Gifted

Chapter Seventeen Cecelia

After Herbs Class, we all decide to go hang out at my place. I know it's kind of breaking the rules (the "no girls in the guy dormitories" or vice versa one) but were just friends. Or.. Maybe not. I mean, in History class, we all normally sit next to each other, but today, Zayne sat between me and Emily, and Taj sat next to Emily. It was kind of awkward, but I just hoped that whatever they were doing is over now.  So we all walk to the air tower and we all crowd into my room. Julia immediately claims dibs on the chair near the window, I claim the bed, and we order up a mini couch for Emily, which we all carry so that it's back is facing the balcony doors. After that, I go lie down on my bed, and Emily and Julia sit down. After a few minutes of kind of awkward conversation, Zayne sits on the edge of my bed, and Taj walks over an sits on the arm of the couch. Um... Ok? It's probably just friendly companionship... I guess? After a few more minutes of talking, we decide to play truth or dare. I go first, and I dare Emily to put on some blush.... Hihi.... Then she asks me who I would rather date... Zayne or Taj... I didn't know that girl had it in her! But I use my only chicken out and don't answer that truth. Zayne and Taj both look slightly disappointed for a few seconds, but then they regain their composures. Then, I dare Taj to lick Julia's shoe, and he chickens out.. Awww. Then, it's Taj's turn to choose a dare. He asks me to kiss Zayne! On the cheek! Oh god oh god oh god.... Ummmm... I don't have any chicken outs left.... I have to do it. I awkwardly sit up, and bounce over towards Zayne, and when I reach him, give him a quick peck on the cheek. Um... Awkward.. I quickly go back over to my spot on my bed. When I look back at Zayne, his pale cheeks have a little pink coloring... And then that's when it hits me. Zayne likes me! OMG! Nobody has ever ever liked me!OMG!OMG! OMG! What am I gonna do? OMG! Of my god! All of a sudden, I realize it's my turn to ask. So I decide not to show Zayne that I know that he likes me, so I dare Taj to kiss someone of his choice (on the cheek)... I have a sneaking suspicion... This might confirm it. Taj stands up, and walks over to.... Emily! And he kisses her! And he's blushing too! Omg! Omg! Omg! Omg! Ok oh my god, data overload. Omg! I stand up and run to the bathroom, mumbling something about not feeling so well... When I get to the bathroom, I splash water on my face, and fix my running mascara, and then breathe and calm myself... Then I walk out of the bathroom, and sit back down.
"Sorry!"
I say.
"It's ok!"
Julia replies. Just then, the "GO BACK TO CLASS!" Bell rings, and so we all hurry over to music class. Whew, saved by the bell! This time, Zayne and Taj sit next to each other, with their other friends, who's names are Drew, Ethan, Gavin, Jordan and Noah. They all talk really loudly, and everyone can see that Zayne and Taj are both bragging about something.. And I think I know what those two things are... Oh well. I don't have anymore than me to think about break because the music teacher, Mrs. Kochanski walks in. She's thin, with brown hair, and brown eyes. She sits down at her desk and class begins. It's interesting, because we don't play regular instruments. For example, I played a wind pipe, which is a thin birch wood flute. When I blew into it, mystical mysterious sounding notes came out, along with little miniature mist figures. Emily got to play the moss drumm, yes, with 2 m's, which made sounds like an earthquake and made moss creep along the floor. When she stopped playing, The moss disappeared. Julia played the mist rattle,which sounded like water sloshing around in them, and mist would creep around her when she played, and disappear when she stopped. It was a really cool class, maybe one of my favorites. Just as the bell rings for the next class, Zayne and Taj walk up to us.