The Summer Of Grey

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

My senior high school year starts on Wednesday. Today is Monday and its back to school orientation. This is when we get our schedules and supply list for our classes. I'm super nervous today mainly because I'm hoping that Christian is in at least a few of my classes and I'm seriously praying that Megan isn't in any of my classes. I'm in all AP classes and I don't think she is so the most classes we can have together is PE and lunch or maybe an elective but I hope none.

I arrive at the school with my mom and Drew at 11am and we head straight for the gym. The only reason my mother is here is because she needs to make arrangements to accommodate Drew's baseball schedule because they travel a lot and I'm sure she want's to see Mr. Chasing.

I glance around looking for Christian but I don't see him anywhere. I know he's coming, he called me this morning. I have to get on line to get my class schedule and that line has at least 75 students waiting, mostly freshman who are super excited about being a high school students. Give them a week we'll see if they still have the same school spirit.

There are several other lines to purchase work planners, school spirit shirts, PE uniforms and other items like locks for our lockers and a bunch of other crap to fund the PTA. Some of the teachers make unreasonable requests for students to buy stuff that we never use. Seriously all we really need is a binder filled with paper, a ruler, calculator and a freaking pen and pencil. What HS senior need crayons and erasable markers seriously?

Thirty minutes tick by and this line doesn't seem to be moving at all. There are just 2 PTA moms giving out the schedules for the entire student body and they are making idle chit chat with everyone, it's getting really annoying. I glance over to my right and there's Christian with his back to me across the gym. He doesn't see me but I see him and he is talking to, yep you guessed it, Megan. I immediately feel nervous and nauseous "is this it? Are they getting back together? Maybe my 4 weeks are up and he finally realized it was a mistake being with me. Grr I scowl at myself, she does go to our school and he can't avoid seeing her eventually, better I know sooner than later if he's going to dump me.

I stand on line with my mom silently staring at the two of them with a lump in my throat. Megan looks really angry and then she glances in my direction. Oh shit, what do I do? I turn away slightly but keep them in my line of vision. They continue to talk a few more minutes and I realize it looks more like an argument than reconciliation. Christian waves his hand in the air dismissively and abruptly turns and walks away from her. She grabs his arm and he tugs away and says something.

He looks around the gymnasium and our eyes make contact. I realize that I'm pretty much holding my breath because I'm so nervous. I quickly exhale and he walks towards me with a smile. Please don't dump me I think to myself. He comes up to me and politely says "Hello ma'am" to my mom, and she says "hello Christian" and nods politely, he shakes Drew's hand and they do the whole "what's up bro?" guy exchange. He looks sweetly at me and says"Hi".

"Hi" I say back nervously. He asks if he can talk to me a minute and I look at my mom, she gives me an approving nod. The line is still pretty long and I tell her I'll be back in a few minutes. Yeah, he's done with my lame ass, this is it, he is dumping me. Oh god what am I going to do if he dumps he right here, right now? I'll totally break down in tears. He takes my hand as we walk towards to door.

We head outside the gym and he takes my hand and kisses my fingers and says "Hi baby"

I just smile and look down; he lifts my chin up and says "don't be mad".

Why would I be mad, what did he do? Breathe, breathe Ana

"Why would I be mad at you Christian ?" and I nervously bite my nails. He takes my hand out of my mouth and kisses my fingertips smirking.

"I know you saw me talking to Megan, and I want you to know that she came up to me and was saying that she made a mistake and that she wanted to get back together with me" he looks worried as he speaks and then says

"I told her I was with you now and Its totally over between us, I also told her to leave you alone"

" I think she got the message but she's not exactly the nicest girl" he adds

"Why did you like her then?" I say sarcastically without thinking and he narrows his eyes at me.

"She used to be really nice, then she started hanging out with certain people and got an attitude, she wasn't always like that or I wouldn't have went out with her, but people change, I got tired of it and when she cheated on me I was relieved that it was over" he says with sincerity in his voice.

"How long did you go out with her?" I ask, I hope he doesn't think I'm being to nosy.

"On and off for a year, well most of junior year" he answers casually "We argued a lot so I knew it wouldn't last" he adds

"Oh" is all I can say without sounding to curious.

I don't really know what to say to him. I'm just happy he still wants to be with me.

"So you still want to be with me?" I ask while holding my breath again. Fuck what am I desperate? That sounded so desperate.

He just leans in and Kisses me and I'm flooded with relief.

"Yes, of course I do" he says. I let out the deep breath I've unconsciously been holding in.

"You're my girl, I only want you baby" and he kisses that spot just behind my ear. Oh my knees are weak again.

We head back in the gym holding hands. Megan is staring at us with a really evil look on her face; it kind of makes my stomach feel like it's in knots and I turn away quickly and head back to the schedule line. Part of me wants to gloat and say "ha ha, he's mine, not yours" but that would make me just as bad as her. For now he is mine and I don't have to shout it out. If things don't work out then it wasn't meant to be. Oh please let it work out.

We both finally get our schedules and we have 3 classes together, History, English and lunch. I'm really happy about lunch with him because this is when I'm most vulnerable to some of the girls who for no apparent reason don't like me to attack. I can usually deal with that by turning up my iPod and tuning them out but now Megan obviously hates me and I'm worried that she will start up some trouble during lunch with me.

After orientation Christian asks me if I want to go get some food and hang out. I say goodbye to my mom and Drew. Christian came by himself. He told me that his mom was at her elementary school helping with orientation. Not that she would have come anyway because I don't think his folks treat him like a 12 year old like my mother does to me. After getting some food we head over to target to get some stuff from our school supply list and then to the Wiregrass mall in Wesley chapel.

We hit a few stores and Christian tells me he has to do something and he'll meet me in 10 minutes. I sit on a bench outside and text Kate to pass the time. Christian comes back with a stupid smirk on his face but says nothing. We agree to meet tonight at 8 pm by the clubhouse. It's our last night apart from weekends to stay out late. He tells me that like 50 kids from school are going to be there to have a big end of summer party and barbecue and swim. A kid he knows rented out the clubhouse and everyone put in $20.00 each for food and a DJ. He said he already paid for us, and he really wants to go. It sounds fun, mainly because I haven't been to a party since I was 8 and that was at a roller skating rink where I fell and sprained my tailbone!

I'm excited about going to the party tonight and I want to look fierce, but I was hoping to spend some time alone with Christian before I have to spend every week night studying, doing homework and all the other misery that comes along with school. It's worth it though because I want to go to a good college.
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Party Party Party and a little Drama up next...