Wake Me Up

Chapter 2

28th of OCTOBER 2010, MONDAY, 6:00 A.M., PHILIPPINES

"Mom! I gotta go! He's here!" yelled Karl. He was wearing his uniform and his old black Habagat bag at his back. He, then, rushed through the door.

His mom, heard what his son was yelling. She immediately ran after him. "Son! You forgot your lunch!" she shouted.

"Oh! Crap! Ye-ye mom," Karl stopped and turned his way back to the house. "I'm sorry I should've noticed it."

"Excited huh? So what's the reason?" his mom inquired.

"U-h-m, nothing mom, it's just he's here," muttered Karl. After receiving his lunch, he put it unto his bag.

"Okay, have a safe trip son. I love you!" hugging his son tightly. "Be careful out there, honey," she said.

"I will mom, I can handle myself now," ensured Karl.

Honk, ho-o-o-o-n-k!

"I will go now, before this car gets mad at me," joked Karl. Raising his hand, he held a goodbye to his mom. "Goodbye mom!"

"Bye son, be safe!"

Karl, while hastening his walk to the bus, heard a shout from one of the windows of the bus. He slowed his walk, searched who was it and saw Josh, his best friend.

Putting his head out of the window, Josh shouted again, "Karl! Come on boy, we're gonna be late for school!"

"Josh! Oh, yeah! Be right there! Just a minute," Karl yelled. He ran quickly inside the bus, searched Josh, and sat beside him. Then, he fixed his things, placed his backpack beside Josh's, and searched for that comfort position. Meanwhile, Josh spoke up,

"So, share me about your vacation, Karl?" Josh inquired, putting his two evil eyes on Karl.

"Nah, just nothing. Sleeping, playing PSP, checking my Facebook's profile, helped in house chores, just nothing-it's a lonely vacation for me. How about you? Did you and your family go on a vacation? I heard you did."

"Yeap! Absolutely!" boasted Josh.

"Where?"

"In Japan, baby! Hahaha! You know, I saw a lot of...you know what I mean," Josh said, putting his evil eyes again on Karl.

"Hahaha, and...did you have one? Don't tell me you don't?"

Oh! Crap, Josh thought. "U-h-m, yeah? Yeah! I had one!" lied Josh.

Reading Josh's expression, Karl stared Josh steadily and asked, "Really? How true was your lie Josh?"

"H-u-h? What lie?" Josh stammered.

Karl moved his head near to Josh's left ear, "Hahaha! Gotcha buddy! Don't tell a lie on me, boy. I know you can't, and I know, you're always at your mom's side," he whispered. "Mama's boy!"

"Yeah, I know I can't ever do that, I'm just a lame boy who wished to have that moment, but I can't," Josh cried out.

"Shhhh! don't cry, brotha! I'm here, you're not alone," Karl said.

The two were happy, sharing their experiences about their vacation, while the bus, continued to road off through the streets. They passed through many houses, traffics among intersections, and cars that were rushing through them. Suddenly, the bus stopped near a particular house, which Karl and Josh knew it. Karl, who suddenly changed his sight, gazed to the girl who was walking towards the bus, he then faced Josh and whispered,

"Josh, I don't want any trouble, please be cool...you know what I me-"

Josh, immediately put his head out of the window, and yelled, "Nic-o-l-e!"

Oh crap! Hate you Josh!

"Josh!" Nicole yelled back to Josh with her soft, angelic voice. Nicole was Josh's cousin, and Karl's long time crush. She was tall, a little bit taller than Josh, but not for Karl. Flesh toned skin, curly long brown hair, cute pink lips, and her enormous light brown eyes, made her like one those princesses in the movie Princess Diaries. Personality? Think of a good one, she had it, but there's one thing that differs from her to the other girls, she loved to wear anything black garments. She often hang out with boys, yeah boys, most especially to Josh and Karl.

"Come sit beside us, couz!" Josh suggested. Josh immediately rouse in his seat, and offered it to her, which was beside Karl.

I'm gonna kill you Josh! Karl murmured.

Nicole noticed Karl that he was uncomfortable, she asked him, again, with his soft angelic voice, "Karl? Are you okay?"

"A-a-h, yes, I'm okay," Karl muttered. Putting his fake smile on his face.

"Ohh, okay," she said, "Are you sure?"

"Y-e-e-s, I'm sure," he stammered. He was, yeah, uncomfortable at that moment. Sitting beside with his crush, made him sweat barrels of water. He was afraid, afraid of what might Nicole told to him.

Oh God! Please speed up this bus! Karl thought. By the way, thanks for this moment.