will we have our happily-ever-after ?

chapter 11

Crystal

The ride home last night was silent. I left my bike at the ice rink because of which he had to give me a ride. Though I didn't complain about it, and I don't know why I was not bothered by it, but then again, maybe it was because he didn't bring up anything about what happened at my mom's grave. And when he asked me to come to his house tomorrow to see his dad, I just nodded and left for my house.
Today when I woke up in the morning, I felt relaxed. I don't know why, but it felt like a heavy weight had been removed from my chest. I got ready for college and went for my first period. today I took a bus because my bike was at the ice rank and Jenny already went with Joe and I didn't want to bother Mary for a ride. I think Jenny and Joe are a thing now, though I will not ask her because if there is anything she will tell me herself when she is ready.

I stepped in the class and the normal thing happened, which I hate the most; people's stairs. I was going towards my seat when Christ asked if I wanted to sit with him and his friends. I nodded and went to sit next to a boy who had pale skin like mine and Christ, but his hair was ash black and his eyes were black, which I would say complimented his skin tone perfectly. He looked at me and then just looked down instantly. I took my seat and, after some time, the same boy sitting next to me gave me a note and said, "Christ has given this." I opened the note and saw it was asking what class I was having next. I replied to that, and after that, I again got a note and it said if I wanted to join them for my next class, to which I didn't gave any reply.
It's not like I didn't wanted to join or I would say I had any reason to deny it, but because I thought it might attract lots of attention. I was thinking about all this when the ring went off for the second period. I stood there and was going out when I stopped and said to him, "Will meet after getting changed" and with that, I went away, because anyways, I get the unwanted stairs. But before turning, I was able to see the tinted cheeks of his and his friends looking at him with a smile.
I changed into my gym wear and went to the ground where I saw them warming up. I went to the coach when he called,
"Carter, the Principle wants to meet you and your team now, so take your team and go to his office and after that, come back."
I just nodded and went to the basketball team and told them the same, and we went to Princi's office.

"May we enter, sir?" I asked.

"Carter, please come in. I was waiting for you all. I am very glad that our team beat their team with a very good score, and for that, I congratulate all of you''.

"It's all thanks to Crystal's basket ball skills, sir,"  Max said.

"I know, I know, but that doesn't mean she was the only one there and, after that, the thing that she did after the match, and after turning to me he said '' do  explain that to me now, Carter. I would love to hear the reason behind your speech''.

"They asked for that." After a pause, when Princi was giving me the look of "when you will change," I asked, "If everything is done, then it will be okay if we go right ."  I turned around to go when Princi spoke.

"Carter join the team for the year."

"No. And before you ask why, let me give you the answer. You know about me from the very first day, and that's why I think you already know the answer.''

"Okay, I understand your point that you can't force a student to do something apart from necessary academic things till the time they themselves are not interested, but Crystal, if anything comes up like this again, then sorry to say you have to participate. And now argument, you all are free to go. "

We came out of the office and went to the ground where everyone was busy playing, and I was sitting on the ground when Christ came with his friends and sat beside me.
This is Steve, Zack, and Max. Christ introduced all his friends to me, who were all almost the same height but 3 inches taller than me. Steve had tanned skin with brown hair and brown eyes, and Zack was a cute type with dimples on both his cheeks and fair skin with dirty brown hair and hazel eyes. They were all freaking Greek gods, and I get why girls go mad about them. They define the idol type that every girl wants to flaunt to their friends.
We were sitting and talking, and I noticed that Max didn't speak much, where as Steve and Zack were the crackheads of this group, I think. I loved their company. They were not like other boys who were only after my body.
As time passed, I got very comfortable with them. We started spending time together along with Jenny and Joe, though my relationship with Jenny was on and off and I knew what the reason was, so I kept a safe distance with Mary after that. Jenny told me that she and Joe are in a relationship and I loved that she first told me about this and then Mary, to which Mary didn't object as we were getting close to his family, and in fact, Lara and Patrick loved Jenny like her daughter. With time, I got close to Christ and his family and friends. I think I like him, but I don't have the strength and guts to confront him because, first, I don't know if he likes me or not, and second, I never dated anyone, so I didn't know if the feelings I was getting was right or not, so I kept that to myself. 

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