layers | john bender

[05] "Calvin's were seriously in the front."

5. ᴄᴀᴅɪʟʟᴀᴄ ʟᴏᴠᴇ

"Whats your name?" Claire turns to me ignoring Bender for a while. I was confused as to why she asked seeing as she knew me already as "the delinquent's girl."
"Rhiannon Berkeley." I tell her rather quickly. As if I was embarrassed.
"It's pretty."
I thank Claire and tell her it's Irish/Welsh before Bender speaks up again on the same topic of 'pristine.'
"Are you a virgin?"
I looked at Bender, my face full of confusion and disgust. He pointed at Claire then looked at me, indicating he was talking to her.
"I'll bet you," he says to me, "a million dollars that she is! Let's end the suspense! Is it gonna be...a white weddin'?"
"Why don't you shut up?"
"Yea, John knock it off."
Despite the both is us telling him to stop he continues.
"Have you ever kissed a boy on the mouth? Have you ever been felt up? Over the bra, under the blouse, shoes off...hoping God your parents don't walk in?" I looked at him in shock. My face grew red and my eyes widened. Not only was he asking her personal and inappropriate questions, he was describing something that was all too familiar for Bender and I. I was too stunned to speak at that moment, therefore allowing him to continue seeing as it was getting to her.
"Do you want me to puke?"
"Over the panties, no bra, blouse unbuttoned, Calvin's in a ball on the front seat past eleven on a school night?"
For the first time today, I actually was on Andrew's side when he stood up for Claire because once again he had mentioned something we told each other to keep between the two of us. He told Bender to leave her alone. Bender stood up facing Andrew and Andrew repeating himself.
"You gonna make me?"
"Yeah."
As Bender started to walk towards him, I gave him a look which he ignored and kept on. Andrew says something to Bender that I don't catch as I am still in shock of what he had said and Bender goes to hit him. Andrew got Bender on the ground before he could punch him.
"I don't want to get into this with you man." John sounds like he's surrendering, little did anyone know he wasn't. Andrew then gets up and Bender followed.
"Why not?"
"Because I'd kill you..." I wasn't focused on the rest of what he was saying until Bender ended up pulling out his switchblade and stabbing a seat.
"Let's end this right now. You don't talk to her...you don't look at her and you don't even think about her! You understand me?"
"I'm trying to help her!"
I was relieved when the janitor walked in. He was what changed the subject and allowed for me to attempt to ignore everything Bender said. The janitor asked Brian how he was doing, Brian doesn't answer out of embarrassment as Bender asked him essentially if the Janitor was his dad.
"Uh, Carl?"
"What?"
"Can I ask you a question?"
Carl seems hesitant but goes along anyways.
"Sure..."
"How does one become a janitor?"
At this moment, I was fed up with Bender. I got up and walked away to another section of the area we were in. I could hear Carl rambling about how rude teens are and that the clock was 25 minutes fast. Everyone groaned including me.
After a while Bender and everyone else starts whistling and I walk back over to where Bender was sitting and rightfully take my place a seat away from him this time.
Vernon walks in and everyone stopped whistling besides Bender who starts whistling Beethoven's 5th.
"Alright girls, that's thirty minutes for lunch."
"Here?" Andrew spoke up.
"Here."
"Well I think the cafeteria would be a more suitable place for us to eat lunch in, sir."
"Well, I don't care what you think, Andrew!"
I raised my hand. "I can second that." I gave Andrew a sarcastic smile as he looks back at me, sticking up the middle finger. I mouthed a 'fuck you' and he turned back around.
"Uh, Dick? Excuse me, Rich...will milk be made available to us?" Bender spoke up this time.
"We're extremely thirsty, sir." Andrew added to Bender's comment then followed Claire.
"I have a very low tolerance for dehydration."
"I have seen her dehydrated sir, it's pretty gross."
Bender then goes to stand up and lifts me up along with him.
"Relax, we'll get it."
Vernon quickly stopped Bender.
"Ah, ah, ah, grab some wood there, bud!"
I sat back down and so did Bender as he grinned.
"What do you think, I was born yesterday? You think I'm gonna have you two roaming these halls?
Vernon then points at Andrew and Allison sending them off to the teachers lounge to get Cokes.
Once they both left, I walked over to the table I was in before, Claire followed after me.
"Are you okay?"
"Uh, yea I'm peachy keen."
"After Bender said what he said earlier, you've been awful quiet."
"I'm fine! Totally not upset over the fact that asshole practically exposed a secret!"
Claire stood shocked as I accidentally said a bit too much. She looked as if she wanted to ask what happened but she didn't. And she didn't have to.
