[Chapter 8: Robyn's Come as You Are]
The next day in Nugent's class, I didn't give him any kind of good look. He knew that I was aware of what he did to Dylan. However, his facial expressions mocked me for the entire class period. He knew that I was completely powerless at the time. I tried my hardest to let nothing bother me and I finished the class off with no faults in my work.
After awhile lunch had finally rolled around. Unfortunately, on this day, I didn't have Angel or Tyler at lunch. Instead, I made do with some of my more...obnoxious friends. But only for a bit. After a few minutes, I would head off to find where Brooke sat at. Same place everyday, with the same friends. I never really felt like I was interfering. I knew all of them pretty well. Natalie, Sydney, and Robyn. Natalie's boyfriend, Anthony, also sat with them. Of course, I'd always feel bad for him being the only guy there, so I'd keep him company. Besides, I considered him a pretty good friend. But the real reason I went over everyday was just so I could talk to Brooke, even if it was only briefly. Looking at it, it was probably a really dumb thing of me but I was a freshman, so no one could really blame me. Anyway, I headed over to their table they always sat at and said hi, then I waited for a point where I could hop in on their conversation. I think they were talking about music or something. Of course, I just went right ahead and gave my opinion. "A lot of current day pop music is just hot garbage." I shrugged. Robyn, who happened to be a huge music enthusiast got extremely mad. She immediately began to call me a bunch of different names to a point where I couldn't tell if she was kidding or not. She seemed really nice some days but others she'd just be right on the edge. This was a bad day for her to be on the edge too. I had her completely zoned out until I saw a stand pop up behind her.
"ARE YOU IGNORING ME?! GRR...ALRIGHT, THATS IT!" Her stand charged me. I immediately called Puddle of Mudd out to guard from the somewhat mediocre attack. Robyn looked quite surprised. "Y-you have..." "Gavin was one of the first to get a stand." Brooke explained. I nodded and sighed in relief.
"Yes, I've had it since I was a kid and I purposely used it for tricks so people gave me attention." I covered my mouth. "I DIDNT MEAN TO SAY THAT!" Brooke smirked.
"Robyn's stand has a really cool ability."
"Yep!" Robyn agreed. "Every time it hits you, you're forced to say a secret either about your stand or yourself." The others all laughed.
"These stand things are weird. I wonder if I'll ever get one." Anthony pondered. I questionably looked at Anthony. "You guys can...see our stands?" They all nodded. "Well duhhhhh." Sydney said. "It's not that crazy. It seems some of the other kids can't though." This came as a shock to me. I started thinking to myself. Brooke suddenly began talking.
"Yeah and now that Robyn has a stand, she can help us-" I quickly covered her mouth. "She means...she can help us...with a project! Ha ha! Yes! That's it! Er...can you guys excuse us for a second?" I pulled Brooke along behind one of the walls of the lunch room. "What was that about?" She asked. "You do realize we need all the help we can get, right?" I nodded.
"Yes, I'm not that daft. Look, here's the thing: if we talk too much about Nugent and Bodie being stand users, people are bound to hear about it. And what do people do when they hear something crazy? They start talking. And we can't have this kind of info floating around or Nugent could easily dispose of us." I shook my head and looked at her as seriously as I could. "D-DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!" I tried to sound as intimidating as I could. I suppose it kinda worked because all she did was nod. I sighed. "Dammit, you know I can't be mad at you. Im such a fucking softie." She smiled.
"Yeah, you can't do anything to me, nerd." I sighed again.
"Get outta here, kid. I'll talk to you later." I smiled at her and she smiled back, then headed back to the table. Lunch was almost over anyway, so I began heading to my class. "I know I can't get her, but there's nothing stopping me from trying." I assured myself. I sighed once more as the end bell rung.
The next day in Nugent's class, I didn't give him any kind of good look. He knew that I was aware of what he did to Dylan. However, his facial expressions mocked me for the entire class period. He knew that I was completely powerless at the time. I tried my hardest to let nothing bother me and I finished the class off with no faults in my work.
After awhile lunch had finally rolled around. Unfortunately, on this day, I didn't have Angel or Tyler at lunch. Instead, I made do with some of my more...obnoxious friends. But only for a bit. After a few minutes, I would head off to find where Brooke sat at. Same place everyday, with the same friends. I never really felt like I was interfering. I knew all of them pretty well. Natalie, Sydney, and Robyn. Natalie's boyfriend, Anthony, also sat with them. Of course, I'd always feel bad for him being the only guy there, so I'd keep him company. Besides, I considered him a pretty good friend. But the real reason I went over everyday was just so I could talk to Brooke, even if it was only briefly. Looking at it, it was probably a really dumb thing of me but I was a freshman, so no one could really blame me. Anyway, I headed over to their table they always sat at and said hi, then I waited for a point where I could hop in on their conversation. I think they were talking about music or something. Of course, I just went right ahead and gave my opinion. "A lot of current day pop music is just hot garbage." I shrugged. Robyn, who happened to be a huge music enthusiast got extremely mad. She immediately began to call me a bunch of different names to a point where I couldn't tell if she was kidding or not. She seemed really nice some days but others she'd just be right on the edge. This was a bad day for her to be on the edge too. I had her completely zoned out until I saw a stand pop up behind her.
"ARE YOU IGNORING ME?! GRR...ALRIGHT, THATS IT!" Her stand charged me. I immediately called Puddle of Mudd out to guard from the somewhat mediocre attack. Robyn looked quite surprised. "Y-you have..." "Gavin was one of the first to get a stand." Brooke explained. I nodded and sighed in relief.
"Yes, I've had it since I was a kid and I purposely used it for tricks so people gave me attention." I covered my mouth. "I DIDNT MEAN TO SAY THAT!" Brooke smirked.
"Robyn's stand has a really cool ability."
"Yep!" Robyn agreed. "Every time it hits you, you're forced to say a secret either about your stand or yourself." The others all laughed.
"These stand things are weird. I wonder if I'll ever get one." Anthony pondered. I questionably looked at Anthony. "You guys can...see our stands?" They all nodded. "Well duhhhhh." Sydney said. "It's not that crazy. It seems some of the other kids can't though." This came as a shock to me. I started thinking to myself. Brooke suddenly began talking.
"Yeah and now that Robyn has a stand, she can help us-" I quickly covered her mouth. "She means...she can help us...with a project! Ha ha! Yes! That's it! Er...can you guys excuse us for a second?" I pulled Brooke along behind one of the walls of the lunch room. "What was that about?" She asked. "You do realize we need all the help we can get, right?" I nodded.
"Yes, I'm not that daft. Look, here's the thing: if we talk too much about Nugent and Bodie being stand users, people are bound to hear about it. And what do people do when they hear something crazy? They start talking. And we can't have this kind of info floating around or Nugent could easily dispose of us." I shook my head and looked at her as seriously as I could. "D-DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!" I tried to sound as intimidating as I could. I suppose it kinda worked because all she did was nod. I sighed. "Dammit, you know I can't be mad at you. Im such a fucking softie." She smiled.
"Yeah, you can't do anything to me, nerd." I sighed again.
"Get outta here, kid. I'll talk to you later." I smiled at her and she smiled back, then headed back to the table. Lunch was almost over anyway, so I began heading to my class. "I know I can't get her, but there's nothing stopping me from trying." I assured myself. I sighed once more as the end bell rung.