WE SPENT THE rest of the time in class trying to get to know each other better before we delved into our assignment which was due in a month's time.
I learnt that Jake was an only child whose parents didn't really seem to care much about him. They spent their time going from one business trip to the other and would just pay him off as a means to get him out of their hair.
"Your parents seem umm.... interesting," I said as I chewed on the inside of my cheek.
Jake scoffed, "if by interesting you mean rude, never there and uncaring, then yes, that's exactly what they are."
In the short time we had left I also learnt that Kai had a little brother, Connor who was about fourteen and they lived with their father who, apparently was just as rich as Jake's parents. That had me wondering if Nick's parents we also well-off, though I wouldn't know for sure considering his lack of interaction.
Through the whole time we talked, I hadn't heard Nick utter one single word. All he did was just sit there; scowl plastered on his face as though he had better things to do other than be in class.
"Alexis," Kai called making me snap my attention to him.
"Huh?"
"Do you have an inhaler? Cause you took my breath away," he said with a cheeky grin on his face.
Jake and I turned to look at each other with confusion clearly visible on our faces before we turned our attention back to Kai. "Are you okay?" I asked perching my glasses further up my noise.
"Do you like sailing? Because I'd ship you and me together."
At that, both Jake and I guffawed as it became clear that he was trying to flirt with me, "Geez that was cheesy," I said between laughs.
"Where did you get that from? I'm too desperate.com?" Jake asked highly amused.
Kai scowled which made Jake laugh even harder showing off his dimples. "Good one Alexis," he said and gave me a high five.
"Aw c'mon guys, I was trying to woo you Alexis and you're laughing," he said slightly pouting his lips which made him look so adorable.
"Okay I'm sorry, try again," I told him once I had calmed down. But Nick was still acting moody. What is his deal anyway?
"I would use a cheesy pick-up line but damn baby I'm vegan," Kai said after a few minutes of thinking over it.
I couldn't help the grin that spread across my face as I desperately willed myself not to laugh because then he would be sad.
"Real smooth mate, total game changer right there," Jake said with amusement lacing his chocolate brown eyes.
Kai seemed content with what he said and grinned from ear-to-ear like a Cheshire cat. "Yep I'm good, ain't I?"
I tried to think of a better way of telling him it was horribly cheesy when the bell sounded overhead, immediately saving me. Thank you!
I packed my things in my bag and stood up to leave, "would you guys like me to show you to the cafeteria?" I asked politely to which Kai and Jake nodded.
"Yes please, I'm starving here," Jake said and we all walked out of the classroom side by side.
Kai slung his hand over my shoulder and I didn't bother removing it because I knew he would just do it again anyway, so why waste my time.
"First before we head to the cafeteria, I need to drop off some books in my locker."
I felt self-conscious as we walked in the hallways to my locker because I could feel everyone staring at us. More especially me or was it them? I'm not sure. The girls were shooting daggers my way and I hoped for the Earth to open up and swallow me whole.
When we reached my locker, Asher was standing there with Steph besides him as they waited for me. Steph had been Asher's on-and-off again girlfriend for the past year and I could really tell that she liked him but he, on the other hand, didn't reciprocate her feelings. She was the nicest person in the whole of Ridgeway High and was thus, voted class president and not to mention she was extremely attractive.
"Hey guys," I said once I was near and pulled away from Kai to open my locker. "We still up for lunch?"
Asher ran a hand through his blond hair and released a sigh. "I can't, me and the other football guys have practice right now. I'm sorry, I promise I'll make it up to you this weekend."
I looked up at Asher, "it's okay don't worry about it. I have these guys to keep me company," I said masking my disappointment. "Oh yeah I forgot, Asher, Steph meet Jake, Kai and Nick, we have Civic Ed together."
Asher acknowledged them with a simple head nod to which Kai and Jake gladly returned while. Steph smiled politely at them and waved while Nick just stared at them with a blank expression on his face as if he couldn't be bothered less. Rude much?
"I gotta run, see ya later and take care of yourself okay?" Asher said and placed a soft kiss on my forehead dashing off.
