Drive//L.H.

~18~

The bell rings, signaling the start of lunch. I went to my locker and put my books away. I hear Kaelyn's high pitched laughter from the other end of the hall as she fakes an obnoxious laugh. I swear that girl couldn't be real even if she tried. Everything she does is so annoying and it's even worse now that she's dating Luke. I make my way to the double doors of the school and wait for Calum. I have no idea what his plans are, but it can't be worse than this. He takes his time getting here, which doesn't help my mood. I know it's not technically his fault but taking it out on him helps a little bit. He smiles a dorky smile as he twirls his car keys around his finger. "Ready for the best day of your life?" He says smirking. I roll my eyes.

"I was unaware I was dying today." He gives me a look of slight fear and uneasiness. "I'm kidding Calum. It was joke. You know, the kind you laugh at."

"I know what a joke is Camari. That wasn't funny." He says as he unlocks his car. I roll my eyes again and throw my backpack into the back seat as I sit in the passenger seat. He gets in and starts the car.

"Where are we going anyway?"

"You'll see." He says and pulls out of the parking lot.

The whole ride I fumble with the radio trying to find good songs. All these stupid radio stations play are repeats. If I have to hear that stupid Cheerleader song one more time I'm going to go insane.

"There's a Green Day cd tucked under that visor thing above your head." He says. I pull it out along with a Blink-182 and Nirvana one. I put in the Green Day one since I liked that one the best.

"You need an All Time Low one" I mumble as I skim through the tracks.

"Luke tells me the same thing." He says starting to catch an attitude. I don't say anything else about it knowing it'll just make it worse.

It's been 15 minutes and it feels like it's been hours. I'm really impatient and my attitude doesn't help. He parks the car and I look around and see nothing. All I see are trees and a huge empty field. I really hope there's more than this. No offense to Calum because his idea was nice, but this wasn't what I had in mind. I get out and wait for him. He gets out and grabs something from the trunk of his car. It's a bag of some sort that is so full that he couldn't zip it all the way. He grabs his iPhone and a portable speaker before coming up to me.

"Need help?" I ask referencing to the bag. He shakes his head and starts walking. I follow him and catch up so we're walking side by side.

"It's not a long walk. The spot we're going to is right behind those trees. You'll like it I promise." He says. My annoyance must be pretty clear and I start to feel bad. He's going out of his way for me because I'm having a bad day and I'm acting like a bitch.

"Hey Cal?" I ask slightly trying to fill the empty silence. He briefly looks at me to signal he's listening. "I'm sorry I'm acting like a bitch and that I'm taking it out on you." I say.

"Hey everyone has bad days and I know you've had a few. I'm not taking it personal but can I ask what happened this time?" He asks nervously, almost like he's afraid.

"Um yeah sure. I told Luke I loved him and he said it back," I say slowly as I playback the memory. I hear Calum intake a sharp breath. I glance at him and he's keeping a blank stare and his eyes ahead of him. I frown but continue on. "I thought we were going to try again or something, but when I woke up he was gone and the next day I found out he's dating Kaelyn. I don't know who I'm more mad at honestly. I'm stupid for thinking it would be different and I'm mad at him for lying and playing me like that. Then there's Michael who tells me that Luke was a mess and the feelings are still there and I don't know who to believe." I say. I realize I've been rambling and ranting. I feel a little better, but I don't really think Calum cares.