The school bell went and we all had math but we were all in different classes so we separated into them. There was a new seating plan on the board so I took my new seat in the back corner then looked again and saw I was sat next to Jordan Crook. He's alright but we don't really speak so my shyness was clearly going to take over once again.
"Hey, I sit here right?" he asked as he put his books down "Um, yeah" I said not making eye contact.
I got my phone and texted my mom to say thank-you.
"What you thanking her for? I thought you were pissed at her?" Jordan asked, he had real privacy issues.
"Reading over my shoulder much? And how do you know I'm pissed at her?" I asked "Your tweets weren't too kind" he laughed, I'll admit I tweeted some mean shit about her, but everything I said was true. "Twitter stalking much?" I asked, realizing I had used much twice and I sounded like an idiot. "Well that's what you do when you like someone" he admitted, that took me by surprise. I felt my cheeks go redder and redder by the second "Oh" was the only response I could mutter. The rest of the lesson was spent in an awkward silence.
"Oh my days!" I almost shouted once I was back with the girls in English "What?" Frances asked "The weirdest thing just happened in math's" I said "What?" Frances repeated "Jordan Crooks told me he liked me" I said "But I doubt he was being serious, hasn't he got Georgia after him?" I asked "That ended like two weeks at a party, no one knows what went down" Faith told me "Still, it's weird right?" I said, needing reassurance "Well, you are beautiful" faith said, just being a nice friend "Shut up" I said, not being able to take a compliment is one of my worst traits
"Well either way, I don't like him back. Plus I have to sit next to him every math's lesson, it's going to be so awkward!" I panicked "It might not be" Frances said.
I was about to point out that it was awkward before he said that never mind now but I was shushed by the teacher.
The rest of the day was pretty uneventful.
I had Chemistry with Alex again, he's actually really nice, well he seems it.
It was still awkward though, I wish it wasn't.
"Ok, so were celebrating tonight!" I said as we walked out of the school gates, the plan was to go to my house and drive the mall from there.
"Where are we going?" Faith asked "Somewhere for food in the mall, I just have to see if my mom's home first" I said, I wanted to thank her in person and I think Frances did too.
"Mom?" I shouted as I got in the house but I didn't get a reply, I walked in the kitchen and tried again, but to no avail.
"Hey Ivy, there's a note" Frances said, she picked it up and read it out
"Ivy, I've spoken to your father and he agrees Frances staying with us is a good idea. I've also spoken to The Evans at lunch and after a lot of convincing on my part they agreed to Frances staying here with us. I'm having a meal with some friends and it's likely I won't be home until late. You can have a few friends over tonight if you like. Have a nice night" we burst into laughter because of the posh voice Frances had put on whilst reading the note, then it hit us "I'M NOT GOING TO ENGLAND!" Frances shouted in excitement, we all cheered and laughed our butts off.
ALEX
"So how's Yale?" Jack mocked as we drove to the mall "Dude, it's not Yale!" I said for about the billionth time "Yeah, but it's a fuck of a lot posher than Western" he said, which was true, North Shore High was full of posh rich kids, but some of them are alright, like Ivy. "Jack, 'posher' isn't a word. It's cool I suppose, the food's nicer" I said "That's not hard" Jack laughed "What about the girls, any hotties?" He asked, I swear that kid has a three track mind; food, video games and girls. In that order.
"A few, most of them are bitches though" I said, referring to the beach blonde bitch who's name I couldn't remember, or just never learned "I swear this girl spent a whole hour talking about someone else's top, a whole fucking hour" I said "I fucking hate math's" I laughed as that's the lesson I was forced to sit next to her in "How's Western without me?" I asked "Same bitches and dicks. Just less noisy" he said, which is what I expected.
"Why are we actually going to the mall anyways?" He asked "Um, the new Kerrang magazine" I said, I wasn't lying I did want the magazine but I was really going because Ivy mentioned she was going and I wanted to see her out of school, so hopefully this would be my chance "Dude, that magazine is like your bible" Jack laughed, falling for it.
I parked the car and Jack literally skipped to the entrance, I laughed and sped up to catch up to him.
"So where we getting the magazine from?" he asked after we bought drinks from a concession stand
"Um, CJ's" I said and we walked in the direction of the CD store, "What we doing the rest of the night?" Jack asked "Dude do I have to think of everything?" I said "Fine, I'll text Zack" he said, I laughed at his inability to plan things himself, but that's just Jack.
IVY
"So where do you guys want to eat?" I asked as we walked through the big sliding doors that led into the mall
"Wherevers good!" Faith said "Would you guys come to the perfume shop afterwards? I want to get your mom and dad a thank you gift" Frances asked "Why don't we go there now so we have more time to decide on food" Faith suggested and we agreed.
After Frances had gotten the perfume and aftershave she wanted to give my parents we headed to the sixties diner which is where we had decided to eat.
"Hm, I'll have curly fries and a burger with iron bru please" I asked the hot waiter "I'll have the same but with coke" Faith said "I'll have cheesy fries with sprite please" Frances said, he wrote down our orders and came back with them five minutes later.
He stayed and talked for a bit but we soon clicked on that he was boring and he only talked about himself.
"Wow, that's cool, but if you don't mind, we kind of need privacy" Faith said after he had finished telling us about some sport that he played, he left after taking the not so subtle hint.
"Oh my days he was boring" I said once he was out of earshot.
"I know right, I'm pretty sure he was making half of his little adventures up too!" Frances said and we all laughed. I looked up and saw Alex standing at the door trying to convince someone to come in, I was hoping he wouldn't see me so I did my best to avoid bringing attention to myself, but someone didn't get the message "Ivy Sanders?" the hot but boring waiter shouted so I look up at him "Here's your bill" he said as he walked over "Thanks I muttered as he handed it to me and walked away. I could feel someone staring at me but I didn't turn around. That is until that somebody tapped me on the back
"Hey Ivy" he said casually, I stood up to talk to him but without warning he pulled my into a hug
"Hey Alex" I said shyly "What you doing here?" he asked "Oh, we just came for food" I said, hoping that wouldn't make me sound greedy or anything "You?" I asked "We came for a magazine" he said "You came all the way to the mall for a magazine?" I asked, raising an eyebrow "Yeah" he said, laughing nervously, he opened his mouth to say something when his friend coughed and nudged him "Oh, right. Ivy this is Jack" he said as Jack smiled at me, I smiled back and introduced them to Faith and Frances.
"Well, we're going to go order some food, nice seeing you" Alex said as he walked away. "Nice to meet you" Jack shouted a little louder than needed to us as he followed Alex.
"That's Alex?" Faith asked as I sat back down "Yeah, why?" I asked "I've never seen you talk to a guy half as hot as him, yet he has your number and is clearly into you!" she said, sounding astounded "He is not into me!" I protested, as much as I wished he was "Please, his face lit up when he saw you" Frances said, I looked at them weirdly and changed the topic.
"So what do you want to do tonight, my mom's probably going to be out all night" I said, just as I finished my sentence my mom texted me:
I know its short notice but I'm going on a weekend away with the girls. There's money in the drawer in the kitchen for food and if you need anything call me
"Guess who has a free house all weekend?" I said excitedly "House party" Faith almost shouted, getting the attention of a few strangers, making us all laugh.