Not Us, Not Ever

4. The Party.

       I spent the night thinking about how I'm going to set Jacob and Lily up. If Lily does find out I set her up with Jacob, I just hope she doesn't get mad. I was thinking that Lily and I go to the party together, I wait for the slow song to slip away and hide, and have Jacob be as sweet as he can possibly manage and ultimately (when it best fits) he tells her how he feels. There's a great possibility that it won't work and when I say great, I mean there is a very very slim chance that it will work. I have barely any hope that it would that I will bet that if it does, I will eat my own hand. Other than that, I also thought about how close Evan was to me yesterday. I can understand when he touches my hair. Everyone touches my hair. Lily used to make fun of me for having such Bieber-like hair until he changed it. But why was he so .. hip-to-hip like that? Maybe he's just a touchy person. Maybe.. he isn't straight. Maybe I'm reading too much into it. I should stop thinking before I start to believe I have a living chance in hell with that heterosexual piece of man candy.

        At school, I met up with the guys plus Evan and Lily. We were all talking and I didn't get the least bit flustered around Evan. I shouldn't be proud of  myself, but I am. I wasn't getting so easily red because I was sort of ignoring him. Not intentionally, of course.

        Riley turned to me, "Did you know you're Evan's favorite?"

        Why, Riley? Why? I was doing so well. "I-I am?" I stuttered.

        "Yup!" Evan said.

        Keep it cool, Oliver! "Why?" I smiled a smile I was trying to fight.

        "You won us a close game. We were three points behind. We only needed the three you sent home. We didn't have that much time left, either. If you would've got tagged, then we would have been tied. Everyone goes home a winner. I would have stopped running at third base. I know I couldn't make it home, anyway. I thought you were going to stop there, too. No, but you won us a really close game with twelve points to eleven. To be honest, I was sure you wouldn't make it."

        "Is that why you were so adamant about helping me out the restaurant?" I questioned and smirked. He nodded. Oh, so he was so close and acting all friendly because he was appreciative of me winning our game.. So why do feel upset? He said he's appreciative and happy I won the game. Because I was beginning to think that I had a chance? Why are you so idiotic?

        "By the way, everyone's going to the party tonight right? Nathan's house at 8 PM to 2 AM. You've got the addresses?" He asked and everyone confirmed. The bell rang and everyone left without Riley, Lily and I. Lily started to go the opposite way until I called out to her.

        "Where something cute, but not too cute." I called after her. Her cheeks went red and she nodded.

        Riley's hand landed heavily on my shoulder and pulled me to our next class. In biology, I told Jacob the same thing except I replaced "cute" with "nice". "Where something nice, but not too nice." I meant don't wear a tux to a overnight party with a bunch of 16 and 17 year olds. I told him a plaid or button up shirt with jeans would be fine with only a DAB cologne. I mean cologne smells good and all, but it's not so much fun when your eyes start watering from it. Besides, they're going to be slow dancing meaning closeness. I don't Lily's eyes to burn and nose to suffer.

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        Myself, I was dressed in a a basketball jersey and black jeans that were sort of tight, but weren't skinny jeans. I went to bed after homework, fully clothed. I waited an hour and pretending to be asleep before my mom and dad came to check on me. I got up after my dad left and I went out through the window. This is my first time sneaking out the house and going somewhere they wouldn't approve of. But here goes nothing.. I edged my way to the edge of our second floor  trim and walked down the porch roof I was able to climb down safely of the vines that ran up the pillars. Did it, now I have to walk to Lily's who's only three blocks away then to Nathan's. It felt good being out past curfew, so I had a little fun. I walked down the center of the street. No cars and serene neighborhood.. I'm safe.