Chapter 9: Tense Conversations
Randy stood at his locker, leisurely leaning against it. He glanced over and over inside of it. His eyes kept noticing books, pencils, notebooks, everything... 'a geek's heaven' he thought. He chuckled softly to himself as he shut the door, "No wonder I'm failing every subject" he whispered softly to himself.
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"Okay... thank you for giving me the extra points." Kelly told with a light laugh to her history teacher, running her hands over fabric of her dress, which went out of style 70 years ago, "I thought you'd like the extra 10 pages" she added as she gathered her things in her hands.
"As usual, you were right Ms. Blank" he said, "And it was well written, I mean, I feel like I underscored our paper still" he confessed.
Kelly laughed, "Now come on, a 150 out of 125 is perfectly fair." Kelly laughed, "It's a decent grade"
"Well maybe for my average students... but that paper was exquisite, definitely way beyond the expectations of high school students."
"Well thank you Kevin" she said using his first name, "Actually I need to stop talking... I'm way behind schedule" she said, "Gotta get the best seat for Physics" she finished, shuffling to the door.
Kevin nodded, "Right you are Ms. Blank. Have a great day and see you tomorrow" he said.
"You too Kevin" Kelly said, a pile of books in her hands as she turned her head to give a goodbye smile to Kevin, before she walked out of the room.
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Randy bent over as he took a quick sip from the fountain beside the locker that was his. He let out a sigh of refreshment, and cringed suddenly when something hurt his eardrums.
"RANDYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!" Maria shrieked, marching up to him, her stepping pattern inscribed with force.
Randy shuddered. 'God she sounds like a screeching witch' he thought.
"RANDYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!" she kept shrieking, now standing right beside Randy.
The eyes of the former couples student body glanced over and on them. Maria's screeching was a crowd grabber.
"WHY!!!!!!!!!!" she shouted, "WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY!!!!!!!!!!" she demanded.
Randy after shock of her screeching, placing a finger in his ear to comfort the pain, "Why what?" he asked.
Maria gasped, as if what he said were a crime. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHY WHAT! YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN BY WHY SO TEL ME WHY NOW!" she demanded.
Randy smirked, "Okay..." he said, "Why the hell are you screaming!" he said, raising his voice now to match hers.
"BECAUSE YOU'RE AN IDIOT!" she answered him, still in a high pitched scream.
Randy rolled his eyes at her, still having no idea why he was being yelled at.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!!! WHYYYYYYYYYY?!?!" she yelled, sounding like a whining child.
Randy laughed, finding her behavior childish, "What did I do?" he asked in a much calmer tone.
Maria looked at him offended, slapping her hands on her hips, "DON'T TOY WITH ME RANDY! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID!!" she yelled.
Randy threw his hands up in defeat, "If I knew I clearly wouldn't be asking" he said, "I know you're not the brightest, well neither am I, but I know you know the concept of asking questions." he said.
Maria gasped again, "YOU'RE NOT EVEN PRETENDING TO BE HEARTBROKEN!!!" she kept yelling, "YOU BREAK UP WITH ME AND CAN'T EVEN GIVE ME A REASON OR ACT UPSET!!!" she told, a few tears starting to appear.
Randy laughed, "Why should I? I thought I was doing you a favor? " he defended himself, "But of ypu want a reason," he said, taking a short pause as Maria cut him off.
"YES I WANT A REASON!!! I LOVE YOU RANDY!!!" she cried.
Randy rolled his eyes, "Okay... you asked for it" he warned, "I don't love you" he said matter of factly.
Maria's jaw dropped and the tears intensified, "OH MY GOD! YOU'RE GOING CRAZY!!! YOU'VE BEEN OUT IN THE SUN TO MUCH AT FOOTBALL PRACTICE" Maria said, giving some dumb excuse to what Randy said.
"I'm crazy!!!" he said with a chuckle, "Hell you a nut!" he yelled at her
"RANDY!!!!" Maria yelled shocked, "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING!! YOU'RE DELUSIONAL" she reasoned.
Randy shook his head in disbelief, "Why didn't I break up with you sooner?" he blurted out aloud, "You're so fucking annoying" he told, choosing to ignore her.
"RANDY!!!!!!" she pleaded.
Randy rolled his eyes and just began to walk away from her.
"RANDY!!!! WAIT!!! DON'T LEAVE!! RANDY!!!!" she cried out, going completely crazy.
Randy didn't stop.
"NO!!! WAIT!! " she cried out, "I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU!!!WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU JERK!!!!!!! YOU....YOU....YOU......." she told, unable to complete her thought.
Randy stopped in his tracks, turning on a dime to look a her, "What? What is it Maria? What is it you want to call me?" he said, "Come on, let it out" he pushed, "Let's not keep you from making a fool of yourself" he kept pushing, "Come on...." he said, fed up with her.
