Chapter 18- Love Letters
"You have a problem with me?" Charlie growled.
"What's going on here?" Chase asked quickly walking towards Zoey, Sawyer and Charlie. He quickly stepped in front on Zoey, blocking her from Charlie.
"You better watch out…and tell your friend Logan to stay away from my girlfriend or I will snap him half like a twig." Charlie threatened.
Sawyer opened his mouth to speak.
But Zoey placed her hand over his mouth.
Charlie sneered back at him. "Your lucky Zoey was standing right there or I would've flattened your face."
Sawyer pulled down Zoey's hand from his mouth. "What's your problem dude? Why are you always angry, and what do you have against Logan and me."
"I hate you because you and Logan walk around like your ten feet tall thinking you'll are better than everyone else. And Logan has a crush on my girl. Let him try and get close to her…"
"You don't own Dana," Sawyer said.
Charlie's face turned almost purple, "I wasn't going to kill you, but you talk to much boy."
"Hey," Chase stood in front of Charlie blocking access to both Zoey and Sawyer. What was he doing? Yes, he would stand up for Zoey regardless, but Sawyer? Charlie was after Sawyer not Zoey.
Charlie sneered down at him, "You want to get beat up too?"
"No!" Zoey yelled at the top of her lungs.
Charlie looked at her surprised.
Zoey reached for Chase's shirt and pulled him away from Charlie. "Leave my friends alone,"
Charlie clenched his jaw and then walked off.
Zoey shook her head as she watched him walk away. She then turned around to Chase and Sawyer. "Do you guys have a death wish?"
"C'mon Zoey, he's obviously trying to intimidate me. I'm not going to just sit around while he threatens, me, you, and Logan."
Zoey sighed, "And Chase…"
"I wasn't going to let him hurt you…I mean we both know what he can do."
Sawyer raised an eyebrow. What was Chase talking about?
"So then why would you get in front of him. If he started attacking you then I would've had to jump in. And you know he would've beat me up in seconds." Zoey said flatly.
"Not on my watch," Sawyer said
A teacher walked down the hallways towards them "Do you three have hall passes?"
Zoey, Chase, and Sawyer waved their hall passes.
"Okay, well get to where you are going too," She said crossing her arms.
"I'll see you at lunch Zoey, your going to sit with me right?"
Zoey turned to Chase. She ate with Chase, Dana, Michael, and Nicole everyday.
Sawyer smiled back at her, "No worries, I'll see you at soccer tryouts."
"Okay," Zoey said.
"Are you going to eat with us still?" Chase asked.
Zoey nodded, "Of course,"
The teacher stifled a yawn, "My cup noodles would be ready by now,"
"Oh sorry," Zoey apologized.
"We have to find out what Charlie is up to soon, he's getting worse Zoey,"
Zoey glanced at the teacher cautiously.
"I believe my Maury has started…the topic today is I cheated on my baby's daddy with his brother and I don't know who the daddy is…can you two wrap this up and go to your destinations."
"Wasn't that the topic for the last three days?" Chase asked.
The teacher nodded, "Yes, but Latishinida and Hazel are returning for the 5th time, and they think they have finally found their baby daddies."
"Okay, Chase, I'll see you later." Zoey said.
"At lunch, or soccer?"
"Both," Zoey answered.
Chase smiled back at her, "Bye Zoey,"
Zoey headed down the hallway, and turned the corner.
Someone grabbed her. Zoey opened her mouth to scream, but Sawyer silenced her with a kiss. Zoey ran her hands through his hair, and then placed her hands on his shoulders. "Bad boy,"
Sawyer grinned, "Is it a sin to steal a kiss?"
"No, I just…"
"I'm finished," Sawyer said.
"Okay well I will see you later."
"Bye Sunshine," Sawyer said walking off.
Zoey leaned against the lockers, and then touched Sawyer's key around her neck.
"Oh wow," Nicole said.
Zoey turned to Nicole stunned. Her mouth dropped to the floor. "Um…hey,"
"I saw that kiss between you and Sawyer…I thought you liked Chase?"
"I do…"
"But you like Sawyer too," Nicole finished.
Zoey had to bite her tongue to keep from spitting out that she was dating him. "Your not mad at me?"
"Of course not, I have moved on. Like a…" Nicole paused.
Zoey tilted her head to the side, "Like a what?"
"Um…name a bird."
"A cardinal?" Zoey replied.
