Out of Everyone✯Vikklan

Chapter 5

[Do you know how much procrastination I had to go through to actually write this?]

"God, Vikk. What happened this time?" Rob asks when he sees me. All four of us, including Preston who Rob decided to invite, are outside Brandon's house.

"I got beat up," I answer.

"Ryan?" Preston questions. I nod. "That little fucker."

"Guys, please. Mind your language," Brandon graons.

"The youngest one says that, of course," Rob teases.

"I'm only younger than you by like a year!"

"Wait, you're 15?" Preston exclaims. Brandon nods in response. "How did I never know?"

"I skipped a grade, and to be fair, not a lot of people know," Brandon says.

"Can we go in now?" He asks. Brandon opens the door.

"Are your parents home?" I ask Brandon.

"Probably not."

"You mean hopefully not," Rob corrects. I see Brandon grin.

"That too."

Luckily, Brandon's parents weren't home, like we hoped. Rob and Preston immediately got into an argument about who gets the computer since there was two desktops. I follow Brandon into his room.

"Those two lovebirds," Brandon chuckles.

"I don't know whether to call them adorable or annoying," I say.

"A mixture of both. Mostly adorable though," Brandon adds. Outside, I hear a thud and a lot more yelling.

"I think more annoying to be honest," I tell him.

"So what're we going to do today?" He questions. I shrug.

"It's your house," I point out.

"Vikk," He says.

"Yeah?"

"I have to do something. Please don't get mad or anything." He looks at me.

"What do you mean?"

"Just," He sighs. "Don't move."

And his lips crash into mine.

I feel my eyes widen, but I don't move. He pulls away quickly and mumbles sorry before leaving the room. I go to where Rob and Preston have gotten over their argument. No Brandon to be seen, though.

"Our conclusion," Preston declares, "is no one gets a computer."

"And I thought you two weren't dumbasses," I mutter.

"Oh calm down, Vikk. There are plenty of other things to do besides being on computers the whole day. We could go outside, socialize, and do things the kids did before technology was invented," Rob tells me. I shake my head.

"Where's Brandon?" I ask. They both shrug.

"He went up with you, didn't he?" Preston says.

"We'll find him later. Come on, Vikk. We have things to do!" Rob yells. He and Preston pull me out to the backyard.

"What exactly are we doing?"

"Flowers!" Rob shouts happily. "We're going to find flowers and care for them! But first we'll find Brandon's shed!"

"My shed is over there." Brandon points to a little wooden shack leaning against his house from the doorway. Rob squeals and runs over.

"Remind me why I like that guy," Preston laughs. I smile, but my eyes are on Brandon, who's looking anywhere but me. Rob runs towards us with two watering cans and three shovels.

"Why are we gardening on such a nice day?" I ask. Rob growls at me and hands me one of the cans.

"Brandon! Are you coming?" Rob yells. Brandon waves off the offer and goes back into the house. Preston and I follow Rob to a pretty flower.

"So are you guys going to the Halloween Dance?" Rob asks as he digs out the bottom of the flower [That's what you do with them, right? I suck at gardening.].

"That exists?" Preston and I reply together. Rob sighs.

"If my hands didn't have dirt on them, I'd facepalm so hard."

"Since when is that a thing, though?" Preston says.

"Student Government, which I happen to be in, decided to create it literally a week from Halloween."

"My god. This school would do anything for money, wouldn't it?" I take the flower from Rob. "Where are we planting this?"

"Closer to the door," Rob answers.

"We're all people with no love life. What's the point of going?" Preston says as he starts digging another flower.

"The fun of it! Plus you get to dress up," Rob smiles like a five year old. "Please? Just for me?"

"How have I dealt with you for five years?" I ask. "Fine, I'll go."

"I will save you from suffering alone, Vikk," Preston adds.

"Yay!" Rob screams.

"And there goes my ears," I say.