The New Girl My Best Friend

Keith Summers

Augusta

Yesterday Keith was taken to the hospital with a broken nose and Katherina got away with it since Keith lied to Mr. Garrett saying that he had fallen from the chair and no one dared argue with him or even looked at Katherina the rest of the period.

"Pst Katherina" i whispered "i know why you punched him but why?" Wow i suck at talking to people.

"I did it for you." She seemed hurt that i didnt realize.

"Oh, you could have gotten suspended though what would i do then without you here?"

"Augusta i knew i wasn't going to get caught." She spoke as if she knew everything.

"How? How could you be so sure?"

"Well let's just say Keith has always been scared of me or seems to be thats why he brought you into it."

"I'm not sure I'm following you."

"Ugh, well um." She paused for a moment "you see since you are my only friend it would make sense if he brought you into it."

"Oh I think i know what your grabbing at." She starred at me "Not literally." I said chuckling she followed as well "Anyway why does Keith make fun of you? Does he do it a lot?"

"A lot, yea he does. It's kind of a long story I'll tell you during study hall so I don't get you in trouble."

"Ok."

Katherina

Sixth period was so boring. I don't care about mitosis! When will i need to use the knowledge of atoms in real life? Never!

Study hall is next i guess I can't stall anymore i gotta tell Augusta the truth about Keith and I. I really wish she doesn't sit next to me.

"Hey!" She was sitting right next to my seat. The irony is through the roof.

"Hey Augusta how was forensics?"

"Cool apparently it's a class that teaches you detective stuff. It's weird though."

"How so?"

"Well i heard rumors that they make you throw up by smelling this thing i forgot what."

"There not rumors"

"Darn it! I hate the taste of throw up well i mean who doesn't though."

"Yea"

"So are you going to tell me now about Keith and why he picks on you?"

"I hoped you'd forget but all right."

Augusta

"It all happened in 8th grade. You see Keith and I were childhood friends the best friends ever. Our parents even planned a wedding for us hoping that we'd grow up and marry." She stopped and a smile formed on her face but she quickly waved it off. "Those were good days...." she trailed off lost in her memories.

"Um Katherina you don't have to tell me if it hurts you to remember."

"Oh right its alright anyway every good thing comes to an end right?" she chuckled "Yea it does anyway in 8th grade he had confessed to me that he loved me more than a friend should." I gasped "shocking right? I was 100 times more surprised than you that i forgot how to breathe for a while though part of me saw it coming. I couldn't tell him though that I too loved him so he took my silence as my reply." Her face turned red with anger and embarrassment. "We haven't spoken since well despite the constant teasing and fights."

"Do you miss him?"

"Do you miss your friends in Florida?"

"Of course I do."

"You just answered your own question then."

"Oh I see why don't you just talk to him then."

"Don't you think i've tried but he's become to distant and so have I. Even if I wanted to why would he talk to me after this."

"Why did you punch him then and don't say it's because of me this time."

"Part of it was for you part of it was me trying to get back at him for not letting me finish and for all the damage he's caused me."

"Oh I see but maybe you should apologize at least."

"I'll try if you go with me"

"I'll watch you but I wont go with you"

"Can you make me lunch tomorrow?"

"Always a catch huh. Fine fine I'll make you lunch"

"Yes!" She seemed happy for once this period.

"You're getting peanut butter though so don't get excited!"

"You know you'll make an evil dictator one day if you ever get over your shyness."

"So i can cross being a dictator of my list got it."

"I'm serious though how about we hang out on Saturday and I can teach you how to socialize with other people."

My shoulders tensed i hope she didn't notice. "I can't this Saturday sorry maybe on Sunday we can."

"Sounds good to me!"

And she says I'm oblivious.