A series of not so chill events

Mike and Germy

Michael's POV:

The next day when I woke up, I checked my phone and remembered that Jeremy had given me Rich's number. As I opened up contacts and saw the contact name, I cringed. The whole sentence was just.. weird. What Jeremy had done really annoyed me. Why did he even think we liked each other? It made me frustrated, especially since I thought I liked him. Why are feelings so confusing?  I changed the contact name to Rich :) and contemplated sending him a message.  

Would it be weird? What would I even say? I started typing, but even saying "Good morning!"  Just seemed too awkward. 

I decided to focus on changing and getting ready for school, saying goodbye to my moms before leaving the house. 

The rest of the day was pretty normal and boring overall. During lunch, I wasn't sure if I was going to sit with Jeremy, and I didn't know if it would be okay to sit with Rich and the others, so I stood near the trash cans awkwardly, sipping my drink.

After a few minutes, someone came up from behind me and covered my eyes. Their hands were clammy.. Ew.

"Guess who~?!" I immediately knew who it was, and I smiled. Jeremy and I had this joke based off a video we watched in the seventh grade. Suddenly, my annoyance faded away. I just had to play along. 

"Oh woah, who can it be? Judging by the sweaty palms, it must be Rich after playing video games!"

"..You keep joking around and I'm going to be sad. Or I might just break your neck~!"

"Of course, I'm joking!"

"Okay then, it's time for you to guess!"

-silence for a minute-

"Dude, are you sleeping..?"

"Whoops I dozed off for a sec there.. I've been so tired lately, you know."

"Okay now answer the question."

"What was the question again?"

"Quit joking around bro. Guess who I am."

"I know who you are, bro! You're my fam, my 4lifer."

"Look at this dude being a smartass."

"Bro please take your hands off now.. the sweat is making my eyeballs burn."  I wasn't even lying.

"'Bro" who?"

"You're in a silly goofy mood aren't ya? Haha who else would my best bud be?" I grinned.

"Shut up and say my name."

"I want my phone call."

"There's no such thing."

"Do you actually think I don't know?"

"Quit playing games, dumbass."

"Are you doubting me right now?"

"Is saying my name so hard..?"

"Your name isn't the issue, it's an issue of trust!"