Just an Ordinary Daisy

Chapter 10: Strangers

I woke up on the ground, with three people looking down at me. Wait... THREE!?!? I quickly tried to get up, but someone gently pushed me back down. I looked up at the people staring at me. It was Gabe, Susan, and that blonde girl! I was about to ask who she was but I was cut off by Susan again.

"Are you alright little missy?" She asked.

"Yeah," I replied, "what happened?"

"You passed out," Gabe said. Yeah, thanks for pointing out the obvious Gabe, I thought. He continued. "You were looking at that tombstone and you just flat out fell over," he said, laughing a little. Which made me angry. This isn't a laughing matter! ...Ok, maybe a little. He kept laughing, and it got louder and louder until he saw the looks we were giving him. Mainly, the look I was giving him. He abruptly stopped, embarrassed, and cleared his throat. He kept on talking.

"Anyways, luckily I caught you again before anything bad happened like you hitting your head." I can't believe he caught me, again! It's not like in a romantic way or anything though, which is good. Like I said before, me and Gabe could never be together, we're just friends.

"Thanks, Gabe," I said, sending him a small smile. To make it not seem like it meant as much as it did. Since you all know, I don't like to show my emotions.

"You're welcome. And I know it meant much more to you than ya made it seem." Well, so much for trying to hide my emotions, I thought. It's kinda freaky how well he knows me. No one knows me as well as he does. Except, maybe Lindsey. But I'm not too sure about that now, after what happened back at the theater. I really hope she'll still be friends with me.

"Oh and D-girl, I'm really sorry about what happened to your grandma."

Oh, now I remember. My grandma... I started to feel dizzy again.

"Gabe..." I started as I began to fall again. He rushed to me and caught me again in his arms. I looked up at him and saw him staring deep into my eyes. I stared back into his, wondering for the first time, what he was thinking. It was silent for a minute until someone broke the silence.

"AWWWW!!!!," a young girl's voice said. She was about the same age as me, "You're all so cute together!!!" That's when I realized I'd had enough. I sprung out of Gabe's arms. I was tired of people thinking we were dating or wanting us to date. WE ARE JUST FRIENDS!!!!!!!

Anyways, Gabe was shocked at how quickly I got up. He just stared at me for a while with his arms still extended. He looked at me, then the blonde girl, then me, then the blonde girl again, and back to me. It was a non-ending cycle. It was kinda funny actually. Once his brain processed what she said (which I can usually tell since we're such close friends) he blushed slightly and shrugged his shoulders.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but me and D-girl are not dating," Gabe said, still embarrassed by her comment. I was blushing too, slightly, but not enough for anyone but Gabe to notice. He just looked at me, smiled faintly, and blushed again.

"D-girl?" The blonde girl asked, "Is that really her name? Cause if it is, I'm gonna start laughing my face off." I looked at her, surprised at what she said. She had a very slight country accent. Like so slight that you could barely notice. Yet she seemed like a tough girl. One that you don't wanna mess with, but you also want to have as a friend so she can protect you. Not that I need protecting, but like for shy, delicate girls that could easily get hurt. She'd surely stick up for them. (I know though that the whole time I'm saying this, I'm just trying to make me feel like I can protect myself.)