So here is the next chapter of iDavid. This is what I love about writing sotries. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. So of course, added a little twist to this story. Nothing dramatic but it definitely helps Sam as the story develops :)
iDavid
CH9: Triple Date... Sort of.
I was not looking forward to this triple date. I don't exactly know why. I guess because the only reason I was even offered to come on this date was out of pity. I don't want to hang ou with my best friend out of pity. I want to hang out with her if she WANTS to hang out as well. But I'll take what I can get I guess.
Me and David haven't been spending a lot of time together lately so we arranged a little movie night at my house. Usually, our dates are always at my house since my mom is never around. I have the house to myself so I might as well take advantage of it and have David over whenever.
We were watching The Hangover. I really didn't feel like watching it but David said it was funny. He was sitting on the side of the couch with a bowl of popcorn on the arm rest. My was laying on the couch with my head on his lap while he fed me popcorn. His other hand was holding my waist.
Normally, during our movie nights at my house, I would make smart comments about the movie but I stayed quiet this time as I watched. The part where the chubby guy accidentally hits the baby in the head had me chuckling but I still didn't say a word. I didn't realize that it's been five minutes and I haven't had any popcorn put into my mouth. I looked up and David was looking at me curiously. I sighed and sat up next to him. He wrapped his arm around my shoulder and I snuggled closer to him.
"What's on your mind?" asked David out of nowhere. He knows me pretty well if he knows that every time I'm quiet, I am thinking about something important.
I sighed again and responded. "Oh nothing much. Carly wants us to go on a triple date this weekend."
"Oh," was all he could say. I shifted my eyes towards him and he looked a little uneasy.
"Yeah-- Me, you, Carly, Griffin, Freddie, and some girl from the last party. Um do you not want to go?"
I saw him panic a little. "No no no it's not that. It's just that me and my buddies planned to uh hang out this weekend. We are going to play laser tag."
"Okay? Well I'm cool with that. I didn't even want to go." I said and I snuggled closer to him. My attention drifted from the humorous action scene on my TV and I began to think about David. I don't know why he panicked when I told him that Carly wanted to triple date. Maybe he didn't feel comfortable around my friends. I tried not to think about it much because at least I don't have to worry about going on this pity triple date anymore.
I walked into school looking very unenthusiastic. As much as I want to get good grades, I still hate school. It would be great if I didn't have to wake up at six in the morning everyday just to endure eight hours of pure torture. But I've been keeping it together very well, thanks to Freddie.
Speaking of which, I saw Freddie in front of his locker. He had his iPhone on his ear and he looked really upset. I decided to approach him quietly so he could finish talking and then I'd ask him what's wrong.
"So why can't you come Kim? Huh? Too late? What? Ugh okay FINE! what? Well you're a BIGGER one" he yelled to the phone before angrily clicking the 'end' button on his phone.
"Whoa Frednub what happened with you?" he rolled his eyes at me and I giggled a little. He closer his locker and leaned against it, sliding down so he was sitting sitting. He let out a desperate sigh before answering my question.
"That was Kim. The girl from the party. Apparently, I took too long to call her and now she refuses to go on this triple date." I sat next to him and gave him a pat on the shoulder.
"So you're not going anymore?"
"No way. I don't wanna be the odd one out." he looked so sad.
"It's ok Freddie. I'm not going either. David can't go and there is no way in hell that I'm gonna watch Carly and Griffin make out at a skating rink."
"Really? So what are going to do this weekend?" I looked at him then quickly turned my head away from him. For a second it sounded like he was suggesting that me and him should hang out.
"Um.. nothing I guess." I looked at him from the corner of my eye and he shifted his head towards the ground. He looked even more sad. My mouth opened to speak but I saw Carly coming our way. She had a huge smile on her face.
"Hey guys" she greeted us in a very happy tone. "I am so excited for this weekend. This triple date is going to be awesome."
I rolled my eyes and Freddie grunted. The last thing I want to think about is this stupid triple date that isn't even a triple date anymore.
"What's wrong? Aren't you excited?"
"No we aren't Carly. Both of our dates can't go" Freddie said as he pointed, shifting his finger back and forth between me and him.
"Yeah therefore, I am not going Shay." I said and stood up, Freddie following right after. "Yeah neither am I."
Carly's smile faded and pouted her lips in annoyance. "Come one guys. Please come. Even if you don't have dates."
"No way." I said.
"Sam. Freddie. Please come. At least neither of you will feel left out. You two can go together as friends."
My eyes went wide and I quickly looked at Freddie, who had a faint shade of pink across his face. Was he blushing?
"Carly, look you're really sweet for wanting us to go but it just won't be the same" Freddie explained. His face was still pink.
"Uh... yeah Carls..." I stammered. I was feeling nervous all of a sudden.
"Please for me?" she begged with her pathetic line. Me and Freddie looked at each other. I shrugged.
"Tell you what Carls. I'll go if Freddie goes." I looked at him again and he nodded. I felt butterflies in my stomach. Weird.
Carly started doing a happy dance before embracing us in a group hug. Her cheeriness was getting annoying.
"Yay you guys are the best. I'll see you this weekend." she said and walked away.
"Well..." I said looking away from Freddie. "That was interesting."
"Um yeah. Hey I'll talk to you later. I have to uh use the restroom." I smiled uncomfortably and watched him walk away until he entered the boys restroom. This weekend me and Freddie will be hanging out with Carly and her boyfriend. Carly and Griffin. Me and Freddie.
