Silverton North High

Chapter 17: Running away with red on Valentines Day. Part 1.

Later that day I decided to also make things right with Andy so I politely asked him to be my sparring partner and letting him win.

10 minutes left Andy and I were still sparring, with me giving him plenty of opportunities to land a good finishing kick and he either not noticing them or just plain being rude to my kindness. After he makes another attempt at hitting my face I heavily lean on my left and then "lose my footing" like a pro before toppling over domino-style.

Next thing I know, Andy trips on his own feet and lies right next to me. And let me tell you: Andy may have the stature of a bear, but he sure does not trip on his own feet like this. Nor does he fall very gracefully, which is testiment of his bear-like stature.

"Andy, what-" I start, before he lightly puts his finger on my mouth. What is going on?

"Please," he breathed out, "please give me a fair fight. I don't like the fact that you're now falling over and giving me loose punches. It's just really demeaning." Andy says, looking at me with earnest eyes.

I sigh against his fingers and look at him. i look at his finger, probably making myself squint. I look at him with wide eyes, and look at his finger again in quick succession.

he says a silent Oohh!!! and pulls his finger away. i don't fail to notice that he wipes his finger slightly and i also don't fail to notice his face properly closing off. Sigh. Some people never change, even while their not-friend is being stalked.

Upon standing up i notice Charles and Zach by the bleachers and considering what happened this morning, I would like to avoid him as much as possible. I decide to walk in the exact opposite direction, which, i find, is where the Tara is. I start to ready my Outside People smile and waving hand when i hear my name being called out.

I walk faster, because i recognise that voice and Charles will have to miss talking to me in this period. He calls my name again, but a bit closer now, so i decide to look at him before he draws too much attention.

And then i see Zach.

Now Zach isn't one to blush, he just mostly has a straight face, except when he's around Ally or his close friends. But right now, his blush is bright he reminds me of a fireball.

I look at him with raised brows and he says, "Uhhmm... there's ... a... you have, uhmm... look... there's so-"

"OMGosh, spill it out Stark!" i say, slightly miffed about him interrupting my Get Away From Charles plan.

"You have a dark stain on your ass," he blurts out instantly turning redder than any person before. At my old school, in Grade 8, there was this kid (Lisa) who used to turn so red when she blushed, that she reminded me of a tomato, red pepper and blood all mixed into the same concentrated colour. Zach just gave Lisa a run for her money.

"What? what type of stain? Is it a grass stain, or a drink stain, or a dried McFlurry stain?" i ask him with a question mark face.

"It's... uuhmm, that one that only girls have, every few months they wear extra padding," Zach says slowly emphasising those words.

I just stare at him.

And then i get him.

"No, no nonononononno." i say, before letting out a stream of prophanties that would make a sailor blush.

"So, yeah... Sorry," he says before he starts to turn around and walk away.

"Zach!" i call out for him and he looks back looking quite uncomfortable. "Come back here and help!"

Zach comes back and asks me what he should do. I whisper to him that he carries me and instead of blushing he gives me a disgusted look.

"Not carry my butt! Just carry me under the crook of my legs: where my leg elbow is."

He just continues to stare at me with me staring back with pleading eyes. Then he reluctantly comes forward, bending down, to carry me.

Once he lifts me up - bridal style - i call Mrs Young over. "Ma'am, I hurt my leg while sparring," i lie loudly so that she could hear me from across the room and Andy starts making his way towards where Zach and I are.

"What?" he says, "No you didn't you were just fine walking off before."

I glare at Andy before saying, "I realised it as i was walking."

"No... you walked perfectly i was watching you as you walked away."

"You were watching me as i walked away, " i say in a voice devoid of all emotion. "You were staring at me the whole time," I say, slowly realising that Andy may have also seen me. I whisper to Zach that he must ask Andy to help him carry me without explaining why, and he, luckily, agrees to do so.

Mrs Young comes and i explain that Andy must've missed something while he was staring at me because. And I asked her if they could carry me to North House to fetch some medical thingy in the first aid bag here. She started to say that she was perfectly qualified at First Aid and that ther's a bag here, so I let the waterworks come out. All of my embarrassment gushes from my eyes like a waterfall down a cliff.

Mrs Young doesn't have any children, and i know she's been tryin (everybody knows, if you knnow what I mean), so i know that she'll do anything i want so long as i keep crying.

She immediately gives in and Zach and Andy carry me not-so-gracefully outside.

We continue walking until we reach the grass quad between the Gymnasium and North House before looking at each other and then throwing me over, face-down so that i can sprawl on the grass in an unladylike manner.

I get up.

"Sooo, guyz, want to help me look for a pad in one of the girl's rooms?" i ask with a smile.

FIINAALLLYYYYY!!!!! i get to write and update a chapter. i am soo relieved that all this has finally flowed from me and has, hopefully, gotten to your electronic devices so that you can read them.

Once again i apologise for not updating, its just that any reliable computer/iPad was gone with the wind and so i couldnt tell you about Kris.

As you may have seen I've mashed up the previious chapter with this chapter and also added a bit of Valentines Day, which i hope to update Part 2 on V-Day itself. but no promises.

i Love you (in advance)

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