Jordan's POV
I looked at Ericka with no reply for a few seconds, before telling her I had to go make up a quiz. I spent most of lunch wandering the halls so it would seem like I was actually taking a quiz. I went to lunch ten minutes after the bell rang.
But seriously, of all people, how could Ericka be friends with Kenzie? They were literally polar opposites. I couldn't imagine their friendship ever working out. Then the most unthinkable thing came to life.
"Erickaaaa!" Kenzie squealed from the other side of the room. Ericka merely smiled and waved, and looked like she was struggling when Kenzie hugged her. Kenzie wasn't in our lunch, why was she here? I think Ericka asked the same thing, because Kenzie replied with, 'I had band'.
Suddenly, Kenzie spotted me. I felt like I was being hunted down. Like I was a zebra and she was a lion. Kenzie smiled at me, and dragged Ericka over to my table.
"Jordsy, have I ever introduced you to my best friend Ericka?" she asked me. Ericka looked over at me, mouthing "I'm so sorry".
"Actually, I have. We're playing a piece together in guitar." I replied. Kenzie smiled, but it was that kind of smile that was like, 'I've discovered someone's weaknesses'.
"Wow, I didn't know you played guitar, Jordsy! I wouldn't mind if you played me to sleep some time." yeah, because that idea had a real good chance of actually happening. Kenzie went back to her table after more nonsense talk. Ericka looked back at me when Kenzie wasn't looking, chuckling. I chuckled, too. I watched as Kenzie did stupid stuff to get my attention. I kept making funny faces at Ericka because she looked like she was done with Kenzie and her nonsense.
Soon I was at home, and I began my homework early so I could have some free time. I had a good amount of homework to do. And considering that it was the second day, this was just irritating. I finished around 5:30, and pulled out my guitar. I began to practice the new piece we were learning, then moved onto the piece Ericka and I were learning together.
Ericka's POV
"Ericka please!" Kenzie screamed at me. Kenzie asked me to come and play tennis with her after school. I sucked at tennis, and I didn't know why she would ask me to play until she started talking about Jordan. Kenzie was obsessed with Jordan, she's been like that for a few months now. That's the reason she joined the tennis team, to be near him. Kenzie told me she's asked him out, but he always says no. I could imagine why. I won't exactly want to go on a date with Kenzie if I were a boy. I'm barely handling myself now as a girl.
"Kenzie, I really don't want to.." I spoke softly. Kenzie was asking me to stalk Jordan for her and get her into his good graces. I'm not comfortable around strangers. I was barely comfortable with Jordan. Kenzie knows this, how could she expect me to do this for her?
"Kenzie you know I'm afraid of crowds..." I murmured. Kenzie smacked the ball with the racket, making it go over the fence. She ran to grab it.
"I don't care, Ericka! I love him so much. Just do this one thing and I'll pay you fifty bucks." there she goes, with her bribing again.
"No amount of money will ever make me go out of my comfort zone." I put my foot down. I had to stop letting Kenzie step all over me.
"If you don't do this for me I'll tell all your friends about-" I cut her off with a glare.
"About what?" I asked. Now I was getting threatened. Kenzie knew a lot about me, we've been friends since first grade. She wasn't my best friend since birth like Lorraine, but she was a friend who would always come to my house after school and have sleep overs with me. She knows things that my other friends don't know, and I can't let them know now.
"Your 'problems'." that's all she had to say to get me to agree to her stupid scheme.
"Fine, I'll do it." I said tartly, on the brink of tears. Kenzie squealed, hugged me, then went off to the locker room. I stood on the court, trying to prevent myself from crying. Even though it was just Kenzie and I on the court, I felt like the entire school had just watched me give into Kenzie and be embarrassed by her. I felt a tear trickle down my cheek, and I wiped it away before anybody could see it. Then I realized, no one was even here. After watching Kenzie get picked up by her mother, I went into the locker room and changed into my shorts and my American flag tank top. No one was in the locker room, so I just left. My mom picked me up ten minutes later, and dropped me off at Lorraines house.
"You alright, Ericka?" she asked me, noticing how silent I had been.
"Kenzie is forcing me to get information out of Jordan about himself so she can get closer to him because she likes him." I mumbled. Lorraine was used to my mumbling, she heard me fine.
"That bitch. Why didn't you say no?"
"I did. She even offered to pay me. But I told her nothing would make me step out of my comfort zone." I continued. "Then she threatened to tell my friends about my problems and-" Lorraine cut me off.
"Okay, I've only met Kenzie once but she's a complete bitch. How dare she use that against you? You can't even help that, she's a horrible person, Ericka." she ranted. I sighed.
"I-I wanna do something. I just don't want to lose my friends at school." I admitted. Lorraine hugged me.
"Well, you should have faith in your friends, I doubt they'd judge you better of one little flaw." She said, comforting me. "Or just transfer to Cityside. Either will work. But get this Kenzie chick out of your life." I nodded, and we continued our homework.
Yeah so Ericka has a problem that only Lorraine and Kenzie know about cause she's known then the longest. Nyahaha you won't find out until like, laterish ahaha. Thanks for reading!
