Second Generation
Not What I Expected
"Yeah," I said in what I hoped was a calm cool voice."Go on,"
"Um, I was wondering if you could, um, help me with my Math. I'm not doing so well,"he said looking at the floor.
"Oh,"I said a little dissapointed. Then I realized that would mean time ALONE with him..."OK," I said smiling a little.
He looked up."Really?" he said looking surprised.
"Sure,"I said smiling more confidently.
"How about tonight?"he asked.
"Ok, where do you want to meet?"
"Um, maybe my house, or yours?"
I thought for a minute. "Um, my house."My mom would never let my go to a guys house before she met him AND approved him. She's SO over protective.
"Ok, so I'll see you when?"
"7:00"
"Ok, bye," he walked in the other direction and waved. I sighed. No invite. But there still was 2 days...
"BRRRRRIINNNGGGG" My thoughts were interuppted by the late bell. "Oh ----!" I swore aloud. I ran down the hall to the math classroom. It was taught by a really weird teacher, Mr. Talles. He didn't like me, but I still did really well.
I knocked on the door. Muffled talking stopped. Mr. Talles opened the door. "Well, who do we have here? Melissa? Late?"
"I'm sorry Mr. Talles, I was arranging to tutor someone." he looked at me with his bulgy eyes.
"Wait in the hall I will bring you your work later." and he shut the door in my face. So much for that!
I sat down at the desk outside the door and pulled out my book,'After Hamelin' by Bill Richardson. It was really good. Just as I was getting into it, the door swung open. Mr. Talles put a thick wad of papers on the desk with "Due Tuesday!" marked on it with red ink. He went back into the room.
I stared at the math work for a moment, then got to work.
~*~*~*~LUNCH~*~*~*~
"Hey guys," I said as I walked to our usual table in the cafeteria.
"Hey!" Ashley said, sliding over to make room. Jamie and Lindsay were there, along with Matt, Ricky, and Justin. Just then, Leah walked into the cafeteria with Torsten, laughing. Justin gagged.
"Hey!" he said nudging his buddy as the two sat down."You're hooked up now I hear."
Torsten playfully punched Justin in the arm. "Yes." he said confidently. The whole table laughed, and Leah blushed and took a big bite out of her sandwich.
"Wanna catch a chick flick tonight?" Jamie asked the us.
Ashley and Lindsay nodded."Sure," Leah said with her mouth full.
"Sorry," I said,"I can't."
"Baby sitting again?" Lindsay asked.
I shook my head. "Better. Tutoring."
Matt looked disgusted. "Why would you want to tutor anyone?"
"Who is it?"Ashley asked.
"Mark," I said trying not to blush. I smiled a bit anyways.
"Ooohhh." they said.
"Missa and Mark-y sittin in a tree, K-I-S-S-" Ricky started, immature as always. I leaned over and smacked him. Not really hard, just enough to make him stop.
"Well, I gotta go," I said finishing my apple. "Mr. Talles gave me a LOAD of homework, cuz I was late for his class. It's due tomorrow, and I have to finish before tonight."
"See ya," Leah waved. I started off to the library.
~*~*~*~6:30~*~*~*~
"So who are you tutoring?" my mom asked as I helped clean up the kitchen after dinner.
"Mark Kaye," I said.
"Oh. Well, you stay in the den. I'll keep your sisters from bothering you. There's some Ripple potato chips in the pantry if you're hungry."
"Thanks mom," I said, surprised she was being so cool about it.
"Can I go now?" I asked as I put the last of the dishes into the dishwasher.
Mom nodded.
I went into my room, and turned on my Leanne Rimes CD. I started putting on lip gloss, when there was a knock on my bedroom door.
"Come in," I yelled.
Miranda opened the door, an empty CD case in hand."Have you seen my Alegria CD?" she asked. Alegria was a Cirque du Soleil show. She had the soundtrack.
"No," I said looking around at my semi-clean room,"Look in your discman."
"I can't find that either,"she admitted.
I sighed, and stood up. "I'll help you look, but only for a minute."
"Thank you!" she said bouncing on her toes.
