First of all, thank you very much for all the reviews, I tried to follow some advices such as writing who was talking because it was confused, but it became very repetitive so it's something I'm still working on, and as for me using the word colleagues when they're still in high school, well, in my mother language we use colleagues (it's translation of course) for two persons from the same class, but it can e used for people from high school, college, preschool… so I thought that in English it was the same way, therefore I ask you to tell me what word I should use to refer to 2 high school students please.
I'm also sorry it took this long to publish this chapter but I and't the internet working meanwhile.
Well, hope you like it, see you xD
The rest of the day passed by slowly except for the lunch where she sat with Eric and Natalia and a girl whose name was Valera and was very fond of talking about boys.
"Tell me Calleigh, did any of those guys catch you eye?" Asked Valera with a smile.
"Yes, that jerk who looks like a monkey." – she answered looking to the boy who was doing god knows what on top of his chair.
"Besides him." Valera said rolling her eyes.
"No." Calleigh answered with a smile.
She was about to reply but saw couple girls came to them with wide smiles.
"Hello Eric." greeted the tallest one, Anna.
Eric sighed looking at them slowly and after he had chewed his pizza thousands of times and drank his soda.
"What?"
"We're throwing a party tonight, and we want you to come, alone, it's at midnight at my place, and you can bring something to drink if you want." Said the shorter of the two girls, Melanie.
The three girls that sat in the table with Eric tried to contain their laughs but it eventually came out when Calleigh choked in her soda due to the laughs.
Eric chuckled too tapping her back.
"Breath and try not to throw soda on top of me next time you choke."
"S-sorry."
"You look funny though."
"Shut up." – She managed with a wide smile.
"So, are you coming?" – Melanie asked claiming the attention back to her.
"No thanks, I had my share of sluts this week already."
Valera busted out in laughs again.
"Jerk."
"I would go, if I hadn't a date already tonight."
"You have a date?"
The heads turned to another boy that had arrived and sat on the table.
"Who's the new flesh?"
"Calleigh Duquesne." Calleigh said shaking his hand.
"Southern." He stated smiling.
"Yes." Calleigh answered smiling.
"You're the new student right?" Tim asked sitting and opening his soda.
"Yes."
"Nice to meat you, I'm timothy Speedle, but you can call me Tim or speed."
"Nice to meet you Tim."
"So, who's your date Delko?" - The boy asked Eric who was eating again.
"The new flesh actually, I'm going to show her the town." Eric answered in a relaxed way while biting on the pizza again.
Eric winked at Calleigh so she would get into the game.
"You're going out with her?" – the girl who was stupid enough to still be there asked.
"Yes, got a problem with that?"Eric asked coldly
"No, just make sure you use a condom when you get the bitch laid." The girl answered coyly.
Eric got up with a furious look.
"Get out of here already." –Eric spat his hands clenching to fists next to his body.
"Ooohhh. Touchy."
"Let's go." – Eric said grabbing Calleigh's shoulder as they left.
"What in the world was that?!" – Calleigh yelled when they got away from people scoffing Eric's harm away.
"I'm sorry for that." Eric said looking down.
"What just happened?!"
"She's just a stupid bitch who keeps trying to get me to have sex with her, I'm really sorry that happened to you."
"Yes, and I could have defended myself thank you!"
"Are you mad at me?"
"Yes!"
"Why?!"
"I don't need your protection!"
"I'm sorry, I started it, I thought I was doing the right thing."
"Well, just don't do it again."
"Got it."
"Wow, this girl's awesome." Natalia joked smiling widely.
"Be careful Eric, she'll shop your head off sometime." Speedle joked too.
"I won't do that." Calleigh said in a plain voice.
"I know." Eric reassured.
"What was that about anyway, I mean, calling her a slut, wasn't that a bit over the edge?" Calleigh asked raising her eyebrows.
"No."
"Really, they only asked you to go to a party."
"I know the meaning of a party to them." Eric said his voice getting cold again.
"The same as for us?" She guessed with a questioner look.
"Is your meaning of party having sex with all the boys there?!" Eric blew .
"N-no." She stuttered surprised with the fury present in Eric's question.
"Hers is!" Eric screamed leaving as quick as he could not saying another word.
"what did I say?" Calleigh asked turning to the 2 girls and one boy that had been observing Eric's outburst with sad looks.
"That girl you just saw..." Explainned Tim. "she used to date Eric."
"Really?!"
"Yes, and they went to a party, and she fucked half the guys there, he found out of course, and was so mad..." Valera finished.
"It was expected." Natalia pointed out with a look that meant she agreed 100 % with Eric's reaction.
"Yes, she's a slut." Valera said.
"I got to apologies him." Calleigh said worriedly.
"Why?"Speed asked throwing his soda can to the trash.
