Star stood quickly when the bell rang to end class. Somehow multiplying x by y to get z don't matter much when you're heart broken. She whizzed down the hall toward her next class trying to get he jealous thoughts from her head. She's only known Adam a day it wasn't like they were married or something. For him to take another girl to the dance should have been fine with her. But it wasn't, she was hurt.
"Bryon." Star reached out her hand to stop him from passing her in the corridor
"Oh Star what's up?" He stopped abruptly causing the person behind him to crash into his back
"I wanted to tell you...yeah, let's go to the dance together. I'll even brush off my American Express card and buy a new outfit." Star should've received an Oscar for her performance then, especially when she caught sight of Banks walking by on his way to their history class.
Bryon was surprised by her sudden stroke of niceness towards him. He'd been certain she'd say no, so certain in fact he already had another girl in mind to ask.
"Great, umm we'll talk it out later. I'm going to Rick's practice, meet me there after school."
Star thought about it for a minute; J.V. was going to be at the rink as well, Adam would be there.
"Oh well," She thought, "this is how it's going to have to be."
"Sure I'll see you then." Star said she started on her way to history again.
Star's seat was behind Adam and next to Nicci, a spot that would've been good if the events if that morning had never taken place. She pulled her sparkly pink gel pen from her purse and began biting the cap agitated.
"What's the matter Star?" Nicci whispered as the teacher turned around to write some notes on the board
Star chomped down harder on her pen cap. "Your friend Kat is taking Adam to the dance." She scribbled on a blank sheet of paper and passed it to her.
"So? You're going with Bryon Riley." Nicci wrote back
"Never mind, I'll be fine." She tossed the paper to Nicci once again and another note landed on her desk. One from in front of her. She debated opening it but in the end curiosity prevailed.
"I want to talk to you meet me at practice. -Adam"
"Okay I'll be there." She tapped Adam on the shoulder handed him the note and went back to copying the history notes.
She had to meet Bryon at the same time in the same place. That was either extremely convenient or extraordinarily dangerous.
***
That afternoon after the final bell, Star hurried down to the rink, not wanting to be late. She didn't really feel like looking for Bryon, she really wanted to talk to Adam, even though she had no clue what she would say to him, but since neither of them were there Star took, what was becoming her regular seat at the top of the bleachers. Soon she was joined by Bryon Riley.
"Hey, Star, so about the dance." Bryon said as he sat down next to her.
Just then Adam was walking into the rink. He noticed Star and Bryon at the top of the bleachers together. They were talking and laughing, they looked like they were really having fun together. He stopped in his tracks to stare at Star. She was so beautiful. It hurt Adam to think that he would never ever have a chance with her.
"Hey, it's not the end of the world, man." Guy said, placing a supportive hand on Adam's back.
"Easy for you to say!" He exclaimed. "You have a date to the dance!"
"Last I knew, so did you." Guy laughed. "Or have you forgotten your brown haired, green eyed, cheerleading goddess?"
Adam smiled. "Kat's really sweet and everything but-"
"I know, she's not Star. But by the looks of that," Guy said motioning to Bryon and Star, "It's not going to happen. You might as well go with Kat, who by the way, is really cool, even if she is a cheerleader, and have a great time."
Adam smiled at his friend. "Thanks Guy."
"No problem, Banks."
Star and Bryon stayed and watched the J.V.'s hockey practice together. Maybe it was just the familiarity of having Bryon around, or maybe it was because she was actually warming up to him, but Star was actually starting to enjoy his company.
"So, are you still bummed out about not being able to play on the J.V?" Star asked Bryon.
"Not really." He sighed. "Actually, I never really liked hockey that much. It was just something to pass the time, you know? It was just Rick and Dad that were so into it."
Star nodded. "You were good though, weren't you?"
He shrugged. "I don't think I could have cut it with the ducks."
"Yeah, they look pretty good, huh?"
"They are good; they beat the varsity!"
"I keep hearing about that." Star sighed.
"Aw, Star, it was a great game, except for the fact that the varsity lost but, you would have loved it. You should get the game film, it's in the library!"