We walked into her room. "No wonder you can't find anything! Your rooms a MESS!" I exclaimed, nearly stepping on a necklace.
I waded through the mess, overturning just about everything. Finally, I picked up a book, and underneath it was her sliver discman. I popped it open, and there was her CD.
"Found it," I said handing it to her.
"Thank you so much!" she said.
"You're welcome." I went back to my room. I danced around a bit, and read a little, trying to pass the time. Finally, the door bell rang.
"I'll get it!" I hollered. I ran down the stairs, but Mailee'd beat me to it. She looked up at Mark.
"Hi. What do you want?" she asked.
"Mailee!" I grabbed her hand, and pulled her away from the door,"sorry about her. Come in."
Mark walked in, and as he was taking off his shoes, I whispered to Mailee,"Go play!" she ran into the playroom.
"Let's get started," I said to him,"Did you bring your books?"
"Yup," he said handing me his Math 9 textbook. It was bookmarked. I opened it.
"Fractions. Ok."
We worked for a good hour. Finally, I think he was starting to understand it.
"Um," he said. "How much should I pay you?"
"Pay?" I asked startled."Well, I didn't really think about that. How about 4 bucks?"
"Ok," he said digging in his wallet. He handed me the money.
"Hey, I was wondering, are you going to the dance?"I asked trying hard not to stutter.
"Yeah, I think so." silence. Awkward silence. Yay.
"Me to." more silence.
"Do you maybe want to go together?" he asked after a moment.
I looked at him, trying not to scream.
"Ok," I said, smiling in what I hoped was a flirty way.
"Cool." he said. He started picking up his books"Thanks,"he said.
"No problem," I said softly. I was on Cloud 9!!
He left, and I ran up to my room and grabbed my purple phone and started dialing Leah's number. I stopped, remembering she was at the movies. With all my good friends. Yippee. I decided to wait and phone her at about 9:30.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Hope you liked it! Did I give you enough this time? LOL. Um, Reviews are always appreciated, and I don't mind critisism. Any ideas are also welcome. Thanx!
MayRae
Not What I Expected
"Yeah," I said in what I hoped was a calm cool voice."Go on,"
"Um, I was wondering if you could, um, help me with my Math. I'm not doing so well,"he said looking at the floor.
"Oh,"I said a little dissapointed. Then I realized that would mean time ALONE with him..."OK," I said smiling a little.
He looked up."Really?" he said looking surprised.
"Sure,"I said smiling more confidently.
"How about tonight?"he asked.
"Ok, where do you want to meet?"
"Um, maybe my house, or yours?"
I thought for a minute. "Um, my house."My mom would never let my go to a guys house before she met him AND approved him. She's SO over protective.
"Ok, so I'll see you when?"
"7:00"
"Ok, bye," he walked in the other direction and waved. I sighed. No invite. But there still was 2 days...
"BRRRRRIINNNGGGG" My thoughts were interuppted by the late bell. "Oh ----!" I swore aloud. I ran down the hall to the math classroom. It was taught by a really weird teacher, Mr. Talles. He didn't like me, but I still did really well.
I knocked on the door. Muffled talking stopped. Mr. Talles opened the door. "Well, who do we have here? Melissa? Late?"
"I'm sorry Mr. Talles, I was arranging to tutor someone." he looked at me with his bulgy eyes.
"Wait in the hall I will bring you your work later." and he shut the door in my face. So much for that!
I sat down at the desk outside the door and pulled out my book,'After Hamelin' by Bill Richardson. It was really good. Just as I was getting into it, the door swung open. Mr. Talles put a thick wad of papers on the desk with "Due Tuesday!" marked on it with red ink. He went back into the room.
I stared at the math work for a moment, then got to work.
~*~*~*~LUNCH~*~*~*~
"Hey guys," I said as I walked to our usual table in the cafeteria.
"Hey!" Ashley said, sliding over to make room. Jamie and Lindsay were there, along with Matt, Ricky, and Justin. Just then, Leah walked into the cafeteria with Torsten, laughing. Justin gagged.
"Hey!" he said nudging his buddy as the two sat down."You're hooked up now I hear."
