Mixed Signals

1.0 // The Comeback

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•Madison

Tiffany suddenly got sick in the middle of school, so she's been texting me non-stop about how hot Evan Peters is during class. (He really is, to be honest.) She's probably binge watching American Horror Story right now, and I can't help but feel a tad bit of jealousy. I'm thankful that she texted me, though, because I had at least something during History class to keep me awake.

Andie, on the other hand got picked up by her dad really early because they were going to have dinner with her grandmother who just came from Korea. She was freaking out the whole day because she hasn't been practicing her Korean, and she's scared that her 'halmeoni' and 'haboji' might talk to her in Korean and she won't understand half of what she's saying.

I'd care to disagree, though. I'd say that Andie's really, really good in Korean despite it not being her first language. She could watch Korean shows without subtitles, translate things, and even speak the language without stuttering. I didn't get why she was so afraid.

So far, she's also been doing pretty well with accepting the fact that her long time crush has no chance in liking her back. I mean, with your best friends' support, how could you not?

And here I am, standing at the school's parking lot, contemplating whether I should walk alone or wait for someone I know so I could ride with them instead.

Maybe I could ride with Mindy, I'm pretty sure she and her friends wouldn't mind. And besides, I live near her, so it probably wouldn't be such a huge burden.

Captain Min: min, can I ride with you today??

As if on cue—"Yo, Madison, need a ride?," a voice suddenly asked from behind which caught me by surprise.

I turned around to see Kyle standing there, flashing a hopeful smile.

Is he seriously asking me if I need a ride? Didn't he just pass by me when he saw me walking home a few months back?

I think he's not sincere about this. He's probably going to prank me or embarrass me in front of his football playing friends if I say yes to him. And I don't want to risk getting myself into that kind of chaos.

I miss him, and I want to hang out with him, but he's a dick, so no. I'm probably going to do it step by step, little by little; I'm probably going to text him first, before I hang out with him.

"Oh, uh, I'm actually waiting for Mindy. I'm riding with her," I told Kyle. "So yeah, thanks, but no thanks."

Kyle looked around, not saying a thing before turning back to me. "Didn't she leave already?

I got surprised. I saw them together like ten minutes ago, and now they already left? Is Kyle lying to me? I'm pretty sure he's lying to me.

With wide eyes, I asked him, "They did?"

Without any sign of hesitation, he nodded. "Yeah, they did."

As if right on cue, I felt my phone vibrate from my pocket. I fished for it to see who texted me.

It was Mindy. Yep, they did left, five minutes before I texted, and they're already too far to go back. So at least, Kyle didn't lie to me about that. But I'm not completely sure if he's not lying to me about bringing me back home.

"I can walk," I told him, fixing my bag as I prepared to leave.

"Why walk when I can drive you?," he asked me, taking hold of my wrist gently which gave me (mild) jitters.