How To Get Away With Punching Felix

Chapter 3

I walked out to Jared. "That was quick." He said.

"Yeah, I didn't have much to say to him. Now I am going out to Rocky Café, see ya." I said as I walked to my car.

"Don't stay out too late though. It may be the weekend but it is always dangerous late at night." Jared told me.

"Will do." I said, and hopped in my car. I turned on my music and just drove. I hated my dad. He hated me. We didn't have a good relationship. He was such a terrible person. He has forever made my life feel regrettable. He didn't care about me, and he didn't care about what he did to me in the past. I pulled up to Rocky Café ten minutes later. I sat there thinking to myself. Take a deep breathe Marine, you are fine. I told myself. I sighed, and got out of my car. I walked inside, and saw Mallory. She was always working there, and new me well. I had come there a few times. Mallory was more on the chubby side, and she had a belly laugh, and had a country accent.

"Hey sweetie. Did you see that father of yours?" She asked as she washed a table. I nodded. "Oh, let me get you your usual sweetie, and we'll make this day all better." She said. I smiled.

"Thanks Mallory." I said as I sat down at a table for two. I sighed, and pulled out my phone. I looked at my Facebook status and saw a couple of pictures. Then someone sat down in front of me. I looked up at the person. Felix.

Anger blew up inside me. "What the heck are you doing here?" I asked angrily. He looked surprised.

"I just came in to eat, and you were in here. So I just decided to sit with you." He said.

"But why here?" I asked.

"Because it was the nearest good place to eat by the prison." He said. I looked at him in disbelief.

"You got arrested?" I asked.

"Na I came to visit my brother." He said. I huffed. "What are you doing here?" He asked.

"No reason." I said looking away.

"You have always been bad at lying." He said. I sighed.

"I don't want to talk about it okay? It's not an easy topic for me." I said. He nodded in understanding.

"So, is this place good?" Felix asked.

"No." I lied so he would go away. He laughed.

"Like I said, you really suck at lying." He told me. I sighed.

"Listen Felix, I don't you here. This is one of the only places I can hide away from everything." I said, looking him in the eyes.

"Here you go Sweetie. Oh! Who's this handsome young man." Mallory asked, smiling at Felix. He grinned at the pudgy woman.

"A good friend." He said.

"No he isn't, just someone I know from school. His name is Felix." I said to Mallory. She smiled.

"Well ain't that nice. What would you like sweetie?" She asked him. He smiled, and told her whatever he was getting. "Alrighty, I will get that out to ya in no time." She said, smiling. Then she walked off.

"Is what I got good?" He asked.

"Everything here is good Felix." I said, and he smiled. "What are you smiling about?" I asked him.

"You didn't lie." He said.

"Only because apparently because "I suck at lying."" I said raising an eyebrow. He laughed. "But really don't come here anymore." I said.

"What happens if I don't stop coming here?" He questioned.

"Then I will be sure you can't go anywhere on earth." I said. He threw his head back, and laughed again.

"Marine, I never knew that you were funny." He said. I felt my cheeks get warm.

"Don't flatter me Felix, I am not like other girls, who fall for you just when you flash them a smile." I said.

"Oh trust me I know that all to well. But I still can make you blush, like I did moments ago." He said. It was a shame that blushes are visible.

"Well that is only from embarrassment. I am not usually complemented, just criticized." I said. Felix frowned.

"Here is your food pumpkin." Mallory said, placing a plate of food in front of Felix. He looked up and smiled again.

"Thanks so much." He said. I sighed and started to eat. It was amazing as always. I sighed. "Just so you know you are still going to regret punching me. Like a lot. Not just from me, but from everyone in the school." He said. I shrugged.

"The whole school already hates me, and wants to kill me anyway. I regret even living sometimes." I said. Why the heck am I telling this to Felix? I asked myself. I never told anyone this, not Jared, not my therapist, not anyone, so why was I telling it to Felix?

"Well don't blame me if everyone will hate you more." He said. I looked away out the window.

"Trust me, I won't." I said. I ate all the rest of my food hurriedly. "Well see you later." I said, standing.

"Wait. Marine, do you really hate me?" He asked. I hesitated for some odd reason, as he looked at me so deeply. I looked away, then back at him again.

"No. But I don't like you either." I said. I didn't hate him. I hated my dad, and those feelings were not like the ones I had for Felix. Felix was just someone that I really disliked. I loathed him, but not hated him. Felix grinned.

"Don't think that this means I am okay with you. I don't like you in the least. But I have felt hate before, and still do. But I don't hate you, but it is, in a way, close." I said, and turned away, and walked out the door, dropping a twenty dollar bill next to Mallory. I heard running behind me as I walked through to my car.

"Marine, wait." He said. I walked faster, I tried to unlock my car but it wouldn't! I tried more. Then Felix was right behind me. He grabbed my wrist, but on instinct, I twisted his wrist as I turned around.

"Ah! Wrist, wrist!" He yelled and I released.

"Sorry." I said. "What did you need this time?" I asked.

"Well I was wondering, if you are going to tell me why you are al the way up here." He said. I sighed.

"Felix, no." I said.

"But I told you why I was here." He said.

"I didn't force you to. You did that by yourself." I said. "Now. Can I finally go home." I asked.

"Yeah sorry. Go ahead." He said. I unlocked my car. Oh so now it unlocks. I went in my car, and started the engine. I rolled down my window.

"Felix, I'm sorry, but not many people know why." I said. He nodded.

"Yeah, don't worry about it. Your just one of those people who never talk to anyone else." He said. I felt another roar of anger.

"And you don't know why, Felix. You have not the slightest clue, as to why I keep to myself." I said, with anger, and Felix could definitely hear it in my voice, and see it on my face. I rolled up my window and drove away. I saw Felix clench his jaw. Why do you even bother talking to me? It is useless. We both know that I will never get along with you.