"I also have a student council meeting I have to attend to but I'll see you later," Steph said and walked away as well.
I turned to the guys, "let's go," I said and began heading in the direction of the cafeteria. They followed closely behind not uttering a word.
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By the time school was over, I was already tired and ready to take a goodnight's sleep, but I knew all too well that that wasn't a possibility.
I reached home after agreeing with Kai and Jake that we'd start the assignment tomorrow. I dropped my school bag by the front door and took off my shoes before I proceeded to the kitchen.
"Hey honey! you're home. How was your first day back at school?" mum asked when I came into view.
Kate Vance was the epitome of beauty, she had chestnut brown hair that framed her face perfectly and her icy blue eyes looked more blue than usual. I could see where James got his looks from.
Sometimes I wished I was more like her in many ways than just appearance. She was everything I wasn't, I was the bland child in the family with brown curly hair, brown hazel eyes that I got from dad and shockingly, wears glasses.
"The usual," I replied as I took a glass of water and gulped it down all in one goal. "Has James already gone back to university?"
"Yes, he left an hour before you arrived," mum spoke as she took a sip of her green tea, "he wanted to personally say goodbye to you but his friend called him telling him about a project they had to hand in."
I felt slight disappointment at the fact that I wouldn't be able to see James for the next three months, "oh, okay," I said. "I'm off to bed."
Mum looked sad as well, "he'll be back before you know it," she tried to reassure me. "This early to bed?" she asked with disappointment lacing her every word.
"Yes mum, I had a hectic day and I'm very tired and exhausted," I said as I made my way upstairs.
"Goodnight sweetie, try to get some rest and don't think too much, okay?" She shouted as I was nearly half way up the stairs to my room.
"I wish it were that easy mom" I thought to myself.
I walked into my room and slowly shut the door, took off my glasses and flopped on the comfortable bed which now had new dried covers and let it comfort me from all my worries as sleep took over.
THE NEXT DAY I was early for school and made my way to the school library where I sat and did a bit of studying, you can never study enough trust me.When the bell rang signalling the start of first period, I quickly grabbed my things and hurried to my first morning class, Math. Don't get me wrong. I neither like nor hate it, it's just simply a coexistence.I took my usual seat at the front of the class and watched as the other students filed in quickly and took their seats as well."Alright class," Mr. Finn spoke with his scratchy voice. "We have a new student joining us but I'm not quite sure where he is.""Moving on, today we shall look at the basic principles of Calculus and I hope you are all familiar with those concepts as I told you to go through chapter 3 yesterday," he said and received groans from the rest of the class while I just sat there smiling to myself.Mr. Finn went on to explain about the first principle and how we should u
THE WEEK PASSED by in a blur and still, there was no sign of Kai, Jake and Nick. I was starting to get worried and not for them, it was the mere thought that I would be stuck doing the Civic Ed assignment all on my own. Not that I couldn't do it, but still.The hallways were abuzz with student chit-chat as I made my way to the school library. I heard my phone vibrate through my jean pocket and I took it out to see who would text me whilst at school.It was a text from Mum saying I had a doctor's appointment later in the afternoon.Sighing, I typed a quick okay before stashing my phone back into my pocket.I spent the rest of my morning in the library studying as I waited for lunch to roll up. And when it finally did, I packed my things and went to the school parking lot to wait for her to come pick me up."Alexis," I heard Asher's voice a few metres from where I stood.I turned to see him jogging toward me all sweaty. "Where are
SATURDAY WAS THE earliest I'd ever woken up before as the excitement was overwhelming. I couldn't sleep the whole night as I kept tossing and turning-trying to push the thoughts away from my mind but I couldn't.I got up and took a warm shower before throwing on a pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt with some sneakers. I pulled my hair into a quick braid and quickly texted Asher finding out if he was still coming before going downstairs where I heard chatter."Morning," I chirped taking a seat next to James."Someone's happy," he commented from his seat at the kitchen island while mum was busy making breakfast."Can't I be happy for no particular reason?"James pierced his bottom lip in thought. "Nope. Knowing you then there's obviously a catch," he said smugly.I rolled my eyes at him, "you're just jealous."James laughed, "me? Jealous of my kid sister? Oh please.""Enough," mum said smile plastered on her face. "Can you two just quit
