His Name Is Alex

Chapter Three

     I wake up to the sound of my alarm, and groan. Back to Hell we go! I think to myself as I flop out of bed and onto the floor. I feel my dog Walter get off of the bed and lay down by me.
     "You don't want me to leave, do you bud?" I ask, petting him. He groans and huffs in return, bringing a smile to my face. Walter is an old silver Pitbull who has been there for me for a really long time.
     "Dude, there's a boy at the door for you." Holly says, laughing a bit. "Says his name is Vinnie?" she raises an eyebrow.
     "Her. Her name is Vinnie." I say, throwing on a pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt. I run to the door and yell "I'll be there in a sec!" as I slide down the hallway to the kitchen to grab my keys, as well as a pair of shoes. "Bye!" I yell to Holly as I walk out the door and greet Vinnie.
     "Hey wife!" she says cheerfully as I grumble a "Good morning" to her. I unlock the truck and we get in, grumbling about how cold it is.
     "Ready for today?" I ask, pulling out of the driveway.
    "Probably not as ready as you are. I bet you couldn't stop thinking about that one guy yesterday." she says, nudging me. I scoff, and shake my head. "Nah, he's cute, but unattainable. Especially for me. But it's okay. I've got my dog and my wife." I say smiling.
     As we pull into the parking lot, I see a flash of blonde hair and a pink backpack. I feel myself vomit a little in my mouth as I spot my sister. "Eeeeeew! What the heck? I wanted to start my morning off good, but now I guess that won't be an option." I say, sighing.
   Zaq runs up to Vinnie and me, and nearly scares me to death.
     "Hey! Who is this??" Zaq asks energetically. He turns to Vinnie. "Hi! My name is Zaquery with a 'q' 'u' and I am one of Brielle's friends! I love your hair!" Zaq starts fawning over Vinnie and I laugh quietly. "Zaq, this is Vinnie. And I think you might be freaking her out a bit." I say.
     "Her?" Zaq asks. "Ah, okay. Her. Sweet!" he says, laughing at himself. All of a sudden, he says "I gotta go!" and runs off.
     "What the fuh just happened?" Vinnie asks.
     "That was Zaq. Queen bee and one of my really good friends." I reply. Vinnie and I went upstairs to our first period class, and sat by eachother. Zaq came in shortly after and sat on the other side of me. Emmie managed to get switched into my first period English, and I cringed internally. Okay, maybe a little externally...
    "God Brielle, I know that this might be hard for you to do, but can you not infect my space with the air you're contaminating?" Emmie says from behind me.
    "At least my presence isn't contaminating lives." I say, smiling fakely at her. Vinnie gives me a look and laughs, as do half of the other people in the room.
     "If I wasn't such a good person, I would call you names, but not everyone needs to stoop as low as you." Emmie retorts.
     "At least I'm not a hypocrite who lives on her knees. Oh wait, no one would ask you for that. Take a break Emmie, and get off of your high horse." I say, and turn backs towards the front. I hear her huff, and hear the sound of snickering and "damn" coming from people filtering into the classroom who heard the exchange.
    With the sound of the bell, everyone quieted down, and the day began.
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     After class ended, I was almost hesitant to go to second period. But I knew that I had to be on time, so I went quickly to my seat in front of Alex's. I was almost dissapointed when class started and he ended up not showing up for second period.
     Well, I just have to get through about an hour and a half, then I'll be able to have lunch and just hang out with my friends. I thought to myself. I wonder what lunch A- no! Nope. Not going there. He has the same lunch? Cool. Doesn't? That's cool too. I don't care. I sigh internally and just think about what I want to do for lunch.
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     My friend David nearly scares the crap out of me when he sneaks up behind me. "Bri!" he yells, grabbing me and pushing me a bit before pulling me back. In the panic, I curse, and swing around with my hand in a fist, ready to hit whoever grabbed me, but then I see David and just laugh.
     "You scared the crap out of me!" I say, hitting his arm. He hugs me, and I say "So how's it going with your girlfriend?" I ask. David sighs and says "Dude I'm so effing done. She broke up with me again." he says sadly. I shrug and say "Hey, she's not worth the pain. Believe me."
    I see my friend Rain a few yards away and excuse myself, going up to her. As we see eachother, I see none other than Alex. Smiling at him briefly, I turn back to face Rain and hug her. Rain and I have been friends since before the dark ages of our lives, and have been through a lot together. We talk for a few minutes, and then I get a notification on my phone.
     "New post from Alex King" it says as I open it up. Alex sees the notification and says, "I didn't get a notification that you started following me. That's weird. I wonder why."
     "That's because I started following your account a while ago." I say, blushing a bit. He replies with "S***, when?"
     "About nine months ago." I admit, looking down at my hands. I hear him take a step back and laugh a bit. "So you have been watching my videos and stuff for nine months? I have only met like three fans from different places! That's cool!" he says, smiling at me. Holy crap... He has dimples. I think to myself as I smile awkwardly.
     "I haven't seen your recent videos, so the hair color kinda threw me off." I explain, still trying to keep my composure.
     "It's all good. Hey, let me take a pic of us." he says, putting his arm around me and pulling out his phone. After he takes the picture, we continue talking for a while. After the bell rings, I go about the rest of my day, trying not to think about the blue-haired boy.
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-JJ