Love, Lust, & Loathing

Chapter 1

Chapter 1:

Intro-

My entire high school life has consisted of one thing, and one thing only. Being bombarded with questions of my enemy- and secret crush. We've had the relationship every girl would loath to have with the one they were crushing on. You might of heard of the one where, the boy despises the girl -for no apparent reason- and the girl half pretends to detest him? Yup, that'd be ours; and boy is it tiresome.

The girls would rush over to me right after he or I have said something to piss the other off, and ask if we had broken up. Though the simplicity of avoidance always comes to mind, it's practically impossible. We just so happen to run in similar circles, partially because of my best friend; and the fact that they have been friends since forever.

I've tried endlessly to avoid him, but to no avail. When my friends mention a party the thought of ' Colt is going to be their snogging every girl's face off ' never seems to  come to mind quick enough. I honestly hate it, hate HIM. He's obnoxious, egotistical, ill-mannered, lewd, obtuse, ignorant, cruel, selfish and SO many more.

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I walk to my desk, half expecting Valerie to be there. She's not. I quietly take my seat and remove my materials from my jansport book bag i've been using for the past year and a half. I place my binder on my desk before bending back over to retrieve my pencil and highlighter.

When I looked up, my binder is no longer laying on my desk. I DID notice though, that it was sitting open on the desk next to me. The devil's spawn was perched in the seat i had oh so discretely tried to hold for Valerie. He was flipping through my binder; opening up to every divider.

My breath caught when he stopped at one I had scribbled over. In a single moment of weakness i had managed to inscribe our initials onto it with PERMANENT marker. though i used my first and last name initials i hadn't known his at the time-thankfully- and had only put a "C".

Part of me wanted him to only notice the kittens that balanced on a tree branch; but alas, as luck would have it, he noticed the heart with three dreaded lettters. "E.B. plus C?" He read aloud. I know it could only of been my fault but in that moment, I may have strangled him. Had Valerie not walked in.

She walked in and didn't even bother trying to explain her unusual tardiness to the teacher and walked straight to the other open seat to my left. luckily, it didn't seem as though were struggling to sit by me. Though Valerie and Colt happen to be " popular ", and i had a few friends- i didn't exactly fall into the ' IN ' category.

It's ok- though nobody asked me- i find it easier not to draw a lot of attention to ones self. which i some how ALWAYS manage to do when these two are around.

Valerie hastily sat and took her supplies out and placed everything on the desk. Then sat to attention. The teacher seemed pleased and decided not to count this discrepancy (how unusual). Ms. knip (A/N: Pronounced- nip) never missed the chance to right someone up for a tardy or something completely unrelated to our school work. 

I seem to recall one time she had told us to take a moment to read over a chapter of 'The Giver', and I tried to ask another student what infraction was supposed to mean. She had went as far as to sen me to student affairs-stupid, really. 

I cautiously threw a note onto her desk and ducked my head before Ms. K got suspicious. That lady was too hard on us juniors, seriously. Even when it's our last day of school?

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I was in my last period of the day, chemistry. God, SHOOT ME NOW! Why do we continue learning AFTER we've taken all of our exams and such? The school board obviously has little to no logic.

It's not even that i hate the class that much. It's who's in it. Colt Wills. I coudn't hate 7th period more if my mother tought it (though i love my mom). Thank the heavens this would be the last time i see him before next school year, i hope.

I dash over to the window seat and plop down before anyone else arrives; that is, except the 'to school for cool' kids. Can i just say? GET A LIFE! I mean there are other things to do in life other than study and play with your yu-gi-oh cards.

The next three people to enter the class were like me, but at the same time not. While the last of the class cluttered in i began to right are last and final warm-up for the year.What is it that you think you have most enjoyed about this class and this school year? I wrote my thoughts down on the college ruled paper, and sat silently.

The door opened silently while none other than Colt himself entered the class. My eyes followed his every movement-though i mustered up all the power i could not to. He walked over to the seat behind me which had been occupied before he gave poor Millis a death glare.

He slumped down into the seat behind me, and i wanted to hit the wall. "Why the hell are you sitting behind me"? I asked with clenched teeth. I turned half way around in the uncomfortable chair. He was gazing out the window. "To enjoy the prettiest view on all of campus on my last day of school" He said. It sounded so sincere I didn't bother questioning him. but I should of.