Ch3 Falling In Love Means Being Stupid
"What do you put in the rice it's so amazingly good," Laelani said. "We don't put anything in it it's just rice," my mother said staring at Laelani observantly. "Come on there's gotta be something inside that rice that makes it so good." Laelani said. "Actually it's nothing," my mother said. "Hmm I see it's a secret recipe that's cool," Laelani said. Usually I would have been laughing at the idiotic conversation my mother and Laelani were having but I couldn't there was too much on my mind. I stared at the counter in wonder not realizing what just happened.
Basketballs slammed on the floor people were screaming and yelling everyone on the bleachers talking, laughing having a good time. My mind was on other things. I looked around the gym moving around uncomfortably unhappy with the part of the bench I had chosen. As if watching a basketball game would even make me a little distracted but I couldn't help it I was waiting and waiting. 5:23. It ran through my head the time over and over again. What exactly was I waiting for. I didn't even really know. Just sitting there made me a little worried. Being that I was the only person by themselves. I felt as if the center of attention or like no one was even watching the game but instead they were all watching me just staring at me. I knew they weren't but it just felt like it. The game had started at lest 30 minutes ago. I didn't even notice who was winning or anything. 5:31. I walked to the food stand and got some m&m's knowing that I'd breakout almost instantly. I stood there for a second, it also didn't help that I didn't know anyone else at the school except for about 4 people.
"Hi!" someone said tapping me on the shoulder. I turned around hoping for one thing and ended getting another. "I didn't know you liked basketball." A girl said. She looked so familiar, but I had no idea who she was. So I just went with it. "Yeah you know I'm here to support the team," I said acting as if I was excited. I realized even if I didn't know who this girl was I still was talking to someone in the school and talking to someone made it seem like I had a life anyone would be good. "So umm how do you like it here?" she said. Who was this girl and why was she talking to me? "It's really nice, the people are very...............welcoming," I said. "That's great, well pretty much been here all my life..................well not here but you know not in the school but..................well I've been living in Gardena for a while so yeah." She said going on and on. "Yeah that's great," I said. "So umm you wanna sit down," she said practically yelling in my ear because of the noise. I had to think about it either talk to a girl I didn't even know the name of or sit by myself. I looked around for a second to find Laelani and Parker standing on the bleachers screaming.
"Ohmigod that was a fricken foul! Oh please he practically knocked him off the court! What kind of idiot couch are you!" Laelani screamed at the ref loudly. I walked up to both of them sitting down on the bleachers. "Oh hey Emma," Laelani said still screaming at the ref. "So um Emma, why were you hanging out with Casey." Parker said. Parker was Laelani's best friend and we never really talked about anything before. "Yeah Em she's a total slut," Laelani said. "No Normie you are," Parker said. Normie, I always wanted to call her by her nickname. Normie was short for her nickname Norma Ella. "Seriously," Laelani said. "Seriously," Parker said. "Okay maybe I'm like a little but not as much as Casey." Laelani said. "Ugh forget it." Parker said waving her hands in defeat. "So where's your boyfriend." Laelani said. "He's not my boyfriend he's just whatever." I said. "Who are you guys talking about who's your boyfriend?" Parker asked. "Brandon her LOVER!" Laelani shouted. "Shhhhhh! Laelani way to loud okay. He's just a guy I kind of like," I said. "Wait you me Brandon the skater stoner Brandon." Parker said. "Of course who else." Laelani said. "Oh," Parker said turning her head. "Yes and Emma's in love." Laelani said. "I am not," I said. "Whatever so where is he," Laelani asked. "Well he said to meet me here at 5:30 and it's 6:23." I said. "Well the games goanna be over in about half an hour so where is he." Laelani said. I just shrugged looking around. "So are you ready for the concert," Parker said to Laelani. I didn't know whether to answer or not since she wasn't exactly talking to me. "Of course I mean thanks to Emma for getting us the tickets," Laelani said. I just smiled. "Umm yeah whatever." Parker said. "So did you see Tilly and Roxy with there costumes on." Parker said looking at Laelani and then smiling at me. Of course this was the one conversation she had to bring up, the one where I wasn't I didn't know who they were talking about. Parker and Laelani talked about for at lest 15 minutes. I mean what kind of costumes where so interesting that you had to talk about them for that long of a time. After about 20 sighs and rolling my eyes about 900 times Laelani finally got it to change the subject. 6;47. Where was he? "So what exactly did he say," Laelani said, I guess she noticed me looking at my watch. "Well we went to the store I got some skittles and hot cheetos and then he told me that they had skittles and hot cheetos at the basketball game and he asked me if I was going I said maybe and he said that he might go to and I said ok then he said well if you do go maybe you could meet me at the food stands." I said. Laelani just nodded. "he was totally asking you out." "No he wasn't," Parker said. "Of course he was I mean look at the way he just brought it up he totally is in to you. I mean it was so obvious." Laelani said. "he just wanted to know if he was going not that big of a deal." Parker exclaimed. The argument lasted for at 10 to 100 minutes. "You guys the games over it's 7:00," I said. Both girls turned to me. "See it wasn't a date cause he isn't even here," Parker said. "Maybe he got into a car accident or maybe he forgot," Laelani said. "How can you forget to go on a date with a girl," Parker said. "Guys I'm goanna go to the bathroom for a while okay." I said walking away both girls not even noticing me. Of course I really wasn't going to the bathroom I was going outside to get away from them.
"I'm not trying to be mean but seriously she's not exactly my type of girl." "Oh you mean that Emma girl. Yeah I mean she's hot but she's a little to obvious." "No I mean yeah she's hot it's just she's just kind of boring." "Yeah she kinda is, but her friend...........hot." "You mean Laelani." "No I mean Laelani's been around the block at least 5 times. I mean Parker." "Yeah that's the kind of girl I want." "So you goanna ask her out." "Actually I kind of did." "Yeah. What'd she say?" "She said she's really into me but she's got a friend who kind of likes me to." "You know who that is." "Who." "Of course the new girl." "Oh yeah Emma."