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Chapter Five:
Stacey hasn't talked to either one of them since Randy's confession. Randy looks like it doesn't bother him, but AJ and John know better.
"Hey John, what time are we coming over to your house?" Randy inquires at AJ's locker before classes starts.
"We will go after football practice." John responds knowing it is Wednesday today.
"Good because I want to check out the comic book club." She tells them excitedly. She loves that she has club for her.
"You are not going to watch us practice?" Randy sadly asks.
"No, I'm sorry Randy. I need to find something to do besides watching your practices." She sternly confesses. It is not because it is boring, but I get bored not having anyone to talk to. You two are the only ones I talk to and you two are on the field. I just need something for me. Luckily, it is same time and length as your practices." She informs.
"Okay." He accepts knowing he is being selfish to keep her from the club,
"I will still be at all of your games. I will never miss one of those." She assures him by hugging him.
"I know that." Randy smiles as he brings John into the hug.
The bell rings as they all head to their first period class. Randy has English first period, which means Stacey will be there. The first two period classes switches back and forth each day. Yesterday, she moved to the front of the class while ignored him the whole day. As he walks in, he sees her at her regular desk. She barely looks at him as he sits down beside her. He sulks as he raises his hand for Mr. Jones' attention.
"Yes Randy, what did you need?" Mr. Jones acknowledges Randy's raised hand.
"I am wondering if I can change seats." Randy asks not letting him suffer anymore. If Stacey doesn't want him he will move, even though it pains him.
"Are you sure Randy?" He wants clarification seeing how they were on the first day.
He looks at Stacey, but she looks away. "Yes Mr. Jones, I would like to switch seats." He sighs thinking that she will give him a signal to stay.
"Okay, but this is your seat for the rest of the term." He warns thinking that it is just a disagreement between them.
"I understand Mr. Jones." He knows the consequences that he might make up with Stacey, however, he can't put himself through this pain anymore.
"Certainly, so you can sit at the other end by the file cabinet." He looks over his seating plan.
"Thank you Mr. Jones." He packs his stuff and transfers. Stacey watches from the corner of her eye as he leaves. She feels like he is leaving her and the class. She can't blame him since she has been cold since his confession.
"Is there anymore issues?" Mr. Jones surveys the class for hands. "Great, let us continue with the different genres and their elements." He writes the different types on the white board.
As the classes progress, Randy has finally focus on his school work. Usually, he has AJ or John to tell him what happen since he doesn't pay attention much. Also, during times he will catch Stacey looking at him.
"Okay class, I want you to pick a genre and think of a story. I want to hear them to approve them, so you can begin." Mr. Jones assigns their first assignment before the bell rings.
AJ and John worry about Randy since Stacey is with him this period. They are waiting for him by AJ's locker.
"Do you think he is okay?" AJ bites her fingernails all worried.
"I don't know AJ." He just leans on the lockers not having words to help AJ.
"Why are you two so sad?" Randy greets them all happy.
"We were worried about you." AJ continues to bite her nails.
"You don't have to." He takes her nails out from her mouth. "For now on, I am not letting Stacey make me feel down." He feels like his own self again. "Plus, you shouldn't chew your nails it will ruin them." He advises AJ.
She giggles at his girl tip. "Thanks for the tip, Randy."
"You're welcome. Now let's get to class." He guides them to their classes.
What they didn't realize is that Stacey listened to everything. She was going to give him a note, but I guess she was too late.
AJ and John are now in their English class. They are reading about Romeo and Juliet. Each student gets a chance to be Romeo, Juliet, and other characters. AJ reads as Juliet first as another male student reads as Romeo. As they read, AJ enjoys the sound of his voice. She would sometimes repeat lines being distracted by his voice. At the end of their reading, she looks at him as he smiles back. Next to read is John for Romeo. Ms. Silver is reading for Juliet since there are not enough girls for each boy. As John reads, Ms. Silver is fascinated at how John expresses the character. His secret is that he loves reading Shakespeare; he loves voicing the characters. Only his parents know his passion with doing plays with his best friend. AJ notices how Ms. Silver looks at him as she giggles. She is going to tease him about this the whole term.
As the bell is about to ring, she gives them another assignment. "Everyone pick a monologue from the play. It has to be more than five in length. After you have picked tell me, so I can write it down. I need to know so there are no repeats. You will present the whole monologue in front of the class. Have fun." She finishes as the bell ring for lunch.
Everyone starts to leave including AJ and John until Ms. Silver again stops them. "John, do you have a minute?" She asks hoping he can spare some time. He looks at her in confusion. He wonders why she always calls on them to stay back. "Do you mind AJ?" She smiles.
"Nope, John I will see you at our lunch table." She leaves with a grin on her face knowing what this is about.
When AJ leaves, John turns to her. "What do you need Ms. Silver?" He questions.
"I am wondering how you voice Romeo like that. No other student has done that; they just read it." She discloses what happens in her other classes.
"Well, I love Shakespeare." He discloses. "I would do plays with my best friend as a child for my parents. We stop when he moved away, although, I still love reading them." He explains.
"Wow that is refreshing." She is amaze never having a student loving Shakespeare. "So, you have any ideas on your monologue from the play?" She sits on her desk.
"I maybe want to do the end scene; Romeo's final verse. The wording is great." He apprises.
"Good, I will mark it down." She bends over to get her list. As she does that her skirt rises up. John, being a teenager boy, sees this as he takes a peak at her now exposed legs. This gets him a bit hot thinking Ms. Silver is quite gorgeous. She bends back as John looks back up. "Are you sure you want this one."