The weekend came faster than I expected. This was the first time I wish the week would have gone slower. Out of all the dreadful, slow weeks at school, this was the ONE time I wanted time to go slower but instead, it just came in the blink of an eye.
Before I knew it I was standing in front of Seattle Skate, the coolest roller skating rink in town. I've never actually been here before so I was speechless when I walked in. It was huge and there were tons of people skating clockwise on the rink. There was techno music playing and there was even a small little food court on the side. This place was amazing.
We walked to the front desk and gave the worker our shoe size. A few minutes later, the worker gave us our skates. We all put our skates on and headed towards the rink. Carly and Griffin went in first, hand in hand. They seemed to really enjoy themselves. I smiled at the sight. Yeah Carly has been acting a janky friend but the way she smiled when Griffin was around made me feel happy inside. I really am happy for her but she still needs to act like a better friend.
I put one foot on the wooden polished floor and I quickly drew my foot back. I felt like a kid who didn't know how to swim and they put one toe in the water and quickly take it out in fear. I began to get scared.
"What's wrong?" asked Freddie. I jumped. I didn't even notice he was behind me. "Are you scared?"
"Kinda..." I gulped. "I don't know how to skate." I looked away in embarrassment. Sam Puckett, the girl who used to beat up nerds for fun is scared because she doesn't know how to skate. How sad.
"It's ok. Here I'll show you." said Freddie. "Take my hand and I'll teach you. It's not that hard."
He offered his hand and I took it. We slowly made our way to the rink. I closed my eyes, expecting to fall. I didn't feel anything. I opened my eyes and I was on the shiny wooden floor, safe and sound.
"Okay this is how you do it." Freddie said as he began sliding his feet from side to side to keep his balanced. I mimicked his moves and we started moving. Hand in hand, so I wouldn't fall, we began to skate faster. I began to giggle.
"Wow. This is actually fun." It really was a lot of fun. "So how did you learn to skate?"
Still skating, he frowned. "Actually, my dad taught my to skate when I was little. He use to take me to our church parking lot and that's where I learned."
"So um what happened? With your dad I mean?" I asked him nervously. He seemed to always get touchy when it comes to his dad though he never talked about him.
"He left us when I was eleven. He met someone else." I began to feel sad for him.
"Well if it helps, my dad cheated on my mom. She kicked him out and we haven't heard from him since."
"I'm sorry about that, Sam." he responded.
I understood how he felt. I don't have my dad around and my mom is never around either. I tried to lighten the mood. In my pathetic attempt to skate backwards, I somehow fell in a strange twist. I landed on my back and since me and Freddie were still holding hands, he somehow landed on top of me. We both began to laugh uncontrollably and then a sudden silence between us grew. That nervous feeling began to grow in my stomach again and I felt my heart pound as I looked into his eyes. Those brown eyes that were staring right back at me.
His eyes were shifting up and down and I was frozen. I couldn't move. All I could do was stare at those eyes and everything around me disappeared. I completely forgot that we were in a skating rink until a felt three more people fall on top of us. I squealed in pain and I quickly pushed them all away from me.
Freddie stood up and offered me his hand. I shook my head, hoping that I could get up on my own which was hard. I stood up and tried to steady my legs to keep my balance but I slipped and fell on my butt. I cursed under my breath and I tried again and again and again. I failed miserably and Freddie laughed.
"What's so funny, Benson?" I asked in an annoyed tone as I tried to get up. I fell again.
"Nothing it's just, you're funny. Here let me help you." He offered me his hand again. I already embarrassed myself ONLY a million times, so I took his hand hoping it would be the last time I fall. I thanked him and we skated towards the small food court.
Carly and Griffin were having burgers, fries, and milkshakes which were completely neglected since the two were making out. Poor poor food. They must feel very lonely. It's okay, I've taken food from Carly tons of times. Plus, she wouldn't even notice. She was too busy swapping spit with her boy friend.
Me and Freddie sat across from them and began to eat their food. Food tastes so much better when it's free. I decided to have a little fun with them. I grabbed a fry and threw it at Griffin's head. Freddie grabbed one too and threw one at Carly. They didn't seem to notice since they were still kissing as if nothing happened.
"HEY!" I screamed and the couple jumped up.
"Hey Sam. Don't scare us like-- HEY. What happend to our food?" said Carly
"Well you two weren't eating it." I replied. Carly rolled her eyes at me.
"So you two having fun?" Griffin asked us.
"Yeah actually, Freddie taught me to skate. I'm still trying to get used to it" I smiled at Freddie.
"Today has been surprisingly fun." he smiled back.
"See. I told you guys you would have fun. Come on sweetie." Carly stood up and grabbed Griffin by the arm. "Let's go skate some more and them we can go home."
I watched the two as they walked towards the skating rink. Me and Freddie finished our free food and decided to skate some more.
The rest of the afternoon was filled with more falls and laughs. For the first time, I actually felt completely happy. I never imagined myself having such a great time with my dorky best friend.
And for a moment, I forgot all about David.
Okay so tell me what you think. This chapter didn't turn out like I expected it. It sounded so much better in my head XD.
BUT you can see how Sam is starting to develop some sort of feelings towards Freddie. I'm not sure what to do for the next chapter. But one thing is for sure, there are only five more chapters and then I'll be done with this story. I can't wait to start working on the next two chapters.
Until then, please review. I would love to get to at least 65 reviews.