Lost in my own body

/Chapter 4\

The next few days felt like a rollercoaster, it went past so quickly. I stayed at Beth's house a lot and barely saw my dad at home. But I think the main reason for why days were going so fast wasn't because of my dad, or having fun with Beth. I think it was about meeting Joe. Last I saw him was a couple of days ago at the beach and I haven't seen him since and it's strange to stay I wish our paths crossed again. I told Beth about how cocky he acted but honestly I don't think I've been so interested in anyone. He was so full of himself but expressed it in the best way possible. I was walking down the corridors towards my locker when I noticed something. A ribbon. A red ribbon to be exact. It was sticking out my locker but my locker was locked and I was holding the keys in my hand. I looked around to see if anyone was playing a joke on me. I've actually started speaking to a few people and I feel like somehow school life isn't so hard now with Beth. I unlocked my locker and swung the door open. I saw a dark grey box with the same red ribbon tied around it like the one I found in my room. I undid the bow and opened the box but this time there was something in it. An envelope. I took the envelope, the ribbon and my books for the next period and locked my locker door. I quickly rushed to the toilets and entered one of the cubicles. I put the ribbon and my books on the ground and looked at the envelope. It was addressed to me 'To: Cara Larrinson'. There was nothing on it about who it was sent from. I opened the envelope up and took out the letter. It had an address written on it '81. genrald street Santa Monica LA'.  I turned the page around to see if there was anything else written and also looked inside the envelope. Nothing. I picked the ribbon up and tied it around my head as a head band. I wrote the address down on my hand and walked out of the cubicle with my books. I fixed my loose curls in front of the mirror and the door swung open as I was staring at the address written on my hand wondering what could be there. It was Beth. "What are you doing I've been looking for you everywhere! Mr Ganksi is making everyone gather at the front of the school, apparently there's some sort of emergency! What's written on your hand?"She said actually sounding really worried which made me worried too. "Nothing I said." Putting my hands in my pocket. We quickly exited the bathroom and ran towards the front oval where the whole school was sitting in classes. Teachers were calling out names making sure everyone was there. I looked over at Beth behind me who was signalling me to look to my right. Joe. I saw him looking at me with a smirk on his face. Hi he mouthed to me. I waved at him and mouthed back hey. I knew we were going to meet again but right now wasn't the time to be getting excited over a boy. Our teacher Ms Shanston was standing at the back of our class counting everyone, biting her nails seeming really worried. Mr Ganksi stood up in front of the school and asked for everyone's attention. "Okay everyone, Thankyou all for sitting in your spots quietly while your teachers ticked off your names. You may all be wondering why we have gathered here. Normally for fire drills we have alarms but sometimes the alarm might not go off and no one will know about the drill. So we will call up classrooms to notify you if anything dangerous happens. You shall all stay calm and listen to your teachers instructions". Everyone let out a sigh of relief that we weren't dying and some guys were yelling out "are you kidding me?! We all panicked". They were right, a warning would have been great. The last bell rang and the whole school was dismissed from the oval. I was kept back and after a lecture from Ms Shanston about why I was late to class in the first place I got a detention which I didn't really care about considering I wasn't going to do anything at home except avoid my dad. Probably easier this way.

