The Athlete & The Mathlete

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I got through the whole day of school and then met up with Carla at the library. "How was the rest of school for you?" Carla asked me. "Oh you know, the usual. I got suspended and then unsuspended and I slept all through last class because I was tired and we do absolutely nothing in that class." I answered. "You got what?" She whisper yelled. "Carla the librarian isn't even in here. Why are you whispering?" She started laughing. "I don't know I guess I didn't notice she left Hahahahahaha." She rubbed the back of her neck. "Oh ok, well their meetings almost over you want to start heading out to the car?" I motioned to the door. She nodded and we started to head to the door I left first and I ran into someone and dropped all their things. "I am so sorry I didn't see you coming. I'm really sor-","Carly its ok. It was an accident. Its fine all you did was make me drop my books." I looked up to see that I had run into Jason. "Oh. Ok. Well I'm still sorry I should've watched where I was going. Im such a clutzy as is, so I'm just a mistake waiting to happen, but I really am sorry Jason." I apologized again. "Carly, its ok." He chuckled a little bit. I then realized that it was just us two. Carla walked off and Anthony wasn't near us. "Soo why were you heading to the library?" I asked him. We walked to the library. "I just need to turn these in." He put his books in the Dropbox. "Jason? Who's older between you and Carla?" I polled. "Carla is. She's about 5 minutes older than me, but she doesn't really talk about it since people automatically assume that I'm older." He answered my question. "I have to admit though, at first I thought you were older but then earlier this morning I kind of questioned my thought which is why I asked you." I stated. "Yeah, well we better get going to the car before Carla starts thinking I'm stealing her friend." He laughed. I laughed with him. "What's it like? You know..being popular and such..." He looked at me. "I'm not popular. I know that's hard to believe but not every athlete in the school are popular. I have 2 friends the girl I stood up for and your sister. And they're all I need. I've known Stephanie since kindergarten. And I just met your sister a couple days ago. But I have to admit. I was popular in middle school and let me tell you something, its not easy. And actually to tell you the truth...it wasn't very fun. Yeah sure I went to a few parties but until something happened to me I swore off on going to anymore parties...and that was that...I let my secret out and lost all of my friends and being popular tore me and Stephanie apart but in the end I guess she still considered me her friend. I did the same but I didn't think she'd keep me as her friend. But she did and that makes me happy. But I have 2 friends and that's all I need." I turned towards him. I grabbed his wrist. "Please, don't tell Anthony or Carla. I always told Anthony I was going to the library to study. He doesn't know. And if he does I have no idea. Just please." I begged him. "Tell me the secret you let out and I won't tell." He said to me. "Well, I know its going to sound really stupid but it was I guess very important to the popular people back then, but I always had high grades, and well none of them knew. Well one day I was so tired of everything that I told them that I got an A on all my tests and that I had good grades not bad and so after that I lost all my friends and since then its been hard for me to make friends. So please, don't tell Anthony. I mean a majority of the time I would actually go to the library and study but a few times I didn't just please. I'm begging you." I pleaded. "Alright fine, on one condition though.","Ok, what is it?" He looked at me. "You have to tell me that I'm hot, sexy, funny, charming, and smart. And please try to make it sound believable.","OH OK..... HAHAHAHA alright fine. Jason you are hot, sexy, funny, charming, ANNNNNND very very intelligent." I started laughing. "JESUS CHRIST I FELT LIKE I WAS TRYING TO BE SEDUCTIVE HAHAHAHAHA IM SO SORRY.." I laughed. "Its fine Carly Hahahahahaha you did make it believable though so thank you. And I like how you changed the smart part of it." He looked at me. "Well you know its true. You are very very intelligent and you can't deny it since there's proof." I was looking at the ground. We finally got to the car and got in. "Jason stop stealing my friend you have your own." We started laughing. "Hey Tony did you know that your sister thinks I'm very very intelligent?" Jason asked Anthony. "Oh so you'll tell him that but not me?" He looked back at me, "Hahahahahaha Anny you know exactly why I don't tell you that.","you only told him because you like him."

"Do not"

"Do too"

"Do not"

"Yes you do"

"No I don't"

"You know you do"

"No I don't, now just shut the fuck up and look forward"

"Do too"

I groaned. We finally got to our house. Longest 15 minutes of my life. We thanked them and went inside. I closed the door. "FINE ALRIGHT! YES I LIKE HIM!! WILL I EVER TELL HIM?! NO! AND YOU KNOW WHY!! DO I KNOW HIM ALL THAT WELL?! NO SO RIGHT NOW I ONLY LIKE WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE NOT WHO HE IS!! IN THE SCHOOL I TOLD HIM SOMETHING PERSONAL AND WE MADE A DEAL THAT IF I SAID SOMETHING HE WANTED ME TO SAY HE WOULDNT TELL ANYONE!! DID I DO IT?! YES!! WHY?! BECAUSE I REALLY DO THINK HES ALL THOSE THINGS!! WILL HE EVER LIKE ME?! NO!! HOW DO I KNOW?! Because someone like him would never like someone like me....." And with that I threw my backpack down and ran up stairs with tears running down my cheeks. I left Anthony with his mouth left open. I slammed my door shut and leaned up against it crying. I didn't know how long it had been but next thing I knew I heard knocking on my door. "Carly I wasn't being serious in the car. I didn't know you actually liked him. I'm so sorry Carls...I didn't actually think you liked him, I mean only because to you we're nerds since we're on the mathletes team. I'm so sorry...I didn't realize that you did. I'm so sorry I'm so stupid and didn't think you actually liked him." Anthony's voice cracked which means we was starting to cry. I opened my door and hugged him and then he stopped tearing up. "Anthony I know you didn't know, that's why I'm not mad. I was just upset because I didn't want to tell anyone but obviously I'm not good at keeping stuff to myself. But its ok Anny I'm ok....I just...I'm sorry, you didn't deserve any of that." I apologized to him. We hugged for a good 10-15 minutes. "Anthony?" I looked at him and then he looked up. "Yeah?" He answered. "I'm hungry." At that very second my stomach growled at me. "Was I talking to you??! No! So shut up!" I yelled at my stomach which made him laugh. "I'm getting hungry too. Let's go eat. Carls what do you want?" He asked me. "I'm not sure, what do we have?" I questioned. "Uumm we have nothing." He said while looking in the fridge. "Does that mean we're eating out tonight?" I looked at him. "Looks like it." He stated. "What do you have in mind?" He asked me. "What about the diner down the street?" I asked. "Sounds good to me. Cheap and good food, you have a good mind." He smiled at me and we left the house and walked down the street. We linked arms and just as we hit the diner I saw someone.