AN: This chapter is dedicated to JoonSanders who told me Mia's last name. Thank you so much! And thanks to everyone who reviewed
Satisfied that Warrick was well enough to leave, the Nurse let Catherine lead Warrick out of the school. She made sure he had all his stuff and they walked outside to the student parking lot. Halfway across the lot a voice shouted, "Warrick."
They had used his actual name, so it had to be good. Warrick turned around and saw three boys walking swiftly toward him. One was nick, the other two looked a little younger. One had spiky, bleached-blond hair and a goofy grin, the other was a skinny Asian boy who was also smiling.
"How'd you make out," Nick said.
"Any broken bones, punctured lungs, cracked ribs," piped up the kid with spiky hair. Warrick paused for a moment, not used to the attention...well the fact that it was positive attention. Then he shook his head.
"You are my hero," The spiky haired kid said. Catherine grinned. "I wish I could've had a wack at that jerk," he said with passion.
"We just wanted to make sure you were okay. Like breathing," said the Asian kid. Then he suddenly seemed to be struck by something. "Oh yeah. I'm Archie, this is Greg. Nick says he knows you so no introduction needed there."
This whole thing was shocking Warrick. He kept nodding. "Well, Thanks," he said for lack of anything else.
Greg shrugged. Then he turned to Archie, "Come on man. We have to get back home or my mom'll kill me." He ran off and Archie followed him.
Nick smiled at Warrick. "Worse that could happen, huh?"
Warrick laughed.
A few moments later, Warrick was sitting in the passenger side of a pretty nice car. Defiantly not anything like what his first car would be, assuming he would ever have one. Catherine started the car.
"Where do you live," she asked Warrick. Warrick gave her directions at they got to his house quickly. They sat in the car, outside his house for a moment.
"Thanks Catherine," Warrick said, before opening the car door.
"No problem," Catherine said with a shrug. "Least I could do. I'll try to get your work and stuff for school. So you don't miss too much."
Warrick nodded. He was feeling a bit uncomfortable so proceeded to open his car door. Catherine flashed him a small smile before he turned and walked up to his door. She drove off again, trying to shake the goose bumps off her arms.
"What happened," Warrick's Grandmother demanded when he walked in the door.
"Gram," he started to say.
"No! I want the truth. Now!"
Warrick sighed and told his grandmother everything about the fight. He said everything just plain and simple. He stated his reasons, but didn't go any farther then that. He said everything in a flat, expressionless voice. When he was done his grandmother looked at him for a long moment.
"Alright. I suppose they suspended you from school," she said.
Warrick nodded. "Five days."
His grandmother sighed. "We'll have to find some way to get your schoolwork," she said. She wasn't giving away any of her feelings right now.
"Catherine said she'll bring my school work," he told her. His grandmother nodded.
"Would you like spaghetti for supper," she asked.
Warrick loved his grandmother. She was a rather large woman in her 60s and had raised him since he was a baby. She took care of him and always understood whatever he did. She would try to hammer into him the importance of being kind to others and all other values. But even if he strayed a bit from the line, she still understood. She loved him anyway and she never pressured him for answers.
He rushed to his grandmother and hugged her tightly.
"Oh, Child you trying to squeeze me to death," she said with a half laugh.
"Thanks Grams," Warrick said. His grandmother smiled.
Catherine drove the rest of the way home. She greeted her mother when she walked in the door and walked up to her room. She turned her computer on and logged onto the internet. Almost immediately she got an IM from Cassy.
Hey Cath
Hi Cassy
What happend. Did u drive him home. What happened. Spill all the details!
:P I waited for him to wake up. We ran into some guys in the parking lot. I drove him home.
What guys
Um...Nick Stokes, and those two freshman who declared themselves the nerd squad
Oh, Sanders n Johnson.
One week into school and they already have a name
Remind u of ne1
Shut up Cassy
Whatever
Did people press you for details about the fight or anything
several times. Annoyed the hell out of me:(
Suck it up
:P
So, what about Warrick
What about him
Cath, don't play dumb!
I'm not
Yes u r
I don't know. He's sweet...I guess
He's a dork
So
He's a dork
Once again...so
Once again...he's a DORK! He's like on the oppisit end of the food chain. U R sooooo out of his leage.
Oh shut it Cassy
U should make up with Johnny and Melly and Fredy and them.
Fine, I will
Good
So what do u c in Warrick
Good night Cassy
No, don't go!
Night. :)
:P
She shut the computer off and flopped down on her bed. She resolved that she would indeed make up with her friend tomorrow. She wnt down for dinner then returned to her room. She turned the computer back on and logged onto the internet again. Another IM popped on the screen. This one from Fredy. Freddy was a kid on the basketball team. He and Catherine had met a year agao at a basketball game and had been preety good friends.
Catherine:)
Hey Fredy.
Does this mean we're on speaking terms again
I guess
Are you typing that with a smile on
Yes.
Good.
:)
So you've had a lot of Drama today
Guess you could say that
You're lucky
How do you figure
Well you got a sophomore who's willing to beat up kids for you. That's lucky
Shut up
It's true.
:P
So is he okay
Who
I only know him as Cat-Eyes, four-eyes, shorty, etc.
Warrick, His name is Warrick
Are you getting defensive
No
Yes
:)
So where are you going with this
God don't you start this too
I'm not starting anything. I'm asking a simple question
I don't know
Cath
Honestly. I jsu helped him off the floor and invited him to eat lunch at our table
Yeah, it was pretty empty wasn't it
Shut up :P
Hey, no matter what anyone else says, I totally have your back on this one
:) Thanks
What are friend for
She talked to Fredy until her mother shouted at her to turn off the computer because it was getting late. She said good bye and shut off the computer and flopped on her bed. She had quite a bit to think about.