Stuck in the Middle

Boys

(*Caleb's POV*)

Jade and Mariah weren't in my class today, so I guess the rumors were true. Jade, Mariah and Tracy were suspended for fighting.

I never believed it until they didn't show up.

Mariah getting in a fight?

I shook my head, it doesn't sound like her, then again, I've only been around for a year...

I started zoning out.

I had a speech planned out for asking her to prom, and then she gets into a fight and gets banned from prom.

"Earth to Caleb." It was the girl that sat in front of me.

"Sorry." I said, breaking out of my trance.

"Well..." She said.

"Well what?" I asked her.

"Well, will you go to Junior Prom with me?" She asked, biting her lip.

The way she bit her lip reminded me of Mariah.

I sighed, not wanting to reject her. I wanted to go with Mariah.

I wonder if she'll mind if I went with this girl since she got suspended.

"I'll think about it." I told her.

"Okay!" She said happily.

I need to go see Mariah after school...

*****

(*Tyler's POV*)

I waited for Mariah outside of her class, hoping the rumors weren't true.

The last of the students came out and the teacher did too, he even locked the door behind him.

I shook my head. I wasn't surprised Mariah got in a fight, not after what she went through when Justin left, and now that he's back, I shook my head again.

I didn't have all the details but I'm hoping that she didn't get in a fight over Justin.

I headed towards Riah's house, I saw Caleb walking in the same direction.

"Caleb!" I called, jogging up to him.

He stopped and waited for me.

"Sup" He said, giving me a fist bump.

"So where you headed?" I asked, already knowing the answer.

"Same place as you." He said.

We walked in silence for a while.

"Why are you going there?" I asked, breaking the awkwardness.

He smirked a little.

"To ask if I can go to Junior Prom with another girl." He answered.

I gave him a look, why would he still want to go to prom if Mariah isn't going?

Maybe he doesn't like her as much as I thought.

"This girl asked me, and I didn't want to say no, so I told her I'd think about it." He said.

I nodded.

"So, why are you going?" He asked.

"To see what's going on with her." I said, seeing her house in the distance.

"Getting into a fight doesn't seem like Mariah." He mumbled.

I shook my head.

"It's not." I told him.