The Boy I've Always Wanted

Chapter 7: Cranky Nathalia

~Charlie

I told Nathalia to come over at my house for Math tutoring instead of me coming over to her house. It was really unfair that she got to do nothing but learn from me and just text me and she would expect that I would zap in front of her in one click. She would even get mad if I arrived late. I opened the door and see her left arm glued to her waist and tilting her head as if telling me she's exhausted or she's mad at me. I couldn't help but let out a smirk knowing the situation last week that we accidentally texted each other inappropriately.

"You know I came all the way from Manhattan just to arrive here in Brooklyn, and I nearly hit a cranky old lady that took an hour crossing the street, and my heels..." She babbled words and she picked up her heels and showed it to me. It was broken. "Look at this heels! I just bought it yesterday and now it's gone. All of this is because of you Charlie." She said pushing me that nearly knock my balance off.

Before I could even say anything my dad appeared and said "Oh hey you guys don't start a quarrel it's not healthy for teenage romance." Nathalia faked a smile and when he's gone to his room. She pushed me again. Her blue eyes are staring at me like I'm going to die. 

"Let's come up stairs." I sighed.

She went upstairs thudding each and every step making a loud noise like a little kid.

"Stop that." I said but she continued.

I opened the door and she went in after me. Sat on my bed comfortably like she's been here before but the truth is she never been here. She sat down on silence eyes rolling at me whenever  I tried to look at her.

"I never get girls, I mean why would you even get mad if I'm the one that I'm helping here." I said leaning on my wall.

She started bringing out things from her bag: books, notebooks, pens, just to pretend that she's busy and done with everything.

"Sorry, can we just start..." She said and then tears started to form in her eyes making her blue eyes glossy. Now I just never get girls even more.

I walk towards her and sat beside her. I put his head on my chest making her cry out on my shirt but I do not really care.

"I wanna die." She sobbed.

"Shhh, don't say that." I said while I caress her blonde hair.

"I hate Math! Why is that subject even created?" She said and I smiled knowing that Math is the reason she's crying

"Math exist for people like me to be good at so that not only Nathalias around the world can be so well-known." I joked

I can feel her smiling and she finally put her head up and then she smiled at me again. "That's not true, people like me are not talented at all." She said. 

"Are you kidding you're the dream girl every girl wants to be. Everybody wants to be exactly like you, you're rich, classy, and beautiful and little do they know you have a very thoughtful personality." I said which is true

"I don't want to be known for being rich or classy or... wait what did you say?" She said

"I said you're beautiful." I said

"True but aside from that?" She said and she is blushing. I never seen her blush.

"Nah, I'm not gonna repeat it." I teased her.

"Say it!" She said and pinched me.

"Okay I said you're kind and you have a very unique personality." I said

"How can you say that? Everybody thinks I'm a bitch." She said

"You are not. I mean how can you hang out with a boy like me." I said

"Because you know me so well and understand me like no other would." She said

Right from that moment I wasn't really paying attention at what she were saying. Instead I stared at her lips. The lips that I've been dreaming to kiss. I leaned forward and she started to talk slowly. She didn't lean forward nor she resist that I'm about to kiss her... but my phone vibrates on the cabinet before I even grab it she grabbed it first and read the message.

"Who texted?"  I asked but she stared at me blankly.

"No one." She said and put down my phone. She put her hands on my shoulder and lean forward to continue our kiss but I was uncomfortable and grabbed my phone and see Bridget texted saying: "Nice one grabbing Nathalia's ass so fast now we can totally destroy Annie!" 

Now I'm the one that stared blankly at Nathalia but she wasn't mad instead she take a deep gulp and then I didn't know what to say to her. I was completely in awe. I hate the timing Bridget picked. 

"I mean it's okay to use me but maybe soon if you have a plan on destroying someone just please not my best friend. I love my best friend and you don't know her." She said

"No... It's not what you think." I said looking down.

"I understand you're just trying to get on me for this immature war you and Bridget have with Annie but maybe sometime you could just inform me what's happening." She said calmly and walk out of my room but before she even opened the door to leave she said "I thought someone could even be my friend or like me as me." She said and walked out.

I felt empty.