Honk! Honk!!
"C'mon bitch let's go!!!!!!" Trish shouts from the car.
"I have to lock up you know!" I shout back at her locking up the house.
"You know one of these days we are going to be late." She says as I enter the car.
"Yeah like never." I reply with a smile as she drives off.
"You know Christian's game is coming up next week."
"So?"
"Aren't you going?"
"Nope." I say popping the 'p'
"Why?"
"Don't feel like, don't wanna."
"You do know you are killjoy right?"
"And you still love me."
"Unfortunately." She says while pulling up at our school's parking lot.
"C'mon time to face our last term of school." Trish mutters opening her side door.
....
"So if x=48 and then the value of 3x is-"
"Hey panda." I look up to see Christian at my table.
"What?" I whisper because we are in the library.
"Whatcha doing?"
"Studying. What do you want?"
"First day and you are studying?" He asks in disbelief.
"So?" I look back down to my book.
"Nothing. Um so are you going to the game next week?" He asks, his voice hopeful.
"Nope." Still working on my maths.
"Why?" He sounds disappointed.
"Because I'm not obligated to."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Oh."
"Yeah. So shoo."
"Well-" His next statement was cut off by the ring if the bell signaling next period was about to start.
"Well, I've got to go. It was nice catching up with you." I say as I pack my books and get up.
"But-"
"Bye!" I left him in the library.
....
"Hey panda." Christian walks up to me after Biology.
"Hey you."
"Which class do you have now?"
"Art. What about you?" I asked him
"English literature. So about what we were talking about earlier."
"Which is?"
"The game."
"Oh. What about it?"
"You....erm.....do you-"
"Ashley Colton!!!! Would you stop talking to my asshole brother and get over here! We are going to be late!!!!" Trish shouts from my locker.
"Sorry Christian. Got to go." I say walking towards my locker.
"But-"
"Bye!!"
.....
"Hey Trish, wanna hang out at my place?" I ask Trish on the way to her car.
"Sorry I have to babysit."
"Oh."
"Hey panda, wait up!" I turn to see Christian talking towards me.
"I'll go start the car." Trish says and leave.
"K. So what's up?" I asked Christian when he reached my side.
"Wanted to ask you a quick question."
"Sure what?"
"Do you-"
"Miss Colton!" Mr Benson, my physics teacher called.
"Sir?"
"You left your note!"
"Oh sorry." I walk up to him and he places it on my hands. "Thanks." He just eyes me and leaves. I walk back to Christian.
"So you were saying?"
"I-" Honk! Honk!!
"C'mon Ash! Let's go." Trish shouts from her car.
"Sorry Christian. Got to go!" I start to walk away.
"But-"
"Bye!" I wave to him.
......
I was about to take a bite from my sandwich when I heard the doorbell ring. I walk to the door, surprised to see Christian standing at my door.
"Hey." He sounded tired.
"Hey. What are you doing here?"
"Um.... I've been trying to ask you all day for something"
"Oh. What is it?"
"Well-" The sound of my phone ringing interrupts him and I hear him groan.
"Wait up. Lemme-"
"NO!" I jumped. "You will not answer that!" He sounded furious and frustrated.
"Christian-"
"NO! I have been trying all day to ask you just one question. Just one!" He says with his finger. "But if it isn't the school bell interrupting us, it is Trish, or a teacher and I decided to come here thinking 'oh she would be home alone so there would be no interruption' but your fucking phone interrupts again! It's like the universe is trying to go against my plan!"
"Christian-"
"I just want you to come to my game. That's all I want, that's all I need. For you to come cheer me on, for me to just feel your presence there, anything! Just for you to be there. I know you don't like these kind of stuffs but I really want you there Ashley. That's all I've been trying to ask you but things keep getting in the way and-"
"Christian look at me."
"But the school bell rang-"
"Christian chill."
"And you left to meet-"
"Christian." I held his face in between my hands and he went silent. "Chill okay? Stop talking and relax okay? You want me to come for your game?" I ask and he nods. "Then okay. I'd love to see you play. So sure I'll be there."
"You will?"
"Yeah of course." I gave him a hug. "I'd love to cheer you on okay?" I pull away and give him a smile. He smiles back and nods looking like a kid who has just been given candy.
"Now why don't you come inside and have a sandwich."