"Maybe." She sighed.
Down on the ice, Adam's head wasn't in the game. He kept wondering about what Bryon and Star were talking about.
The team was scrimmaging, Guy was the only one off the ice, taking a break.
"Germaine, do you know what's up to Banks? He's never this unfocused." Coach Orion asked him.
Guy sighed, as he set down his water bottle. "Girl troubles." He replied, shaking his head.
Those two words about summed it up, for Adam that day. The scrimmage ended with Fulton slamming him into the boards, and Russ, who was on the other scrimmage team firing a shot on an open goal, and of course, scoring.
"The perfect end, to a perfect day." Adam muttered as he skated back in the locker room. "Yeah right."
"Nicci you look great would you stop brushing you hair or you'll give yourself a bald spot." Mari Anne watched as the tall blonde combed her hair for the 10 thousandth time.
"You've gone out with Luis before Nicci." Kat's southern twang came from her perch on the bed
"But this is our one week anniversary." Nicci smiled rolling on her kiwi lip gloss.
"Life is great you've got Luis, Mari Anne got Portman, I've got Adam and Star had Bryon. She must really like him she hasn't come back yet." Kat observed
Nicci knew better, knew the truth but she didn't have the heart to say anything. Lat had been her friend longer and she'd liked Adam for months. Nicci would have felt bad if she ruined it fro her.
In Luis's room
Luis was standing in front of his mirror adjusting the color on his green silk shirt when there was a knock at the door.
"Come in." He yelled
The door squeaked open and Adam popped his head in.
"Hey Luis do have a minute?"
"Hola, Banksie. What's up?"
"I need some girl advice."
"Well my friend you've come to the right place. What do ya need?"
"I like Star." Adam affirmed sitting on Luis's desk chair.
"She is one beautiful senorita, what's the problem?"
"Bryon Riley."
"Oh. I see you're point. My advice is go for it Banks. If you like her don't let some loco bastard like Bryon get in your way. Now if you don't mind I gotta go get Nicci we're going skatin'." Luis left Adam more confused then he had been before. Guy and Luis had given him completely opposite suggestions. He had no idea who to listen to.
"Bryon." Star reached out her hand to stop him from passing her in the corridor
"Oh Star what's up?" He stopped abruptly causing the person behind him to crash into his back
"I wanted to tell you...yeah, let's go to the dance together. I'll even brush off my American Express card and buy a new outfit." Star should've received an Oscar for her performance then, especially when she caught sight of Banks walking by on his way to their history class.
Bryon was surprised by her sudden stroke of niceness towards him. He'd been certain she'd say no, so certain in fact he already had another girl in mind to ask.
"Great, umm we'll talk it out later. I'm going to Rick's practice, meet me there after school."
Star thought about it for a minute; J.V. was going to be at the rink as well, Adam would be there.
"Oh well," She thought, "this is how it's going to have to be."
"Sure I'll see you then." Star said she started on her way to history again.
Star's seat was behind Adam and next to Nicci, a spot that would've been good if the events if that morning had never taken place. She pulled her sparkly pink gel pen from her purse and began biting the cap agitated.
"What's the matter Star?" Nicci whispered as the teacher turned around to write some notes on the board
Star chomped down harder on her pen cap. "Your friend Kat is taking Adam to the dance." She scribbled on a blank sheet of paper and passed it to her.
"So? You're going with Bryon Riley." Nicci wrote back
"Never mind, I'll be fine." She tossed the paper to Nicci once again and another note landed on her desk. One from in front of her. She debated opening it but in the end curiosity prevailed.
"I want to talk to you meet me at practice. -Adam"
"Okay I'll be there." She tapped Adam on the shoulder handed him the note and went back to copying the history notes.
She had to meet Bryon at the same time in the same place. That was either extremely convenient or extraordinarily dangerous.
***
That afternoon after the final bell, Star hurried down to the rink, not wanting to be late. She didn't really feel like looking for Bryon, she really wanted to talk to Adam, even though she had no clue what she would say to him, but since neither of them were there Star took, what was becoming her regular seat at the top of the bleachers. Soon she was joined by Bryon Riley.
