Equations of Love

Chapter 5

The class groaned in laziness as Mr.Myers explained what it would include.

"Count off by 11", he instructed. We complied and began counting. One by one, the students said their designated numbers.

"9", said Blade. Well I know what I need to accomplish in the next few seconds as he continued counting us into pairs. I crossed my fingers underneath my gum-contaminated desk, hoping to get to repeat the same number he had spoken.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

Please let me be 9. Please please please. As he got closer, I grew more and more nervous.

7, 8...

"Paige, your 9." My eyes grew wide in excitement.

"Alright", I confirm, completely ecstatic.

"Oh man", I hear Blade grumble across the classroom. Lenice nudged my arm, wagging her eyebrows at me and my new project partner.

As Mr.Myers continues pairing students, I can't help but imagine all the romantic things he would say or do. Would he confess his true love for me? Ask me to marry me? I should start looking at wedding dresses, my mind wanders off.

"Lets get this thing over with woman", says Blade. I must have  been so lost, I hadn't even realized him towering over my desk. A frown overtook my smile. The teacher began to explain what the project was about as he passed out the rubric and information. How it should be, how it shouldn't be, blah blah blah. Same old, same old.

"This project is going to be due in three weeks. Use them wisely. You will not get any extra time, unless your dying", he jokes, hearing a few low groans around the class. I begin to review the sheet to be sure of the assignment. Classmates begin to get up, exchanging seats to get with their partners. As Lenice begins getting up and walk towards her new companion, Blade gathers his belongings and makes his way over to the desk beside mine.

"What do you want to do on here", he questions me, indicating the paper with the needed content. I pull out a highlighter and begin marking all of the material I wanted to provide. He then marked the options that I left for him on his own paper. Every once in a while, I would glance over to catch him staring at me, a slight smile playing on his lips. Holy fudge nuggers... Do I have something on my face? I became a bit insecure as we continued our work.

Minutes passed by, when the afternoon announcements echoed throughout the school. Most students sighed in relief as they began packing up all of their items. Blade and I did the same and took our places back into our seats. After mentioning everything that would be happening around the school for the next few minutes, they finally dismissed us.

Once out the door, Lenice and I linked arms and speedwalked through the hallways to the bus ramp, me tripping every now and then. When we reached the bus ramp, we parted different ways in search of our buses. Once I found it, I walked toward the back of the bus ramp to chat with some friends before I went home. When the buses finally started up, I rushed up to my bus, climbing up the stairs and finding an empty seat. The entire time, I stared out the window picking out all of my flaws that would make it impossible for Blade, or anyone, to love.

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I had gotten home and ate a snack while reading a few fan fictions. I decided that I should begin working on the project so Blade wouldn't have to be stuck with me for too long. After a long few hours, I received a call. I checked the caller ID. It was Lenice. I pressed the answer button to be greeted by my strange, puerto rican friend.

"Watermelon babies!"

"What's gucci", I respond, slightly chuckling at her oh-so-famous phrase. I hear her scoff on the other line.

"I should be asking you that! Your partnered with your boo thang. And don't think I didn't see him checking you out!", she laughs. I can hear the dreamy romance flowing through her mind. Even she saw him staring. Well at least I know I'm not completely crazy.

"Whatever, Lenice. You and I both know he would never go for me. Just look at how he's always just being so mean to me. It's obvious that he doesn't want anything to do with me", I say, getting sadder with each spoken word. It was true. Everyday we would go back and forth, everyday my heart would shatter a bit more.

I hear her and her family mumbling in the background, I hear static when she puts her ear back to the phone. "I have to go. It's my bedtime", she says. I can't help but burst into silent laughter because of her set sleeping time.

"Alright. I'll see you tomorrow", I say, my laughter finally dying down.

"Goodnight."

"Nighty night." Once we hang up, I decide that I might as well go along with her and laid down. Before closing my eyes in slumber, I thought about many different scenarios of my life. How I had gotten so far life and done so much. I felt myself fading into the darkness. I wasn't able to control it anymore and let the sleep take myself over. Goodnight world.

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Hai everyone. I'm so tired. Sorry for not updating in like a week. I was having some rough times. But I'm ok now. Anyways, comment, rate, vote. Anything helps. Please someone comment so I know I'm not just wasting my time writing this. Thanks. Have a blessed day