Girl V.S. Boy

Chapter 17

Chapter 17 (Girl V.S. Boy)

The drive at first was silent. None of us were speaking. Brandon had his eyes on the road, an intense stare on his face. I rested my head against the window, looking out at the starry night.

“Thank you for coming. Seriously, thank you,” Brandon said, looking quickly over at me.

I gave him a small smile in return. “You’re welcome.”

“Do you still hate me?” Brandon asked.

“I don’t know.” I honestly didn’t know.

“Oh, okay.”

It was silent again for a moment before Brandon spoke again. “So, are you going to the welcome back dance with Reed still?” he asked.

I nodded. “Yeah, I am. Are you going with anyone?”

Brandon shook his head. “I think I’m just going to skip.”

“How come?” I asked, frowning.

Brandon shrugged. “I don’t know. I don’t have a date and I don’t really want to go. I’ll probably fly up to New York for a bit.”

I sighed. I remembered that he was so rich; he could basically go anywhere, anytime he wanted. “Oh, I see.”

“Is Jacob going with Janice?” Brandon asked.

I nodded. “Yeah, I think they really like each other. They aren’t dating but there was definitely something going on between the two after I saw them kissing. By the way, don’t you want to go with Selena?” I asked.

Brandon’s nose turned up, making me laugh. “No, I never go on a date with the same girl more than once. I don’t even really like Selena. She was annoying.”

I giggled. Suddenly, I yawned and felt my eyelids start to get really heavy. “Are you tired?” Brandon asked, looking over at me.

I nodded. “Yeah, actually I am.”

“You can go to sleep. I’ll wake you when we get there,” Brandon offered.

“Are you sure?” I asked.

“Yeah.”

“Okay, goodnight,” I said, closing my eyes at once.

I heard Brandon plug his iPod in and the sounds of Bring Me Flowers by Hope drifted through the speakers. I almost laughed at how he had this song in his iPod but the soothing sounds of the song drifted me to sleep.

I awoke a few hours after. I yawned and stretched myself out. The sky was dark gray, not as dark as it was a couple hours ago. “What time is it?” I asked, rubbing the sleepiness out of my eyes.

“It’s just about five in the morning. Good morning,” Brandon said.

“Good morning,” I mumbled, yawning again.

I looked out the window to see a whole field of corn pass by, with stacks of hay lying around. In the distance, cows were wandering around. “Are you tired?” I asked.

Brandon waved his hand in a so-so gesture. “A bit but I’m fine.”

The car ride got silent once again so I decided to make conversation. “So, did you hear? Rose and Matthew are together again,” I said.

Brandon frowned. “Ugh, I hate her.”

“Hate is a strong word.”

“I know.”

“She’s actually nice,” I said, shrugging.

“It’s all an act. She did it to Matthew once and she’s doing it again. Matthew is just too stupid to realize it,” Brandon said, rolling his eyes.