School's Almost Over

"Euphemia, did you hear me?" Shouted my best friend, Camilla, as she moved her dark brunette hair out of her face.

"No, sorry!" I whisper-shouted as I clutched my binder to my chest while moving around the crowd to our lockers. Camilla and I have been best friends since elementary school, we have been each other's rock. Especially, when her father passed away last year, and my mother ran away with the Alpha of another pack. 

"Girls! Did you not hear me?" Evelyn lightly punched my shoulder as I reached the lockers with her coming from behind me.

"What's going on?" I asked in confusion as I turned the knob to my locker.

"Oh, please, like you didn't hear Karter Jenkins was nominated for homecoming king," Evelyn giggled as she shut my locker just as I slipped my book inside. Evelyn moved here six years ago, and we all became instant friends. She twisted her shoulder-length bright red hair between her fingers as she eyed me up and down.

"That's what I said!" Cami playfully slapped Evelyn's arm as she turned to fix her hair in the mirror on her locker door. "The girls get announced after the next period," She wiggled her eyebrows as she shut her locker and started heading down the hallway.

"Ladies, the bell rings in 3...2...1..." Mr. Cuttingham counted as he herded us into his classroom like sheep.

"What do you mean I love history," I started as we exited the classroom. "Mr. Cuttingham makes history come alive!"

"Sure he does, Phemie, oh here we go!" Camilla squealed as she held us in place.

The loudspeaker crackled as a booming voice came from overhead. "Good afternoon students," The Principal, Mr. Rhoads, spoke with his mouth way too close to the microphone. "As promised we have the homecoming queen nominations. They are as follows, Nina Martinez, Jayla Stewart, and Euphemia Winters. Thank you, that is all,"

"What!" I screamed as I dropped my bag from my shoulder. "How? What did you girls do?"

"Oh, like you don't dream of being homecoming queen with Karter as your king," Evelyn stated as she grabbed my bag from the floor handing it back to me. 

"Evelyn and I put your name on the nomination ballad," Cami said as we made our way to the school's double doors. 

"How did you guys manage that? You have to get like a hundred signatures," I mentioned walking out onto the parking lot.

"We have our ways," Cami turned her head to face the picnic table full of nerds.

"Anyway, you guys, my brother is here, catch you later," Evelyn waved us off as we headed for my jeep. 

"My place?" Camilla asked as she opened my passenger-side door.

"No, I don't want to be around your little brother, right now," I told her as I slid my bag and books into the back.

"Hey, hey wait up!" Came an unknown voice from the school's crowd. "Hey, you're Euphemia right?" 

"Yes, I am," I stuttered, which I have never done in my entire life.

"I'm Karter Jenkins, I don't know if you're aware but we were both nominated for homecoming royalty," He chuckled as he swept back his dirty blonde hair. I nodded too afraid to speak for fear he might realize it was a mistake talking to me. "Okay, well I was thinking we could partner up so we could win," He shrugged his shoulders as he waited for my answer. I was too stunned to speak so I stayed silent. "Well, as you know Nina Martinez is... well I'm afraid she'll beat my ass and Jayla Stewert is all over me," Karter shuttered as he shifted his weight to the other foot.

"Euphemia Grace!" Camilla shouted bringing me to my senses.

"Yes!" I said a little too loudly as I cleared my throat.

"Great, so can I have your number? Address?" Karter asked as he handed me his phone with a smirk on his face. "Wonderful, I'll call you later."  

"Did... did that just happen?" I asked hoping up and down as I held my keys in my hand. "Am I dreaming? Pinch me, hurry. No, no, don't if I'm dreaming I don't want to wake up," I squealed jumping into the driver's seat. "Oww," I yipped as Cami pinched my arm.

"Well, you aren't dreaming," She snorted grabbing her phone. "Mami, si, I'm going to spend the night with Phemie. Si mami we will go to school in the morning, oh, before I forget Euphemia got nominated for homecoming queen. No, she didn't win yet, si mami, te amo mucho," She hung up and held onto the bar as I made a sharp turn. "My mom said she's proud of you, and tomorrow for you to come over because she will make you tacos," I smiled wide as I turned into my apartment complex and headed to my door. "I still can't believe you got your own apartment."

"Yeah, the landlord is really sweet and edited my lease so I could leave for college or take a year off," I replied taking off my floral shirt and throwing it in the hamper. "I'm going take a shower, pick a movie, and we'll hit up the corner store for snacks." 

Out of nowhere, we had just gotten done watching a horror movie when my phone rang, needless to say, we were scared beyond our whits. "Hello?" I questioned the unknown caller on the other end with shakey breath. "Oh, Karter yes, I'm okay. Camilla and I just got done a movie," I breathed out a sigh of relief.

"Oh, that's awesome, so, I was wondering if you wanted to walk into school tomorrow?" He asked and my breath hitched. "Maybe we can get to know each other a little better? Hello?"

"Of course, I'd love that. I will be there at seven," I started nudging Camilla as she got up to make us more popcorn.

"Great, I'll see you then. Enjoy the rest of your night," He hung up and I threw my phone on the sofa as I fell to the floor in utter happiness.

"He wants to walk into school together and get to know me," I sang as I sat up making room for my best friend of ten years. "Can you believe it?" I clasped my hands together before I got up to pick another movie.