Maria looked at him in tears unable to say a word.
"Yeah... now you choose to be speechless" he told sarcastically, turning again, only to ram into someone.
The woman yelped in surprise and pain, her chest area being the victim of a crash meeting with Randy, sending her and all of her books to the floor. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry.. I really need to get my bag fixed" she said.
Randy chuckled, "It's alright, my mind wasn't focused on walking" he said, "It was kinda throbbing because I suddenly have a headache" he laughed, "Let me help you" he said, "Kelly."
Kelly looked up from the ground, "Randy?" she laughed, "Thanks.. she said, taking his extended hand, and got up with his help.
Maria stared on in tears, her saddened face now transforming into a glare.
"You're welcome partner" he said looking at the ground covered with books, huge ones at that. "No wonder your bag broke... how much do those things weigh?"he asked dropping to his knees to gather them up for her.
Kelly laughed, having no idea about the incident between Maria and Randy just minutes before, or that Maria's eyes were glue to her.
"I don't know... I just know they are heavy" Kelly laughed, taking a few from Randy's arms as he stood up.
He laughed, "Well what help are you?" he joked, stopping her from grabbing anymore of her books.
Kelly laughed, "Can I have my books please?" she asked, "I'm on a deadline here" she smiled.
He smirked slightly, he liked her smile. It had been almost three weeks since they were partnered together, and all-in-all, Kelly was a nice girl, and truthfully, her smile was really beautiful.
"Well can I?" she asked again, "It's not like you want to keep them for yourself" she teased.
Randy chuckled, "Haha... so funny I forgot to laugh"
Kelly shook her head in a giggle, "Okay, so I'm no comedian... but I am an Einstein... so give me my books" she pleaded, "Pwease?" she added sweetly.
"Well how can I say no to Einstein?" he said, "Oh, like this... no" he said playing with her mind.
"Hey, someday you're gonna be working for this Einstein... so you better get on my good side" she teased.
"Oooooooooo, I'm so scared" he told chuckling, shivering sarcastically to show his mock worriment.
Kelly laughed, "Just give me my books Mr. Football star"
Maria couldn't take anymore. She turned away from Randy and Kelly and ran off sobbing.
Kelly didn't notice or could she care about Maria. "Randy, seriously! I'm gonna be late" she pleaded.
Randy rolled his eyes, "Chill... chill, gosh it's just a class." he said, "And besides, I'm holding your books while I walk you to class" he said.
Kelly looked at him, "Are you kidding me?" she asked, "You walk me to class?"
Randy played mock offended, "Wow.. that was harsh" he told, pouting playfully.
Kelly giggled, "Well can you blame me?" she asked, "Besides, that would ruin your little reputation or something" she asked.
Randy shrugged his shoulders, "Well I've spent a month as your partner... I think it's ruined already" he teased.
Kelly laughed, her mouth wide open, "Jerk" she shot at him.
He laughed, "You know, that's not the first time I've been called that today" he said smirking, "Now do you want to be on time or not? Tick tock Kelly.... tick tock" he said.
Kelly sighed, "This is blackmail" she said
Randy chuckled, "Blackmail?" he said, "I like to call it entertainment" he said, beginning to walk with her to her next class.
"For you maybe" she laughed, before she stopped, "Well thanks... now give me my books" she said.
Randy looked at her, "Are you kidding me?" he asked, "You're next class is just two steps away" he moaned.
Kelly laughed, "I told you it wasn't weren't carrying my books... but thanks anyway" she laughed, grabbing them from him, "You're a doll" she laughed, before walking into the classroom.
Randy stared in amusement. "Unbelievable" he said, chuckling softly, standing in the hallway by himself, just as the tardy bell rang... "Shit!" he said, before running off to his next class.
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"Okay class that's it for today." the teacher announced after looking at the clock, "Use the next five minutes to study... or act like you are just to amuse me" he announced, walking to his desk and sat down, relaxing a bit.
Evan quickly stood up from the back and made his way up front. He saw an empty chair next to Kelly, who took the teachers advice and began reading through her Physics book, so he decided to sit next to her.
"Hey Kelly...." he said, pushing his glasses up on his nose nervously.
Kelly looked up startled, already enticed in her reading, "Hey Evan" she said smiling sweetly, quickly going back to her reading.
Evan smiled, "So...." he trailed off, thinking of how to ask her to the prom. Kelly was smart and beautiful in her own way. She may not wear the latest fashions, or dress to show everything she had, but she was smart. She was funny, and great to talk to. And most importantly, Evan had secretly crushed on her for the longest time. It seemed like it was forever he had known her. He was in all her classes, and smart just like her, although he must admit dressed way better than she did. He smiled again, seeing her smile, his nerves getting stronger and dominant now.
