Hey, sorry this took so long to get up, there has been holiday after holiday these past two weekends *Goddamn Jewish holidays ^-^* and then I got sick… and yea, so here is the next chapter =) ~EmC
Detention was held in some small classroom towards the back of the school. The last bell of the day sounded. Desi picked up her stuff, ran to her locker and to the miniscule detention room.
"So, you never answered my last question." A voice whispered as she rounded the corner.
"I didn't answer ANY of your questions, Teddy, please, refresh my memory, what was your last one?" Desi asked.
"Friday, what are you doing?"
"It involves a baseball and thirty pine cones… I don't know."
"Wanna do something?"
"With you?"
"No, with the little green Teddy standing behind me."
"The little green one sounds more appealing than you." Desi shot him down.
"Why are you so harsh on me? What did those pussies say about me?"
"What pussies… I see no pussies," Desi said as she looked around.
"Chambers and Lachance."
"Hey, they are my best friends you are talking about."
"Yea, I know, I was you once." Teddy said, his voice in a sad whisper.
"What?" Desi asked.
"Never mind, we are going to get our ass kicked if we stay out here you know."
"Alright."
Teddy held the door as Desi stepped through. He watched as she took a seat in the front corner of the classroom. Teddy, being Teddy followed her and took a seat next to her.
"Quit following me, Teddy." She spat at him angrily.
"Friday?" Teddy pleaded.
"Jeez you're pathetic."
Teddy blushed and stretched his legs out in front of him, pretending he could take being let down. As he contained himself, Desi did the same. She wanted to laugh at him.
They sat in basic silence for the rest of the time they were in the room. Desi was reading To Kill A Mockingbird while Teddy sat twiddling his thumbs. Neither of them talked.
The teacher, Ms. Filen, came into the room.
"Times up, I'll see you here tomorrow."
"She says that like she knows us." Teddy whispered in her ear softly. Desi noticed the stressed 'us' and turned her head away from him, and walked the other direction.
When Desi got home, she opened up the book that she was reading. A small note slipped out in Teddy's chicken scratch handwriting.
If you want to, call me 867-5309 -Teddy
Damn, he doesn't give up, does he?
Desi stepped up the stairs to her "big" house, well, it was as big as you were going to get for someone who lived right NEXT to The View. Her family wasn't poor, but wasn't going to be living at a place like The View anytime soon, no sir.
"Kelsey, are you home?"
"Desi! Desi! Guess what?!" Kelsey screeched as she stampeded down the stairs, holding something in her hand.
"What have you got Kels?" Desi asked in her sweet older sister voice.
"Steve gave me his hamster, see, her name is Riley, isn't she cute!!" Kelsey held her hand out, to show Desi her new-found friend.
"That's so… cute." Desi said, as she forced a smile, hating mice and anything that resembled one, in this case a hamster.
"Do you want to touch it??"
"No, it's ok Kels, I'll touch it later." Desi laughed at her enthusiasm.
"Alright, oh, Desi, Gordie told me to tell you that he stopped in before. But you weren't home from school yet, he said, um… um… um…"
"I'll call him."
"Okie."
"Go put that hamster upstairs before I eat it."
The little blonde girl screamed and ran upstairs to put away her pet.
Desi called Gordie.
"Hello, this is Desdemona, is Gordie there?"
"Yes, hold on a minute… GORDON. PHONE!" Mr. Lachance yelled. Desi knew that he didn't like her. He didn't like anyone of Gordie's friends. He didn't even like Gordie. Desi felt real bad for him at first. But when she thought about it, well, why does he need his parents to love him when he has her and Chris who love him enough for both his parents and themselves.
"I got it dad. Hello?"
"Gordo! How's life treatin' ya, The youngest of my parents offspring couldn't remember what you told her to tell me, so I called to find out. And because I don't like suspense. Do tell why you came to my house when you knew I was in detention."
"I forgot… and what I told Kelsey was that it wasn't important."
"Damn, and I thought you might have had something interesting to say."
"Tough luck."
"So, guess who was mackin' it to me in detention today?" Desi said as she looked at the note again.
"I don't know… Who was in detention with you?" Gordie asked.
"Teddy."
"Humm… was it Teddy."
"You win!"
"He's shit."
"That's real nice of you Gordie."
"I'm serious, Des, no Teddy."
"That's not all that fair, I mean, you didn't need my approval to ask out Chelsea, why do I need yours to go on one measly date with Teddy?"
"Because, he's shit!"
"How would you know?! You don't have any classes with him. Teddy is in all the shop classes. Which you wouldn't even know about, Mr. Smartass."
"I do know him, I know more about him that you would ever know and I think that you should steer clear from him if you want to do good with your life."
"Jesus Gordie, now you are planning my life for me! What's next, are you going to tell me what job I am going to have when I'm old enough, what are you going to do if I do decide to go with him. What are you going to do then?"
"Desi, you are so fucking stubborn sometimes."
Gordie slammed the phone down on the receiver. Desi did the same. For the life of her, Desi couldn't imagine why he cared so much about her going on ONE date with Teddy, she wouldn't even call it a date, it was less than nothing.
Desi couldn't let him win that argument. Desi picked up the phone and dialed the number on the note.
"Hey, Teddy, this is Desi, what were you saying about Friday night?"