Chapter 5 (Alice's view)

RIIIIING! Went the bell, telling me that school was out. I left my class and went to my locker to get my backpack. As I closed my locker, I felt someone poke my sides.
Nathan.
"HOWDY PART'NER!" Nathan yelled.
"Hi Nathan..." I said quietly back, my sides tickling so much that I wanted to scream with laughter.
"Ready to walk to your house?" He asked, with a giant smile. Classic Nathan.
I smiled. "Right after you let go of my sides!" I told him.
"Oops-sorry!" Nathan replied, letting go of my sides. Then he linked arms with me and he started skipping. "WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD! THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ!" He sang.
People started to stare at us. I heard one girl exclaim, "What a freak Nathan is!" Nathan looked at her and replied. "Yo don't know what your talking about foo'! I'm not a freak, I'm a FREAK!" He yelled, making more people stare. "WEEEEEHEEHEE!" He laughed as he started spinning out of the hallway.
I looked at Nathan and laughed. "Wow...You REALLY showed them!" I said sarcastically.
"YUP!" Nathan said as we started laughing.
Once we were out of campus, we stopped laughing. "So, what play do you think we'll get in acting?" Nathan asked.
"Katie says it's going to be Romeo and Juliet." I told him.
"Well that's uncanny and cliche!" He replied.
"I'm thinking about trying out to make Katie happy. She's going to be the director this year."
Nathan smiled. "I have to also. The teacher says that I have to do a play because we have to or else we get held back in acting. He's going to assign me a role based on my performance.
Not exactly a tryout, but more like a forced role. Who are you trying out for?" He asked.
"Katie says that I should be Juliet. She says I'm a great actor!" I told him.
"You have to make out with Romeo in the play, or at least kiss him, a lot... Have fun with that if you get the role!" Nathan said, then making a girly face and pretending to be Juliet.
"Whatever Nathan!" I said laughing at his imitation. "I just hope that Romeo isn't some gross or creepy dude..." I told him.
Just then, I saw Ricky behind us. I nudged Nathan and directed my eyes towards him. Nathan seemed to get the clue, because he turned to face him. "Sup Rick." He said as I started to giggle.
Ricky looked suprised. "I'm walking home..." He said, shyly. "NO REALLY?" Nathan said.
Ricky blinked. "Yes really..." He said.
Nathan frowned. "It looks to me like you were stalking Alice here, but thats just a guess...That wouldn't be true now, would it?" Nathan said. Nathan was kinda scary when he was like this.
Ricky's eyes went a little wider. "No! I'm walking home like I told you!"
Nathan's eyes became half opened. "Whatever." He said, then turned to be with a happy face. "Wanna race?" He asked.
"Okay!" I said. Then we ran the rest of the way to my house, without seeing Ricky again. Nathan beat me there, of course. We closed the shades, just in case.
When we put our stuff down, I found a note on the table. It was from Emily.
"DEAR ALICE" It started. "I have been very busy at work today, and I'm afraid that I won't be back till late tonight. Help yourself to whatever's in the fridge. -Emily"
Nathan smiled. "I didn't know you had a sister." He said. "Where's your parents?" He asked.
I frowned. "You don't know? Well, my parents were killed in a car accident. Luckily, my sister was still alive, so I was able to move in with her." I told him.
"What about the rest of your family?" Nathan asked.
"They're all dead." I told him.
Nathan frowned. "Well that stinks. I'm sorry." He said.
"It's fine. I just wish I could see my parents again..." I said. Just then, I felt tears running down my cheeks. I got angry at myself for crying in front of Nathan, but I couldn't stop it.
Nathan frowned. "Are you crying?" He asked.
I sniffled. "No..." I said as more tears rolled down my face. Shoot.
Nathan patted me on the back. "It will be okay...You still have your sister... Plus, I'm here to help you..." He said.
I kept crying for what seemed like minutes. Nathan eventually hugged me and was rubbing my back for what seemed like hours. When I stopped crying I looked at Nathan and smiled.
"Thank you Nathan. You're a great friend."
"No problem." He said smiling at me.