A Blooming Beauty

Chapter 5

After giving him my name, and shaking his hand, and trying not to puke, Carter finally leaves.

"Blair. How do you know him?!" Beth said.

"I kind bumped into him earlier and he kinda knows me know." I reply.

"Hottie." Jess swoons.

"Okay Blair spill." Beth says and I tell her and Jessica the story.

"Wow." They both say.

"I know."

"Oh God you're more awkward than both of us combined!" Jess says bursting with laughter. And the two of them laughed as I shot an unamused look.

"Oh chill honey we're just teasing." Jess says looking at me.

We all ate our food and finished before the bell. I proceeded to spanish, Jess to English and Beth to Home Economics. The rest of the day dragged along pretty slow but soon enough, the last bell rang and I would be going home.

I needed to go to the bathroom really bad because I hated going to the bathroom during class hours. As soon as the bell rang I sprinted out of the classroom and ran for the girl's room.

"Blasted bladder." I mumbled to myself.

After relieving myself, I was washing my hands until Monica came in with one of her friends. She and her clique usually come in here to put a new coat of makeup so she was standing beside me.

"Oh... Uhmm... Blair... Right?" Monica said smiling.

"Yeah." Wow she actually knew my name. Impressive.

"Do me a favor hon?" She said applying another thick layer of red lipstick. "Stay the fuck away from Carter. He's mine."

"I barely know the guy." I said washing my hands.

"Please Blair you're the first person he talked to." She said rubbing her lips together.

"Whatever Monica, you can have him. I don't know him personally." I say drying my hands.

"Good. But if you don't stay away, you're sorry ass will regret talking to him in the first place." She said pushing up her boobs.

"How do you know he'll go out with you?" I said finally, gathering up the courage to say so.

"Oh and he'll like you?" She said laughing. "Blair. You're ugly, you're freaky and you're nerdy. You're clumsy and awkward and you have no experience with dating. You will stay away from him. Understand?" I remained silent.

"Good. Now please shoo." She said.

"What a whore." I heard her friend say as I walked out of the bathroom.

"What a slut." I mumble to myself.

I visit my locker and take out my penny board, at the same time saying goodbye to Beth and Jess.

"See you tomorrow!" I say skating away from school.

As I skate down the hill, I hear Someone running after me. I slowly stop and check to see who it was. I squint and I see Carter running to me.

"Hi." He says panting like a dog.

"What the hell Carter?" I say holding my laughter. He looked ridiculous because of his wet shirt and hair.

"Can I.." Pant. "Have..." Pant. "Jesus Christ why the fuck am I so tired??" He says screaming.

"You look so stupid right now." I say giggling.

"I'm aware thanks." He says sarcastically. "I was wondering if I could get your number." He says taking out a pen.

"All that for a number? Damn son." I say writing it on his hand.

We continue walking down the road until I remember what Monica had said. She was right too. Me being in Carter's life was just bringing him down socially.

"I have to go." I said putting down my board. Lie.

"What? Come on I'm just down there!" He says pointing to his house.

Shit. It was beside the house in front of me.

"Uhh... Chores." I say skating away from him, hoping that we wouldn't see me enter my house. Another lie.

My parents wouldn't be home for another hour, so I run up to my room and look out the window. I saw Carter walking down the sidewalk, hands in his pocket whilst kicking the floor. He looked pissed of but mostly sad. He opened his house door and disappeared from sight.

I flopped on my bed. Was this gonna be my whole year? Ignoring the one person who didn't make fun of me? It was unfair.

But the world was unfair.

My mind erupted with thoughts of him as I made my dinner and did my homework. After I ate and brushed my teeth and changed into my pony pajamas...

Don't judge me.

I sat on my bed and thought of what Beth said. Everyone thought he was a jackass.

But after today, I knew I was more of a jackass than him.