Ms Shanston walked me to the classroom where detention was held after schools. I barely ever got detentions, I always handed my homework in and payed attention in class but i like not being so nerdy anymore. I feel a bit cooler now with Beth. Anyways I texted Beth saying I can't come over tonight and she told me to call her after I get out. I replied back with an okay and a smiley face. "Ms, is anyone else coming or just me?" I asked. The door swinging open answered my question and Joe walked in. I quickly sat up straight and fixed my curls looking at my phones camera quickly without the teacher seeing. He looked over at me and smiled. "Mr Callous where have you been? Like causing trouble in my science class isn't enough you decide to come late to detention as well? This is unacceptable behaviour and your parents will be called up." Ms said with a serious tone. "Yeah ms, can you also tell them to order pizza too? I'll be hungry by the time I get home." I giggled at his smart ass attitude as he smirked at me looking effortlessly gorgeous. Still really annoying though. "Is something funny Ms Larrinson?" "No ms." I replied back. I didn't give any attitude because I really wanted to see what was at that address, and not stay in this room for another half hour. Although I would want to say 'I'd like a Hawaiian with extra pineapple thanks' but that would get me in a bad place with ms Shanston and you do not want to be in a bad place with her. "You two are to sit quietly and do any homework. Do not speak to eachother. I will be back soon." She exited the room locking us in there alone. "So what brings you here?" Joe asked. "Late to class." I answered. "Won't your dad get mad with you nerdy?" He asked. "I don't get you. One day your acting nice and asking for my name and number and then the next your being a cocky jerk. Are you sure your names Joe and not dick?" Oh shit. Did I go to far? Did I offend him? Is he annoyed? What if he doesn't talk to me again?? What have I done?!?! "That's just how I am sweetheart get used to it" he smirked. I melted as he called me sweetheart. "Do you have a hair grip?" He asked. "Yes why?". He had pretty long hair swept up and to the side but i didn't think he used hair grips. "Do you want to get out of here or spend half an hour supposedly doing homework?" I looked through my pockets and found a small hair grip and handed it out to him. He took it from my hand and our hands touched. I looked up into his eyes as he stared into mine. I ruined the moment by coughing like a dying cow and he laughed and got out of his seat walking towards the door. He twisted the keyhole a few times and it opened quickly. "Wow how did you do that so quickly?" I asked impressed by how he looked like some sort of undercover agent from a movie. "How do you think I get out of school earlier than everyone? Opening the teachers office and getting the key to open the school gates isn't that hard you know?" I laughed and he picked up his books ready to leave as I sat there not moving. "Well come on, aren't you coming?" He asked "won't we get I trouble but?" I asked. I completely regretted asking that because I sounded like a complete nerd scared to do anything without teachers permission. Yes I was like that at one point, but I've changed. "Your pretty and all, but my grandmother is more adventurous than you. Come on!" I smiled at him and felt butterflies in my stomach when he called me pretty. He put his hand out inviting me to come out with him. I grabbed his hand and my books and we bolted out the door. I heard a teacher yelling out Joe's name as we ran out. I felt like I was running a marathon. We jumped over the gate from the back of the school. "Why didn't we just go through the gates at the front?" I asked Joe. "Oh, you didn't know we were supposed to sign out of every detention at the office did you? My bad." He said smiling at me mischievously. "Are you an idiot?! We are so dead!". "Why, will your dad get mad?" He asked actually sounding concerned. "Not not really actually but the teachers definitely will." I said. "Come on who the hell cares about the teachers anyways." He said. "Some people who actually want an education and a future do!" I raised my voice but not sounding mad still laughing a little from what what we just did, and how stupid it was. "I have to get somewhere urgently now, thanks for getting us out of there, bye." I said sounding like he just saved us from a zombie apocalypse. "I'll drop you off if you need to get somewhere quickly if you want?" He offered. "Umm okay sure, thanks." We walked around the block towards the parking lot to his car. I walked towards the cute little Suzuki swift and waited for him to unlock the door. He stared at me weirdly. "That's not my car. This is." He said pointing at a gorgeous Mercedes Benz. "Wow! How on earth do you afford that!?" I asked. "Let's just say dad decided to be kind this birthday." He replied back sounding really up himself again. "Or you begged him for it until he couldn't stand your annoying voice anymore?" I asked amused with what I said. "Basically." He said back laughing. "So where to?" He asked. "I'm not really sure, this is the address." I showed him the address written on my hand. "That's not too far away we can get there quickly. But why are you going there if you don't even know where your going?" He asked. "You offered to drive me and the address is all you need to know." I replied back imitating how he speaks. "Okay then, be that way princess. I'll find out somehow." My heart was close to beating out of my chest when he called me princess. "Do you always complement people like this." I asked. "Oh, I didn't complement you, I just called you a princess. I never said you were a nice princess." He replied back sounding like himself again. "Are you going to drive or not." "Calm down nerdy we're going." He started the car and we drove off.

Sorry about the font I know it changes when Cara opens the letter but just ignore that. Also my friends say the name Joe sounds really weird like its a 30 year old mans name, so I was thinking about changing his name to nick let me know what u think. I really enjoyed writing about Cara and Joe getting to know each other. I hope you like it too, let me know your thoughts xx