5SOS - Babysat By Idiots 2

Chapter 44

At 7:03, I got a text from Emma while watching TV with Michael and Ashton. It wasn't in the group chat. This was a private chat with just me and her. She texted me, "He texted back Nicole! Wanna know what he said?"

Nicole: DUH! OBVIOUSLY! Tell me!

Emma: ok turns out I did have his number all along. I will send u a screenshot of our txts. One sec

Nicole: kk

Emma: here they r

Nicole: OMG u said I wasn't good at basketball?

Emma: hey I had a plan! If he ever asks to play a game with u, he wont expect u to be really good because u don't actually play basketball after all. Instead he'll help u and it'll get u two to bond

Nicole: oh. Yeah. But man were u AWKWARD.

Emma: oh shut up. his number is 705-496-1563.

Nicole: ok thx. I'll txt him when i can

So I did. Eventually. At 7:17, I texted the number and before sending the first text, I took a deep breath, then clicked 'send'.

Nicole: hi is this Austin? It's Nicole. My friend Emma talked to u earlier today.

It didn't take long for Austin to reply.

Austin: yeah she told me about u. Nice to meet u

Nicole: nice to meet u too! Emma has told me such great things about u and how great of a basketball player u r

Austin: oh well u know Emma. She's always had a crush on me since FOREVER 😍 LOL 😂

I giggled at that text. Well Austin's
definitely got a sense of humour. That's 1 out of the 5 things a guy should have if they want to be my boyfriend.

1. Humour: ☑️ - My boyfriend must make me laugh and be able to cheer me up when I'm sad.

2. Kindness: 🔲 - Of course every girl wants a guy who's polite. No girl wants a cocky boyfriend.

3. Manners: 🔲 - I want my boyfriend to pull my chair out before I sit down and open the door before I walk into a room.

4. Romance: 🔲 - By this I mean my boyfriend better be romantic to me in private and in public. Romance better be in his genes.

5. Talent: 🔲 - I need my boyfriend to entertain me somehow whether it's through being good at sports or busting a move or even singing! I would love to have a boyfriend who sings. (Btw, I can't say Austin has the talent check mark yet because I haven't exactly SEEN him play basketball yet).

Anyway, I continued to talk to Austin.

Nicole: LOL it did quite sound like it when she talked about u

Austin: haha so she told u liked basketball a lot but u weren't very good at it

Nicole: Wow she said I wasn't good at basketball??? How rude.

Austin: LOL she must've been wrong. I'm sure ur a great basketball player

Nicole: aww thank u! U haven't even seen me play and ur complimenting me on the skills I don't have. Ur so nice

2. Kindness: ☑️

Austin: No problem! 😉

When he sent that text, I was saying in my head, "OMG. He just sent me a winky face! What does that mean? Is he flirting?" But then my mind shot back to reality and I thought, "No, he can't be flirting. It's a simple winky face. Get ahold of yourself, Nicole." I didn't want Ashton or Michael to see me texting Austin, so I turned my iPod off, went upstairs to my room, sat on my bed, and continued to text him.

Nicole: so what school do u go to Austin?

At this point, I was kind of running out of things to say. I didn't want to end our conversation. But for some reason, he didn't answer. Like, for a really long time. For a second there I thought I blew it but then I texted, "Austin, r u still there?" And that's when I thought I blew it even more. UNTIL he finally texted me back.

Austin: Sorry about that. My friends r asking me to play a game of b-ball with them outside. Hey if Emma knows me and u, do u think we live near each other?

I knew what this kid was asking right away. If we lived near each other, he's ask me to come play with them. BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO! I'm not good at basketball and I don't want to embarrass myself! But of course, Austin knows I'm not good at basketball thanks to Emma which was a pretty good idea at the moment but now I think about it, I WISH I WENT TO SOME BASKETBALL CAMP.

Nicole: well where do u live? I can tell u if I live near u

Austin: Warminster Road 1951

And I had a heart attack. This kid lived 10 houses down from me! And that's not that far! I had to tell him the truth though that I did live near him.

Nicole: ya I do live near u

And that's when he decided to pop the question.

Austin: that's great! wanna come over and play with us? I know u may not be the best player but we can give u a few pointers

In my head I was thinking, "I DON'T WANT POINTERS! I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT BASKETBALL! I DON'T PLAY THE GAME AT ALL!" I was quite angry because I hated what I had gotten myself into. And not only that, but what is Calum, Ash, Luke, and Michael going to say about this? They totally would NOT approve of me playing basketball with a bunch of boys they don't even know. And let alone me texting a boy they haven't even seen before! I can't just walk out of the house. I'm suspended, remember? Oh, my gosh. I should probably tell Austin about why I'm at home. Wait, hold up! Why is he at home? I decided to text him that just to get off the topic.

Nicole: that's a great idea and everything but I have a question for u. Why aren't u at school?

Austin: Lol PA day. Is it a PA for your school too?

I was surprised this kid didn't go to my school since he lived so near.

Nicole: not at my school

Austin: oh then why aren't u at school?

I hope Austin doesn't think of me differently when he hears about my suspension. I don't want him to get the wrong impression. This was a one time thing! I'm not a rebel at school! This is not going to go down well.