"I upset him." She said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Don't apologies, You didn't know, and he'll be fine, give him ten minutes." Speed Said trying to make her feel better.
...
"I still saying, you got to buy some clothes."
Calleigh smiled at her new roommate who was still amazed in how all of her clothes fit in a single bag.
"It was easier to transport, that's not all of my clothes"
"Oh, you scared me for a moment there."
Calleigh chuckled finishing putting her clothes on the closet.
"So, what are we coking?" Calleigh asked as she sat in the couch with a sigh.
"What do you mean?" Natalia asked confused sitting too.
"Aren't Eric, Valera and Tim coming for dinner?"
"Yes."
"So we got to cook right?"
"No, we just order a couple pizzas."
"You're kidding right?"
"No, I can't cook a lot, and besides, those two guys look like wolves."
"So when you eat together you order pizzas?"
"That or Chinese, and sometimes we make sandwiches."
"Can I cook please? "
"Sure, go for it girl, just make sure you cook something eatable."
"Don't worry."
"What do you need me to do?"
"First of all, tell me where you got a pan."
...
"Hello." said Tim Speedle getting in Natalia's and Calleigh's house.
"Hi guys."Natalia replied greeting them with the usual kiss on the cheek.
"It smells great, what is it?" Eric asked sniffing the air.
"Calleigh cooked." Natalia said.
"Really?! "Eric asked genuinely surprised, his eyes widening.
"Please don't start it you too, Calleigh already said that thousands of times today." Natalia complained rubbing her temples.
"I know." Eric said smiling.
"Really?" Calleigh joked with a smile.
"Hey there cooking master." Eric greeted giving her a handshake and a friendly hug.
"What did you made?" Speedle asked.
"Nothing special, it's pasta with tomato sauce, triturated meat and cheese; you all like those things right? Because if you don't I can make something really quick, I'll fry some sausages and eggs and..." she started moving around nervously until Eric grabbed her shoulders.
"Relax, sit and breathe o.k., we all like that."
"Thank god." She said sighing and grabbing the beer that Speedle handed her. "thank you."
They all laughed at her concern with Eric and Speedle serving everyone.
"Here you go chef." Eric joked.
"I'm not a chef."
"This is great!" Valera exalted tasting the food. "Where did you learn how to cook like this?"
"In Louisiana if you don't know how to cook at 16 you're kind of retarded."
"Wow." Valera mumbled.
Calleigh chuckled nervously eating a few bites of pasta.
"Anyway, how were the practices Eric?" Natalia asked saving her friend of further embarrassment.
"I was a second faster."
"That's good." Natalia said with a appreciative nod.
"Yeah, but I'm still slow though." Eric complained.
"Aren't you like, the fastest?" Valera asked throwing her hands in the hair.
"Second fastest." Eric answered in a complaining tune.
Calleigh stared at them trying to understand what they were talking about.
"I'm on the swimming team" Eric said realizing just how confused his friend was.
"Oh."
"Yes, what did you thought we were talking about?" Eric asked with a smile.
"Racing actually, or cars."
"Nah, I don't like racing, and here that's for losers."
"o.k., what sports do you have at school?"
"Football, swimming, racing, and for girls you got cheerleader." Natalia answered conting with her fingers.
"That's it?" Calleigh asked in surprise.
"Yes." Valera answered drinking a sip of beer.
"Only cheerleader?!"
"Yes, what did you had in Louisiana?" Speedle asked out of curiosity.
"Soccer, archery and football, for both guys and girls."
"Football?! Valera and Eric said at the same time. "
"For girls?! Speedle said also surprised"
"Yes."
"Really?!"
"Eric…" Natalia complained at the mention of the word she had heard the most all day.
"You played?"
"Yep."
"O.M.G., we got to go play sometime."
"Oh no, I won't play football."
"Not you, remember the game against joe's team?" Eric remembered with a wide smile.
"Yes."
"We're missing a player." Speedle stated.
"C'mon, seriously, a girl?" Valera said smiling.
"Do you accept to fill the place?" Eric asked ignoring Valera.
"Me?!"
"Yes." Speed said smiling.
"s-sure."
"I can't believe this." Valera said in shock.
"What's the problem?" Speedle asked.
"They're guys Calleigh, like 6.5 feet and 200 pounds guys!" natalia pointed out.
"What are you? 5.5 feet tops, 100 pounds." Valera added to Natalia's statement
"About that yeah." Calleigh
"We do like this, we gather the team and try a game between us, and we see if you'll make it or not."
"Just don't complain if you end up in the hospital." Natalia warned shrugging her shoulders.
"I could bring a nine mil and shoot them if they tried something too bad." Calleigh joked
"Right." Valera said getting in the joke.
