The Hard Choices of Life

(14) The song & awkwardness

We walked inside to school like every morning. Unusually, we found out that our homeroom teacher wasn't coming to school today, that meant we had the first school period free.

"So what are we going to do while we wait for second period?" Asked James.

"Want to play cards?" Requested Marcus. "I brought the Uno cards if you want to play"

"Well we can't." Said Pansy grabbing Sam by the arm. "We have stuff to talk about. Right, my hero of time?"

I looked at Sam, only I called him Hero of Time. He shrugged, as Pansy pulled him by the arm. "We are still meeting after school right?" I asked him.

"Can't. Taking Pansy to see a movie" he replied.

"But, you said we were meeting up to try the new Zap Man video game." I said disappointed.

"Maybe next time" he said.

"Well there might not be a next time." I said, as I walked away with Marcus and James.

"Well that was..." Started James. "Awkward and uncomfortable. Anyway, cards?" Said Marcus with a little kid face.

"Sure." Said James. "Daddy will play with you." He said, with a smirk on his face as he winked at Marcus.

Marcus smile went to horror and traumatized. "M-m-mommy..." Stuttered Marcus. "I'm scared"

I threw my hands in the air. "I'm not getting in to this again" I said as I started to walk away.

"MOMMYYYYYYYYYY" yelled Marcus as James dragged him away to play...

I laughed and walked away to find Cameron sitting all by himself.

"Hey Cameron" I waved.

"Hi" he replied.

"What are you doing here all by yourself?" I said as I sat next to him.

"I like being alone" he said,sounding a little sad. "Plus, my classmates don't like me"

"Oh Cameron don't say that" I looked at him. "What have you been doing around lunch each week?"

"Just draw at the back of the school" he said as he looked at the ground.

"You know what"

"What?" He asked.

"You are spending lunch time with my friends and I."

"Oh May Lee, I couldn't!" He looked shocked. "They wouldn't like me"

"Of course they wouldn't like you" I rolled my eyes. "They would love you"

"M-May..." Cameron blushed. I'll have to admit it Cameron is so cute! Like a Kawaii baby. •^•

"Come on let's go so you can meet my friends Marcus and James."

"O-Okay" he said, as he got up and followed me.

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James and I had decided to work on our math homework, as we waited for advanced band. Pansy and Sam were busy and Marcus hurriedly left school, so that just left both of us. I tried to asks Marcus about it but he just ignored my question.

"James what is this?" I asked James pointing at a equation from our math homework.

"Well you first have to multiply by 4, divide this," he explained. "Then you change this digit here and finally you find the x"

I looked at him. "How come I understand you less that our teacher?"

"It's fairly easy" he shrugged.

"Yeah, it's so easy that I don't get it" I sighed. "Why do I even have to change the digit?" I said annoyed.

"You have to change it because-" he started to explain, as I cut him of.

"Shut it" I raised my hand in his face. "I just wanted to express my annoyance, James." I sighed. "I'm going inside to practice before rehearsal." I said as I got up.

"Okay" He said as he closed his notebook and got up. "I'm going to show you something" he said looking away.

"What is it?"

"Uh..follow me" He said, as he went inside the band classroom.

I followed him inside, to find no one in here. James walked toward the acoustic guitar and grabbed it and put in on his lap.

"Come over here" James said as he patted the chair beside him.

"Okay.." I sat down.

"So I don't know how people tend to do this but let me just say that I want to dedicate you a song" He said, as he exhaled after talking too fast. " I don't know what made me choose this song, but every time I listen to it, I think about you. It's called The Only Reason by 5 Seconds of Summer...and keep in mind that I'm not a professional singer so..." he sighed. "Here goes nothing" He whispered.

James positioned the guitar and started to play in his special Jamie way. James always had that way of adding a little bit of him in to a song. He's always believed that he isn't good enough, even if he's the best.

"Don't talk, let me think it over..." James started to sing.

I listened  to every single word James sang. James added emotion to every phrase and gave his best in every note.

"I swear my heart is never giving up, and you're the reason, the only reason..." James finished as he strummed the ending.

"James that was..."

" Yeah I know I sucked, but that song just-"

"It was beautiful, you dork" I said as I playfully flicked his head.

"Well then..." He said, as he looked away and flushed a bright pink.

"You are awesome, you know that? Being able to play while singing and positioning your fingers to change notes. "

" Yeah... It's not that hard-"

"It's fairly easy" I said, as I playfully rolled my eyes. I put my hand on his while our fingers strummed the guitar.

"You are adorable" He said.

"Nah, you are the adorable one"

"So if I was that great...can I be the next Justino Beaver?" He said with a grin, flipping his hair to the side.

I giggled. "Not even close"

"Ouch!" He said grabbing his shirt towards where his heart was, acting hurt.

"You are better than that" I said, as I pecked his cheek.