Inalight

Chapter 3- Caleb

There was something about Ina that I liked I haven't quite discover what it was yet but in general I liked her. She was crazy and sassy with a sharp and witty mouth.

Ina hosted a radio show Tuesday lunch and during Thursday free period called Live with Ina J. I had tuned into her radio station out of the blue, between trying to find a suitable radio to listen to whilst I worked on my A-Level sport homework, my phone automatically tuned into her show. It had done in the past but I always changed it but I don’t know why I left it that day. She had been talking about an issue revolving around her race and found myself secretly cracking along to it. It was like that every Thursday working on my stuff whilst listening to her issues, all different ranging from typical teenage stuff to blunt vulgar things, up till now.

The guys thought she was ugly but I saw something they didn't. I hadn't meant to hurt her the way I did. It was reckless and uncalled for. I had my eye on her since that May, I was just watching her and how she carried herself to others it looked like she was looking down on people, but I saw a girl with her head held high trying to keep afloat, but I couldn’t bring myself to talk to her.

Ina was an intellect she talked real shit. I saw things from a prospective I never did before all thanks to her. I may talk stupid shit with guys and when I was with my ex-Hannah, we never did much talking and when we did it wasn’t deep. I felt like Ina was one of those people that I would be able to talk deep with, realistic deep and she wouldn’t sugar-coat it, she would deal the cards on the table and play me with it. I had a whole respect for her that I didn’t think I gave to other people. That was how I slowly began to like her. I watched her even when she didn’t know but then was just a problem: you see this had nothing to do with popularity; I didn't give a damn about others but approaching Ina was like walking into an open fire and know you will get burnt or a bullet with a bulletproof vest and getting shot in the head.

Maybe it was pretty asshole like of me to ask her out with sex. She would laugh in my face and think it was a joke after that whole shit with Levi this summer. I hadn't been part of the whole idea but I still laughed along and watched her emotions get screwed. But it was the only thing I could think of that won't make me look vulnerable in front of her. I was hoping she would agree and work my way from there but that plan backfired.

Ina was crazy.

I had hoped she would adhere to my plan; maybe calling her fugly didn't help either.  I am going to have to approach her another way because acting like an asshole will clearly make her hate me more but Ina frustrated me and attracted me both at the same time.

Tuesday lunch and I sat with JB, Levi and Chris as usual. It was us four always. I have known them since primary like most people in our year. They were my closest friends- Levi was half Japanese, half Jamaican, JB was full British and so was Chris. My mother was British and my father Italian and Spanish. We all had different personalities, I mean me and JB played football, Chris was part of the debating team as well as cross country and Levi was a rugby player but in all we shared the same jokes and laughs.

It was busy as usual and I don't remember what I was laughing about until her voice came through the telecom as usual every Tuesday’s lunch.

"It's Ina J here as you know. This week I wanna share a little of my experience with you regarding the opposite sex.” Despite not being liked by most of our year, people still appreciate her show, I felt more people listened and tuned in on Thursdays I included. The lunchtime was less rowdy whenever she talked. “So it was last week when I was approached by our school's very own Mr popular-Caleb or CJ or Julie as you guys know him as." the school turned to our table. "At first I was like oh god me of all people." her voice sounded to preppy and excited which only meant she was faking it. "So here I was minding my own and guess what? He offered me sex. Yes me! So we went back to mine and you know got undressed. All I kept thinking was I felt nothing down there- if you know what I mean. Then he dropped his boxer shorts. I had to squint to even get an inch of what is so called ‘penis’ looked liked." my face burned as some people laughed. "I hate to say it girls that I was expecting more than he was delivering, more package and less bubble wrap, more in the packet and less air: I was expecting a whole tube of original Pringles. I guess we should start calling him Julia because Julie’s Jules was lacking, he didn't even hit the G spot let alone any spot and girls let me tell you I could have done a better job myself..." before I could hear anymore I stormed towards the presenting room and yanked open door, slamming my fist on the table.

"What are you playing at?" she still had her ear piece and head phones attached.

"Well ladies our very own alien 'E.D.’- Julie has arrived."

"E.D?" I asked as a boy offered me the ear piece and I smacked it away.

"Feisty." She replied.

"Erectile dysfunction.” She drawled out. “I'll be right back ladies and gents. Now one of my old time favourite 'Rihanna’s Rude Boy’." As soon as she took off her head piece I yanked her outside.

"What was that?"She shrugged.

"I don't know you tell Me." she was frustrating the life out of me. I don't know why I like her other than those kissable lips, long eye lashes, may be that dimple on left cheek and how she managed to get her hair in such complicated twist. I sighed; both hands on my waist as she crossed her arm.

“Did you really have to humiliate me like that?”

“DID you really have to throw that tore up 20 in my face?”

“Touche.” I replied.

“I didn’t mean to.”

“It’s clear you did.”

“Ina you are so difficult to talk to.” I told her.

“Why do you feel the need to talk to me?”

“Because you interest me and I have been listening to your talk show, it’s good.”

“Of course you have. What next you are going to tell me you like me?” I blushed. “Oh shit you don’t.”

“Ina, listen.”

“Don’t tell me what to do, take it back now. Let me make it clear I don’t like you, not now not ever. You are all birds of the same feathers- you, Levi and all the rest.”

“Fine its whatever. Friends?” She stared at my hand as I offered a handshake.

“Lord knows where those hands have been and I am not touching it.”

“Ok I get it. I’ll leave you alone.”

“Thank the lord for that.” She flashed a fake smile as I sighed. This was even more difficult than I thought.

"I'm s-" I looked to my right spotting my ex girlfriend Hannah coming down the corridor. She was still not getting the hint we were over as she walked towards me with a smile. I knew what she would do if she got here. It's either I walk away; repeat the same thing I have been saying since we broke up or... I looked at Ina's burning gaze for a second and grabbed her by her elbow, pulling her tightly into my arms, a massive grin on my face.

“What the FUCK are you doing?”

"Play along." Before she could utter her discrepancy I closed my mouth on hers.