"Yeah, like a cardinal I have flied on…" Nicole thought it over, "Um…I'm not sure if that made sense…but I can't think about it now, in a matter of fact I can't think at all because I have to save my brain power."
"Really?" Zoey asked confused.
Nicole nodded, "Yeah, I am going to tutor Jordan so I have to catch up on some reading,"
"I've never seen you read,"
"Because I don't." Nicole said with a laugh.
"Well then how are you going to catch Jordan up?" Zoey asked.
Nicole shrugged, "That's a secondary issue…my first issue is getting cute for him. After I pick out the perfect outfit I'll…"
"Read?" Zoey added in.
Nicole stared back at Zoey in shock and with wide eyes, "Read, Um…No. I am going to go to Jack and get tutored by him."
"Do you think Jack has time to catch you up on eight different readings?"
"Jack's smart," Nicole said with a nod.
"She finally found her baby's daddy!" The same teacher yelled from the teachers lounge.
Nicole giggled, "What's that all about,"
"She's watching Maury,"
"Oh, that explains it all," Nicole said.
"Well I have to get back to Food Nutrition so I'll catch you later," Zoey said.
Nicole latched onto Zoey's arm, "Zoey, what about Chase?"
"What do you mean?" Zoey asked with a shaky voice.
"You have to tell him about you and Sawyer. He likes you so much and…" Before Nicole could finish the same teacher stepped out of the lounge.
"Catch ya later Nicole!" Zoey said quickly disappearing into the bathroom.
Nicole stared back at the teacher awkwardly, "Um…Hi,"
"Get to class," She growled.
"Oh, okay!" Nicole started to run back to her class, and then paused when she saw Jordan stepping out of their class. She stopped and started to walk slowly. "Where are you going to?"
"The Library to pick up the books I have to read, do you want to come and help me?"
"Yes!" Nicole exclaimed.
Jordan smiled, "Okay, the teacher gave me a list, but he talks so monotone I got bored halfway in…and started to tune him out."
Nicole giggled, "He's so boring, In a matter of fact I used to love catching up on my Z's in his class."
"Why not anymore,"
"Well," Nicole said glancing back at Jordan with a smile.
"Well what? Did he put some extra pep into his…"
"No, I don't think he even knows what that word means. He is all about the boring and dull, kill the students slowly approach."
Jordan smiled, "I see, so why aren't you bored anymore,"
"Well, because I um…I found a cute guy to drool…I mean think about."
Jordan nodded, "Well…okay, what about class?"
"I um…I can manage my thoughts and daydreaming and class at the same time. I have a…knack for um…balancing things."
"Really?"
"Yeah, of course." Nicole said nervously.
"Well let's go to the library so we can get the books,"
"What books?"
"The ones that you are going to help me get caught up on."
"Oh yeah those, you go on ahead to the library and I'll meet you there." Nicole said.
"Okay," Jordan headed towards the library.
As soon as he was out of hearing range, she whipped out her cell phone.
(Break)
Jack watched as Quinn tried to make some sleeping pills for him. He raised an eyebrow as she mixed a blue liquid with an odd green one. "Is this healthy?"
Quinn smiled back at Jack sweetly, "I would never try and hurt you cupcake,"
Jack rested against his bed. He closed his eyes. His mom's lifeless eyes appeared in his thoughts. Jack sat up weakly and then crossed his arms over his legs. "Quinn, thanks for staying with me,"
Quinn leaned forward to kiss the top of his head, "Don't mention it, one final shake and your sleeping pills will be ready,"
Jack wiped at his eyes, "But Quinn…it's liquid."
"If it works correctly it will metabolize into pills on the third shake. This blasted thing better work,"
Jack's cell phone vibrated, he tiredly reached for it. Hoping it was anybody but his dad. Jack's eyes lit up when he realized it was Nicole. Jack clicked talk.
"Hi Nicole,"
"Hey Jack, are you okay?" She asked.
"Well…" Jack started.
"Jack, I am so sorry. I don't mean to cut you off but I need a VIFty really quick!"
"VIFty?" Jack asked.
"Very Important Favor…with a t..y..added on to make it sound cuter," Nicole chirped.
Jack nodded, "Sure," He looked at his drawn curtains sadly.
"There is this really cute guy in my English class, and I offered to help him get caught up in English, but one problem I'm not even caught up."
"So you need my help?" Jack asked in defeat.
"Uh huh, I hate reading and I know I can't do it by myself."
"Sure Nicole," Jack said lifelessly.
