I got up extra early so I could straighten my hair. Even though it was only Alan I felt that I should look really nice when I went to go and pick him up. I figured since we weren't walking then I could wear a skirt, plus in my opinion my legs are one of my best features. So after I showered and ate I took a whole 30 minutes to get my hair super straight. Then I walked into my closet and picked out my new skirt from Guess. I put it on and found a matching halter top and put it on and then I found my new sneakers. I stop one more time by my mirror and put on a little bit of make-up and checked that I looked ok. I walked into the garage and I started up my car, and drove off towards Alan's house.
When I reached his house he was waiting outside for me. He also looked very nice wearing jeans and a green polo. I pulled up and opened the passenger side door.
"You look nice, new shirt?"
"Nah just found it in the clean clothes. You look nice too." He jumped into the car and closed the door.
"We better hurry I don't have a class but don't you have a class?"
"Yah, I have choir your lucky you have 1st period free then you can be late if you want. I wish I had a free 1st period." We drove off discussing all of our classes and were at school just in time for the first bell to ring. I parked the car and got out setting off towards school yelling over my shoulder.
"See you in math!"
The day flew by again I ate lunch with Stanley, Rex and Alan. When Rex asked what we did when we walked home together yesterday we managed to tell him about Jason even though it was just Rex and we knew we could trust him neither of us could find the right words to explain what happened so we just said nothing happened after we were attacked by Jason and quickly changed the subject. We made plans for me to take all of the guys back to my house where we would "do homework" meaning we would do whatever we wanted until they had to go home for dinner. So when the last bell rang Alan and Rex came and waited out by my car they told me that Stanley had football practice and he couldn't come with us. So the three of us got into my Champaign SUV and we sped off towards my home.
Throughout the entire car ride and even when we first got into my house all Rex could talk about is how me and Alan were no longer fighting with each other constantly. He seemed to think that when he and Stanley stayed at school yesterday that me and Alan had had hooked up.
"Man I'm telling you I can always tell when there is romance in the air. Something happened! I'm like a booty-ologist I know these things. Both of you have an energy about you. That means you guys hooked up. So what happened I wanna know. You know you can't keep these things from me! So are you guys dating or something now? Rex was filled with energy that day and would not stop talking about how we would be the perfect couple. It wasn't until I asked if they were hungry did the awkward conversation stop.
"Are you guys hungry? I can go make some food or something." Alan jumped up ready for any excuse to get away from Rex's interrogations and followed me into the kitchen.
"You want help? I was ready to shoot him. Just because we aren't trying to kill each other that doesn't mean that we are getting married. Rex is my best friend but sometimes I just wanna…" Alan made a choking gesture with his hands.
"Ha! Yah he is awesome but I know what you mean. Hey, how I am sorry for the way I treated you." I busied myself with searching the cupboards for food.
"You're sorry? If anything I should be asking for forgiveness I was a dusch bag. I'm sorry. Lets be friends ok?"
"Yah good idea… ah ha!" I found some chips and salsa and brought them out to Rex and set them on the table in front of the couch.
"So what do you guys want to do? I mean I guess we could do some homework but it's not like we would really get anything done. We can watch a movie or something or we could go outside and play basketball. What do you think?" we sat and thought about that for a while.
"How about a movie, what ones do you have?" I got up and walked over to a box and brought it back into the T'V room here is all the ones we have sorry but were not entirely done with packing."
The boys went thought the box until they agreed on Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. So we sat on the couch and laughed at Harold and Kumar until Rex got a call on his cell phone from his mom telling him that he should come home for dinner.
"Well, thanks for having me over Raquel but I'm leaving you too alone do we need to have a safe sex talk?"
"SHUT-UP! Alan threw a pillow over and him and told him to get out.
"Ok I was just wondering I guess not but remember use protection!" With that he ran out of the door and down the street. I was lying on the floor laughing.
"I love Rex. He is awesome!" Alan just shook his head.
"So does this mean I should go home too?"
"No you don't have to unless you want to because your cousins probably won't be home right? I mean I am going to make dinner and you could have some of that if you want. But if you want to go home you can. I don't care although I should probably get some homework done. But we could do it together I mean we are taking the same courses."
"Uh…ok I am a little bit confused but I heard I could stay for dinner and I have never been one to pass up free food. So what are we making?"
"I was thinking either sandwiches or we could order pizza what do you want?"
