Xavier stayed home for few weeks. I finally had someone to call my own. I'm someone's girlfriend. He had asked me to keep our relationship a secret to avoid any complications. It was so hard for me to hide such a secret, I had to spill the bean somehow. I told Claudia and Angela about my relationship. Angela was really happy for me but Claudia,not so much. She still had her doubts about Xavier even though she helped him with the surprise the other day. I gave her my assurance about him.
During recess,Ms Candy posted a poster on notice board which caught the attention of a lot of students in seconds. Usually, student would walk by the board and take a peek of whatever information it had but this time,it was different. The hallway was crowded with students, shoving themselves to see if they can read what was written on the poster. Kenzie managed to find her way in front of crowd, right in front of the poster and crawled out from the vicious monsters.
"Phew! I finally made it out of there!"Kenzie said with a sigh of relief
"And still look perfect"She said, boasting of her beauty
"Umm,Kenzie?"Claudia said
"Yes, what is it?She said
"You've got something on your..."I said, trying not to alarm her
"I've what exactly?"She said,eager to find out
"You've have gum on your hair"I said,, ending the suspense
"GUM! ON MY HAIR!"She said angrily
You could easily tell by the change of tone in her voice. She threw an aggressive glance at the crowd, boiling with rage, ready to give them a taste of Kenzie justice.
"Calm down Kenzie. It's nothing shampoo can't fix'"I said, advising her
"Yeah. A nice bubble bath will do the trick"Claudia added
"But I want the gum out of my hair. NOW!"She said
"Fine"I said
I brought out a pair of scissors from my locker and cut off the part of her hair where the gum stuck to.
"There you go. Your hair is now gum-free"I said, keeping the scissors back in locker
"Ew! That's disgusting! Was that on my hair?"She said, displeased to see the gum
"Yep!"Claudia said
"Hey! What's that?"Edward asked, pointing at the gum with bits of hair in
"Oh, this! It's just gum from Kenzie's hair. I was about to throw it in the trash can"I said, showing him the gum
"Fascinating! May I take a look?"Edward asked
"But it's just gum"I said, creeped out by his response
"Yeah,I know. I just to see it. That's if you don't mind?"He said, adjusting his glasses
"Yeah,sure! Here you go"I said, feeling a bit uncomfortable around him
He stared at the gum,sniffed and licked it. Seeing him do that made me nauseous and so do my friends. Claudia covered her mouth and placed her hand on her stomach. It looked like she wanted to vomit. Kenzie did the same.
"Can I keep it?"Edward asked
"Yes! Sure!"I said without hesitating
"Sweet! This will be good for collection"He said cheerfully
"As long as you stay far from us"Kenzie said
"What did you say?"Edward asked
"I said..."Kenzie said
"What she's trying to say is you can have it"I said, covering Kenzie's mouth with my hand
"Thanks!"He said and left
"That boy gives me the creeps"Kenzie said
"Me too"Claudia added
"Yeah,I totally agree!"I supported
"Was he always like this?"I asked
"No. You see, Edward was one of the smartest guy in school. He was able to solve difficult equations at the age of five. Some said he was from outer space"Kenzie explained
"While some said he was an Android. The teachers encourage his parents to enroll him for a scholarship. You know, those one for special children with high IQ. He was enrolled and went to camp where he stayed with others children. Ever since he went to camp,he became this"Claudia said, completing the story
"And we probably we wouldn't have met today if it wasn't for the gum stuck to my hair"Kenzie said
"Speaking of gum, what does the poster say?"I asked, curious to know
"Oh,the poster! I totally forgot! Prom is coming soon"Kenzie cheered
"Prom? As in..."I said
"You come with your date,get to dress all pretty and might be lucky to be crown prom queen"Kenzie said
"I know who's going to be my date"Claudia said, blushing with her eyes closed
"And who may that be?"I asked with a grin
"It's no one"She said
"Oh really?"I said, having my doubts
"Yeah"She replied
"Finally,prom is almost here"Brianna said, pretending not to see us
"Yep! And guess the lucky girl that gets to be Xavier's date?"Scarlet said
"Me!"Brianna said proudly
"I thought it was Joce..."Ivy said
"Shut up Ivy. Can't you be sensible for once?"Scarlet said
"Anyways..."Brianna said
"...is better you quit now that's it too early or you might regret it"She said, whispering into my ear
I reminded quiet and didn't say a word to her.
