Authors note: here's the moment you've been waiting for, Brick and Samey's interaction. Review and enjoy :-).
The next day Brick made sure to get to school extra early. He wanted enough time to talk to Samey before classes started. While most of his teachers either wouldn't mind or care if he was late, he was always punctual. It was something he was taught in boot camp.
As he made his way to Samey's locker, he went through his plan one last time. It was quite simple…first, he'll wait nearby her locker and when she arrives, he'll wait until she's done putting her books away. Then he'll talk to her. It was as simple as that.
Brick signed. Hopefully everything will go smoothly. The last thing he wanted was to scare or embarrass the girl.
Once he arrived at his destination, he waited for her. Once he saw her, he took a deep breath and made his way to her.
"Here goes nothing" he whispered to himself as he made his way to her.
Meanwhile (about five minutes earlier):
As Samey arrived at school, she was greeted by a familiar scene, Amy and her ex boyfriend Topher having a make out session right by the front entrance. Samey's blood began to boil. They were the two people she hated the most. In a way, the two were alike. They were both vain, obnoxious, lying manipulators who would do anything to get whatever they wanted, no matter what happens to everyone else. If they ever got caught doing something wrong, they would usually get away with it. If given the chance, they could easily ruin your life if you weren't popular. It seemed like they were unbeatable, which is why most people tended to avoid them, just like they do with the other members of the popular group.
Samey signed as she walked up to the pair, knowing that today was going to be a rough day. It sucked that bad people like them always seemed to get blessed while the good people like her always ended up getting the short end of the stick.
Amy, noticing the younger twin approach them, broke the kiss and gave her a death stare.
"What do you want Spar-Amy?" Amy growled, using Samey's second nickname. The only time she ever uses this nickname was when she was either angry or annoyed.
"You forgot your homework" Samey said as she pulled out a few papers from her bag. Amy took them without even bothering to thank her, then began to kiss her boyfriend again. Samey took that as a sign to leave and headed straight towards her locker. As she went through her locker, she felt someone tap her shoulder. She turned around, expecting Amy to yell at her or something, but instead, she saw that it was Brick.
"Brick? What are you doing here?" Samey asked, being taken aback by his appearance. What was a popular kid like him doing talking to someone like her.
"Ma'am, can I talk to you about something?" He asked. "It's very important."
"Sure" Samey said rather quickly. To be quite honest, she was a bit scared. For starters, nobody popular ever bothered with her, unless she was being ridiculed by Amy. Secondly, she hardly knew Brick. He could've been hired by Amy to help humiliate her. However, whenever anyone spoke about Brick, she heard nothing but positive things about him. Remembering that made her less afraid or what was about to happen.
Brick led her to the back of the school, the only place where he felt certain that nobody would hear them. For some reason, no one ever hung out back here. The only times it was ever used was when a fight was going on or if someone wanted time alone. This made it the perfect place to talk to Samey.
Brick looked around, making sure they weren't followed. When he realized that the cost was clear, he began speaking.
"Miss, I know what's going on with you" he began. At first, Samey had no idea about what he was talking about. As he continued, she slowly began to realize what he meant.
"Your in pain, deep, deep pain. Your in so much pain that you've already given up. However, I want to help you. You may not believe this, but you and I are alike. I've already been through what you're going through right now. So, please…let me help you." As he finished speaking, Samey could only look at him. He claims to want to help, but how could she be so sue that he isn't lying. Topher said the same thing to her, yet look at what he's done. However, she did want help and she had no one to turn to. Brick claims to have gone through similar issues, but she couldn't be so sure. She couldn't trust him, not before thinking about his offer for a bit.
"I-I'll think about it" she said. Brick, though a bit disappointed, accepted her decision.
"I'll be back here after dismissal if you change your mind" he stated as they went back inside.
At lunch:
Samey made her way to her table of friends, still thinking about Brick's offer. To be honest, that's all she thought about today. She couldn't deny that she was tempted, but this was a decision that she couldn't decide on, at least not by herself. She's already been hurt enough already. To her, Brick's offer was too risky, yet so tempting.
Her friends waved at her as she sat down. She noticed that Zoey was sitting with them this time. Ever since she's gotten together with Mike, she often alternated between which group she sat with.
"Hey Samey" Zoey said as the younger twin sat down. Jasmine, noticing Samey's concentrated face began to talk to her friend.
"Hey, are you ok?" she asked. Samey, snapping back to reality, decided to ask her friends for help.
"Actually, there's something I need to ask you. Someone offered to help me with my personal problems and I don't know whether or not to accept. Last time I did…well you know what happened."
All of her friends stared at her, not knowing how to answer. A few moments later, Dawn broke the silence.
"Might I ask, who is this person?"
"Brick" Samey asked.
"Go for it" Dawn stated. "His aura tells me that he's a good person. He would never hurt anyone unless it was necessary. If there was a list of everyone I could trust, Brick would be very high on that list."
"Dawn's right" Zoey chirped in. "I'm already acquainted with Brick and he seems like a nice guy. He's one of Mike's closest friends and he, along with Cameron, helped set the two of us up."
"Thanks for your help you guys" Samey said, pleased with the answers she got. As the group of friends began to chat about random things, Samey decided to let Brick help her. However, she was going to be very cautious. She didn't need another Topher incident.
After school:
After a long and uneventful day, Samey made her way to the back of the school and found Brick, sitting down on one of the rusty benches. She waved at Brick as he walked up to her in return.
"So, did you decide?" he asked. She nodded.
"Yes, you can help" she said.
"Good" Brick responded. "It is now my mission to help you" he said while performing a military solute. Samey smiled. The one thing she knew about him was the fact that he treated the world like it was a battlefield.
"I'll see you tomorrow" Samey said. Brick nodded as the dual went their separate ways.