"So...." Kelly said, looking up from her book again.
"You reading physics?" he asked.
Kelly nodded and gave a weak smile, "Yep, you know me.. any down time is study time" she said.
Evan nodded, chuckling nervously, "Yeah.... You wanna go to the Prom with me!" he quickly said, placing his hand on his mouth after he said it.
Kelly looked up once more, "What?" she said, not sure if she heard right. "Did you just ask me to the prom" she said.
Evan sat silent, wanting to vomit, but instead forced a smile on his face, "I think I did" he said.
Kelly laughed, "Wow..." she said, the laughter disappearing fast, "I don't know what to say" she said.
Evan frowned, "You don't have to say anything... It was completely foolish of me... I'm sorry, you're my friend... you must think I'm a creep" he said quickly.
Kelly smiled, "No, it's okay. I've known you since I was three" Kelly said, "It's totally okay" she said, "You were my first best friend" she added.
Evan nodded, agreeing with everything she was saying,
"But I don't know if I can say yes" she answered.
Evan lowered his head in disappointment, "Ohh, okay..." he said softly.
"It's not because of you Evan... I'd love to go with you" she said, quickly trying to make him feel better, "It's just, I don't do dances... It's just not me" she said, "You understand... right?" she asked, in a low voice, feeling bad she hurt his feelings.
Evan nodded, raising his head to meet her face to face, "Yeah... I just thought Prom was different" he said.
"Come on Evan, you know I've never gone to a dance in my life... why would prom be different" she said giggling.
Evan chuckled, shielding his disappointment, "Yeah... you're right... I should have never assumed" he said, blushing a bit.
Kelly smiled, "It's okay" she said, "I get where you're coming from" she added, "The last high school dance... The last time we'll see each other together," she said, "It's a big thing"
Evan nodded again, "Yeah" he said.
"Don't worry squishy," she said giggling, "You'll find someone.... oooh! Gotta go" she said, kissing his cheek as the bell rang, "See ya Evan, and you'll find someone, I promise" she added, before she was out of sight.
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Christal laid stretched out on her bed, cuddled up in Chris's arms, as Chris ran his thumb up and down her arms.
"So, have you already been debating what you want to wear to prom" he asked her with a soft chuckle.
Christal laughed, "Maaayyyyybeeeee" she said, the way she said it told the truth.
Chris laughed, "I though so" he said, "Is it gonna have sparkles?" he asked jokingly.
Christal smiled, "Of course!" she said.
"Awesome!" he said, faking his over excitement.
Christal chuckled, "How did I know you'd be excited about that?" she teased.
"You know me too well" he said, kissing her forehead lovingly, "I love you Christal" he said.
"I love you to Chris" Christal assured him.
Chris smiled, continuing to rub her arm with his thumb, as he began to sing"Heaven" by Bryan Adams, Christal's favorite song, on a whim, serenading his lovely girlfriend. .
"Oh - thinkin' about all our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Now nothin' can take you away from me
We bin down that road before
But that's over now
You keep me comin' back for more"
He sang softly I her ear, causing her to smile in shock and enjoyment.
"Baby you're all that I want
When you're lyin' here in my arms
I'm findin' it hard to believe
We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven
Oh - once in your life you find someone
Who will turn your world around
Bring you up when you're feelin' down"
He kept singing. Christal's smile only widened as she scooted closer to him, feeling safe and special in his arms.
"Ya - nothin' could change what you mean to me
Oh there's lots that I could say
But just hold me now
Cause our love will light the way
N' baby you're all that I want
When you're lyin' here in my arms
I'm findin' it hard to believe
We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven"
He continued, getting closer to the end, now rubbing his thumb through her hair as she placed her head on his shoulder.
"I've bin waitin' for so long
For something to arrive
For love to come along
Now our dreams are comin' true
Through the good times and the bad
Ya - I'll be standin' there by you"
He finished singing, smiling once he was done, " I love you Christal" he said again, kissing her lips softly.
Christal smiled, she felt like crying because she was so happy and in love. "I love you too Chris" she said, before they kissed again.
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"She did what!" Janet blank said into the receiving end of the phone, "Are you kidding me! She was almost late to class!" she told in a raised voice, "Yes I'm mad! Kelly has never been late, nor almost late" she said.
"Mom I'm home" Kelly called from the living room as she made her way into her home.
"You know what I'll talk to her now, she's home, yes Mr. Sanchez, I'll warn her" she said, "Thanks for telling me" Janet said, "Yes... thanks again... okay.. uh huh.... bye" she said, slamming the phone down.
"Hey mom" Kelly said, walking into the kitchen where Janet was.
"Don't hey mom me Barbara...." she scolded, "You're in big trouble" Janet told, angered by her daughters actions.
THE END!!!!!! :D
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