"C'mon girls, let's leave or we might get infected by the negative vibes of some people"Brianna said
"But it's only Jocelyn, Claudia and..."Ivy said, mentioning the people she could see
"Oh would you just shut up Ivy. I was only being sarcastic"Brianna said
"Let's go somewhere else"Claudia suggested
"Yeah, you're right"Kenzie replied
We were only halfway through the hallway when Brianna yelled.
"COWARDS!"
I didn't want to get into any fights with till after prom. I quietly digested her comments.
"Brianna is jerk"Kenzie said
"Ignore her"I said
"What about Xavier?"Kenzie asked
"He's fine"I replied
"So, who's going to be your date for prom?"She asked
"I don't know yet. If Xavier's ankles heals before prom,then he might be my date. Or I would just go alone,as a single with you guys, that's if you don't have dates"I said
"Nah! I don't know about Claudia though but we can all go as single ladies"Kenzie said
"Yeah! Single Ladies!"Claudia cheered
"Let's take a selfie to remember this moment"Kenzie said, bringing out her phone
She held it up in the air and adjusted her hair before taking the selfie.
"Okay! Say Single Ladies!"She said
"SINGLE LADIES!"We all said in unison with smiles on our faces
This was definitely going on my social media page.
Hours later; school was over and students ran out of their classes with a joyful cheer. Brianna and her minions went shopping at the mall to buy new dresses for prom. Kenzie had an appointment with her pedicurist and Claudia was going to Agatha's recital. Leaving me alone, skipping stones across the stream behind the old abandoned building. The place was deserted, making it my favorite place. I strolled home, humming Ed Sheeran's song,2step. I unlocked the front door and went in. I sat down on the couch. I was exhausted from all the walking and Brianna's insults. I can't wait to put her in place. I went to my bedroom, freshened up and lied down on my bed, going through my social life. I was to turn off my phone when it beeped. It was a video call from Xavier.
OMG! Xavier is video calling me! Is my hair good? Do I have anything stuck in between my teeth? I checked the mirror. I was okay and had nothing in between my teeth. I took a deep breath and relaxed. I sat down on my bed and pressed the accept.
"Hey Jocelyn!"Xavier waved
"Hi! How are you?"I replied,a bit nervous
"I'm good. Just chilling and waiting for my ankle to heal"Xavier said
"Okay"I said
"And you? How was school?"Xavier asked
"School was good. Same thing as usual except..."I said
"Except for what? Did anything happen?"He asked
"The school is organizing it's annual prom and everyone seems to be excited"I replied
"And you? Aren't you excited?"He asked
"I'm but it won't be prom if I can't with you"I said
"I wish I could be your date but my ankle still hurts. I can't walk to far distance"He said
"Yeah,you're right"I said, heaving softly
"When is prom?"Xavier asked
"Two and half weeks from now"I said, tucking my hair behind my ear
"Okay,let's do it this way. I'll try to sneak out of the house and take you to prom. Take a few pictures and chat with some burgers and fries at a restaurant. How does that sound?"He said
"Horrible"I said
"Why?"He said
"I don't want you to ruining your recovery because of prom. Besides, Kenzie, Claudia and I have agreed to go to the prom as single ladies"I said
"Okay. You've got everything covered"He said
"Yeah. Hey, who's that behind you?"I said, spotting a hairy figure behind him
"Oh,it's Diego!"He said
"He is...?"I said, zooming at his movement
"C'mon dude,I'm on the phone with Jocelyn. Can't you get dressed somewhere else?"He scolded
"Oops! Sorry! Hey Jocelyn!"Diego said
"Hi Diego. Has he always been this hairy?"I asked
"No. He fell on a pile of dried leaves falls earlier"He said
"Xavier,it's time to take your medicine"I overheard his aunt saying
"Oh geez!"He said, placing his hand on his face
"In a minute Aunt. I'm on the phone"He said
"No. I want you to get your lazy butt to the living room right this instinct"She said
"Fine. I'm coming"He said
"Well, take care of yourself. Talk to you later"I said
"Wait"He said
"Okay?"I said
He pulled up a small coloured paper from the table and placed it on the screen. It had 'I Love You' written on it with a black maker. Those words left a big smile on my face and made me blush.
"I love you too"I replied
"Xavier!!"His aunt yelled
"Fine I'm coming. Bye,I got to go"He said and hung up.