the summer of our lives

Chapter 5

~~~Cholès pov~~~

"Mom?" I yelled as I opened the door.

"Here Cholè but this isn't going to last all summer," she answered handing me a $20 bill.

"Mom why isn't the tab set up?" I asked concerned.

"Your father just didn't set it up, don't worry about it Cholè. Go eat with your friends," she answered.

Mom was acting so weird, I went down the stairs of the porch and started my way down the street back to the diner. I was walking when I heard someone yell,"Hey wait up!" they yelled.

I turned around and stopped walking. I stopped dead in my tracks and couldn't move. The only thing running through my head was no way no way no way.

"Why do you keep talking to me?" I said, "wait that came out wrong," I giggled.

I meant why was Justin Bieber talking to me out of all people. Like he's famous, and he wants to hang out with me?

"What's your name?" he asked me with an adorable smirk.

"Cholè, lemme guess yours," I answered with a smile.

"I'm Justin, yes the Justin Bieber but I don't want you to think of me as thee Justin Bieber, I want you to think of me as a regular guy who think your gorgeous," Justin said.

OMG OMG OMG!!! Did Justin Bieber just call me gorgeous. I looked down, and then looked up right into his eyes. My whole inside melted. I stood up

straight, what am I doing this summer is not about stupid boys.

I blushed and said, "So thee Justin Bieber thinks I'm gorgeous. That's funny."

"It's true, listen I'm not suppose to even be talking to you. But would u want to meet me tonight at the pier. Maybe 11?" he asked.

"I would love too," I said then I turned around, and walked away.

The whole way back to the diner, it was like I had the devil and the angel on my shoulders. One side was telling me to go for it, Justin Bieber likes you! are you stupid!!? Go and have the time of your life! Its only one summer! The other side was telling me, stop you can't go out with him, this summer isn't about that! What about your friends!!!?? He's gonna break your heart! I closed my eyes and opened them, as I was about to walk into the diner. I saw the girls through the window my food was sitting there. I walked in and went to the table, "hey guys. Sorry my mom had to talk to me."

I couldn't tell them about how Justin Bieber just stopped me on my way and asked me to hang out. Yea because everyone would totally believe that.

"Everything okay?" asked Courtney.

What was I gonna do to get out later, to hang out with him. I guess I would have to think of something.

"Hello??? Cholè?"said Hannah.

"Yea?" I answered.

"Did you hear what Courtney said?" said Hannah.

"Oh sorry, what you say Court?" I asked.

"I said are you sure your okay?" Courtney repeated.

"Oh yea I'm fine," I said with a nervous laugh.

I ate my food and we all paid. We went back to Cassidy's house to decide what to do for the day.

"I say beach," said Cassidy.

"I say shopping," Hannah suggested.

"Doesn't matter to me," said Courtney.

"I vote beach," I said.

"We could go to the beach now and shopping later? Is that okay Han?" asked Cassidy.

I went back to my house to grab a bathing suit and a towel. I grabbed my light blue bikini and my pink towel. I filled a bag with sunblock, and snacks. I ran back over to Cassidy's and I ran up to her room. I heard the girls talking, 'I don't know' 'she's acting weird' 'something must have happened'

They were talking about me? I walked in and they got quiet, "you guys done talking about me or??"

"Chloè we are just concerned, you disappeared because you needed money and then you came back, barley ate and didn't even talk to us. We just want to make sure your okay," said Courtney.

"I said I'm fine, I'm fine," I said.

We grabbed our bags and started off to the beach. When we got there it was already one o'clock. We laid out our towels and I put my sunglasses on. I sprayed tanning oil on my stomach arms and legs. Hannah and Courtney got up and said, "Cass Cholè wanna go in the water?"

"I'm good," I answered.

"Same," said Cassidy.

Hannah and Courtney walked down to the water, while me and Cassidy were laying out.

"Cholè are you okay?" asked Cassidy.

Cassidy was my bestfriend since first grade. She always knew when something was wrong.

"My dad never set up the tab. I just want to know why, is it that he forgot or he can't because we don't have enough money," I said quietly.

"Cholè I'm sure it's nothing, he probably just forgot. Don't worry about it," Cassidy answered without opening her eyes.

"Thanks Cass, can you just do me a favor and not tell the other girls. I don't really wanna talk about it."

"You got it, are you sure nothing else is wrong?"

I thought about telling her about Justin but I just couldn't say anything. What if she got mad or if she changed and acted different around him.

"Nope nothing else," I said with a cringe.

I closed my eyes and put my sunglasses on my head letting the sun shine on my face.

I heard a giggle and turned over and opened my eyes. A boy named Jason was pulling Cassidy up buy her hands. When she was up on her feet they were holding hands and I open my eyes Cassidy look back and said,"Bye Cholè!!" while she was giggling. I was smiling at her as they were running away, I turned my head back to face the sun and I saw Justin. I smiled at him and he grabbed my sunglasses off my head.

I yelled, "Hey those are expensive!"

"Now you have a reason to hang out with me!" He yelled as he ran in the other direction.

He was dressed in a black sweatshirt with big sunglasses so no one would know it was him. It was at least 90° and he still looked cute in his big black sweatshirt. I giggled as I watched him run down the path back towards the houses.

"Who is that Cholè?" asked Hannah with that bestfriend smirk.

I froze, what do I say I can't tell them it was Justin but if I tell it someone else that they know they might ask about him.

"Oh that kid?" I said nervously.

"No the one that didn't just steal your glasses," said Courtney.

"Oh that was just some kid that I saw when I was walking back to the diner, and I was wearing these glasses and he said he liked them," I said with a laugh.

"Aw that's cute," said Hannah.

Thank god. She believed it, this secret keeping was only getting harder. I don't know how much longer I can do this.