Tough boy~ chapter 2
The bell rang for third period. Culinary. Jeff had this class with Sumo. He walked down the hallway, to his locker, where his friend was already waiting for him. Sumo looked a little off... Almost forlorn.
"Hey. Are you ok?" Jeff asked. Sumo's head snapped up from staring at the ground.
"Wha- yeah. Yeah I'm good." he rubbed his head with his palm, "I'm fine." Jeff put his Algebra 2 binder away, and they set off down the hallway to the Culinary Lab.
Chef had told them they were preparing pirogues today. Jeff laid out the instructions in front of him, as he and Sumo started prepping the work space.
"So hey, did your mom ever text you back?" Sumo asked regarding the sleep-over.
"Yeah, she said it would be fine, as long as your parents know I'm there." He replied, kneading the dough. Sumo smiled his big smile, which made Jeff grin.
He felt a little anxious about sleeping over at Sumo's house. It wasn't the mess that bothered him, it was the fact that he was going to be alone with Sumo, and only Sumo. He had never even been alone in a house with just one friend before. But it wasn't just the fact they were alone. It was the fact Jeff was starting to feel dizzy when Sumo touched him, or more sensitive to jokes, or even how Sumo being brought up in conversation could get Jeff happy. Jeff thinks he likes Sumo, but he's just not sure. And the boy sure doesn't help with this by constantly joke-flirting with Jeff all the time. He was just very confused right now.
The rest of class went smoothly, their pirogues turned out fine, but a little lumpy, they got an A-, which was ok. Jeff parted ways with Sumo, making his way to English class.
It was now sixth period. Jeff had lunch right now. He sat at his usual table, and unpacked his lunch as he waited for Chelsea, Breehn, and Clarence.
He sat in silence, staring at his Tunafish sandwich. He wasn't very hungry, and kept thinking only of sumo. The way his smile reaches his eyes, and how he keeps his hair clean as to not gross out Jeff, and his eyes! Jeff was a sucker for brown eyes, he could stare at them for hours. His favo-
"Jeff? JEFF!" Clarence shouted, causing some heads to turn. Jeff looked up, very surprised. Clarence was sitting across from him, and Breehn and Chelsea were at his sides.
"Oh my gosh, you scared me so bad." Jeff said grabbing his heart (which was pumping very fast).
"What's got you all tied in a knot?" Chelsea asked taking a bite of her cheeseburger. Chelsea looked a lot different now than she did in elementary school. She straightens her hair, and got a pixie cut, it suited her very well. Even with the changes in appearance, she was still the same old Chelsea.
"Nothing... Well... I think I have a crush." Jeff said, resting his head on his palm.
"Woah! On who?!" Clarence prodded. He was smiling, and looked a little amused. Jeff blushed, thinking of Sumo, but didn't want to say it out loud. "Jeff tell us! We won't tell anyone! Wait- boy or girl, just to narrow it down." Clarence mused.
Jeff paused for a moment. His friends continued to stare at him, waiting for an answer. "... It's a boy. But I'm not saying who!" Jeff said with a very deep blush. Breehn prodded his side.
"Nice!" He exclaimed. His friends laughed and congratulated him, but Jeff still felt weird.
Lunch went by slowly, along with the rest of the day. Jeff was anxious, and couldn't really concentrate on anything. He was just so nervous!
At three o'clock, the final bell rang, and everyone packed up. Jeff walked to the front of the school and waited for Sumo, who usually drove him home after school on his motorcycle. Sumo turned sixteen last summer, and was very ready to use his license. His dad had found an old motorcycle in the junk yard, and brought it home for Him and Sumo to fix up.
Jeff stood by the door, staring at the road that led off the school campus and waited.
"JEFFERY!" Someone yelled, and before he could turn around, Sumo was running full speed towards him, back left behind, and flung his arms around Jeff, picking him up and spinning him around, almost tripping and falling over.
"OH MY GOD SUMO PUT ME DOWN PUT ME DOWN IM GONNA DIE!" Jeff yelled frantically. Sumo laughed and placed him back on the ground. Jeff breathed heavily, grabbing his heart, then smacked Sumo on the shoulder.
"Ow!" Sumo laughed, grabbing his shoulder. "C'mon, I'll take you home so you can get your stuff then I'll take us back to my my house." He explained with a small smile.
"Ok." Jeff huffed, still a little shaken. He adjusted his satchel on his shoulder, and walked to Sumo's motorcycle. Sumo got on first, and Jeff slid onto the back seat, hugging Sumo's chest to stay on. Sumo stiffened a little, then relaxed. They drove to Jeff's house, he got his overnight things, and then they drove back to Sumo's house