching which confused me a hell of a lot more than it seemed to be confusing her. She was so hot and cold.
We turned onto our third street of the morning still plagued by total silence. We flipped between a few radio stations. We finally decided to turn it off after Mariana complained that talk radio gave her a headache in the mornings. The clock on my dashboard read 7:23, we had seven minutes to make it to homeroom. Mariana sat sideways in her seat, grinning at both of us. "I don't mean to be nosey but when are you two going to get together?"
I watched Callie in the rear view mirror as she nearly choked on her sip of water. I alternated between watching the road and watching her say, "Never. We don't see each other like that." She paused and as if it was directed just to me, "We can't be like that."
"Well it just seems like you guys always have these little moments and I'm sure I'm not the only ones who notice. I would watch out for Lena, she was asking why you knocked into Brandon today. Mariana just turned forward in her seat. "I guess I'm just trying to say that if you two are going to be together, you need to do a better job of hiding it. Unless there really is nothing there, in that case, you should tell moms, they're getting suspicious."
I watched Callie for a few more minutes waiting for any type of sign. I want to know if this is what she really felt or if she was trying to convince herself that this is what needed to be done. God, even when she looked lost, she looked beautiful.
After we parked the car, I walked to math with Callie close to my side. She had the same outfit on that she was wearing the day I met her. The only difference was her hair was a bit longer and the cut above her lip had turned into a small scar. Still, she was flawless. "Do you maybe want to hang out later? Maybe we could meet in the music room. I think the acoustic is still around." I had this ray of hope. Maybe things weren't as bad as they seemed to be. Maybe I just got caught in the moment and I was pushing too fast again. Callie and I hadn't gone to the music room in little over a week, maybe it would be some good quiet time for the two of us.
But my offer was shut down. "I'm going to a movie with Wyatt." Just like that I watched my world fall apart for the tenth or so time this week alone. She is so damn hot an cold. She kept walking but I saw the guilty look on her face. "I'm sorry." I thought I heard her mumble but she was already ahead of me.
I stopped walking. I took my bag that was hanging off my right shoulder and put it on the ground. It felt like tons sitting on my back. "I-I thought you-I thought you weren't seeing him anymore." Stupid nervous stutter. I really need to work on that. She finally stopped walking and turned to look at me. It felt like we were the only two in the hallway. The bell rang for homeroom and suddenly, we were the only two. I saw something in her brown eyes that made me think she was regretting it all now, but it was probably just a fleeting feeling.
"Listen, Brandon, I care about you. That is why I am staying away from you. Maybe we can play later on at home. Maybe Jude can listen in. Which I wanted to talk to you about." She started walking towards me a bit. "Jude's birthday is next week. Will you help me do something special for him?" All I could do was nod. I was too lost in everything else. She began to walk backwards and in the opposite direction of our math class. "I'll see you in class in ten, I just have to run to the bathroom."
That was the first of many lies that Callie was going to tell me.
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