Torsten playfully punched Justin in the arm. "Yes." he said confidently. The whole table laughed, and Leah blushed and took a big bite out of her sandwich.
"Wanna catch a chick flick tonight?" Jamie asked the us.
Ashley and Lindsay nodded."Sure," Leah said with her mouth full.
"Sorry," I said,"I can't."
"Baby sitting again?" Lindsay asked.
I shook my head. "Better. Tutoring."
Matt looked disgusted. "Why would you want to tutor anyone?"
"Who is it?"Ashley asked.
"Mark," I said trying not to blush. I smiled a bit anyways.
"Ooohhh." they said.
"Missa and Mark-y sittin in a tree, K-I-S-S-" Ricky started, immature as always. I leaned over and smacked him. Not really hard, just enough to make him stop.
"Well, I gotta go," I said finishing my apple. "Mr. Talles gave me a LOAD of homework, cuz I was late for his class. It's due tomorrow, and I have to finish before tonight."
"See ya," Leah waved. I started off to the library.
~*~*~*~6:30~*~*~*~
"So who are you tutoring?" my mom asked as I helped clean up the kitchen after dinner.
"Mark Kaye," I said.
"Oh. Well, you stay in the den. I'll keep your sisters from bothering you. There's some Ripple potato chips in the pantry if you're hungry."
"Thanks mom," I said, surprised she was being so cool about it.
"Can I go now?" I asked as I put the last of the dishes into the dishwasher.
Mom nodded.
I went into my room, and turned on my Leanne Rimes CD. I started putting on lip gloss, when there was a knock on my bedroom door.
"Come in," I yelled.
Miranda opened the door, an empty CD case in hand."Have you seen my Alegria CD?" she asked. Alegria was a Cirque du Soleil show. She had the soundtrack.
"No," I said looking around at my semi-clean room,"Look in your discman."
"I can't find that either,"she admitted.
I sighed, and stood up. "I'll help you look, but only for a minute."
"Thank you!" she said bouncing on her toes.
We walked into her room. "No wonder you can't find anything! Your rooms a MESS!" I exclaimed, nearly stepping on a necklace.
I waded through the mess, overturning just about everything. Finally, I picked up a book, and underneath it was her sliver discman. I popped it open, and there was her CD.
"Found it," I said handing it to her.
"Thank you so much!" she said.
"You're welcome." I went back to my room. I danced around a bit, and read a little, trying to pass the time. Finally, the door bell rang.
"I'll get it!" I hollered. I ran down the stairs, but Mailee'd beat me to it. She looked up at Mark.
"Hi. What do you want?" she asked.
"Mailee!" I grabbed her hand, and pulled her away from the door,"sorry about her. Come in."
Mark walked in, and as he was taking off his shoes, I whispered to Mailee,"Go play!" she ran into the playroom.
"Let's get started," I said to him,"Did you bring your books?"
"Yup," he said handing me his Math 9 textbook. It was bookmarked. I opened it.
"Fractions. Ok."
We worked for a good hour. Finally, I think he was starting to understand it.
"Um," he said. "How much should I pay you?"
"Pay?" I asked startled."Well, I didn't really think about that. How about 4 bucks?"
"Ok," he said digging in his wallet. He handed me the money.
"Hey, I was wondering, are you going to the dance?"I asked trying hard not to stutter.
"Yeah, I think so." silence. Awkward silence. Yay.
"Me to." more silence.
"Do you maybe want to go together?" he asked after a moment.
I looked at him, trying not to scream.
"Ok," I said, smiling in what I hoped was a flirty way.
"Cool." he said. He started picking up his books"Thanks,"he said.
"No problem," I said softly. I was on Cloud 9!!
He left, and I ran up to my room and grabbed my purple phone and started dialing Leah's number. I stopped, remembering she was at the movies. With all my good friends. Yippee. I decided to wait and phone her at about 9:30.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Hope you liked it! Did I give you enough this time? LOL. Um, Reviews are always appreciated, and I don't mind critisism. Any ideas are also welcome. Thanx!
MayRae