SPENDING MY SUNDAY holed up in my room wasn't something I wanted to do. After my confession yesterday, I tried texting Asher multiple times apologising and asking him to hear me out but I got no reply. And James on the other hand hadn't come out of his room the entire time which was something I didn't expect from him considering how the boy loved food.I sighed, this was my own doing and I had to fix it immediately. I couldn't have both my brother and best friend mad at me simply because I made my choice about my life-which I knew they just wouldn't understand why I did it in the first place."Honey you need to come out of your room and eat something," dad's voice sounded outside my door.I groaned and pulled the duvet further up my head. "I'm not hungry," I shouted.I heard dad sigh before there was a soft click and then a creek as the door opened. I still didn't pull the duvet off even when I felt the bed dip as dad sat down."I know you don't wan
MONDAY IS USUALLY one of the days that I look forward to the most as it's always the start of a new school day, but not today. Today I was anxious about seeing Asher again and wondering if he would even talk to me considering I left him countless voicemails and texts asking him to talk but all went answered.I walked to my locker with the hopes of spotting Asher there but I was only disappointed when I didn't see him standing there waiting for me. I sucked it in, grabbed my books and made my way to Physics class. At least learning about Gravity, Momentum and Kinematics would help distract me from my thoughts.The morning classes went by in a blur with me mostly spacing out of each and every class I had. I could not, by the life of me stop thinking about Asher. And no, it wasn't because I was secretly in love with my childhood best friend, but more so the fact that I had potentially pushed away the only friend I had."Alexis what is the answer here?" Mrs. Briggs ask
TODAY WAS GOING to be different. I didn't why or how, but I just knew something was going to happen that broke my usual everyday boring routine.I didn't know what it was but something felt different. I got to my Math class and took my usual seat at the front. Yes, I wear spectacles and sit at the front of all my classes, that doesn't mean anything. It just simply means that I prefer being in front so I can actually see what's happening.Mr. Finn was sitted at his desk going over some papers. "Good morning Alexis!" he said as he looked up from his papers. I smiled in return and took out my notebook and textbook.The other pupils began filing in and the last one to walk in was Nick. What, Nick?Mr. Finn clasped his hands together, "ah yes the new student I was talking about last week is here, care to introduce yourself young man?"All the girls were already beginning to swoon over him and I wouldn't blame them. He was dressed in black wash jeans, a g
THE WIND WAS blowing my hair in every direction and the adrenaline that was pumping through my blood was amazing. I don't remember the last time that James took me riding because it almost feels like a life time ago. But now, as I sat behind Jake tightly clutching onto his torso-I felt like the whole world was moving too fast, like nanobots and before I knew it, we were pulling up into the very familiar driveway.I hopped off and took the helmet off, making sure to give it back to Jake as I slung my rucksack over my left shoulder.Kai and Nick pulled up beside us and took off their helmets before placing them on their motorcycles and finally walking up to Jake and I."Come on let's go," I said before turning around and walking to the front door. I pulled my keys out of my jean pocket and unlocked it."Dad are you home?" I shouted as I passed over the threshold."In the kitchen pumpkin," dad shouted back.I looked back at the three guys stand
I COULDN'T SLEEP the whole night. I kept tossing and turning as beads of sweat formed on my forehead. I knew I should have taken my medication but I didn't. In fact, I had poured it all down the toilet earlier with the hopes of my mum not finding out that I decided to stop taking my medication all together.I wasn't quite sure if it was the lack of medication, the lack of sleep or the fact that I was feeling queasy over Nick's new reaction towards me. Should I be happy that he at least is starting to be nice to me? I didn't know.When I did finally manage to fall asleep, it was past three in the morning and I didn't get any sleep as the stupid alarm clock decided it was the right time to blur it's annoying tune.I groaned and pulled the duvet over my head once more and went back to sleep.Minutes later, the duvet was being yanked away by someone. "You better wake up now or so help me I will drag your arse out of bed," the sweet voice of my mum spoke.