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AN: So this was longer on word :( I also feel like it jumps a bit. But it was needed.
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15
I woke to the sound of my cell phone buzzing on my end table. I groaned and rolled over slammed my hand onto my table grabbing my phone in the process and flipping it open to see a text from Carmen.
I'm skipping today. Want to come?
So tempting. I wish. I quickly replied back.
Can't. Test in math today.
I dropped my phone next to me. Carmen isn't usually one to skip but every once in a while she takes vacation days and chills at the beach sketching or something.
You're a wimp Carlin :p
I sighed. After what had happened with Ashley I wish I could just avoid her until I forgot about the tingles in my skin. But she had been on my mind since then and I didn't like it. It was Ashley, my ex-best friend turned enemy...turned crush? No. I won't let that happen.
I slowly walked to my shower, and stepped in trying to postpone the day as long as I could. I had a feeling I wasn't going to enjoy today in the slightest.
When I finished my shower I realized I was late and quickly ran down the stairs seeing an angry Glen waiting by the door.
"Could you be any slower?" he asked tearing open the door and stomping out. I make a grunt to him, angry that I missed my breakfast and climbed into the passenger seat. I guess I can get something from the vending machine because if I had made Glen wait any longer we would miss the warning bell.
I quickly run to my locker after he pulls into the parking lot.
"Hey," I turn to face Stacey who's casually leaning against the locker next to mine, "Where's Carm?"
"She's skipping today," I say shutting my locker.
"Oh," I see her face fall slightly but don't say anything. I look up as the warning bell rings for everyone to get to class, I give Stacey's hand a squeeze before running off towards Health before I'm late.
I walk in just in time and plop down next to Ashley. She's staring intently at her paper and won't look at me so I do the same. Mrs. Swan stood in front of the class and I zoned out, doodling in my notebook. Every so often I would listen in to see if I was missing anything important.
"It's important to use protection..."
"...should be special and out of love,"
"No means no,"
By then I really wasn't paying attention in the slightest. The class flew by as I drew dozens of nameless faces in my notebook.
"So your next project is to go on a date," Mrs. Swan said simply. We all stared at her in confusion.
"You will go out and then document your experience and thought on the date after wards and turn it in for a homework grade," she said as the bell rang, "Due next Monday, that gives you the weekend!"
I stood up slowly packing my bag and Ashley stood there for a moment looking like she wanted to say something.
"So, I'll uh call you? About the date...assignment," she added on as a afterthought.
"Sure, let me give you my number," I said and she handed me her cell and I punched in my number as we walked out of the classroom. As I handed her back her phone I noticed Aiden and Madison talking together while leaning against the lockers; a little to close I think, Ashley seems to notice too and something crosses her face before she walks over to them leaving me. She puts her hand on Aiden's arm attracting their attention and they stand up straighter.
My math and English classes went by almost exactly the same as my Health class. Today was just a day that I couldn't concentrate. I wanted to, I really tried. But I couldn't no matter what, so why overexert myself? Even on my math test, I was doodling in the margins. I knew that would probably lose me points.
Then I had Gym. I was okay with it until I walked into the gym and remembered Carmen wasn't here today. Great now I get to spend the period alone looking stupid while Sherry glares at me and Kyla sits there with her. The whole period I can feel her watching me and I try to muster up the angriest 'don't mess with me' look but I don't think it works to well. When the bell rings I quickly walk to the locker room just eager to get to lunch so I can hang with Stacey.
"Where's your girlfriend?" Sherry asked maliciously walking in with Kyla trailing behind her.
"Not that it's your business but Carmen is not my girlfriend," I respond.
"Whatever, you probably just sleep with each other like the whores that you are," she sniped. God I can't get through one day without this crap can I? I'm about to respond but Kyla beats me to it.
"God Sherry! Do you ever just shut up? Do you hear how stupid you sound?" she yells shocking the both of us. No one responds but it's obvious that something has shifted in the room. Alliances are not the same and something bad is going to happen. Sherry storms out. I give Kyla a thankful glance and she just nods before I head out to find Stacey for lunch.
She's sitting at our normal table and I sit down next to her. I look to the doorway as Kyla walks in the cafeteria with an uncertain look on her face. She looks around for a place to sit and I point this out to Stacey. She nods and I wave Kyla over.
"Uh hey," she says nervously when she reaches our table, "You don't mind if I sit with you guys right? I … don't have anywhere else to sit," she says shyly.
"Of course you can. You don't need to ask," Sherry says cheerfully and I nod.
"So what's up Stace?" I ask.
"Not much I just spent my last period texting Carmen and -" but she stops because all of a sudden Kyla lets out a shocked scream as whatever the cafeteria slop is, is dropped on top of her head. It slides down her face and drips into her clothes.
"You made the wrong decision, you're just as bad as them," Sherry said laughing. I saw Kyla's bottom lip tremble before she got up and ran away. I quickly followed her, leaving Stacey to deal with Sherry. I normally would've had a few choice words for her but Kyla was a more pressing matter at the moment.
I follow her into the bathroom and find her sitting on the floor against the door crying. I silently walk over and sit next to her and wrapped my arms around her.
"Are you okay?" I ask in a whisper.
"No! I'm not okay, I have no friends. No one even cares about me. And now I have disgusting food all over me," she says between sobs.
"Kyla, that's not true, you have friends," I say and she looks at me with disbelief in her eyes.
"Are you kidding me Spencer? No I don't. The only reason anyone even cared about me, even you, was because I was Ashley's sister. I would be a nobody if I wasn't Ashley's sister," she says with disgust in her voice. I remain silent because I don't know what to say.
"Why would anyone want to be my friend when they can be hers? And I went and screwed up whatever little social status I had and now I have no one," she says. This is because of me.
"I'm sorry," I say as sincerely as I can. Really Kyla shouldn't of said anything, if she hadn't stood up for me than she wouldn't be in this disgusting bathroom crying.
"Why? It's not your fault," she says looking at me.
"You shouldn't of said anything to Sherry in the locker room," I said. Kyla looked shocked.
"Spencer, it wouldn't of mattered. They were never really my friends," she said. We were quiet for a moment.
"Well, I am. Come on let's clean you up," I said standing and helping Kyla to her feet.
"Spencer, you really are great," Kyla said hugging me and pressing a kiss to my cheek.
"I told you she was hanging with the dykes," I heard Sherry's voice as Kyla and I quickly broke apart to she Sherry and Ashley standing there looking at us. Something crossed Ashley's face as she looked between Kyla and I before she turned her attention back to Sherry.
"Looks like she's disgusting now too. What Kyla, were you just lying to all of us? Pretending to be straight so you could watch us and have perverted fantasies?" Sherry asked laughing.
"Sherry," Ashley said grabbing her forcefully by the arms and pushing her against the sink, "If you ever talk to my sister that way again, I will hurt you. Do you understand?" We all stood there for a moment and Ashley let go of Sherry who looked furious before strutting out of the room. She looked between me and Kyla before reaching out for Kyla, "Come on, I'll take you home so you can get cleaned up."
Kyla nodded and followed and I waited a moment and followed them out of the bathroom watched them walk down the hall. It looked like they were having a serious conversation and they stopped. I saw Ashley point back towards the bathroom in anger but quickly look away when she saw I was still looking. Kyla was shaking her head vigorously and Ashley seemed to calm down a bit at that.
I watched as they left the building, Ashley's arm linked through Kyla's. I smiled because at least Ashley cares when it matters.