After our fashion mode session we went to the other stores to buy some accessories and some new shoes for matric dance and then it was time to head home as we got in the car.
"I'm glad it's all done" Nick said
"And we got everything." I whispered
We then drove off and headed home as it is we had to finish pecking for camp and by just mentioning camp I'm going to have sleepless night for sure.
As we pull up at my house Nick's mom also pulled up at their house and nick quickly took his school bag peck and shopping bags to go help his mom with some groceries bags she was unloading from the car.
"Ty I will talk to you later" Nick shouting as his crossing the street
"How are you Tyler?" Mrs McDowell asked as she busy unloading the groceries from the trunk.
"I'm good Mrs McDowell and how are you?"
"I'm good thank you"
Then I went inside as I enter the house I'm welcomed with a smell of something burning I sniffed the air.
"Mom" I called her "I think something burning" then my mom came from her office and Scott come down the stairs as he got in front of me.
"We are screwed" that amused me
"Huh" I gazed at Scott
"Scott" My mom said and Scott then opens the front door and head outside I looked at mom.
"Your dad is making dinner" she stared at me and I stared back at her with a smirk face
I gently knotted my head pouting my lips "I see in that case Scotty is right we are screwed." My mom was amused.
"Tyler at least his trying I'm sure it's not going to be that bad"
"I doubt it but in that case I have pizza delivery on speed dial" I then passed my mom and went upstairs holding my school bag pack and some shopping bags as I got in my room i putted them on the bed.
I took out my traveling bag that had few essential things I've been packing during the week some T-shirts, Jeans, Sweatshirts, Hoodies, sweatpants, Sneakers and most importantly Toiletry and of cause I had to send this list to Nick also else he'll forget almost everything.
***
It was noon I had finished packing now I was hungry and its dinner time hopeful will have some home cooked meal before heading to camp tomorrow but if not, Option two is already in motion.
As I go down the stairs the house was silent like a graveyard I take out my phone from my pocket as I get in the dining room everything was black from the meal to the dessert then my mom looks at me followed by my brother then my dad with a sad disappointed face.
"Ty" Three of them said at the same time I looked at them
"Pizza its 10 minutes away" I looked at Scott "You have 3 months to grow, this is you from January buddy" I whispered
"No way… you will place those orders all the way from varsity I promise you that"
I looked at mom and dad who are smirking and making goofy smile at me
"3 months you said?" My mom staring at me in my mind I was like he grew up so fast it feels like yesterday when I held him in my arms my baby brother.
Then we cleared the table basically throwing everything in the trash and bring clean plates and some juicy from the kitchen then the doorbell rings "Pizza is here finally" I said.
As I open the door "Good evening" Pizza guy
"Oh trust me it is now, how much?"
"R100"
"Here you go thank you"
I closed the door and went back to the dining room and putted two boxes of pizza on the table I sat down and my mom serves us our pieces on the plates.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1" Scott counted
"You are so wired with your countdown"
My phone buzzes message alert from Nick I took my phone while smiling at Scott I don't know how he always remember the time, as I unlock my phone.
"-White hoodie
-Black jeans
-White sneakers
-Black shades"
"Geez we are going to camp… for sure, excuse me its" I whispered
"Fashion mode time" Three of them said while smiling
"Unfortunately" They start laughing hysterically
I'm suffering and they are laughing at me unbelievable I stood up and leave the table as I climb the stairs my mom "Ty the dishes" shouting and I was really.
"Who made dinner?" I asked standing on the stairs
"Your dad did" My mom said
"Really?"
"You did" Scott said
"Thank you and good night" I whispered and went to my room
When I got to my room "finally me and my bed" I turn on some music and laid down on the bed then my phone rings it was Nick
I answered:
"Hello"
"Hey Tyler so how is my best friend in the whole wide world doing?"
"I see I'm okay what do you want?"
"Can't I call my best friend just to check up on him?"
"You were with me the entire day what could happen to me in 2 hours without seen me Nicky…again what do you want?"
"Firstly lots of things can happen anyway leave all that have you done your homework I don't know why Mr Jonas gave us homework knowing we are going to camp tomorrow?"
"Yes I have after coming from camp plus prom we need to push small work to prep for final exams and how about you, have you done the homework which I doubt you did?"
"Yeah I did, but there are only two questions that confuse me?"
"Which once I can guide you over the phone how you should write"
"Why over the phone where you can show me now" then I heard a knock on the window I turned my head with a shocked expression on my face.
"Are you kidding me?" I got up from my bed and walked to the window as I slide the curtains aside there he was "How long have you sitting out there?" staring at him through the window
"Are you going to let me talk out here or are you going to open the window?"
I opened the window and moved aside letting him to get inside holding books he put them on the table and goes to lay down on my bed.
I looked at him relaxing on the bed "Have you came to motel or you here to finish your homework?"
He looked at me with a shock stare then he got up complaining "Can't I just lay down for just a minute I mean i was outside for a while you know?"
"That's what doors are made for, you ring the doorbell you get let in unlike windows that are closed at night for a purpose have you ever thought about that?"
"Have I ever told you that you are the most sarcastic person I know in this world?"
"Yep like a million times…now your homework let me see which questions you didn't understand" when I opened his book to where the homework was supposed to be, there was nothing written but underlined date I just turned my head and gave him such stare that gave him chills to his spine
"Nicholas McDowell" he looked at me with such innocent hazel eyes and pouted his lips
"I tried but I didn't understand anything"
"You didn't understand anything, Nick You've been going to school for 295 days plus free lessons like this one right now, and you still didn't understand anything?"
"Ty please I wasn't listening when Mr Jonas was explaining at class help me out this time"
"That's what you've saying since from the first time you held a book in your hands" he looked at me being shocked I stared at him without blinking "you do know you are going to college soon right?"