"I do have a nine mil, and do know how to shoot it." Calleigh pointed out swirling her fork in the air.
"You're kidding right?" Natalia asked not so sure if she was telling the truth or just joking again.
Calleigh got up with a smile and went to her bedroom returning with a gun on her hand.
"I'm not kidding." Calleigh stated.
"Wow." Eric said touching the gun.
"You can't have a gun!" Valera yelled.
"I have license." Calleigh said giving the gun to Eric that started to look at it with Speedle.
"You're caring a gun!" Natalia yelled too.
"Yep." Calleigh confirmed as if it was the most natural thing in the word.
"O.M.G". Natalia choked.
"It's just for protection." Calleigh explained.
"O.M.G" Natalia repeated.
"Please don't tell anyone." Calleigh asked starting to get worried.
"We won't." Eric reassured
"You promise?" Calleigh asked looking at him intensely.
"I do." Eric said looking into her eyes
"Thank you." Calleigh replied already relaxed.
"Sure." Eric answered putting the gun that he had on his hands on the table.
"So, you can cook, play football and shoot a gun, you're everything that a man can wish for." Eric started slowly.
"Yes?"
"Yes, do you have a boyfriend?" Eric asked fast enough fr the words to mix with which other a bit.
"No."
"Ever had one?" Valera asked smiling devilishly.
"Yes." Calleigh answered rolling her eyes.
"Who broke up?" Valera asked leaning forward in interest.
"Me."
"Why?" Natalia asked imitating Valera's position.
"He was a jerk." Calleigh answered shrugging.
"Are all boys jerks for you?" Speedle asked smiling.
"No."
"Thank god." He joked.
"Until now I met 2 decent guys."
"Who?" Eric asked between sips.
"You and Tim." Calleigh said with a huge smile.
"You're such a suck up." Eric accused with a smile that showed that he didn't meant it at all.
"I want to apologies you Eric." Calleigh started eliciting a roll f eyes from the other 2 girls.
"What for?"
"Today, I didn't meant to upset you or snap like that, I'm really really sorry."
"Oh, that, don't worry."
"But I made you get mad."
"You didn't know."
"May I ask what happened exactly?"
"Calleigh..." Speedle warned.
"No Speed it's o.k." Eric said as he grabbed his beer taking a sip.
"Me and Melanie dated."
"Yes."
"And this one time, a friend of hers invited her to a party, and I came along. I regret it deeply now."
"Why?"
"That girl, my girlfriend, had sex with almost every guy in that party, with me downstairs looking for her."
"You found her?"
"Yeah, I found her with Joe, the guy from physics."
"You find her with him?"
"In bed. They were... they were there, and I came in and I saw them and I left just seconds after, and you would aspect her to come out and try to explain it, but noooooo, she just kept going, and after that with other guys, and I left, the next day, at school, I didn't even bothered to talk to her."
"I understand."
"The problem is, that that same day, at lunch, she came to me and asked if our that for that night was still up, she dared to ask me that after everything."
"And you said no."
"No, I asked her what she thought, and what she answered, she asked me if she should bring the black lingerie!"
"Wow, she was pretty stupid."
YEAH, SHE THOUGHT I WAS JUST LOOKING TO GET HER LAID!
"And you weren't."
"No! I really liked her!"
"I understand."
"I got to go, it's getting late."
"Eric please, don't."
"Do you want me to show you the city?" Eric asked changing the subject from what had been the biggest disaster of his love life.
"Of course."
"Do you want to come?" Eric wondered turning to his friends.
"No, we'll stay here, maybe watch a movie." Valera kipped quickly already pushing them to the door.
"Maxine!"
"Go, we'll be just fine."
"You can use my bike." Speedle said throwing Eric the key.
Eric's eyes widened in amazement, it was the first time ever Speed gave anyone authorization to use his bike, it was his treasure and he didn't trusted someone to use it.
"Are you sure man?" Eric asked still amazed.
"Yes."
The door closed behind Eric and Calleigh making them sigh.
"They really want me to get a girlfriend."
"What do you mean?"
"They think I need someone, and you came along, and I kind of like you, in a friendly way, and you're cool, they think you're a good girl for me so they're trying to get us together."
"I don't date my colleagues."
"Right."
"I kind of like you too, in a friendly way."
"Good."
"So, we'll pedal our way throw town?"
"No, of course not."
"Tim said bike."
"What do you think the keys are for?"
"Oh, motorcycle, of course."
"Are you o.k.?"
"Yes, just had a long day."
They grabbed their helmets with Eric getting in the front sit.
"Grab onto me."
"You bet."
"Did you ever ridded?"
"No."
"You'll like it."
Eric started the vehicle with a smile as Calleigh gripped on his waist leaning her head on his back.