After Midnight

Chapter 3

The next morning, the sun was out and the birds were singing. I sat up and smiled. I didn't usually wake up happy, but knowing that I was going to see Tom made it worth while.

I changed my clothes into a pair of blue jeans and a maroon tank top. I put my hair up in a bun-thanks to terrible bed head and laziness-then brushed my teeth, did my makeup and went downstairs.

"Morning, dad", I kissed his cheek and threw my backpack over my shoulder.

"You're awfully cheerful this morning", He said."Everything okay?"

I nodded."Everything is...great"

"It's the ginger kid", Dane said behind me.

"It is not!", I argued and then started blushing."Yeah, it's definitely the ginger kid", I nodded.

"It's your second day of school! No. No boys", He shook his head.

"Ew. Boys have cooties!", Bailey cringed. I laughed and ruffled her hair.

"It's always the gingers, dad", Dane grabbed my backpack and pulled me to the door.

"Bye dad!", I shouted.

"No boys!", He shouted back.

"No promises!"

Dane let me go once we were outside and we walked to his car. Before I got in, I saw Dalton walk to his truck. He stopped, took a deep breath and got in.

"You know Tom is my friend too and it'd be extremely weird for you to go out with him. Right? He's also a grade ahead of you"

"So? It's just a grade", I rolled my eyes. Dane and I both got in his car and put our seat belts on.

Dane and I argued the whole way to school over if a grade was too much or not. It's not, but that's not what he thinks.

I walked into the school and a couple football players ran up to me.

"Hey Rain", A blonde one said happily.

"Hi..", I thought of the boys name, but I realized I had never net him before."You", I said slowly.

"My names Andy. This is Sid", He pointed to a brunet one with green eyes."And Toby", He pointed to another brunet.

"Hi", I smiled at them. They both said hi and then Andy told me to come with them.

"What about my brother?", I asked. They all looked back at my brother who was walking to a few cheerleaders.

"I'd say he's just fine", Sid laughed. I smiled and nodded. Dane and I didn't have many friends back in Rhode Island. We only had each other.

"Rain!", Tom ran up to me as we walked over to a group of jocks and cheerleaders.

"Hi", I smiled at him. I didn't know it was possible to feel the way I do about a boy when you've only known them for a few days.

"Hey", He smiled."Lost the ducky slippers and sweat pants I see"

I rolled my eyes."Those are my party slippers", I said. He laughed.

"Those are the best slippers I've seen in my entire life"

"I live in those", I said. He put his arm around my shoulders and we walked with Sid, Andy and Toby.

"So..", He started."There's a party on Friday and you should go"

"A party?", I asked, looking up at him like he was crazy.

"Yeah", He said."Haven't you ever been to a party?"

I raised my eyebrows at him."Um...no", I said in the form of a question.