"Hey, Star, so about the dance." Bryon said as he sat down next to her.
Just then Adam was walking into the rink. He noticed Star and Bryon at the top of the bleachers together. They were talking and laughing, they looked like they were really having fun together. He stopped in his tracks to stare at Star. She was so beautiful. It hurt Adam to think that he would never ever have a chance with her.
"Hey, it's not the end of the world, man." Guy said, placing a supportive hand on Adam's back.
"Easy for you to say!" He exclaimed. "You have a date to the dance!"
"Last I knew, so did you." Guy laughed. "Or have you forgotten your brown haired, green eyed, cheerleading goddess?"
Adam smiled. "Kat's really sweet and everything but-"
"I know, she's not Star. But by the looks of that," Guy said motioning to Bryon and Star, "It's not going to happen. You might as well go with Kat, who by the way, is really cool, even if she is a cheerleader, and have a great time."
Adam smiled at his friend. "Thanks Guy."
"No problem, Banks."
Star and Bryon stayed and watched the J.V.'s hockey practice together. Maybe it was just the familiarity of having Bryon around, or maybe it was because she was actually warming up to him, but Star was actually starting to enjoy his company.
"So, are you still bummed out about not being able to play on the J.V?" Star asked Bryon.
"Not really." He sighed. "Actually, I never really liked hockey that much. It was just something to pass the time, you know? It was just Rick and Dad that were so into it."
Star nodded. "You were good though, weren't you?"
He shrugged. "I don't think I could have cut it with the ducks."
"Yeah, they look pretty good, huh?"
"They are good; they beat the varsity!"
"I keep hearing about that." Star sighed.
"Aw, Star, it was a great game, except for the fact that the varsity lost but, you would have loved it. You should get the game film, it's in the library!"
"Maybe." She sighed.
Down on the ice, Adam's head wasn't in the game. He kept wondering about what Bryon and Star were talking about.
The team was scrimmaging, Guy was the only one off the ice, taking a break.
"Germaine, do you know what's up to Banks? He's never this unfocused." Coach Orion asked him.
Guy sighed, as he set down his water bottle. "Girl troubles." He replied, shaking his head.
Those two words about summed it up, for Adam that day. The scrimmage ended with Fulton slamming him into the boards, and Russ, who was on the other scrimmage team firing a shot on an open goal, and of course, scoring.
"The perfect end, to a perfect day." Adam muttered as he skated back in the locker room. "Yeah right."
"Nicci you look great would you stop brushing you hair or you'll give yourself a bald spot." Mari Anne watched as the tall blonde combed her hair for the 10 thousandth time.
"You've gone out with Luis before Nicci." Kat's southern twang came from her perch on the bed
"But this is our one week anniversary." Nicci smiled rolling on her kiwi lip gloss.
"Life is great you've got Luis, Mari Anne got Portman, I've got Adam and Star had Bryon. She must really like him she hasn't come back yet." Kat observed
Nicci knew better, knew the truth but she didn't have the heart to say anything. Lat had been her friend longer and she'd liked Adam for months. Nicci would have felt bad if she ruined it fro her.
In Luis's room
Luis was standing in front of his mirror adjusting the color on his green silk shirt when there was a knock at the door.
"Come in." He yelled
The door squeaked open and Adam popped his head in.
"Hey Luis do have a minute?"
"Hola, Banksie. What's up?"
"I need some girl advice."
"Well my friend you've come to the right place. What do ya need?"
"I like Star." Adam affirmed sitting on Luis's desk chair.
"She is one beautiful senorita, what's the problem?"
"Bryon Riley."
"Oh. I see you're point. My advice is go for it Banks. If you like her don't let some loco bastard like Bryon get in your way. Now if you don't mind I gotta go get Nicci we're going skatin'." Luis left Adam more confused then he had been before. Guy and Luis had given him completely opposite suggestions. He had no idea who to listen to.