I really want a cool ranch doritos taco it came out today and I want it. I really like Taco Bell have you noticed? Okay so the story um this chapter is kinda short but I needed to give you something right? Right. Idk I really like this, it's like not a necessary chapter but it's cute so it's still necessary? I don't know, just read it.
As we drove back to Degrassi after what would have been the time that the final bell would ring, we sat in silence with the murmur of a classic rock station playing on the radio. I stared outside the window, watching the buildings and trees fly by as I had thought about the last thing Eli said to me.
Every girl had always had their description of the perfect boy and though the physical and emotional traits of them were different from girl to girl, it seemed that almost all of them had the trend of the "bad boy". The boy you knew you weren't supposed to be with, the boy that would only cause trouble to your life. I never had that obsession, I never visualized that my perfect guy would be bad for me. But to my surprise, my bad boy was sitting right next to me. I didn't know anything really at all about him considering we met less than 9 hours ago. But all I knew was that even if he was bad for me, I couldn't stay away. I wanted to skip class with him and banter jokingly with him.
"So," he said, looking at me when we stopped at a red light, " Where are we going to continue this journey next?"
"Journey?" I asked, looking at the time on my phone, "Well, we'll have to end it because I have to pick up my brother from school. You can just drop me off back at school."
"Nonsense, I'll take you there." He said, pulling off after the light turned green.
I hesitated considering I didn't want to sound stupid but I didn't want to drive him all around either, "That's the thing. I only know how to get to his school from my house."
He chuckled as he looked me, "Really?"
I nodded my head, looking away from him as I started to feel more stupid than before I said it. His chuckle had died down quickly as he said, "I didn't mean to-" he cut himself, trying to find the right words I assumed, "Well, you're new so I get it."
I didn't say anything because I didn't know what to say. I directed him to my house and then from there, guessed the way from the landmarks I'd focused on that morning to my brother's school. Luckily, my guesses were right and we didn't have to detour over and over in which I would have to hear my brother's complaints all the way home and at home as well.
When we pulled up, I saw my brother sitting on the front steps with about 5 other kids that I assumed were his friends because he always made friends, always. I got out of the car and walked over to him.
"Whose car is that?" he asked, leaning past me to admire it.
"My friend's."
"You made a friend on the first day?" he said, tapping my arm which was about as far as he could reach without getting on his tiptoes, "I'm proud of you."
I was scared of how much he sounded like my dad, but more sarcastically which I was almost sure he got from me. After saying bye to his new BFFs, we walked back to Eli's car and I prayed that Sam wouldn't start a conversation with him but as it always happened, it didn't work out that way.
"You seem like a pretty cool guy," he said, as he slid into the back seat, "Why would you choose to be friends with my dorky sister?"
Eli tried to hold in a laugh but it really didn't work as he chuckled through a response, "She doesn't seem all that dorky to me."
"Well, I'll tell you something, you're a real surprise," he said, leaning forward in-between Eli and I, "My sister here doesn't make friends often, she's what you call a loner. You know she only had-"
"Shut up!" I barked. I knew if he kept going, he'd make me seem like the loser I was and I didn't want to seem that way in front of Eli who was cool and carefree.
With that note, the rest of the ride was silent. Awkwardly silent. I could tell that Sam wanted to continue but I kept giving him the look every time I saw his mouth make the slightest movement.
When we pulled up to my house, Sam was the first to open the door to get out but stuck his head back in to say to Eli, "Well, it was nice meeting you and the ride was good before, you know." He gestured his head back to me as I got out the car as well. I wanted so badly for him to just shut up but he was Sam and he never shut up without a low blow insult or candy.
Sam ran up to the house, taking my keys to open the door as I stayed back while Eli got out the car and walked around to me.
"Thanks." I said. In my head, I knew it wasn't only for the ride but for being my only friend on the first day of school but I didn't even dare to consider saying that out loud.
"No problem," he smiled, then pointed in the direction of my brother, "He's a handful, huh?"
"More than that. But he comes around sometimes."
"He's pretty cool though, you know if I wanted a brother, I'd just take yours."
"Go ahead," I joked, "But you'd have to bring him back sometime. My life wouldn't be the same without his annoyance."
"Well that's alright, you have me to annoy you as well now."
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