"Oh thank you so much Jack! I love you," Nicole squealed.
Jack looked down sadly. He still liked her a little bit, but he couldn't worry about that now. He had too many other things going on right now.
"Do you want to meet up? How about the library?"
Nicole gasped, "God No, that place is filled with thick books and guys that aren't even cute…well except for Jordan,"
"So then we'll meet at the Cyber Bean later,"
"Okay, and one more favor…do you know the books we have read this semester?"
"Yeah, do you have a pencil?"
"No,"
"You don't?"
"No, for what?" Nicole asked.
"To take notes Nicole,"
Nicole laughed. "Notes, I um…don't take those."
"Okay, well your going to have too remember the eight books."
"Eight!" Nicole said in shock.
Jack laid down on his bed and turned to the wall.
Quinn tried shaking the liquid. "Jimminy Crickets! Good for nothing piece of crap! You were supposed to metabolize into pills."
Jack closed his eyes, "Nicole, we had to read five short stories…"
"What's that?" Nicole asked.
"A short story is just that…"
"Okay, what are there names, are they all in the same book, and by chance are any of them about clothes, makeup and guys?"
"No, they all take place in the fourteenth century."
"Was there even make-up or clothes then…or even people. Weren't the dinosaurs around then?"
Jack reopened his eyes. He couldn't do this right now. He didn't want to help Nicole win some other guy, and not to mention everything he was going through. Jack mentally saw his mom's hand dropping and then the sheet being pulled over her face. "Nicole, I'm sorry but I have to go."
"Jack…"
Before Nicole could finish Jack clicked his cell phone off. He felt horrible for cutting Nicole off but he just wanted to be by himself.
"Bad news the pills seem to be stuck in a liquid mode do you still want to try them?"
"No Quinn," Jack said crawling under his covers.
Quinn pouted. "Do you want to do something fun like collect hair samples and work on cloning humans?"
"No, I just want to be by myself, Sorry Quinn,"
(Break)
Rain poured down, Lightning pierced the sky.
Chase was running after the purse snatcher. He was going to catch him, and get back Zoey's purse.
"Chase stop!" Zoey screamed after him.
Chase was going to be her hero tonight. He could do it. As lightning illuminated the roaring waves of the Pacific in the back, Chase pushed harder.
Lightning crashed again as he rested his eyes on the culprit. Heroically he lunged forward and caught the purse snatcher's jacket.
Shocked he dropped Zoey's purse to the slick boardwalk and then turned to Chase with his fist balled and ready to attack. Chase's eyes widened and dodged a punch to the face, Chase then grabbed his fist, and then raised his other fist to punch the purse snatcher in the face.
His head went backwards, and he held up his hands in the air. "Okay, I give up! You can keep the purse." He then took off running.
Zoey ran over to Chase. "Chase, I can't believe you ran after him."
Chase bent down to pick up Zoey's damp purse and then handed it to her.
"Your such a hero…you're my hero," Zoey wrapped her arms around Chase and pulled him into a kiss.
The rain started to pound harder.
Chase smiled in satisfaction. As he tasted Zoey's succulent lips.
(Break)
Chase placed down his pencil, and smiled down at his notebook. He was liking this story already. Chase placed his hand against his cheek and stared out dreamily…too bad it wasn't sunny outside…and he still had to tryout for soccer in the rain. But then again that was okay, because he had kissed Zoey in the pouring rain. Well at least in his story. Chase closed his eyes, and thought about holding Zoey close. It was cold outside so he could see her breath in the air, her nose was red, and she was shaking. He wanted to keep her warm, so he leaned forward. Their lips touched, and it seemed as if everything turned warm. Chase smiled, as he thought about kissing Zoey.
"Excuse me Chase,"
Chase opened his eyes. Umm…the whole class was looking back at him with expressions of amusement. "Hey everybody," He said nervously.
"Are you okay?" The teacher asked.
Chase closed his notebook, "Of course…I'm fine."
"Well I would appreciate it if you stopped making those noises."
Chase's eyes widened. He was making noises. Oh No. "Um…what kind of noises."
The teacher looked around the class, "I…you know the, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, noises."
Chase felt his cheeks grow red.
A kid looked at him and laughed, "Who's the special girl?"
Chase closed his eyes and looked down at his closed notebook, "I'm sorry about that."
"That's okay," The teacher said returning back to his lecture.
