"The dreaded locker." Jessie said coming up behind Beth and ticking the sides of her stomach. He loved watching her jump when he did.
"Jes… stop… it… tickles!" Beth said between laughs. She ripped his hands of his sides and tickled him. She went to turn the dial to her locker and as soon as she stopped at the first number Jessie began to tickle her again throwing it off.
"Jes you're a dead man!" Beth said jumping up and smacking the back of his head with a copy of Chicken Soup for the Teen's Soul.
"That'll teach ya!" Beth said putting the book between her knees standing in front of her locker. She quickly turned the dial and pulled her locker opened grabbed her Areopostale tote out shoved her homework in and threw her books in her locker. Jessie was down at his locker desperately trying to get it open. He put in his combination and lifted the latch but it wouldn't open. Beth kicked the locker and Jessie tried again. The locker popped open and a few books fell out… which happened to be his homework so it all worked out. He shoved it in the back of his black book bag and flung it over his shoulders.
"Got a ride home?" Beth said looking over at Jessie trying to keep up with the hallway traffic.
"Yea but I have football right after school… I'll call you around eight. I have to call Jalyn too. So… I'll talk to you later?" Jessie said looking at her. She could feel her heart melting in his soft blue-green eyes.
"Okay. Bye." Beth turned and walked out the doors as Jessie headed down the hall to the football field behind the school. Beth climbed on the bus and scanned it for a decent seat.
"Hey Kay scoot your butt over!" Beth said jokingly. She sat down with her and chatted for a while. Until her stop rode around the corner
"Bye Beth!" Kaylyn said hugging Beth.
"Tootles!" Beth stood up a walked through the bus doors. She ran across the road into her house.
"Mom! I'm home…" Beth said her eyes falling on a note taped to the refrigerator
Beth,
Had to sub today at Chieftain Elementary. Be back around 4:30. And remember to get your homework done and don't fight with your brother.
Love
Mom
Beth crumpled the note up and sat on the couch in her living room. She flipped through the channels until she found one decent show. Phil of the Future.
"It's the privacy of my own home… and I love this show… so I'm watching it." Beth said putting her feet up on the table.
"Don't go away! We'll be right back with Phil of the Future. On Disney Channel!" He T.V said. She walked back into the kitchen and grabbed a Mountain Dew out of the fridge and sat back down on the couch. She popped the can open and took a sip before setting it on the coaster. She looked up at the black cable box. 3:58. Uighhh Alex will be home soon. Beth thought. She shuttered at the thought of what her little brother would do after an aggravating first day. Beth heard a bus come up the hill. She ran over to the window and looked out as she watched her little brother get off the bus.
"So much for alone time." Beth said to her cat Jules who wasn't listening. She was too busy fighting with the two other black cats in the Keith family household.
"Break it up or take it somewhere else." Beth said looking at all three cats. She pointed to the kitchen and they strode off to restart their battle.
"Moooooommmmmm!" Alex yelled throwing his book bag on a chair.
"She's not home Alex. She's working at Chieftain. She should be home around 4:30." Beth said from the living room.
"Okay." Alex said. He ran up the stairs to play, Play Station Two. Beth on the other hand flopped back down on the couch and turned her attention back to Phil of the Future.
"It's seven already… where did the time r feet to find a phone but before she did it began to ring. Beth's mom Teresa picked up the phone.
"Hello?" Teresa said.
"Hi, is Beth there? It's Jessie." The other line said.
"Yea one second." Teresa said. She set down the phone and ran to find Beth.
"Beth… Jessie's on the phone for you." She looked at her daughter who acted like it was no big deal but on the inside, there was confetti and Christmas lights. Once Beth was out of her mother's site she smiled to herself and picked up a phone and ran to her room.
"Hey Jes."
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