Danger Love Ahead

Chapter Twenty-Four: A Note and a Kiss

(April's version)

The bell rang and I returned to my locker after a mind-numbing period of Calculus I. Before opening it I glanced up and down the school hallway to check for Kira. When I was sure she wasn't there I opened the locker and almost screamed when a note fell out. I stared at it dumbly for a while, wondering if it was some sort of death threat. Whoever failed to kill me was coming back! OH MY GOODNESS. I had to call the cops. I started breathing heavily, shuddering in fear before realizing that a few students were staring at me. They looked very scared at the moment, so I smiled at them which came out as a vicious show of teeth. They almost sprinted off like road runner when she saw coyote. Was road runner a she? I picked the note up quickly and read the most dreaded four words in my life right now, WE NEED TO TALK. I didn't want to talk to Brandon. I didn't have to guess who it was. It had to be Brandon. Kira had been too busy kissing the ground he walked on to notice me. Brandon had been the one who glanced over at me. I wasn't fast enough for him not to recognize me. I stuffed the note back in and closed the locker. Leaning against it I let out a breath of air.

"April!" Mariah came running down the hallway grinning. "guess what?"

"What?" I asked curiously. She was all pink in the face, panting as if she just ran a long distance which I guess she had and wearing a bright smile that rivaled the Cat's grin on Alice in the Wonderland.

"Brandon broke up with Kira,"she squealed. Surprised, I squashed down the sudden hurt and asked,

"They were dating?"

"No...but in her mind she was," She told me as if that made any sense. "Brandon drew the line in the Cafeteria...INFRONT of everyone! Isn't that great?"

"Erm.." At loss for words I looked to the doorway to see a very violent looking Kira. Her mascara ran down her cheeks making ugly tear tracks. Her eyes were red and crazed. Her blond hair was all fizzy and yes people I admit..I was scared.

"YOU!" she pointed at me.

"Um...me?"I stuttered pointing at myself. She marched straight up to me and Mariah stepped between us instantly.

"Oh no you don't, sister," Mariah warned, hands on hips but I couldn't see her face. I just stared at the back of her head nervously.

"I'll get you!" Kira warned. "Mark my words you little....!" Too distraught to finish her sentence, she stormed off. I blinked as Mariah rounded on me with concern. I just got threatened by a crazy bimbo lunatic who almost killed me last time and yet I felt very light. Happy even. I'm so weird at times. Before Mariah had time to ask if I was okay, Amanda came sprinting towards me a smile similar to the one Mariah wore earlier, plastered on her face.

"Hey, I guess you've heard?" she asked.

"Yeah,"I answered. "Kira just came here to give me a piece of her mind."

"Luckily I was here,"said Mariah. 

Amanda shook her head and muttered something that strangely sounded like, "Crazy bimbo."

"By the way, guess whose having a party and guess whose invited?" Amanda asked her face turning red.

"I'm guessing we're invited," I said. Amanda nodded breathlessly.

"And it's Dave's party!" she squealed.

"What's so special about Dave's party?" Mariah teased. Amanda turned a darker shade of red if possible. It dawned on me finally that the girl was crushing on Dave. Huh. Explained her strange behavior when he had waved at us this morning. 

"Um..well he's Brandon's best friend and since he's gonna be there, April would wanna come," she replied sheepishly trying to disguise the true reason she was excited.