Chapter 5: Car Ride
"Thomas, when I said 7:30, I meant it." Rosalina called out the window, honking the horn of her old clunker of a car.
"Rosalina, it's 7:32, take a chill pill. Seriously, I'm on my way down. I had to make Johnny breakfast. Can he catch a ride too?" Thomas yelled out his window.
"Yeah, hurry up." She relaxed back down into her seat and turned to face Alex in the back seat. "How'd the song turn out?"
"It's coming around. The 2nd verse is a little…wait, how'd you know about that?" Alex asked.
"Ohhh…uhhh…" She looked over at Nat who was shaking his head slightly. "You told me about it at rehearsal."
"Oh, I did? Hmm, I don't remember. Whatever." Alex shrugged, looking out the window. A minute later, Thomas and Johnny got in the car and Rosalina started to drive.
"So Johnny, what grade are you in?" Rosalina asked.
"5th, with Qaasim's brother." Johnny said.
"Awesome, so are you guys like best friends?"
"Haha yeah."
"Awhh, how cute." Rosalina said. After another 15 minutes, they pulled into the student parking lot. Rosalina slowly braked a little at a time into her spot.
"God, this car's a piece of …" Thomas started to whine.
"Watch your mouth." Rosalina warned, turning the car off. "Your brother's in the car."
"Alex, will you walk with Johnny to the lower school?" Thomas asked, ignoring Rosalina.
"For sure. Dude, I'll show you where all the hot girls hang out by the 2nd floor water fountain." The two boys ran off in the opposite direction as Rosalina, Thomas, and Nat headed towards the high school.
"So, Thomas, do you need us to bring anything to the party?" Nat asked.
"Nope, my mom got everything last night." He answered. "I gotta go this way. I'm meeting the boys in the commons. Nat, you coming?"
"Uhmm… yeah." Nat said. He turned to Rosalina. "See you later."
Rosalina smiled. "Bye guys."