The Other Side

My Life

"MY MILKSHAKE BRINGS ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD"

I slide my phone alarm off, still not having enough energy to fully get out of bed. I lay all cozy, but then realized the sooner I get up, the sooner I can see Damon!

I mean don't get me wrong, I don't have a crush on Damon. He's just so fun to be around and he's my best friend. I've known him forever. He's like a brother figure to me. Even though everyone says we would look cute together, I don't think of him like that. But we do like to joke about it. It would be weird dating my best friend because if anything ever happened and we broke up, our friendship would be ruined and never the same again.

Damon is also very popular at our school. Actually, he is the MOST popular guy at school. To be honest, I can't deny that Damon is hot. With his strong structured jawline, perfect skin and body, blue eyes and dirty blonde upstyled hair, he IS hot but he wasn't always that way. Damon and I were both on the chubbier side throughout Elementary School and we both had braces. But I had to complete the nerdy look with my glasses. In Middle School he got into football, soccer and lacrosse and I got into swimming, softball, volleyball and tennis. And now that we're in High School, it's the same.

Even with our busy schedules, we always find a way to meet up for food and talk about everything going on in life. We tell eachother everything. I can remember every crush he has had over the years. I remember his favorite color is blue. I know his dream date and he knows mine. There's nothing we don't know about each other and there's no other way I would want it to be.

I finally get up and ready to walk out the door.

"Bye Aunt Kim. I'm going to school. I'll text you when I'm on my way home!" I yell as I close the door and start my walk to school. I only walk for 10 minutes and arrive at school to see my best friend waiting for me.

"What's up D?" I questioned as I see the stern look on his face.

"Nothing, I'll tell you later. Come on let's get inside the school," he replies guiding me into the school to hear the first bell ring. Damon and I have every class together. He can pull some strings with his mom being the assistant principal and all which is very useful.

"Damon, what's wrong? You seem distracted," I ask noticing the creases in his forehead.

"There was this guy staring at you in the parking lot. He was like, admiring you and it was kinda weird," he added.

"Well....was he cute?" I smile.

"Casey, now is not the time to be thinking like that. It was really weird and something felt off about him. I don't like it." He admits.

"Damon I'm sure you're just overreacting I'll be fine" I promised.

"Just stay away from him okay? I have a bad feeling about that guy he looks sketchy " he warns.

"I promise Damon now go to your locker so I can go to mine and get my stuff" I respond pushing him in the direction of his locker.

I close my locker to see an unfamiliar face staring back at me.

"Oh hey I'm Casey are you new here?" I question with my regular enthusiasm to meet new people.

"Yea I am actually, my name is Zack. I was wondering if you could show me where this locker is," he responds in a hot deep voice showing me the number 306.

"Oh wow what a coincidence its right here! We're locker buddies!" I say smiling and pointing out the locker next to mine.

"Ha what a coincidence" he says as Damon comes up eyeing Zack. I quickly write my number on a piece of paper that I find to be a map of the school.

"Casey come on we're gonna be late for first period" he commands.

"Alright Alright Damon chill", I say,     "Hey Zack here's a map just in case the main office forgot to give you one"
I give him the map of the school that I wrote my number on and walk with Damon towards first period.

Our first period is Gym and it was lit as always since I always win usually even against Damon....not trying to sound cocky I'm just really fit and like to work out. Plus I'm very competitive.

Our second period is Spanish which I have been taking for five years now and love to study so that was a breeze for me. Although I can't say the same for Damon, I'll have to help him study later....

Third period chorus is usually boring since we barely sing and Mr.Guerra always makes us do worksheets and likes to give us songs only two weeks before the concerts! But that's fine because fourth period math makes up for it since it's a class where I get to flirt with Johnny😍 He's so cute but way out of my league so we just flirt even though Damon always interrupts which causes an evil eye from Johnny. Damon would be such an overprotective brother😒

Then comes history, lunch, English and Science. History actually really intrigues me so I was listening intently in the back of the class with Damon by my side when my phone vibrated with a text from an unknown number.

The text read, "Wow you're cute AND sneaky😏👌 I like you already Casey"

I start to blush as I feel another set of eyes on my phone.

"Who is that?" Damon questions with concern.

"Um...uh... Z- Zack?" I stutter knowing I can't lie to Damon.

"CASEY!" He whisper-yells so the teacher won't here.

"What Damon?" I sass

"I told you to stay away from him." Damon barked.

"Damon I understand you care about me but I'm not your little sister. I want to make my own decisions and you can't protect me forever" I explained

"Well I can try" He mutters as I roll my eyes.

"What's gotten into him?" I think to myself