Chapter 2
As I walked into the classroom, I felt all eyes on me. I felt as if everyone was waiting for me to make a mistake. They want me to trip and fall on my face just to satisfy Melissa's dislike of me. But Roscoe is not like that. The thing about Roscoe that's so weird though is that he is on the football team, first string. He isn't buff but he is definitely a great player. His best friends are Ricky "The Duel Master" and Shane "The Bad Boy". Ricky is the average kind of guy. He is not on the football team but he is the sophomore president and he's the nicest guy in our class. Shane is the quarterback on the team and he is the guy that every girl, but me, wants to date. He has brown hair and brown eyes and he is very flirtatious. When I sat down at my seat, I heard someone whisper my name. "Rikku... Rikku!" I turned around and there he was, Shane Calvin whispering in my ear trying to get my attention. I just smiled and turned toward the front. Then he started to run his hands against my neck. "Hi Shane. What do you want?" "I heard that you are single again." "..." "So you are? Wow, I have been waiting for a long time for you." "Where's Savannah?" "She's out with Ricky Carson, you know the geek who's the president." "Ricky isn't a geek." "So you like him?" "I never said that. You aren't very brave if you can talk about him behind his back and you're too much of a hypocrite to tell Roscoe that you don't like his best friend." "There you go mentioning Roscoe. I heard you still like him. Do you?" "Not that it's any of your business but to tell you the truth, I never liked Roscoe." "That's right. 'Cuz you loved him." "..." "So you did love him. That's sweet. You know Rikku, I never told you this but you have gorgeous eyes. They are like looking at the sea when the sun is rising." "Thank you, I guess." "Roscoe doesn't know what he's missing out on." "You know what, I don't really care about what he does anymore." "Is that so? Does that mean you will give me a chance to be your man?" "No, I am not ready for another boyfriend yet." "I see. You know what? You should beat up Melissa. I can get a bunch of people to help you if you want." "I can care less about Melissa. If I fight her, it will be a disgrace to the both of us because I will kick her ass so badly but at the same time, I will be degrading myself for stooping down to her level." "Oh! That's really messed up." "Someone once said that the truth is usually messed up." "Who?" "Me." "Damn. You're rough." "Thanks..." The bell rang and Shane left the classroom walking by Roscoe's side. Roscoe looked at me and smiled. I smiled back. Although I was mad at him, I love Roscoe too much to be mad at him. But that doesn't mean I can't be bad to Melissa. Let the games begin... "Hey, Number 225." "Oh, hey... 226" "That's what I meant to do, ask you for your name," "Oh, I'm Rikku, and you are..." "Your name is Rikku? My name is Riku." "Really, that's cool." "Wow, a hot girl has my name." "Hot?" "I mean, beautiful." "Thanks Riku. I never thought a nice guy would have my name." "Thanks. What do you have next period?" "Geometry first. You?" "Algebra II and Trig." "That's the advanced course." "Yeah, I love math." "Well maybe you can tutor me sometime." "You don't have to ask me twice." "Well I'll walk with you if you want." "What do you think?" "I'll walk with you." As we walked together, I saw pairs of eyes staring at us. Maybe they thought Riku was hot because there's no doubt... he's hot and he thinks I'm hot... unless he's just lying or trying to flirt. I don't want to think about that. "Why are you so quiet, we still have the stairs to go." "Right. So, where'd you come from?" "I'm pretty sure I came from my mother's..." "I mean like your old school. Riku, you're silly!" "Thanks, nothing's better than making a pretty girl laugh." "I am like blushing over here you are showering me with compliments." "I never knew I could give so many in one day." I just stood there looking at him surprised because of the wonderful things he had said. "I forgot to ask you... Is Ricky your boyfriend?" Ding! The second bell rang and we hurried off to our classes. I never had the chance to tell him my answer. I wonder if this really means he likes me.
As I walked into the classroom, I felt all eyes on me. I felt as if everyone was waiting for me to make a mistake. They want me to trip and fall on my face just to satisfy Melissa's dislike of me. But Roscoe is not like that. The thing about Roscoe that's so weird though is that he is on the football team, first string. He isn't buff but he is definitely a great player. His best friends are Ricky "The Duel Master" and Shane "The Bad Boy". Ricky is the average kind of guy. He is not on the football team but he is the sophomore president and he's the nicest guy in our class. Shane is the quarterback on the team and he is the guy that every girl, but me, wants to date. He has brown hair and brown eyes and he is very flirtatious. When I sat down at my seat, I heard someone whisper my name. "Rikku... Rikku!" I turned around and there he was, Shane Calvin whispering in my ear trying to get my attention. I just smiled and turned toward the front. Then he started to run his hands against my neck. "Hi Shane. What do you want?" "I heard that you are single again." "..." "So you are? Wow, I have been waiting for a long time for you." "Where's Savannah?" "She's out with Ricky Carson, you know the geek who's the president." "Ricky isn't a geek." "So you like him?" "I never said that. You aren't very brave if you can talk about him behind his back and you're too much of a hypocrite to tell Roscoe that you don't like his best friend." "There you go mentioning Roscoe. I heard you still like him. Do you?" "Not that it's any of your business but to tell you the truth, I never liked Roscoe." "That's right. 'Cuz you loved him." "..." "So you did love him. That's sweet. You know Rikku, I never told you this but you have gorgeous eyes. They are like looking at the sea when the sun is rising." "Thank you, I guess." "Roscoe doesn't know what he's missing out on." "You know what, I don't really care about what he does anymore." "Is that so? Does that mean you will give me a chance to be your man?" "No, I am not ready for another boyfriend yet." "I see. You know what? You should beat up Melissa. I can get a bunch of people to help you if you want." "I can care less about Melissa. If I fight her, it will be a disgrace to the both of us because I will kick her ass so badly but at the same time, I will be degrading myself for stooping down to her level." "Oh! That's really messed up." "Someone once said that the truth is usually messed up." "Who?" "Me." "Damn. You're rough." "Thanks..." The bell rang and Shane left the classroom walking by Roscoe's side. Roscoe looked at me and smiled. I smiled back. Although I was mad at him, I love Roscoe too much to be mad at him. But that doesn't mean I can't be bad to Melissa. Let the games begin... "Hey, Number 225." "Oh, hey... 226" "That's what I meant to do, ask you for your name," "Oh, I'm Rikku, and you are..." "Your name is Rikku? My name is Riku." "Really, that's cool." "Wow, a hot girl has my name." "Hot?" "I mean, beautiful." "Thanks Riku. I never thought a nice guy would have my name." "Thanks. What do you have next period?" "Geometry first. You?" "Algebra II and Trig." "That's the advanced course." "Yeah, I love math." "Well maybe you can tutor me sometime." "You don't have to ask me twice." "Well I'll walk with you if you want." "What do you think?" "I'll walk with you." As we walked together, I saw pairs of eyes staring at us. Maybe they thought Riku was hot because there's no doubt... he's hot and he thinks I'm hot... unless he's just lying or trying to flirt. I don't want to think about that. "Why are you so quiet, we still have the stairs to go." "Right. So, where'd you come from?" "I'm pretty sure I came from my mother's..." "I mean like your old school. Riku, you're silly!" "Thanks, nothing's better than making a pretty girl laugh." "I am like blushing over here you are showering me with compliments." "I never knew I could give so many in one day." I just stood there looking at him surprised because of the wonderful things he had said. "I forgot to ask you... Is Ricky your boyfriend?" Ding! The second bell rang and we hurried off to our classes. I never had the chance to tell him my answer. I wonder if this really means he likes me.