"Listen Claire, you can't tell anyone. Everyone already thinks I'm his girlfriend and a slut, I can't let everyone think anything far worse."
She nodded her head and put up her pinky. I gladly wrapped mine around hers and she swore not to say a thing.
"We've always had flirty banter, it's just how we are. I was at my house, my parents weren't home. He came in through the window and we joked a bit. One thing led to another and we were making out."
She didn't say anything so I continued.
"The thing is, it wasn't the first time."
She covered her mouth slightly.
"See it happened in my dad's car, he let me use it. I went to Bender's house and we hung out. Same thing but the Calvin's were seriously in the front."
I put my hands on my face and sighed. I can't believe I just told the popular girl who I barely even know as up close and personal, what happened between Bender and I.
"Rhiannon you didn't like-"
"No, we didn't. I've only ever done it once and it was a mistake."
She sighed and looked over at Bender who was looking over at us. She looked back at me and put her hand on my shoulder.
"He's a jerk. But I do have to admit, this jerk cares enough to not mention the fact that you two did what he described. And he also must've enjoyed it if he's describing it so dramatically."
I wanted to agree with her but at the same time I knew Bender, he did things to get to people and he most definitely didn't like me.
"I guess you're right. God, I didn't think I'd be here telling you all that." She laughed a bit, making me snicker. Bender and Brian joined us. Brian sitting on the railing across from Claire and I was sitting in a chair and Bender sat behind/above me on the table. I didn't know whether or not I should be upset or go with what Claire told me. I didn't want to be mad at him but I couldn't get myself to go along with what Claire thinks.
Bender distracted me from my thoughts as he played with my hair. I put my head back, leaning on the space he left between his legs and looking up at him. He looked down at me and looked from my lips to my eyes as if he was contemplating whether or not he should kiss me. He seemed to go against it and looked back up. I pushed my head back up and Bender cleared his throat and pulled out a book.
"Berkeley, Claire, do you want to see a picture of a guy with elephantitis of the nuts? It's pretty tasty."
"No thank you." The both of us replied. I knew he wasn't looking at any book with that in it.
"How do you think he rides a bike?"
Claire rolled her eyes at him and turns away and I turned around and grabbed the book from him. I look at what he was looking at and it was just random pictures of elephants. I stood up and put the book back in the crate it was in. Bender patted the space besides him, I declined with a shake of my head and sat back down. Bender continued to play with my hair then proceeded to ask Claire and I questions about the so called guy with huge nuts.
"Would you ever consider dating a guy like this?"
"Can't you just leave us alone?" Claire stated in annoyance. I decided not to comment seeing as that'll only make him talk more.
"I mean if he had a great personality and was a good dancer and had a cool car...Although you'd probably have to ride in the back seat 'cause his nuts would ride shotgun."
I chuckled at his little scenario but questioned what was he even saying. Claire looked at me, wanting to ignore Bender.
"You know what I wish I was doing?"
"Op, watch what you say, Brian here is a cherry."
Brian finally spoke up after just sitting there, listening to the conversation.
"A cherry?"
"I wish I was on a plane to France." I nod in agreement with Claire and we both focus on the boys.
"I'm not a cherry."
"When have you ever gotten laid?"
"I've laid, lotsa times!"
"Name one!"
I hit Bender's knee for him to shut up, which of course he doesn't.
"She lives in Canada, met her at Niagra Falls. You wouldn't know her."
"Ever laid anyone around here."
Brian shushes Bender and points at Claire and I, Claire had her back to us but you could tell she was listening. I cocked a brow at the boys.
"Oh, you and Claire did it!"
Claire spun around and I looked up at Bender.
"C'mon you know that's not what he said."
Bender smirks, "Or are you implying you and Rhiannon did it?"
I scoff and rolled my eyes. "Bender."
"What are you talking about?"
Brian seems to get nervous once Claire turned around.
"Nothin'! Nothin'!" He then turns to Bender. "Let's just drop it, we'll talk about it later."
"No! Drop what, what're you talking about?"
"Well, Brian's trying to tell me that in addition to the number of girls in the Niagra Falls area, that presently you and he are, riding the hobby horse. Or maybe it's," he points at me, the expression on his face was a mix of mischief and jealousy. What for? he created the scenario, Brian hadn't even mentioned me or Claire.
Claire looks visibly angry with Brian although nothing Bender was saying was true.
"Little pig!"