Caleb & Sydney

Chapter 3

Caleb-
My teacher tells me I have to go down to the office, I wonder why for a second, then brush it off. I walk slowly down to the office, and open the door to the office. I see Sydney, holding a tissue, her face looked red from crying. That's why she wasn't in Science, I said in my head. I wondered why she was down here, I felt bad. I hope she wasn't getting in trouble or something. "Caleb?" One of the helpers in the office says, "Yes?" I say back. She hands me a sweatshirt. "Your spirit wear you ordered." She smiles as I take the sweatshirt from her. I look over at Sydney, she doesn't make eye contact with me. I shake my head and walk out of the office. I walk to my locker, and put in the combination. All of a sudden, someone walks up to me, Amanda. She smiles at me, "Hi Caleb!" She says. I felt a little uncomfortable, but she's really nice to me. "Hey Amanda!" I say back. She smiles. "What are you doing down here?" She asks, "I had to go grab some spirit wear from the office." I reply. "Do you know Sydney?" I ask her. She nods. "She was in the office, and she was crying, do you mind telling Luke that in your next hour? I remember you telling me he was in your next hour." Amanda looks down a little. "Uh..yeah sure." She says. I could have swore at that moment my brain exploded. Hint of..jealously? I say in my head.

Sydney-
My mom enters the office, a worried and angered look on her face. The office helper leads her into the room I am in. Mrs. Scott comes in, and greets my mom. I don't look at anyone., and I focus on the tissues that are in my hand. I HATE THIS! I scream in my head. MY MOM IS GONNA GROUND ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE! I want to scream and cry, and I just want to go back to class. "Sydney was crying in the bathroom this morning, and I wanted to make sure everything was okay." Mrs. Scott says. MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OKAY?! THATS WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO?! I scream in my head. My mom looks over at me. "Thank you, Mrs. Scott, I think I will take Sydney home today." Mrs. Scott nods. I stand up, and walk out of the office, then I walk out the doors and spot my moms black car. I run to it and stand by the passengers door. My mom comes out of the school..she looks very upset. "Why don't you come sit in the front seat so we can chat." She says to me. "Do I have to?" I ask. I didn't want to sound mean but honestly I didn't want to face her! My mom nods, so I get in the front seat. My mom laughs. "Your in some big trouble missy." I sigh.

Caleb-
Amanda walks away in a hurry..and I walk back to 4th hour. Before I know it the day is over and I go to my locker and open it, there's a note in it. The note says;
Dear Caleb,
Please meet me at the baseball diamonds after school..we need to chat.
~ Amanda
I blink. Chat? About what? Why the baseball diamonds? I shrug. I start heading towards the back of the school. I see Amanda at one of the diamonds, she has a baseball and bat in both hands. She waves to me. I smile and wave back, I break into a run and soon enough I reach her. "Hi!" She says. "Hello," I say with a smile. "You up for some baseball? I hear your really good, she smirks. I chuckle, "I guess." She tosses me the ball. "Wait," I say. "What did you need to talk to me about?" I ask her. She drops the bat. She starts looking nervous, like she doesn't want to tell me something. "You okay?" I ask her. She shrugs. Oh no. I say in my head. This can't be good. "Caleb.." She starts. There's a long pause. She's trying to tell me something I know it. I say in my head. I didn't know what to do. Did she need comforting? Did I need to say something? All of a sudden, she bursts into tears and starts running back towards the school. "Amanda! Wait!" I run after her. I catch up to her and tap her shoulder. "Need a hug?" I ask. She looks surprised I would say such a thing..but she slightly nods. I hug her, it's a little awkward, and it was just for a second, but I think it made her feel better. "Caleb..I..like you." She blurts out.

Sydney-
I ended up having to go back to the school later that day to pick up the work I missed from my other hours. I rode my bike down there to get it..since I live so close to the school. I parked my bike and went inside. There were still some kids in the office waiting to get picked up by their parents. "Sydney?" One of the office helpers hands me a short stack of papers and smiles at me. "Have a nice day!" She says. "You too." I reply. I went back to get my bike when I hear laughing. I turn to look. Worst choice ever I should have kept walking and rode my bike home. I turn to see Caleb and Amanda playing baseball. Caleb is throwing the ball to her and she's hitting it with the bat. Caleb is trying to catch her hits with his glove. A surge of anger takes over my body. I really like Caleb. I'm pretty sure he likes Amanda. I feel tears in the back of my throat. I also feel angry. When I was a little kid I always thought me and Caleb would get married. Our families would joke about it all the time. I've liked Caleb all my life. I always used to think he liked me back. Maybe he did. Too late now.

cliff hanger..kinda :)
ok so people on instagram drove me to the point of deleting my account so..yay? kinda glad i deleted it..takes a lot of weight off my chest. it also means i will be on here more! yay! got some feedback earlier this month..glad to hear you guys like the story!
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