Part III
Sadly, high school wasn't as great as Tallie thought it would be. She was hoping to see more of John. Even though they were next-door neighbors, John had been so busy ever since he got into Junior High. In the mornings and evenings he used to deliver newspapers to support his family. When he got to high school, he quit the evening shift and joined a wrestling team with Sky and two of their friends, Tommy and Rick. So Tallie hardly got a chance to see him anymore.in the mornings, he'd be gone.at school, she could only see him during recess, but he was always asleep.in the evenings he'd always be practicing at a friend's house. On the contrary, Sky must be some kind of superman.at every opportunity he came to Tallie's class and bugged her. God, does he ever get tired from all those hours of wrestling? It was official among her classmates now that Sky was not only her tormentor but also "boyfriend."
"Tallie-girl!!" Sky made a visit to Tallie's class, like he always did. She was trying to study for a test, but when she heard Sky's voice, she slammed her book on the desk and put her head down. "Hey, Tallie!" Here's your boyfriend!" one of the classmates whistled. "Haha! Funny.now shut up." She got up and walked to the door. "What do you want Skyler Dane?" "You ain't suppose to talk to your husband like that, you know. You could get in trouble for that, yup, yup!!!" he had a huge grin on his face. "Yeah, yeah. Okay, what can I do for you your majesty?" Tallie said sarcastically. "Buy me lunch!!!" "No way, why would I spend ma money on you? Besides, you know the cafeteria isn't a cafeteria; it's a battlefield!!! I ain't risking my life for you to get your lunch, so buy it yourself!!" "Fine, fine." Sky turned around and slowly started walking back. He murmured to himself but loud enough so Tallie could hear, "I reckon poor John would have to starve then." He smiled to himself. That caught Tallie's attention at once. She stopped him immediately. "What did you say? What about John?" "He hasn't had nothing to eat for the past two days, he must be starving by now. He asked me to get him something to eat, but I don't have no money so I came to ask you.but the way you're treating me." "Okay! No problem. I'll go get it right now!" she went inside, grabbed her wallet quickly, and hurried downstairs to the "battlefield," leaving Sky stunned. That took her like 10 seconds!
After starring at the direction Tallie went for a while, Sky started heading back to his classroom. He felt something inside him he couldn't understand. It was like a sadness. It was a questionable sadness though, not a definite one. But he did know for sure he never felt like that before. It was typical for him to feel jealous because Tallie was always up to her neck about John's affairs and seldom paid attention to Sky, but it really didn't make him feel all that bad.until now.
Sky had noticed a while ago that he was developing some kind of feelings for Tallie. But he wasn't quite sure. He had sort of forgotten about her since they went to different junior high, but when he saw her again in high school, it all came back to him. The memories.fun times for him, a torture for Tallie. He always felt sorry for teasing her and beating her up so much when they were little, but he couldn't help it. Whenever he saw her caring for his best friend, he felt so jealous. He couldn't get angry with John, obviously, so he took it all out on Tallie.
But the time for that immature stuff had passed, Sky thought to himself. He really needed to grow up and be more serious and treat her better. He was begging to see her more as a girl, rather than his good ol' "toy" or a playmate. She was pretty in a way; her hair was blonde, Sky's favorite. She was neither too short nor too tall, which was perfect for him since he was so short for a guy. 5'7", geez. Even though she was very quiet and reserved, Sky knew her better than most people so conversing with her was not a problem. She was intelligent, too, for she always fought for the #1 spot in her entire class.
"It doesn't matter." Sky quietly spoke to himself. "She'll never like me anyway.her heart is set on John for 12 years now."
Sadly, high school wasn't as great as Tallie thought it would be. She was hoping to see more of John. Even though they were next-door neighbors, John had been so busy ever since he got into Junior High. In the mornings and evenings he used to deliver newspapers to support his family. When he got to high school, he quit the evening shift and joined a wrestling team with Sky and two of their friends, Tommy and Rick. So Tallie hardly got a chance to see him anymore.in the mornings, he'd be gone.at school, she could only see him during recess, but he was always asleep.in the evenings he'd always be practicing at a friend's house. On the contrary, Sky must be some kind of superman.at every opportunity he came to Tallie's class and bugged her. God, does he ever get tired from all those hours of wrestling? It was official among her classmates now that Sky was not only her tormentor but also "boyfriend."
"Tallie-girl!!" Sky made a visit to Tallie's class, like he always did. She was trying to study for a test, but when she heard Sky's voice, she slammed her book on the desk and put her head down. "Hey, Tallie!" Here's your boyfriend!" one of the classmates whistled. "Haha! Funny.now shut up." She got up and walked to the door. "What do you want Skyler Dane?" "You ain't suppose to talk to your husband like that, you know. You could get in trouble for that, yup, yup!!!" he had a huge grin on his face. "Yeah, yeah. Okay, what can I do for you your majesty?" Tallie said sarcastically. "Buy me lunch!!!" "No way, why would I spend ma money on you? Besides, you know the cafeteria isn't a cafeteria; it's a battlefield!!! I ain't risking my life for you to get your lunch, so buy it yourself!!" "Fine, fine." Sky turned around and slowly started walking back. He murmured to himself but loud enough so Tallie could hear, "I reckon poor John would have to starve then." He smiled to himself. That caught Tallie's attention at once. She stopped him immediately. "What did you say? What about John?" "He hasn't had nothing to eat for the past two days, he must be starving by now. He asked me to get him something to eat, but I don't have no money so I came to ask you.but the way you're treating me." "Okay! No problem. I'll go get it right now!" she went inside, grabbed her wallet quickly, and hurried downstairs to the "battlefield," leaving Sky stunned. That took her like 10 seconds!
After starring at the direction Tallie went for a while, Sky started heading back to his classroom. He felt something inside him he couldn't understand. It was like a sadness. It was a questionable sadness though, not a definite one. But he did know for sure he never felt like that before. It was typical for him to feel jealous because Tallie was always up to her neck about John's affairs and seldom paid attention to Sky, but it really didn't make him feel all that bad.until now.
Sky had noticed a while ago that he was developing some kind of feelings for Tallie. But he wasn't quite sure. He had sort of forgotten about her since they went to different junior high, but when he saw her again in high school, it all came back to him. The memories.fun times for him, a torture for Tallie. He always felt sorry for teasing her and beating her up so much when they were little, but he couldn't help it. Whenever he saw her caring for his best friend, he felt so jealous. He couldn't get angry with John, obviously, so he took it all out on Tallie.
But the time for that immature stuff had passed, Sky thought to himself. He really needed to grow up and be more serious and treat her better. He was begging to see her more as a girl, rather than his good ol' "toy" or a playmate. She was pretty in a way; her hair was blonde, Sky's favorite. She was neither too short nor too tall, which was perfect for him since he was so short for a guy. 5'7", geez. Even though she was very quiet and reserved, Sky knew her better than most people so conversing with her was not a problem. She was intelligent, too, for she always fought for the #1 spot in her entire class.
"It doesn't matter." Sky quietly spoke to himself. "She'll never like me anyway.her heart is set on John for 12 years now."