Cookie Talk

Hey, so this chapter is kind of short, but I also find this chapter kind of hilarious. Anyway enough rambling on to the chapter.

Spencer's POV

A week later all of the seniors gathered in the cafeteria to discuss our class trip coming up in a couple weeks. For our class trip, we're going to Washington D.C. Everyone is excited to go, because it gives them a break from life at school. The school trip will be four days. We leave on a Thursday and come back on a Saturday.

I'm mostly excited for this trip, because I'm getting away from my family. The drama in my house has been increasing ever since Melissa announced her engagement. Her wedding will take place a week after I return from Washington. I'm not really looking forward to my sisters wedding, but it's a huge family event, so of course I have to be there.

"Don't forget to turn in your permission slips by the end of the day tomorrow or it will be to late for you to sign up for the trip," the principal spoke. "The day before we leave the person that you will be rooming with will be listed on the schools website or you can find it in the cafeteria. Mrs. Montgomery is passing out a list of things that are recommended for you to pack for this trip and also the rules. Our first and most important rule is boys are not allowed in the girls rooms and girls you're not allowed in the boys rooms. If anyone of the opposite sex gets caught alone together in a motel room, they will be kicked off the trip and suspended from school for two days. Does everyone understand?"

Everyone nodded in understanding then the principle dismissed us. I walked around to find my friends talking in a group and of course Toby just had to be in that group with his friends. I shook it off and walked over there anyway.

"Hey Spencer," Aria said. "Are you excited for the trip next Thursday."

I smiled and said "yeah it's going to be great."

"Can you believe the schools rule about boys and girls not being allowed to be in the same room," Hanna said. "I mean don't they trust us?"

"They probably made that rule rule for people like Spencer and Toby," Caleb teased making everyone laugh.

Toby glanced at me and I turned away from his gaze. This isn't working. I can't be around Toby, not right now, not ever. I have to get out of here.

"Um I'm going to go turn in my permission slip, so I'll see you guys later."

They all nodded then turned back to their conversation. Toby was the only one looking at me when I walked away. I walked down the hallway to Mrs. Montgomery's classroom. Luckily she was in there, so all I had to do was knock then she gestured for me to come in. She laid her pen down and folded her arms across her desk.

"Spencer you've already been to this class."

"Yeah I know I just wanted to turn in my permission slip."

"Oh okay, I can take it." She reached her hand out to take it, but I forget to hand it to her.

"Spencer in order for me to take it you have to let go."

I finally allowed her to take it. "Oh right sorry."

"You seem a little off today Spencer, is everything okay?"

I nodded and said "yeah I'm fine."

"You look pale."

I slapped my hands together and sighed. "Mrs. Montgomery I don't really have someone that I can talk to about this kind of stuff and you're my best friends mom, so I was wondering if I could talk to you as if you were my mom and not my teacher."

"Shouldn't you be talking to your mom about this?"

"My moms not the motherly type when it comes to teenage advice. The Hastings are all about grades and presenting a good front and right now I just need advice from a mother to a teenage daughter.

"Okay, you'r one of Aria's best friends and I think of you girls as my second daughters, so what ever is on your mind Spencer, you can tell me."

I smiled and said, "thanks."

"So what is on your mind?"

"Um have you ever done something that you know you shouldn't have done, but you still liked it?"

"Well it depends on what you're talking about."

"It's kind of personal."

"Does this have to do with drugs?"

My eyes widen, "what? No, this has nothing to do with drugs. I just did something that I know I shouldn't have done, but I liked what I did."

"It depends on what ever you did. If you did something like kill someone then no it's not okay, but if you did something like eat the last cookie then that's okay. Everyone does it."

"Okay, yes I hate the last cookie, but I know I shouldn't have done it."

I'm pretty sure Mrs. Montgomery was starting to pick up the double meaning behind my words. She nodded her head in understanding.

"I see and did you share the cookie with anyone?"

I nodded and said, "yeah with someone I would never want to share a cookie with in a million years."

"And you're worried about the cookie you shared, because you're afraid that you liked and it that it was good?"

"You see that's my problem. It was good and I did like it a lot."

"Just not the person you shared it with."

I nodded, "yeah. What do I do."

"I think the only thing you can do is talk about it with that person. You need to figure things out about what happened with what you shared. Even if you don't want to and you feel like the only way to solve it is by avoiding that person, it's not."

"What If I'm afraid other people will find out."

She shrugged and said "then other people find out. We're still talking about that cookie right?"

I nodded, "yeah this is about the cookie."

"You'll figure it out just don't think to hard over it."

"Thank you Mrs. Montgomery."

"Alright time for me to switch back to teacher mode. Get to class Spencer."

I laughed and said, "yes ma'am."

When I walked out into the hallway, I accidentally bumped into someone. I was going to apologize until I saw who it was. Of course I just happened to run into Toby.

"Um sorry," he said.

"Yeah me too."

We walked down the hall together, but didn't say a word. It felt strange to be near him and I was having that strange pulling feeling. That feelings when you just want to pull someone towards you and never let them go.

"Did you get your grade back on the assignment?" He asked.

I nodded, "um yeah I got an A on it."

"Me too."

"That's good."

"What did you decide?" He asked.

"Decide about what?"

"Do you think our families are a like or not?"

"In some ways yes and someways no. What about you?"

"I pretty much wrote the same thing."

I nodded my head slowly. "Oh that's cool."

"Spencer," he stopped me in the hallway. "We have to talk."

I sighed and said, "I know we do."

"Then why aren't we talking?"

"We are talking."

He gives me a look that's says "you know what I mean."

"Look I know we need to talk, but I'm just not ready to right now."

"Well I'm ready to talk," he said.

"Well I'm not."

"Then when?"

"When I figure things out. I need time to think things through."

"You need time to figure what out?"

"I just need to think about why."

"You're not going to figure that out on your own."

I shrugged and said, "I might."

"You know what Spencer!" He shouted. "Do what you want don't talk to me. In fact just stay away from me!"

"You want me to stay away from you? But you're the one that came up to talk to me!"

"That's because I thought you would be willing to talk by now!"

"You just said that I should stay away from you, so why talk to me if you don't want to be near me!?"

"You know what!?" He shouted.

"What!"

"I hate you."

"I hate you too!" I yelled then stormed down the hall.

I feel bad, because I never have time to update any of my other stories, because of school. For those of you who are waiting for updates on my other stories, I'm working on it, but school is really stressing me out. Try to stay patient with me. I haven't forgotten about my other stories, so don't worry! Thanks for reading this chapter, please review!

Any guesses on what's going to happen next chapter?