"Yes definitely, but if I change my mind I will let you know." He gulps still thinking about her.
"Are you okay? Do you need some water?" She gets down off her desk. However, she falls wrong on her heels. John is there to catch her. They look into each other's eyes as they have a moment. They are about to kiss to have it interrupted by John getting a text.
"I've got to go Ms. Silver." She supports herself on her desk as John grabs his supplies to leave. They both don't know what just happen, although neither one is complaining.
AJ is at their lunch table alone. Randy is going to be late with the class having to stay a couple minutes late for behaviour. John texts AJ back to say that he is on his way.
"Oh looks guys, it is Miss AJ thinking it is cool to sit by herself." Kourtney, along with her group which includes Stacey, teases. "Where are your two friends?"
"There are coming late." She says shyly never very great with bullies.
"Oh is that what they told you." Kourtney responds knowing very well that Randy is in class still. She knows because his boyfriend is the same class. "They are football players; they don't want to hang out with a loner like you." She laughs as it triggers her group to laugh, except for Stacey. "Do you know they just pity you? You are charity to them and when they get girlfriends, you will be eating lunch alone. You will finally be the loser that you are." She breaks the news to AJ. AJ tries not to cry in front of them, but a tear falls down her cheek. "Oh look girls, she is going to cry." They all laugh now including Stacey. "I will give you something to cry about." She picks up AJ's drink to pour it over her hand, until gets interrupted.
"Why don't you go back to counting food calories and getting drunk at parties, Kourtney?" A guy who is tall, fit, and has some tattoos helps AJ.
"Mind your business Jack, this doesn't consider you." She snaps at him not liking to be interrupted.
"As long as you bully people I will be around. Now got to your QB boyfriend and leave her alone." He orders dealing with her and her group several times.
"Whatever." She flips her hair before leaving. Her group follows along with Stacey as Jack shakes his head at her.
"Thank you for that." AJ says shyly. She notices that it is the guy from English class.
"No problem. No one should get that treatment. My name is Jack and you are AJ, right?" He extends his hand.
"Yup, how do you know?" She is surprise and excited that he knows her name. She thought no one beside Randy and John knows her name.
"She said your name a few times." AJ excitement dies down a bit which Jack notices. "Also, we are in the same English class. We read together as Romeo and Juliet." He sees how that perks her up a bit.
"That was you." She questions acting like she didn't notice.
"Yup, so where are Randy and John? It is odd of them to leave you here by yourself." He inquires seeing them always together.
"They are coming late." She tells him not giving him the full details.
"Let me guess, Randy is still in class for behaviour problems and John is with Ms. Silver." He guesses very observant of his surroundings.
"How do you know that?" She is amaze at his guesses.
"I am right?" She nods. "Well, Randy's class is full of the jocks that like to cause trouble, which includes Kourtney's boyfriend. Instead of just punishing just them, the teacher punishes the whole class. John, on the other hand, if you pay attention, Ms. Silver has a thing for him. I expect them to stay behind a lot." He informs her of her observation.
"So it is not just me that thinks Ms. Silver does have a thing for John?" She asks feeling like she was seeing things.
"Nope, anyone that pays attention to class knows that."
"Wow, you are good." She compliments having a bit of crush on him.
"Thanks, so do you want me to stay until they get here?" He thinks she is cute and would defend her anytime.
"Do you mind?" She asks innocently not knowing if he has his own friends.
"Nope let me just get my food." He grabs his food just a table over to sit next to her.
Finally, Randy and John come with confuse faces. They don't recognize the guy seating with AJ. "AJ, who is this person?" Randy questions seating across from her.
"Oh this is Jack he kept me company while I waited for you two." AJ responds.
"Oh that is great. Hi, I'm John." He sets his tray down to extend his hand.
"Please to meet you." Jacks shakes his head before John sits down across from him.
"I'm Randy, AJ's best friend." He extends his hand still unaware on who is Jack person is.
"Please to meet you. Well AJ, I will see you after school. You are again safe in their hands." He takes his tray and leaves.
Randy and John look at her sweetly. "He is in charge of the comic book club." She explains seeing their faces.
"Okay." Randy takes a bite of his lunch. "I just want to know why he was here in the first place." He is now being all protective.
"Well, Stacey's best friend, Kourtney, came to the table to tease me. She told me that you would leave me alone when you get girlfriends. She was about to pour my drink on my head, until she was stop by Jack. He kept me company after that.
"What?" Randy is mad at them and himself for not being there. He is her best friend he should be there to stand up for her.
"Yup, the whole group was with her." She just eats her lunch not phrase by it anymore.
Randy stands up. "Where are you going?"
"I am going to tell the drunken squad to not mess with my best friend." He declares.
"Randy sit down it is over. As long as you two or just one of you are here they won't bother me." AJ informs him. Kourtney only teases people when there is no one there to defend them or themselves.
"Fine, nonetheless I'm comforting Stacey about her best friend's attitude. I can't believe she didn't try to stop it knowing who you are to me. I thought she would at least be nice to you." He is a bit hurt it he thought he knew her.
"You should have talked to her regardless if this situation happened." AJ advises him.
"I should of. I will talk to her after school before practice. Coach gives us ten minutes to get there and change." He plans out when to talk to her.
"I've got your back, Randy." John pats his back being supportive.
"No, I have to do this by myself. Thanks though." He smiles knowing this is his conversation to have.
"Okay." John responds having faith in his friend.
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