"Don't remind me please let me worry about finishing high school first"
"What I'm i going to do with you…here" I handed him his pen then he stared at me I looked at him wide blank stare
"There are no equations on my face but on your book" he started laughing hilariously "You write I'll explain" I whispered we started doing his homework after a while
"Now 10x is equals to" when I looked at him guess what, he was fast asleep as he always does I took the pen from his hand and putted it down on the table "Nick, Nick…Nicholas" I whispered to wake him up
"Hmmm…" he opened his eyes just a little bit more like peeking but he was totally out for the night
"Sleep on the bed you can't sleep on the table you'll get a stiff neck come on" I helped him to get to bed his like a small kid he laid down on the bed I take his slippers off, and covered him with the sheet "His such a baby in hunk body who doze off like this… only babies do" I saw him smile a bit in his sleep I went on the other side and laid down next him and turned the lights off.
***
The following day
My dad stopped the car at the school parking lot where many cars were already there and others keep coming students holding bags and the buses loading up, I open the car door I was sitting at the back sit with Scott I walk out and go around the back and open the trunk to take out my back pack and my traveling bag then comes with his parents.
"Nicky are you sure you took everything?" Mrs McDowell asked
"Yes mom… how many times are you going to ask me?" then my mom comes around the car.
"How about you sweetheart?" My mom asked me
I stared at her "Is this a competition, Mom you just asked me a minute ago" Nick laughed
My dad comes "And they are not done before you two get in those buses they going to ask again"
"And before the buses leave you two will be asked again" Mr McDowell
My mom goes to Nick's mom "Lilly they making fun of us"
"You two, you are so font of your sons they are leaving with those buses for a week will see whose funny then" Mrs McDowell said hugging my mom
Me and Nick we just stood there looking at each other than the adults who are arguing it was team moms and team dads
"Ty before we get caught in the middle" Nick said
"And become a rat and mouse we should get in the bus"
We take our bags as we turn around to leave Scott is standing few feet away from us and we go to him and I go down on one knee and hug him.
"I'll see you in a week, if I was going somewhere fancy I would say I'll bring you something but it's a camp what can I bring you a piece of wood" he makes a smirk smile laugh we break the hug and I take my bag and head to the bus.
"See you in a week buddy" Nick playing with Scott hair
"Hey Nick can I ask you for a favour?"
"Yeah sure buddy what's up?" Scott then make nick bend down so he can whisper in his ear I then see nick smile and look back at Scott.
"Done" Nick said giving Scott high five "See you soon"
Nick then walked to the bus and we get in and take out seats while our parents are still in their argument. The buses drive away
"Hey elders you just missed the buses they are gone" the shouting elder turn around our moms feeling sad they missed the send-off "Can we go home now I want to see cartoons" Scott said
"We missed the send-off" My mom said
"It's a bus" My dad said
My mom turned around and stared at him "The see off then" my mom said
"Honey what do you call standing here for?"
Mr McDowell smiled looking at them.
"Dad got the points" Scott said
"For the fitting answer it's called standing in the school parking lot" My mom said then walked to the car "Lilly I will see you later" waving at Nick's mom.
"Mom took the prize" Scott said
They all smiled got in their cars and drove off
"Hey…" Lian yelled at us we quickly stared being startled and confused "Really guys?"
I narrowed my eyes looking at her "We literally just sat here what did we do now?" I asked
"When you two did your fashion mode did you think you going to BET photo shoot or what damn?"
I shook my head while Nick was smiling Shawn one of our classmates came "Hey guys"
We looked at her "Hey Shawn" Lian said while smiling and blushing.
"Eh Lian can I sit with you?" Shawn asked
Before she could reply I answered for "Yes you can maybe she will leave us in peace for a while" Lian looked at me with the space between the seats and narrowed her eyes at me it was funny looking at her as she's Asian her eyes are already small so it was like they were closed.
As we were on the way to camp everyone was chatting others making jokes and laughing, singing etc…you name it. But as I was not in the mood I just leaned my head on the window looking outside.
"Hey you okay, you seem a bit quite?" Nick asked
Lian quickly turned around making her two ponytails bounce on the side which made her cute she said "His probably memorizing the camp research" Nick busted into a laughter I looked at him then at Lian I'm telling you right there, that moment I wanted to give them a tight slap to shut them up.
They were having a blast of laughter I just sat there looking at them and Lian ponytails keeps bouncing up and down I stared at her then I have had enough of her hilarious moment at my expense nope It was time shut down the comedy show
"Ms ponytails is there something wrong with the front view?" she immediately stopped laughing and turned around with a shocked face and Nick just kept on laughing his ass out sitting next me I looked at him then I remembered the night he called me darling and that moment it was time to cash in on my challenge.
I gave him a tight smack on the back of his head making him stop laughing.
"What are hell Ty, that left a mark for sure why did you do that?" Lian turned around again.
"Ty" she said I stared at her with cold dead I looked to the side so I can see the road ahead I looked back at her again raising one of my eyebrows.
"The view at the front is breath taking it just seek your attention only" Nick smiled a bit then Lian turned at the front again.
I looked at Nick then stared outside "Always be prepared, watch yourself cause I'll hit you where you least expect it ring a bell?" I looked at him again as he was rubbing his head where I hit him "Keep laughing like a lunatic I'll put challenge number 2 in motion" I looked outside again.
"Hey" Nick tapping me on the shoulder I looked at him "Please don't think too much about this camp I'm not used seeing you this quite I'll rather let you smack me then being this down"
"Really so my sarcasm is not enough, now you want me to be violate?" he smiled at me I shook my head and laid my head on his shoulder wrapping my hands around his elbow.
"You can never be violate" He smirked looking down at me "You just a monkey" I smiled a bit and closed my eyes.