Read Between The Lines

Fresh Start

Chapter 5

Waking up early is always the hardest part of the day but it do it. My school starts at 7:10 it takes me 30 minutes to get ready and I have to get myself something to eat. Every morning my alarm goes off at 5:30 in the Morning. Today I'm wearing a black T-shirt with a skull on it, black jeans, and concurs. Then at 6:00 I go and make myself some food. Then at 6:30 I started walking to school. When I close the front door and locked it I turned around to see Alexander do the same. Do I apologize? Well, better late than never, or now than never. I started to walk to his car. Why was I scared, my palms got sweaty all of the sudden. My stomach hurt and I couldn't think.

"Hey Alexander, I wanted to say I'm sorry for being a bitch yesterday. I understand that you meant well-" Alexander cut me off.

"It's my fault really, I was a bit to much. You don't have to apologize for anything."

We stood there in awkward silence until Alexander broke it.

"Do you want a ride to school". I was a bit shocked that he asked that. Do I say yes, or do I say no. I'm taking to long to answer, say something. "Skyler? It's no problem, you don't have to if you don't want to."

"Uh yea, if it not much trouble."

He put his hand on my head and rubes it "Just get in."

I could feel myself blush so hard. I didn't know what to do. I get in his car and the hole time I was in, the silence was amazing. You would be able to hear a cricket from a mile away. My heart was pounding in my head. Ok just breath in, breathe out. I'm starting to get less nervous, I looked at him as we were at a stop light. I wonder what was he thinking. Probably the road. Yea ok this is to quite.

"So did the light bulbs work for you ok?" My voice went really high for a second.

"Oh yea, they did. Thanks for lending them to us, it helped a lot" he was smiling. I don't think I've ever seen him smile.

"How's your mom." Really, how's your mom. That's all you can think of to say!?

"Angry with me." Alexander said in a chuckle.

"Whys that?"

"Well she got mad at me for not going to school. I didn't know that the school calls you see say what classes you missed." Wait, he just now figured that out.

"Did they not do that at your old school?"

"No, my school is just filled with delinquents and I'm not going to lie. I was one of them. I could ditch school and no one would know. Uh was your mom mad?"

"My mom doesn't know." I think I'm the true delinquent here

"What how. The school calls!?" This boy is so confused, dose he not know that there are ways so that won't happen.

"I reprogrammed it so that they would call me, not my mother. I'm a bit of a hacker." It's not really hacking if I think about it.

"Wow that's not a bad idea. Can you do that for me."

"Yea just give me your ID number and your number and I'll see what I can do." That should be a pick up line. We finally got to school and he gave me the two numbers and we said our goodbyes.

I turned around to face Alexander. "So I'll see you around"

"Yea, you will"

Well I'm not going to say that wasn't a bit weird but at least we broke the ice. I dictated to go to the library and do a bit of hacking on the computer. When I get there only one computer was untaken, when I sit down I start doing what I do before I get caught. I finally get things don't and head to class.

Today was a 4,5,6 day. But for me its a 4,5 day. I don't have a sixth period, so I get to go home earlier before any else does. 4 1/2 long hours later I finally get to go home.

As I put my headphones in my mind started to wonder. I like to imagine myself as different people with different personalities. As I walk down the dark and creepy hallway I wandered if I was alone. I heard a creek behind me and I jump and kicked the man with one spinning motion. I slowly got back to reality not realizing I actually kicked someone.

"I'm so sorry are you ok!?" I rushed to the persons side figuring out that I kicked Alexander.

"Dude holy shit! What the hell was that for." he sounds like I knocked the wind out of him.

"I'm sorry, my headphones were in and dozed off." I tried helping him up. He stumbled a bit but he's ok.

"I was calling you and now I know why you didn't answer me. Where did you learn to kick like that?"

"I'm a cheerleader. We do kicks but I changed it so I can defend myself if someone tries to kidnap me or something." I kicked him right in his jaw. I can see it slowly turn a weird color. "You should come back to my house, I have ice and judging by that bump you need it."

"Ha, yea ok. I'll bring my car around. Wait here."

So much for a fresh start.