Crowded days
chapter 2 Different
"She's not weird she's just...........................................different," I said to my mother in front of the kitchen table. "And by different you mean...?" My mom said. "I mean she's not like everyone she sets her own standards," I said putting a carrot in my mouth. "Is that supposed to be a good thing?" my mother said. "Mom she's a really nice person once you get to meet her." I said. "I don't know anything about her, I mean what's her family like, what's her favorite things to do or eat, is she a vegetarian..........." My mom continued on and on. "Mom I don't even know that about her. Laelani's not exactly a person who talks about stuff like that." I said.
"Well then what does she talk about?" my mother said one I closed observing me. "Mom just stuff.......................look let's just hope that this night won't be a disaster." I said. "And why would it be that? Is there something wrong with her," my mother said. "It's not her it's you." I said. "Thanks for making me feel even better about myself," I said jumping on the couch flipping the channels. "Look she'll be here in like 10 minutes we'll stay at the skate park for about an hour, so can you finish the food at that time or do we get take out." I asked. "Don't worry just go and do what teenagers do." She said.
I walked away from the living room into my room. I took off my jacket and the one thing that fell on the floor was those tickets. I put them on the table. I looked around the room it wasn't even close to being finished. And already it was dirty, clothes all over the floor books and movies and CD's everything. I sat on the bed staring at the ceiling for about 20 minutes when the doorbell rang. I burst through the door as fast as I could huffing and puffing. "Laelani!" I shouted. "Umm Emma you really don't have to scream," Laelani said standing in front of the door waiting for me to let her in.
"Your actually on time..........your never on time for anything." I said still a little tired. "Umm yeah........." Laelani said her curly black hair flowing around. "You dyed your hair." I said. "Yeah the green was kind of annoying so I dyed it blond." She said brushing her hands through her hair showing the bottom being blond. "So um what exactly are we doing?" She asked staring around at my house looking a little disappointed. "It's not finished yet." I said looking around the living room. She just nodded and sat right on the couch. "Were going to the skate park." I said. "And why is that because a certain someone will be there." She said. "so I thought we were meeting your mom," she said. "Actually she's out right now so lets just walk." I said. "Sure."
"Okay what exactly do you mean by you could feel him." Laelani said as we walked laughing and playing around. "I don't know I just could feel him, I just don't know how to explain it." I said. 'Ow!" Laelani screamed as somebody passed by. ""Watch were your going you idiot." She shouted. "Sorry."
It was him, I didn't even have to turn around it was him. He was standing right there behind me and I didn't have the courage to turn around. I just couldn't. I knew his voice I could feel it so soft and dreamy. I was standing there in silence. It felt like ages or at least a couple of years. "Hey your Brandon right!" Laelani said walking up to him. "Umm yeah," he said. It sounded as if he really didn't care about anything his voice was so..........perfect. "So umm thanks for the tickets1" Laelani said. Why was I still standing there not saying anything? "Umm yeah." He said. I finally turned around and he looked right up at me. His eyes so intense. "Hey," he said. I just smiled not saying anything. "So Brandon going to the skate park." Laelani said. "Umm later." He said. "Cool you know me and Emma are." Laelani said with an emphasis on my name. "Cool." He said. Why couldn't I speak or just tell him something I was just so scared. "You know I skate to." Laelani said. Brandon's eyes shot up, "seriously." He said, "No!" Laelani said laughing. "Umm do you skate." He said looking at me. I just shook my head. "What you can't talk now." He said. "NO, No I'm just really tired." I said. He just nodded he walked up to us as if he was starting a conversation. "So um you guys wanna go to the store or something." He said his arm brushing near mines. "actually we............................I can't go because I have to......................................meet my..........................boyfriend, but you know Emma can go," Laelani said. I turned my head about to scream. "Laelani!" I whispered. "It'll give you a chance o talk with him.......one on one," Laelani said. "So are you coming," he said. He touched my arm asking me to hold his skateboard. He was holding on to the skateboard and was holding my grabbing my hand to keep balance of tying his shoe I could feel his grip so hard. It was the most exciting thing that ever happened to me. So of course that means I'm probably this big loser right. "Bye Laelani." I said. "Have fun..........................." Laelani said waving to us as we walked away. I could feel it something was about to happen something very important.