After school I didn't say anything about the girl in the hallway, I just watched him copy my notes. He didn't stay for dinner, I was wondering if me just interrupting had pissed him off.
The next few days passed in a blur; soon I saw them everywhere together. At his locker, walking to class, it was a little more then unnerving. Her name was Marlene, she sat behind me in English and I was now aware of that fact because Chris was always turned around talking to her.
Our English teacher wasn't too fond of their new friendship; she constantly had to revert his attention to the front of the class. Her and I were in the same boat that whole period. I hated the way Marlene would jab me with her pointer finger and toss a note over my shoulder to give Chris.
Two weeks passed and my mom started to ask where he was. "Gordie?"
"Yeah mom?" I looked up from chemistry homework.
"You aren't helping Chris with his homework?" She was leaning on my doorframe.
"Nah, he's busy with some girl." My pencil kept scratching against the paper, eyes right along with it, that way she wouldn't spy the disappointment in them.
"Oh, well dinner's almost ready." And with that comment she left. Some times I thought she was on to us, and other times I thought she just needed another boy to mother. She didn't miss him as much as I did.
I heard it everywhere; strangers were rubbing it in my face. I was at my locker and heard a gang of girls chattering way about it. "Chris and Marlene have totally hit it off." "They're so cute." "Perfect couple." I slammed it shut, causing a bunch of them to jump. "What's his deal?" I heard as I stalked away.
Sitting in class I didn't have with Chris, I still had to listen to her squeal to the other girls. "Did you guys kiss?" One girl asked, "Did you do more then kissing?" Another one tried to whisper. She sat there with smirk, "Now a lady doesn't kiss and tell." Marlene answered trying to look an innocent. I wanted to invade their party and tell them, that Chris and I did more then kissing. But I sat there and listened to them gossip, and tell Marlene how lucky she was.
One night there was a knock at my window. I knew who it was, and I foolishly let him in. We didn't speak a word. It was all physical action, no caring gestures or an apology. As soon as it was over he pulled up his pants, and left. I had to keep myself from tearing off after him, from taking him down and making him feel low like I did, but I just sat there in the dark, feeling like an empty whore.
At lunch I was the odd man out. She'd chatter on and Chris would give her his undivided attention. I stabbed at the food, looking else where feeling like a loser. This had been going on for a long time, almost a month. Thankfully a familiar face came in, I was so happy to see Teddy.
Which I hadn't in so long, only in passing, a glance here and there, he still had those thick glasses, but he'd grown into his features. "Chambers! Lachance!" He nearly shouted as he settled himself next to me with his metal tray. Marlene shut up and stared at him, with an accusing glare.
"I figured I'd come talk to you guys, man, Verno's got a girl, can you believe that gullible shit has a girl? All lovely dovey over there," he nodded a few tables, "Makin' me feel like a damn third wheel, well I tell you I ain't having that." I had to hold in a laugh. Because with the years Teddy could carry on a conversation with himself, he wasn't talking to you, he was talking at you.
"Gordo you want your roll?" He asked already snatching it from my tray. I wanted to hug him. He began to carry on about his old man and mom with a full mouth. Marlene quickly exited the table.
"What the hell's her deal?"
Chris shot him a look, "Teddy."
"Sorry Chambers, I didn't mean to scare your gal away."
"Maybe you should make friends with Vern's girlfriend?" I suggested before they got into an argument.
"Yeah, I suppose so. Good idea Gordo." He patted my back too hard, and made a break for Vern's table. Settling himself in-between Vern and his woman. I laughed. Teddy was a character. Crazier with age, I almost followed him. Chris got up and left the cafeteria.
I was sitting alone, feeling like a loser, when I abandoned my tray and went to the bathroom. Trying to figure out why Chris had been avoiding being alone with me. It pissed me off. I opened the door and there he was against the wall, arms crossed looking sore.
While I was washing my hands, I asked him, "What's your deal?" The bathroom was vacant. "I mean, oh hey, let's completely ditch Gordie."
"It's not like that."
"Then what's it like?" I stepped closer to him.
"I know you're pissed off and everything but Gordie, people would get suspicious if one of us didn't start going out with someone." I shrugged, still angry.
"But you can come to me in the middle of the night, and get a fuck right? That's fine." My voice was lowered to avoid someone overhearing.
"I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to just leave you there and-"
"You didn't mean to but you fucking did." I shoved him. "You left me there. Do you know how that feels Chris?"
He held his hand up defensively. "Calm down."
"No! You start dating this girl and that's all you do. You hang around with her. You don't give a shit about how I feel. For the guy that attacked me in the woods you seem pretty okay being normal? What the hell am I to you? Someone you can fuck up the ass?" I shoved him again.
"Gordie, she just takes up so much of my time, she just…" He tried to reach out to me.
"She just what? Doesn't like your best friend? How are your grades Chris? Not passing like you used to be right, because you can't use me for your goddamn notes. You're not going to use me, I won't let you." With that said, I punched him right in the face. My fist making contact with his nose, causing it to bleed, and he held his hand there and then shoved me in the shoulder.
"You don't understand!" He shouted.
"No, you don't understand!" I hit him again, getting that rage out, and he hit me. Then we were on the floor beating each other. We weren't gentle, it was raw frustration, Chris pulled me up and shoved me against a stall, giving me a heated kiss, and I bit his lip. He drew back and I got him in the stomach, then he came at me. We were making so much noise the door flew open and people began to crowd in.
We were pulled apart by the principal and escorted to office, bloodied and beaten. We passed by Marlene who looked completely shocked; she gripped onto another girls arm.
A/N: Two updates in two days! OH SHIT. I feel awful for letting it go so long with out updating. So I've been on a writing kick. Review :D