Chapter 5:
"I couldn't exactly understand you when your head was in your locker, so if you don't mind me asking why were you wagging?" Matty said with a polite smile on his face and he walked right up behind Jenna.
"I just couldn't resist a chance to interrupt two teenage boys romantic oval date." She said with a jokingly sarcastic tone while looking upwards over her shoulder.
"Well seems like it was worth the detention then huh Hamilton?"
Jenna paused for a second before replying, she figured Matty just called her Hamilton because he must of remembered Mr. Wick shouting it at her. So he mustn't know my name, she thought as she quickly answered.
"I don't know about you McKibben but detention has taught me a valuable lesson… Don't go anywhere near your classroom when ditching!"
"I could have told you that one."
"Well, now I know not to try and do anything tricky and clever ever again."
"Practice makes perfect!"
"But no ones perfect, so why bother trying?" Jenna looked up at Matty with a cheeky smile and he shook his head with a quiet laugh.
"You're pretty funny, see you round Jenna."
Jenna watched as he jogged across the road to his truck and smiled to herself, feeling stupid for even over analyzing him calling her 'Hamilton' she looked down and rubbed her forehead with her hand, as though she was trying to get shame off her head. The truck roared as he accelerated past and continued quietly out of the parking lot, just in time for Jenna's mum to pull up.
The weekend came and went. Jenna spent it doing homework, sleeping in and talking to Tamara on Skype who was visiting her Nan in Vegas. Then at school a week flew by, without anymore skipping class. Jenna wouldn't be doing that for a while! Every now and again Matty would smile or say hi, but basically Jenna's life was back on track and by track I mean back in the cycle of constant boredom.
Tamara and Jenna were walking when Matty put his hand up to wave to Jenna. He was standing with Sadie while she stood there watching like she was some deer and Sadie was a lion about to attack.
"Hey" Jenna said to Matty and saw Sadie's eyes squint and her mouth tighten up. Jenna continued walking as Tamara grabbed her arm with a tight grip, she was yet to be informed of Jenna's small, very small friendly relationship with Matty.
"Hey, wait Jenna!" Matty called after her. "You know my friend Jake, right?"
Everyone knew Jake he was the sort of guy that participated in everything, it was actually shocking how any things he would be seen doing around school.
"Yeah, I know him kind of…"
"Well his having a party on Friday night and he told me to invite some people maybe you and your friend want to come?"
Jenna turned to Tamara and saw her face had lightened up and knew she would be in real best friend trouble if she didn't say yes.
"Sure why not, I'll see if I can make it." Matty's smile grew and Sadie's face got even more squished as thought she just ate a bad sour sweet. Tamara squeezed Jenna's arm even harder digging her nails into her, physically signaling it was time for her introduction and Jenna got the hint as well as four bruises one for each nail.
"This is my friend Tamara by the way." Jenna casually shook her arm free from Tamara's grip.
"HI! I'm Tamara, I'm Jenna's best friend, and you are Matty McKibben."
"Hey, yeah I've seen you around. This is my old friend Sadie"
Matty turned his head towards Sadie as he finished his introduction and she quickly snapped the look of pure evil off her face. It was clear to Jenna and Tamara that Sadie was a fake and she also wasn't happy they were going to a party... Jenna wast even sure if she was yet.e.