• - handle /'hand(ə)l/ [verb]
to take action in order to deal with a difficult situation •
With 18 years the internet- and food-addicted Tara Rayes is kind of forced to leave her home for 3 months. Her dad has a really bad illness which can onl...
Tell me one kid that likes school. Just one, one that isn't some nerd, of course.
Okay; I have to admit, school has its good sites. You are with friends, you learn every once in a while something that might help you in your life and you have excursions, trips and one class outta ten that you enjoy.
But that's about it.
I sigh as I walk into my english class. English isn't as bad as other subjects, luckily, but only attributable to my teacher.
Let me tell you, he is some wise man.
I plop into my seat next to my best friend, Julie, to find her on her phone. I roll my eyes. That's basically her main occupation.
"Hey, no texting in class," I urge, smiling like a goof.
She looks up from her phone, recognizing my voice immediately. She grins as well and replies, "You better not tryna fuck with me. You know it better than anyone else."
I laugh as I get what she's referring to. Julie and I have had only one fight in our entire friendship and, well, it was like all hell broke loose. We insulted each other all the time and made all secrets and cofessions of the other public. You could put it as the third world war, in all honesty.
The people probably thought we would put the school on fire - but in the end, we became like sisters. No, more like twins, if not even one person.
And I admit; I love her with all my heart. She's the best I could ask for.
"Yeah, I do know. Sexting with another boy toy again?" I ask sarcastically as I eye her phone. Indeed I see some messages like 'ur so hot' and 'I'd do you all day'. Dear lord.
"Hey!" Julie exclaims and I sit back into my seat. Now, please don't picture her like the bitchy slut that's done every guy. Julie is amazibly (yes, this is a word for me) beautiful and practically everyone slides into her DM's. Completely opposite to me; my DM's are as empty as a desert.
But, whom to blame? Julie isn't one to directly hop into bed with someone that compliments her once. She has a hella lot of self-respect and had like two boyfriends. In fact she doesn't let anyone touch her unless they're dating, so people know they ain't got a chance.
Does it stop them from trying? Hell nah.
I look around in class. Everything's as normal and boring as ever. Girls gossiping in one corner, giggling around like second-graders, guys in their football jerseys, talking in deep voices and a couple making out on the desk.
Welcome to high school.
Just in that moment the teacher arrives and the torture, or so called schoolday, begins.
***
"Tell me about him."
Julie and I walk into the cafeteria and get into the line to get our lunch. It's really loud in here and I'm damn ready to get home and in my bed.
I'm a huge introvert, you know. I'm too fancy to call myself a loner but besides Julie I don't really have a lot of friends and my only accompanies are actors from TV-series. Sigh.
"What?" Julie looks at me with a puzzled expression and tosses her brown hair over her shoulder.
"You know, the guy that was sexting you. Are you something serious?" I ask, kinda interested, mainly to make a conversation. Almost every week someone new decides to try his luck.
"Come on, Tara. You'd be the first that knew," she tells me in a duh-voice and continues, "Besides, we only started talking yesterday. He's pretty cute though ..."
"Oh?" Seriously surprised I look at her while I shove my tray with various plates further. Normally Julie isn't at all interested in the guys that hit on her.
"Yeah," I see her blush a little, "He's by far the sweetest. He seems like he really cares about me."
"Or he just knows how to get into a girls pants."
"Tara!" She calls out attacked. I just laugh and search for a table. Julie slides onto the bench in front of mine, facing me.
"To be really honest, he seems to." She says then, looking down onto her food.
"To what?" I chew on a noodle and study her expression.
"To wanna get in my pants. He's quite straight forward when it comes to this stuff," she admits and pokes her food.
"Just go with the flow and see what happens," I tell her my honest opinion, as always. As I mentioned, we're as close as twins.
"Thanks, T," Julie smiles at me and I smile back.
She's too good and too innocent for this world, for real.
***
yaaay
i never know how to start these oh well
but yesterday i met like the sweetest person ever; brianadikk. you're too nice, i'm so glad i hit you up. :P you hAVE to follow her instagram, i swear, she makes so damn good edits (@/ dolandaddyissues ♥)
also, i dedicate every chapter to some1 that left a nice comment or just told me something nice about my story. thanks briana! xo
i love you all!
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oh, this is how i picture tara btw. ^ i forgot; i planned to do a cast at the beginning of the story but like... you get it when i insert pics at every end lol.
