I wake up to my phone going off. I walked over to where I threw it and picked it up, a little surprised. Holy crap, how did it survive? I threw that thing hard!I unlocked it. Its only 8:00 and I already have 15 missed texts and 4 missed calls all from the same person. Zander. I walked up to my desk, feeling extremely inspired to finish a song I had been working on for months now. Screw school, I thought, I'm already late anyways a couple more hours won't make a difference..
Three hours later I finally finished my song. I'm so lucky I just live with my mom. She never gets mad and yells at me. She knows I can't handle it after last time. As I sprinted out the door I got three more texts from Zander and a call from Kacey. I answered the call.
"Hello?"
"Hey, where are you! We're all worried." She asked.
"Oh I just overslept. I'm on my way right now." It was partially true. They don't know I write songs by myself without Zander's help, and I liked it that way. I like my privacy.
"Okay! See you soon!" Then she hung up.
I arrived at school about two minutes later. I glanced at my phone: 11:45. Great, just in time for lunch. As I walked to my usual table I remembered something. Zander sits at my table. Oh well, I am not moving. I'll just ignore him if he says anything. Sure enough, the second I sit down Zander is right behind me.
"Steves, can we talk?" He asked. I acted like I didn't hear him. "Stevie, please?" He tried again. I almost felt bad for him. He sounded so hurt and confused. He deserves it. I thought. "Stevie I'm begging you. Please?" He said sounding like he was on the verge of tears. I was about to give in, but then Kacey, Kevin, and Nelson sat down. So I changed the subject.
"Hey guys, what did I miss this morning?" The three of them all talked at once, explaining homework to me, telling me funny stories, yadda, yadda, yadda. I saw, out of the corner of my eye, Zander drop his head and walk away. Okay, now I really did feel bad. Even if he did kiss Molly he at least deserved a chance to explain himself, right? I excused myself and went looking for him.
When I found him he was sitting on the couch in the band room with a death grip on one of our pillows.
"Hey." I said shyly. He turned his head and I saw a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
"Hey." He said back, perking up a little. I decided to cut to the chase.
"You've got five minutes to explain yourself. Go." I said bluntly.
"Stevie I am so sorry. I don't know what came over me. One second I was leaving band rehearsal and the next Molly was on top of me. I tried to stop her, I really did. But something inside of me wouldn't let me. I don't know what it was. But the second I saw you I knew I had made a big mistake. I ruined everything. I feel terrible. I regret it so much. I don't even like Molly. I like you. No, I don't just like you Stevie. I love you. And I'm so sorry for acting like such a jerk. Will you ever forgive me?"
I don't know how to respond. He loves me. He really loves me. I can tell. "Zander…. I forgive you. But just because I forgive you doesn't mean I trust you again. You stabbed me in the back. You toyed with my emotions. It's going to take a lot more than an apology to win my trust back."
"What do I have to do? You name it, I'll do it. I'll do anything Stevie, anything. I just want things back to the way they were."
"I don't know yet. But I want that too. Let's just try being friends again, okay?"
"Sounds like a plan." He said with a smile on his face. I missed that goofy grin. I missed my best friend.
"So how's the songwriting coming?" I asked.
"It's coming. I'd make more progress if you'd help me."
"Sure, today after school?"
"It's a date." He smiled and walked away.
Yeah, it's a date. And a test. I smiled mischievously. I've got something up my sleeve…..
Hope you liked it! If you're confused about what Stevie said about her mom knowing she can't handle her yelling at her, just wait. You'll get it soon enough. I'll try to continue to update as soon as possible! R&R!
