My first love

Chapter 6

"Oh there he is..." I heard my mom's voice.

"Hey mom..." I said

"Hey... I went to Mike's room to wake him up but he wasn't there and I was coming to ask you."

" He asked if he could sleep here because he was scared so I let him." I said as my mom woke him up.

" Come on...you need to get ready for school." He said to Mike who is always stubborn in waking up. " And you too" She also told me.

I had texted Tasha as soon as I woke up so we both got ready at the same time. I didn't take the car so I texted Tasha to meet me at the coffee shop so we could walk to school. We only take the car when we're late or just lazy to walk to school.

We got to school early enough so we had time to hang out before classes.

"So did you finally forgive him?" She asked.

"Yeah...I felt pity on him." I said.

"And BTW why did you wake me up so early today?"

"I slept with Mike so when mom came to wake him I also woke up and just decided to get ready too."

"Oh... What's up with him?"

"Nothing, he just said he misses his sister coz I'm always either at school or with you or doing something else."

" Hahaha... brother love."

She mocked as we headed to class since it was already time. We had spent a lot of time at the coffee shop.

My last lesson was Science so I was the first one in class because I finished my food earlier and Tasha was nowhere to be seen. The class was full but there was no one sitting next to me because I like doing most of my projects alone. Not because I have no friends in the class but because my former partner transferred and I was okay with doing my projects alone. Suddenly, heard a familiar voice next to me,

"Hi Alex," When I turned my head it was...Jake

"Seriously, you again?" I moaned.

" I thought you already forgave me." He said.

"Yeah but doesn't mean you have to talk to me like we're friends...I only forgave you. You can find yourself another spot to sit." I said as I turned to my book.

" But there are no other spots available." He said.

I wanted to reply but Mr. Gerald interrupted.

"Did all of you read the pages I gave you last week as homework?" He asked and almost everyone nodded because as usual there are the naughty guys who never do homework.

"Ok good, today I'll assign each pair a project that is due next class." He said and continued. "Alex you now have a partner because we have a new student in the class." He said specifically to me.

" But Mr. Gerald..." I tried to protest but he won't let me finish.

" No buts Alex...you're the best student in my class and I wouldn't want Jake to fall into bad company." He said.

Yeah right, now I'm stuck with him for the rest of my high school life.

" Whatever..." I murmured.

"See...you can't avoid me now." Jake whispered to my ear.

"Great...so now I'm stuck with you for the rest of my senior year." I said rolling my eyes.

"The teams are to do research and write a report on the homework." He said.

We didn't do anything for the rest of the period so Jake kept on bothering me.

At the end of class, I went back to my locker but Tasha wasn't there yet because if she was, she would wait for me or leave a note. So I dropped a note saying I was going to Jake's house to do a project.

I wouldn't be going if not Jake's nagging. Just when we got into his car, Tasha came running towards us.

"Hey guys, wait for me." She shouted.

She came to the window and asked Jake if he could drop her off.

"Since when did you have partner in Science class" She specifically asked me.

"Cut it off Tasha. It's because someone decided to add himself to my class and specifically chose to sit near me." I said rolling my eyes at Jake.

" I only knew you in the whole class." He defended himself.

"Yeah whatever..." I said. "BTW Tasha, where were you at lunch time?" I asked trying to change the topic.

" I was redoing a test." She answered.

"What test?" I asked knowing how smart she is.

" Don't you remember the Math test I did when I was sick? Apparently I got a bad grade so the teacher made me re-do it." She asked.

"Oh okay...I barely ate today." I said. I am so used to having Tasha at lunch. She is even the one who makes me eat especially since I never like eating.

We got to her house and she got off and left.

"Can we stop for a drink on the way, I'm really thirsty" I said.

" We can grab something at my place, it's only one block away." He said.

"I didn't know you lived around here" I said surprised.

"It's because you've never been friendly towards me." He replied.

I turned and looked at him as he drove. I've never observed him real close. He's really cute...I mean I've never seen such beauty. He has black hair that rises at the tip of his face and cute eyebrows and lips...OMG he's so damn cute. Wait, what am I even saying? I stopped myself when I came to my senses and quickly looked at the road. He then smiled and looked at my side. I could feel his stare at me for a while then he looked away.