Meeting Skies

Chapter 7

We found ourselves driving around town. I'm guessing Alex wanted it that way so that time could fly. But I don't understand why it is that we could not just go back to school. I kind of have to go back now , I left my car. Shit !.
"Alex is it ok if we can go back to Lakewood."
"Why so you can run off."
"Don't be silly. I couldn't care less if they marked me absent by now."
"Then why do you want to go back?"
"I left my car."
"Sure you did."
"No I'm serious."
I reach into my bag to pull out the lanyard with the keys attached.
"You see."
I dangle the keys in his face.
"You have to take me back, they'll close the parking lot and I would not be able to get my car till tomorrow."
"Ok ok."
Alex pulls up to a stop light and makes a U turn.
"You know I have no problem driving you."
"I'd prefer you don't."

We've been driving for a while now. That made me realize that we were not even in town. He wandered off, like a toddler in a grocery store.
"We have arrived ."
I grab my book bag and open the door.
"I'll see you tonight."
I tell him before shutting the door.
"What do you mean I'm following you aren't I?."
"No your not."
"Yes I am, what if something happens to you?"
"I'll be fine."
"Just to make sure you will be, I'll follow."
"Ok, but your not driving all the way up to my house, you will stop at the stop sign and wait there."
"I'm not promising anything."
I get into my car and turn on the ignition. It took three turns of the key for my pain in the ass car to decide to work. I back up and leave campus, behind me was Alex, I speeded up a little bit so that I could loose him but he would always end up behind me.

I'm almost home, I'm down the street.
My car starts growling and slowing down, I tried to step on the pedal but it just wouldn't go. It finally dies, it just stops.
"WHAT THE HELL!"
I'm so nervous and embarrassed, now Alex is going to know that not only do I have a 1992 Honda, but also that it doesn't work.
"You need some help with that?"
I hear Alex shout from behind me.
"No I'm fine, it just ran out of gas!"
Lie, I filled the tank up this morning so it couldn't possibly run out by now.
Alex parks his car and walks over to me and ask me to pop the hood.
"It ran out of gas I'm telling you."
"Really because it seems to me that your car is letting out black smoke from the front, now pop the hood."
I pull the black latch to hear the loud thump.
He walks over to it and pulls it open only to be covered in the black fog. I hear him messing with something and then he ask me to turn the car on, I do but it won't turn on. We do this process for about ten minutes.
"How far is your house from here."
"Down there."
I point to the little blue house that's down the street, the only blue house.
He walks over to his car and turns it on.
Then I feel a really hard push on the bumper of mine. Is he crazy, he's pushing me all the way there. I don't know what to do besides steer.
He stops pushing in front of my house. I get out and thank him.
"You see if I would've not followed you would have been stuck there for God knows how long. "
"I would've left the car there and walked home"
"See but I helped you get the car to your house."
I look at his white shirt and notice that he has stains on it, my car did not treat him well. I glance to the front door and then at him.
"What your not inviting me inside?"
"Umm "
I don't want to invite him inside, but I don't want to be rude and keep him waiting.
"Sure come in."

"I know this isn't what your used to but this is how the other side lives."
He looks around and touches the brown couch and takes a seat. Then looks at me expecting me to say something but I'm lost. What does he want?
"Your not offering me anything?"
"Oh that's right where are my manners"
He chuckles. His chuckles adorable it sounds like a baby and a teen at the same time.
"Do you want anything , a water?"
"No I'm fine."
"How are you going to ask me if I'm not going to offer you anything, and when I do you say you're fine."
"I like messing with your and I was teaching you manners."
I roll my eyes and head to my room.
"Wait there" I mutter.

I turn the light on and throw my bag to the couch, I lay the keys on the dresser and change my shirt.
I hear my phone ring and see that Nicole is calling me, I swipe right to answer.
"Hello"
"Where the fuck are you?"
"I stayed home."
"Don't lie to me."
"Ok fine, I got there late and then was forced to leave."
"Forced?"
"Yeah Alex took me to watch a movie, but now I'm home."
"How the fuck, I've been trying to get you to skip but you're a goodie tissue."
"Well he dragged me out."
"Is he with you?"
"Maybe."
"That's a yes. Get you some celebrity dick."
"NICOLE!"
"What?"
"That's so wrong, and I doubt he's even like that."
"You never know, he has been hanging out with you a lot, more than normal-"
I ignore her and start focusing the foot steps that are heading to my room.
"I gotta go."
"Nori don't you dar hang-"
I hit the red button on the center of the screen.

"I found you."
Alex pushes the door open and walks in uninvited.
"So this is your room."
"Yeah."
He starts inspecting the room and looks at the string of lightbulbs hanging from the ceiling and then the bed. He decides to sit on the bed disregarding that I have a couch right there.
"So what you wanna do?"
"Well I wanted to go to school."
"Besides that."
"I don't know what do you wanna do?"
"I don't care."
He stays quiet for a while, I wonder what he's thinking of.
"I know, how about we go have a picnic?"
Picnic?, with me?, maybe Nicole was right and he does roll the other way.
"Um sure where?"
"I know this great place."
He stands up and heads to the kitchen.
"Can I help you find something."
"I got it."
He's just taking stuff out of the fridge, so far he has made sandwiches and grabbed some fruit.
"Do y'all have a basket?"
I glance at the picnic basked sitting on the breakfast bar. After that he grabs a blanket that was sitting on the couch and we head out.

It was a long drive and he was heading towards the brook side woods. I've heard stories of it, of how pretty it is, how when your there you hear nothing but mother natures beautiful melodies.

When we arrive he parks his car in the woods , away from the streets.
"Follow me"
He gets the basket and starts walking up the hill, and I'm right behind him.