My Life is Unwritten

Chapter 10

I hadn't spoken to Tabitha for the rest of the school day. I thought that maybe I could apologize the next day. It was after school and we had a cheer meet, but not for ten minutes, so in that spare time that I had before the meet, I just wondered around the school by myself, unsupervised. I just slowly walked down the big hallway, full of lockers. I wasn't really looking for a place to go, I just walked.
Tenth grade already, man, it seems like just yesterday I started kindergarten. I was just a little kid then, without any care or worry about boys or clothes or makeup or anything like that. The good old days. Life seemed so much easier then. No one ever warned me that things would be like how it is now. They don't tell you as a kid, it's just not something that they mention. That's what was on my mind at the time.
"Hey, Zoe" said a familiar voice from behind me. I turned around and sure enough, it was Dustin. "Oh, hey Dustin" I replied. I was a little surprised to see him there, instead of the gym, but that didn't matter. I was also a little mad at him for lying to me about going to the dance, but it was hard to stay mad at him.
"How was the dance?" he asked. It was funny he went right to that topic. "You tell me" I said, suspiciously smiling. He looked puzzled, "What do you mean?" How could he not know what I meant? I remembered seeing him talking to Tabitha. "I saw you at school that night, talking to the new girl, Tabitha, I explained. "Oh yeah, she wanted me to show her around because it was her first time here" he explained. That made alot more sense. U guess maybe I should have just asked that before assuming the worst. "Oh" I said, feeling embarrased.
"I would lie to you, Zoe" he said. "I know, it was my mistake" I said. I felt a little guilty for seeing it in the wrong way, but anyone could have made the same mistake. "It's fine, she seems to want to be your friend" he said. "Yeah, I guess she does" I said. I was starting to focus less on the conversation we were having and more on him. I couldn't help myself, everything about him was perfect, his lovely, whispy, shoulder length locks, his stunning brown eyes, his soft looking skin, I could go on forever about him. He was a pretty sight to look at. "So, you're not dating her?" I asked without thinking, or meaning to. "Of course not, I just met her" he said. I was relieved to hear that. I was also realizing how obvious that would have been. "Why do you care about stuff like that anyway?" he asked. I bit my lip. Had I just made it obvious that I like him in that way? I just stood there for a few seconds, wondering what to say and how to make a good excuse. "I don't know, just wondering" I said, trying not to stare at the perfection of his long hair. "Oh", he said. I noticed that he sounded kinda down. Wait! Could that mean he wanted me to care and that he liked me too? Was it possible that he wanted us to be more than friends? I was getting too excited with these thoughts.
"And because I know you like her" I said. Why did I say that?!
He looked even more puzzled, "Do you really think I like her that way?"
I nodded, I couldn't believe we were actually talking about this. What if I let out my secret? What if he already figured I had a crush on him? What if-Stop it, I thought to myself. "Trust me, I don't like her anymore than a friend" he said, reassuringly. He might not have liked her,but without a doubt, she liked him. "Alright" I said, "I believe you".
After that, there was a moment of silence, until Cleo ran up to us, out of breath and said,"Zoe, where have you been?! We have been looking all over for you". She ruined my moment! "We still have a few minutes before the meet starts" I reminded her, looking down at my watch. "The principal came in, asking to talk to you" she explained, "And she didn't sound happy". That made me nervous. What could I have possibly done? I have always been a good student. What could I have done? "If I were you, I would go see her right away" Cleo said. "Um, okay" I said. "Let's go then" she said, grabbing me by the arm and pulling me away. I looked at Dustin, I had nearly forgotten he was there. "I'll talk to you later" I told him as Cleo dragged me away. "Sure, okay" he said. We smiled slightly at each other, just before my best friend and I were gone.