Set the rules

Melinda 3

   "Michael he made me miss my first class. And he attacked me when I woke him up. Physically" I yelled whispered threw the phone. I shoved my books in my backpack not even bothering if they were the right ones and went outside. My first day of school was terrible. Three out of six classes I had my new neighbor in my class.

Calculus, AP Anatomy, and Economic. The worse part they all the classes I actually enjoy. I grabbed my bag and went to the elevator. I was the only one with the key to it. Thanks to Michael, his cousin that works here as a security guard hook us up. All I gotta do is tutor his two freshmen daughters in chemistry and algebra.

I know, I know. I'm nerdy. Whatever, I just love to learn. I rather spend my weekend with a new book under the covers then go out partying. I rather go to a science fair then to the movies. That's probably why I don't have friends at school, or in general. Michael was my only friend and now he's gone.

"Okay, but is he fine tho?" Michael asked threw the phone. I rolled my eyes and smiled. I knew this question was coming. The elevator stopped when it got to the first floor and I quickly got out before any teachers or principle see me. They would ask questions if they found out I have a key when I can perfectly walk up the stairs.

" I don't know, I didn't get a chance to judge him, plus I don't care. But his body  it's like Photoshop and he has nice curly long hair" I told Michael walking to my car. I stopped walking when I saw the new neighbor surrounded by the cheerleaders. He was talking to them.

"Dang white boy is getting all the honey's" a guy said coming behind me. My body froze when Jason the hottest guy plus star basketball player walked passed me. He looked back at me and winked. I looked away. His friends followed behind him. Man, he's so fine. But he was also the biggest jerk I ever meet. I watched as he introduced himself to my new neighbor. They started talking like they known each other for a long time.

"Hello? Hello" a voice said threw the phone. I snapped out of the trance and went back to talking to Michael. I quickly walked to my car and got in.

"Sorry. Jason just walked passed me and I swear he got finer, if that's possible. But he still makes my blood boil. I can't believe he told people I tried to make a pass on him when he's the one that tried to kiss me"

I looked out the mirror the new neighbor was gone.

" Not possible. Is he still going out with ms. I'm mix with black, white, Asian, Indian, Jewish chick? Ms. I think I'm better than everybody cause I'm the cheerleading captain. Please, who she fooling? with our dance skills and flexible bodies I could had been the first gay guy that's Hispanic cheerleading captain and you could had been co-captain. She lucky we didn't try out" Michael yelled though the phone. I can tell he was mad.

Michael was the opposite of me. He was more outspoken and more outgoing. He was the leader of the color guard and step dance at school. People knew him and loved him.

I'm more of a stay in the back person. He wanted us to join the cheerleading team but I couldn't do it. I had to back out the last minute. Michael will never know why but the reason was Joanna the cheerleading captain for two years now told me I was too fat.

"Come on Moo. You don't really think you will make the team, do you?. We don't allow cows in the squad. Maybe if you lose forty pounds we will consider you next year. We do need somebody to be the mascot" she told me in the locker room. I watched as she and her friends laughed and walked away. I couldn't help but cry. I quickly ran to the bathroom when I heard somebody come in.

"Melinda? where you at girl?" Michael called me. I covered my mouth so he won't hear me cry. I quickly blew my nose and cleaned my face. "Melinda come on, I know you in here, stop playing" he yelled again. His voice was getting closer. He stopped when he got to the bathroom stool I was in. He slowly opened the door. He ran towards me.

"What's wrong boo?" He asked me kneeling in front of me. I tried smiling at him. I cleaned my nose again and got up. He got up with me.

"Cramps. Mother nature decided to drop by early today," I lied. He made a face and took me out the stool. He seat me down where I was sitting when Joanna friends showed up. "I don't think this year is my year to try out for cheerleading. I'm sorry" I told him. I started crying, remembering what Joanna said. Michael smiled at me and hugged me.

"It's okay, hey maybe next time" he whispered. I pulled away to look at him.

"Come on. I will cheer you on from the bunch. You ready for tryouts?" I asked him. Just cause I couldn't do it that doesn't mean he couldn't. It was his idea in the first place.

"Yea right," he laughed getting up. " I hate those bitches. It's either we in it together or out together. And form what I see we gonna wait to take our throne together next year" he told me. He handed me my backpack and he hold my duffle bag. He reached out his hand to help me up. We walked out together hands in hands.

"Hello?Hello Melinda?" I came back to reality. "Girl stop spacing out on me" Michael yelled. I looked down at my clock I been here for twenty minutes.

" Sorry Michael. It's been a long day. I'm about to go home do my homework and go to sleep" I told him. My car door opened and the new neighbor got in.

"You waited for me"

I looked at him. "O my gosh is that guy there? He sounds so hot" Michael said. I lower the volume on my phone."Michael I gotta go, I will call you back" I told him hanging up the phone. I looked at the guy. 

     "Our you thanking me?" I asked him. He didn't answer he just looked out the window. I drove back home in silence. He was on his phone the whole time. As soon I parked the car he got out slamming the door."You're welcome!" I yelled out the window behind him. Worse day ever.