My Youth ✔

Chapter 3: When You Have Friends?

Cody's POV
"A job?" Darby asked closing his locker.

"Yeah." I said sighing.

"I don't think getting one will be too hard." Howie said.

"Yeah, how come your step dad said you should get a job; Are you taking all his money?" Darby asked laughing.

"No." I said rolling my eyes. "Well I don't think I am." I said and they laughed while Patrick rolled his eyes smiling. "And I don't know why." I said.

"You didn't ask?" Darby asked.

"Well-" I began.

"It's because Terrance called him son and things went down hill after that." Patrick said smirking and I glared at him.

"Could you keep your fucking mouth closed when I'm asked a question? I don't need you to ans-" I started saying.

"What;" he said raising an eyebrow up smirking. "So you can lie?" he asked.

He looked amused waiting for my response, while Howie crossed his arms raising an eyebrow up also. And Darby smirked, as they all waited.

"No I just I just....ju-just shut up." I said and they all laughed.

"Thanks for the laugh, I'll be heading to class now." Howie said laughing before walking away and I grumbled.

"Me too." Patrick said then smirked. "I'll ruin some more things for ya later." he said before leaving also and I rolled my eyes.

"Oh gee, thanks." I said huffing as Darby shook his head smiling. Like my life isn't that hard enough.

"How about tomorrow after school, I help you find a job?" Darby asked.

"Really?" I asked blinking. "Yeah that would be great, thanks." I said grinning.

"No problem, now we better get heading to class too before we're late." he said and I nodded.

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Lunch came again and as I was walking I froze when a guy walked past me. I turned to look and it was Ashton. He looked up noticing I was looking at him and he glared. I blinked as he sat down at a table smiling at the people there and laughed. I blinked again before heading to the table where my friends were.

What did I do? Is it just me, or did he glare at me?...I'm pretty sure he glared at me.

I sat down at the table and I guess I was in my own world, because next thing I know I'm slapped on the back of my head by Meg.

"Ow!" I said glaring at her as I rubbed where she hit me.

"Welcome back to earth." Howie said and Meg laughed while I glared at both of them.

"How was your trip?" Lance asked smirking.

And here they go about to ruin a tiny joke to make it long.

"Where'd you go?" Pieper asked laughing.

"Was it Mars?" Patrick asked smirking. I growled and Darby pat my shoulder smiling.

"Now now guys;" Darby said glancing at everybody at our table, pretty much all our friends. "Let's leave him alone, he was obviously really thinking about something." he said and I smiled.

Thanks Darby.

"Like how the fuck he survived by trying to go to the sun to prove it's a planet and not a star." Darby said smirking with his arm around my shoulder and I glared whole everyone else laughed.

"Fuck you all." I huffed and Meg gasped making us all look at her.

"You didn't tell me you actually went to space! What if you died?!" Meg yelled glaring at me as we all blinked.

"Meg, it was a joke." Patrick said smirking.

"Oh." Meg said looking down as her cheeks tinted with pink and I bit my lip.

"Pft...hahaha!" I laughed and so did everyone else while Meg pouted but began laughing herself.

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Howie stayed after school so it was just Patrick, Meg, and I walking together. Patrick was typing on his phone the whole time as we walked which was a rare sight. Patrick is hardly ever on his phone. I smirked as I thought of something.

"Texting a girl?" I asked instantly catching Meg's attention.

"Yeah." Patrick said not looking up from his phone.

"Ooooh." I said smirking more. "Is she your, girrrrlfriiiend?" I asked and Meg's eyes widen.

"Hmm well we have a date on Sunday." he said and Meg looked down.

"Woah you go Pat." I said patting his back grinning.

"Yeah, I'm heading to the store so I'll be going this way." he said waving to us before he turned and went to the right.

Meg and I kept going straight. Meg wanted to be walked home since Howie stayed after school and wouldn't be able to walk her home. And since Patrick can't, here I am filling in. Meg was playing with her fingers looking down and I sighed.

"What's wrong?" I asked and she shook her head.

"Fine, don't tell me." I said walking ahead of her.

"Wait!" Meg yelled and grabbed my arm. I turned to look at her. "Le-Let's go on a date."

XD Don't you just love cliff hangers? I dooooo XD okay no i don't, but when it comes to books I'm writing I do.