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"Halley, wait up!" Mike called as I darted from the room.
"What do you want?" I was getting annoyed by his persistency.
"You know how to make a guy feel welcome." Mike scratched his neck. I had caught on that he did that when he was nervous.
"So I've been told." I waited for him to say something; anything, "And we're still here why?"
"Well, I'm new and all and I was wondering if maybe you could show me around town or something like that." Mike now focused his hands on his books.
"Um, I really don't know about that." I scanned the crowd for Macon or Scarlett or anyone who could save me.
"Well here's my number and call me when you do know about it." Mike handed her a crumbled piece of paper and walked away.
How come I got myself in all these messes? Last year I could barely get a date and now that I have Macon everybody wants me! Well not everyone but someone other than Macon. It was crazy how this whole dating thing. I guess it's true that you want what you can't have.
Just like clockwork, Mike leaves, Macon comes. Macon was always good with bad timing.
"Hey Halley." Macon slipped his hand into mine as we walked down the hallway.
"Hey yourself." I said back, mad that he wasn't there to save me from Mike.
"What's the matter with you?" Macon squeezed my hand a bit.
"Hello, it's the first day of school. What else would be the matter with me?" I looked deep into his eyes.
"I told you we should've skipped." Macon was right. If we would've skipped I wouldn't have met Mike and be feeling guilty.
"Alright next time." Macon eyed me, "I promise."
"That's why I like you so much Halley." Macon paused, maybe for effect, "You're not like all the other girls."
"What am I like one of the guys?" I smiled slightly at him. He always knew the right things to say.
"No you're just not a regular girl." He tried to explain himself.
"Was that supposed to be a compliment calling me an irregular girl?" I stopped and leaned up against a wall of lockers.
"That's not what I said." Macon's eyebrow did that little arch thing that it always seemed to do when he smiled.
"Yes you did." I was going to get him on this one, "You said I'm not a regular girl. Not being regular means I'm irregular."
"Shut up Martin." Macon leaned in and kissed me.
"Don't tell me to shut up, Forrester, I'm not a regular girl remember." I kissed back. Whenever we kissed moments of our happiness would play like a silent movie in my head. I just wished I could be this happy all the time.
"Alright my irregular girl, let's get to class." Macon grabbed my hand and pulled me off the wall.
"Are you feeling alright?" I felt his head with the palm of my hand, "Macon Forrester wants to go to class?"
"Well that's because second period I've got science with you." Macon smiled widely.
"That's why I like you Macon," I paused just like he had, "You're not a regular guy."
"Thank you," Macon smiled wider, "All my hard work of trying to be irregular has paid off."
"Shut up Macon." I said through my giggles. Another thing about Macon was that he could always make me laugh. No matter what the situation or problem of the day he still knew how to make me laugh.
"Make me." Macon said as he rounded the corner and disappeared into our classroom.
"Are you sure you want that?" I said running in behind him. He had set a little reserved sign of the desk next to him, "Saving that seat for someone?"
"As a matter of fact I am." Macon wiped away his smile and tried to be serious.
"And who might that seat be saved for?" I leaned against the desk he had claimed for his own.
"Well there's this irregular girl that I really like but I don't see her yet." Macon pretended to look around the room for what was right in front of him.
"Well I've been told I'm an irregular girl. Does that help you on your search?" I slid onto his lap. It was funny that I would have never done anything like what I do with Macon last year. I wouldn't have kissed him in the halls or sit in his lap. What was getting into me?
"I guess you can sit there if you're an irregular girl." Macon sighed heavily and tickled my sides which cause me to jump up.
"Macon Forrester don't you ever-"I pointed my finger in his face. I couldn't finish my sentence because he kissed me. It was just a quick peck but it was so spontaneous and unexpected it just blew me away.
"Halley, hey." A voice said behind me as I stood there still stunned. Macon looked satisfied with my reaction and had turned to a friend of his that I didn't know real well but his ears shot up when he heard that voice.
"Mike, hi." I said snapping out of my trance. Could this day get any worse?
"Didn't know you'd be in this class." Mike said. He wasn't fidgeting or sifting his weight now which I found strange.
"Well I am." I said coldly and sat in my seat fiddling with the little reserved sign.
"Well I'm glad you are." Mike said with a quirky smile. I had to admit he was cute in a preppy kind of way. He looked like he just stepped out of an Abercrombie billboard.
"Well I'm so glad you're glad." I replied sarcastically.
"Mind if I sit here?" He pointed to the desk behind me.
"It's a free country." I wished Macon would turn back around and talk to me.
"So how'd you get a reserved seat?" Mike tried to start a conversation.
"I saved it for her." Macon finally realized that this guy was talking to me.
"How nice." Mike disregarded Macon's comment and turned back to me.
"I thought so." I smiled at Macon.
"Yeah so about showing me around, have you thought about it yet?" Mike asked leaning across his desk.
"You're going to show him around?" Macon questioned me getting real low and serious.
"No, I mean, I don't know." I began to stumble. I had never been in a position like this.
"I'm talking to her not you." Mike turned his body so it faced more toward me than Macon.
"Well I'm talking to her." Macon glared at me.
"Guys stop now." I said beginning to feel sick to my stomach.
"Halley, explain please." Macon said calmly.
"Why does she have to answer to you?" Mike was getting angry.
"Because she's my girlfriend." Macon was clenching his fists ready to jump on this guy.
"So being you're girlfriend means I have to answer to you?" I was livid now. I wanted to beat them up.
"Good one dude." Mike laughed.
"And you, I'm nothing to you. I don't want to talk to you or show you around. Just leave me alone!" I picked up my books and ran out of the classroom. Love had proved itself again to just ruin everything.
"Halley, wait up!" Macon said following me out the door, "I'm sorry. That guy was just rubbing me the wrong way."
"I can't deal with this right now Macon." I paced around the hallway trying to calm myself down.
"I didn't mean to hurt you Halley. I didn't mean what I said." Macon paced with me.
"Then why'd you say it. I'm not your property okay. I can do whatever I want." I dropped my books on the floor and slid down the lockers.
"I said it because I don't want to lose you." Macon slid down next to me, "I think I love you Halley."