So, I guess it's been a while. Sorry I have no excuses. I think this will just be set after the most recent episodes. Reviews are kindly welcome!
I was astonished at Charlie's answer. They had no emotion, and were just staring at their feet."Do you want to talk about it or something?"
I had never really encountered a situation like this before. I wasn't sure what to say.
"No." They shook their head. "It's not your turn anyway."
I smiled.
After a while, we realized that we forgot about playing Death Riot 2. As we walked to my house, Charlie told me all about their strategies for the campaign. They were so excited, every time it was their turn they asked about Death Riot. Number One, Number Two and the Number Three Beta. They were telling their theory, that if You watch the title menu for a while, you'll notice the blood splatters only appear on the letters E,A.T,R,O, and T. Spelling eat rot. I didn't believe them, so we made a bet. As we walked in the door of my house, our smiles faded. There was a stench coming from the kitchen.
As we turned into the kitchen I see none other than Sheila Stade, my mom's best friend, known for her bad cooking and obsession with Frogs.
"Ooooohhhh! Hi, Ad-um!" She always over emphasized saying Adam, showing how great her memory is and how sympathetic she is. To me it seems stupid, because I want to be treated Normal.
"Hi Sheila." I smirked. "Watcha doin'?"
"Well, your mother is going to be out for a bit, so I'm making my famous Clam chowder." She said in a too-cheery tone. "And your father and Drew have gone out to the football game, so it's just you and m- "She looked up. "Oh! Who's this?"
"This is my friend, Charlie." I reply. "Charlie, meet Sheila, my mom's friend. And Sheila, meet Charlie, My friend.
She looked very pleased. "Okay then, dinner will be ready in about an hour, so just dilly-dally until then. Charlie, would you like to stay?"
"Sure." Replied Charlie.
As we walked to the basement they called out, "nice meeting you, Sheila!"
When we got out of her hearing distance we started cracking up. "How can she not smell THAT!" Charlie said.
"She has strange allergies that last all the way from October to May." We continued to Crack up.
"It's so stupid how she acts all perfect. Like she's never gotten a speeding ticket."
I looked over at Charlie. It was awesome having someone like them to talk and laugh with. After supper we talked and played Death Riot 2 until Charlie had to go home.
The next day I hadn't seen Charlie at all. We had a 5 minute break between second and third periods. So I went to look for them. I was about to give up when I saw them standing in the middle of the hallway, between the two bathrooms, male and female. I sneak up on them and say "Soooooo.."
Charlie kind of jumps and says "Oh, Hi, Sir Adam."
"Greetings, Young Charlie." I respond. "What brings you to this spot?"
"Well ... I couldn't really decide. The school hasn't quite accepted me yet, and I think I'd get kicked out of both of them."
I couldn't believe Mr. Simpson hadn't given Charlie a special needs pass. "I have a special needs bathroom pass and after this we can get you one too.
Charlie nodded. We walked to the bathroom and while I waited, I spotted Tara. She was in my civics class and had the prettiest eyes I'd ever seen. I hadn't noticed I was staring and practically drooling until Charlie came up to me and said "My turn right? On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you like her?"
I thought for a minute before saying "eight."
At lunch I sat with Charlie. We weren't saying much and the silence started to get awkward."So.." I said. "Who do you like?"
Charlie nearly spit out their juice. "No one really yet. I like people for their personality, not looks. I haven't really talked to anyone besides you and Zane. But He's a senior. And dating Riley."
"Don' worry, you'll find someone." I reply.
"You too."
Just then Dave come over and Charlie says. "Hey, Dave who do you like?
Dave stops to think. "I like the before poker Alli. But I had to break up with her. It was the right thing."
It began to get awkward again until Charlie said "so, you owe me ten bucks for the eat rot thing, right?"