"Either one I don't care."
"Hmmm…" I looked over at the clock. Its about six so maybe order pizza and then we can get started on homework and then just eat when it comes does that sound good?"
"Sounds great."
So we did math and Spanish and waited for the pizza to come. We laughed over Ms. Matlox our math teacher and how she always yelled when she talked about completing the square. And we laughed at how when you conjugate some of the verbs in Spanish they sounded like pussy and other very inappropriate things. But when the pizza finally came Alan jumped up and offered to help me pay but I turned him down and said it was nothing and that I was going to order pizza even if he wasn't here and he could just help me eat it.
After pizza we worked on science. This was by far my worse subject but Alan was persistent in making sure that I understood the life cycle of the clam and how it reproduced. Before we knew it, it was eight o'clock and my mom came home from St. Louis.
"Raquel where are you? Come and help me with these bags!" I got up and walked over to my mom and helped her bring in the groceries. Then I introduced her to Alan.
"Mom this is Alan he goes to school with me and is in some of the same classes with me." I turned to Alan "This is my mom forgive her she is a little crazy sometimes."
"I am not crazy I am just myself and I'm sorry if you think that is crazy. She winked at Alan and hugged him. I am glad Raquel is making friends. You can call me April." Then she walked away and started eating the pizza we had ordered earlier.
"Raquel you know this Alan boy is very polite and cute I like him. He should come by more often. I notice you guys were alone…"
"Well my other friend Rex was here but he had to go home for dinner but Alan lives with his cousins and they weren't going to be home so he ate here and we worked on homework."
"Oh I see so when Rex left did he give you guys the safe sex talk?" She laughed and said she was kidding when I looked offended. "Don't worry hunny I was only joking. Don't take it so seriously it was a joke!" Well I am sorry that I was gone for your first day but tell me all about it. Are people nice? It looks like you are already meeting boys so that is a nice way to start off a new school year."
Alan turned to me and said that he would leave me and my mom to talk and that he should be getting home he didn't want his cousins to worry about him and wondered if we were walking or driving to school tomorrow. I said I would be happy to drive and he said that he would tell the guys. So he packed up his things thanked me and my mom for letting him come over and left. It was just me and my mom we giggled about boys and how weird people were in Missouri until eleven when I said I was tired and I went to bed. I actually wasn't tired but I wanted to call my best friend back home. Ariella was the best friend I had ever had. I ran upstairs and dialed her number. We talked about everything and told each other how much we miss the other. Then the topic of boys came up.
"So are the Missouri boys as cute as the Minnesota boys?"
"No, although there are some cute ones I am beginning to appreciate the Minnesota boys more. Although there is the one guy but I don't like him or anything were just friends. But he is cute. But it would be gross to like date him or something."
"Oh! A boy tell him all about him what is his name what does he look like? Is he a gentleman or is he a bad boy? Details! Details!"
"Well, his name is Alan and he is just over six feet tall and he has the most gorgeous chocolate eyes and he has matching dark brown hair. And he is ripped! I saw him without my shirt oh holy crap Ariella you should have flipped a biscuit!"
"Wait you have known him for three days and he is already taking his clothes off for you. Do we need to have the safe sex talk?"
"I wish people would stop saying that! Were friends I mean he pissed me off to no end when I first met him. But then this guy was messing with me and Alan just kicked his ass. Well I got kinda scraped up but he was bleeding too and then we ran away and I stayed at his house and he helped me stop bleeding and stuff and then I don't know we just started to appreciate each other and now we don't fight as much."
"Ah that is so cute! He saved your life and now you're falling in love!"
"I am not falling in love that's so gross!"
"Raquel listen to yourself you like him. The way you talk about him you talk like he is your boyfriend! You like him admit it! Plus it sounds like he is a good guy to like I say you go for it. But hey I need to go to sleep but call me again soon and tell me how things are going between the two of you! Good night love!"
Ariella hung up the phone and I got into bed.
Do I really like Alan? How weird would that be? He doesn't like me though, although Rex did say he thought I was cute. But there is a difference between cute and like. I never thought I would be thinking these things. But Ariella is right I do talk like he is my boyfriend. Oh my god! I do like him! What is going on? 48 hours ago I wanted to kill him and now I have a crush on him. Maybe I am just going crazy who knows. I wonder if he is thinking the same thing…
