Tyler's P.O.V
"Yeah he threw up and Tyler had to dissect the pig" Oscar says as we're at the dinner table. At least he waited till we were done to start talking about cutting up dead animals.
"It was gross, I don't know how you did it" Felix looks up at me from across the table. "You were just being a baby" I mumble and drag my fork across my empty plate.
"What?" Felix says, I let out a long sigh, "I said you were being a baby Felix. It was dead it wasn't going to feel anything you could have done it." I look at him, not in his eyes but more at his nose so it looks like I'm looking him in the eye.
"I was not being a baby, why are you so mad about this?" "Because when you were busy throwing up in the trashcan everyone and I mean EVERYONE in that class turned and looked at me. I don't want attention on me and you brought it all onto me and not just once because when they talked about it at lunch it happened again. And you've yet to say sorry about any of it, I shouldn't have had to cut the thing open you should have just grown a pair and have done it" I'm not sure where all this anger is coming from or why I'm letting it all out of Felix but it's happening.
"I should have grown a pair? YOU should grow a pair Tyler! You can't stand when people look at you, well get OVER IT! People are going to look at you and you will be FINE!" he yells standing up.
"Go fuck yourself Felix." I get up and leave the dining room and go upstairs.
James? -Me
Yeah? -James
Can I call you? -Me
Of course- James
I lock the bedroom door and go back to my bed and dial his number.
"I'm on my break so i'll have to go in a few but what's up?" he answers after two rings like usual. "Felix yelled at me, well I guess I yelled at him first maybe but still" I go over to the dresser and grab my pajamas.
"What'd he say?" I put on my pajamas and throw my clothes into my hamper and go over to Chewys cage. "I said he needed to grow a pair because he was being a baby about cutting open a dead pig. Then he said I needed to grow a pair because I can't have people look at me." I feed Chewy then lay on my bed, I hear James sigh on the other end.
"Felix tends to not like being put in his place, and I guess you telling him to grow a pair probably kind of made a shove at his "manhood" and he got offended".
"I get that, but everyone looked at me" I hated that, every second of it.
There's a knock on the door, "Hey, Tyler I gotta go my breaks over" James says through the phone. "Okay talk to you later" I hang up and go to the door.
There's another knock, "Uh Tyler can we talk" It's Felix. I throw my phone on the bed, unlock the door, and yank it open. Felix is standing on the other side, one hand scratching the back of his head.
"I'm sorry about what I said down there, I shouldn'thave said any of that. Its nkt like me to yell at girls" so at least he's capable of saying sorry. "Okay" this time I'm looking him in the eye, if we're going to argue again I'm gonna let him know this is serious.
"I shouldn't have said what I said about people looking at you" he looks down, I can tell him apologizing is really hard. "And I'm sorry about when everyone looked at you in class because of me, and then again at lunch" I continue staring at him.
"And I'm sorry about not being able to cut the pig open, I didn't like it just staring at me" he looks up again.
I sigh, "I guess I'm sorry about saying you needed to grow a pair, even though I still think you do".
He kind of laughs, "So we good?", "Yeah, next time you talk bad about me don't expect me to forgive you so easily".
He laughs again, "Oh trust me, I don't. Hug?" he puts his arms out and tries to take a step forward, "Oh no. I know I hugged Vivian last week but no, I'm not a hugger", I put my hands out and step back.
"Okay got it" he nods and takes off to his room, Vivian comes up the stairs and runs into our room shutting the door behind her. "Did you listen to the song today?" I nod, shoot I took James headphones.
"Okay wanna go practice for real" I nod again and we head over to the music room. We shut the bathroom door and she flips on the light, "So it's soundproof right?" I can't have them hearing me before Friday.
"Yeah it's soundproof" she props open the lid on the piano. "So Friday after lunch from fifth period to the end of seventh is like the practice/get ready for the performance time. I guess since you wanna keep this a secret I can tell Chris and Daniel that you'll be helping me get ready and stuff. The showcase starts at six, we can leave after seventh but have to be back by 5:30 at latest. Is James gonna come?" She spits all this information at me at once.
"Um I don't know I guess I'll ask" I pull out my phone,
Are you going to the showcase Friday? -Me
Yeah Landons in it so the whole football teams going, plus he's my cousin so my parents, Aunt, and Uncle will be there -James
Landon's your cousin?! -Me
Yeah dads side -James
I never would have imagined -Me
Are you going? You could meet my family -James
Well I'm gonna be back there helping Vivian -Me
He doesn't reply, must be working again. "Yeah he's going, and his family will be there" I sigh, "Vivi, did you knOw about the party tomorrow?"
"How'd you find out?!" she exclaims, "James told me" so she did know. "Ugh he wasn't supposed to it was a surprise" she groans, "Well I'm gonna be at work so", "What, but I thought you didn't have work?!"
"Well once I found out about yalls party I made the decision to go in, I don't do parties. Plus I need a dress remember" she nods. "Oh and I have some heels you can borrow" Wait heels, "I was just gonna wear my converse" I say looking down at my worn out shoes.
"Tyler, I love you but you cannot wear those" she sighs.
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When I had originally started this story I had thought I was gonna make Dallas and Tyler be besties. But I like the idea of Vivi and Tyler being besties.
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