Chase looked up from his notebook, a couple of students were still looking back at him oddly, but most of them had turned around. Chase looked towards the hallway, he smiled as Zoey walked past.
(Break)
Zoey sat back down in her Food Nutrition class. Nicole's words were still fresh in her mind. Nicole thought she should tell Chase about Sawyer and her relationship. Zoey tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She didn't want Chase to know.
Zoey glanced down at a piece of paper sticking from her notebook. She raised an eyebrow. Who was this from? Zoey opened the paper.
Hey Sunshine,
I guess you figured out who this is. My nickname for you gave me away in a second. I just wanted to say that I need your help with something. I am such a bad artist…but in my art class, we have to paint a still life, of something special to us. I thought about it, and I was going to paint my guitar…but how boring right. So I sat down and spaced out…like I love to do, but anyways it came to me. Your special to me, and I want to ask you if you'll be my study. After all you are a whole lot better to look at than a guitar.
Love, forever and forever Sawyer
Zoey smiled. Of course she would be Sawyer's study.
Dana got up and sat down next to Zoey.
Zoey quickly placed the letter back in her notebook.
"Not like I care or anything but do you like Logan?" Dana asked.
Zoey stared back at Dana in surprise. "No Dana,"
"Okay, because you already got Sawyer and Chase."
Zoey looked down.
"That's all I wanted to know," Dana glanced up front at Logan, who was showing off in front of Ms. Sugars."
Zoey smiled back at Dana, "If you like him so much you should tell him…and dump Charlie."
Dana nodded in agreement, "I am going to dump Charlie, but I'm not telling Logan anything."
Zoey sighed in relief, "Your going to dump Charlie."
Dana nodded, "Yeah, he's been acting really sporadic lately, and I don't have time to deal with that."
"Good," Zoey replied.
"Is there something your not telling me Zoey?" Dana asked.
"No," Zoey replied. If Dana was breaking up with Charlie then there was no need for her to know what she and Chase saw last night.
"I'm going to break him and Kate up," Dana said glancing up front at Logan.
"What?" Zoey asked surprised.
"He doesn't like her, I am going to find a way to break them up."
"Dana," Zoey scolded.
"What, I'm not going to do anything directly. I am going to make him notice me more. More flirting…basically I am going to beat him at his own game."
"Dana, games don't work…"
"Your playing them." Dana replied.
Zoey looked down, "I'm not…"
"Yeah okay," Dana said.
"Logan would you like to call someone up to help you?" Ms. Sugars asked sitting down.
"Actually I would…Dana, can you help me?" Logan asked.
Dana looked up front startled, "Are you kidding me? I am wearing…"
"Zoey?" Logan said.
Dana quickly stood up, "I'll be your assistant."
Logan smiled as Dana approached him. "A little eager aren't we?"
"Pass me an apron," Dana said.
Logan glanced over at Ms. Sugars, she reached for an apron and then handed it to Logan. Logan then gave Dana the apron. She snatched it without saying thank you.
"What do you need me to do?" Dana asked.
"Stir in the nuts," Logan said.
"Excuse me?"
Logan pointed to the walnuts next to the bowl of brownie mix he was mixing. "Those nuts Dana,"
"Oh yeah," Dana gave a nervous smile to the class. Half of the students were sleeping or daydreaming, so it didn't matter. Dana opened the walnuts and then started to pour them into the mix. "Is that all you need?"
Logan glanced up at Dana and smiled, "My hand is getting tired, could you stir for me."
"Do I look like your slave?" Dana growled.
Logan smiled but remained silent. "You know you want to be,"
Dana pushed Logan. "Shut up,"
"You," Logan retorted.
Dana reached for the spoon, grabbing Logan's hand in the process.
"Oww, why are you giving me the death grip?" He asked.
"Move," Dana said pushing him aside.
"Why?" Logan asked.
"Because your going to screw up the brownies." Dana retorted.
Logan glanced over at Ms. Sugars who was sleeping. "Look at her, isn't she worthless,"
Dana grabbed the spoon out of Logan's hand. Logan made a sudden grab.
The spoon went flying backwards onto his face. Causing brownie batter to cover his face, and then slide downwards onto his clothes.
Dana placed her hand to her mouth, "Sorry," A laugh followed soon afterwards.
Logan wiped the brownie mix from his eyes, "It's on now Dana,"
"No!" Dana screamed stepping back as Logan dipped his hands into the brownie mix. "Don't do it Logan,"
"You messed up my clothes Dana…let's wrestle."
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