The Rules My Brothers Made

Chapter 23

I remember when I was a freshman, the seniors always looked so cool.  I would watch them walk down the hall, confidence in every step.  I would watch the girls flirt with the boys in the hall, and be jealous that no one ever talked to me like that.  I couldn't wait to be 18 and on the brink of graduating.  I would be cool.  I would be calm.  I would be collected.  I would be confident.  I would rule the school.

Boy, was I wrong.

I wish I could go back and tell my 14 year old self that it is not actually fun to be finishing school.  We were slammed with finals and AP exams.  We were getting ready to say goodbye to all of our friends.  It was the end of an era.

Oh yeah, and flirting?  It sucks.

Once people realized that Evan and I were broken up, guys were all over me, starting Wednesday after the lacrosse game.  My phone went crazy Wednesday night, I got tons of emails and facebook messages.

 

I could barely make it to my locker without being pounced on.  Guys who had never even spoken to me in four years were all of a sudden interested.  I guess it had to do with the fact that graduation was coming, and that meant the end of the rules.  Too bad for them, I had no interest in any of the guys at Fairfax.  It did keep Matt, Mark, Justin, and Bruce busy though, running interference with every guy who even so much as looked at me.  Jake stepped in too and started blocking people.  By the time Friday came around, I had never been so happy to hear the bell ring in my life.

I spent Friday afternoon curled up on my couch with a book.  I had absolutely no desire to do anything, but Justin convinced me to go get dinner with him.  I reluctantly showered and changed into shorts and a tshirt and waited for him.

"Where are you off to?"  Matt asked me as I came into the living room to wait for Justin.

"Out to dinner with Justin."  I shrugged.

"Dressed like that?"  He teased.