I came down for breakfast that morning and hugged my mom..."morning mom..",she pecked me"how was your night sweety?" "great",i gave my sister a look before i sat down at the table as my mom placed a plate of pancakes in front of me"this looks great...",i ate my dish then took my bag"see ya later people..." "bye" "uh...karen.."my mom called,i turned"i talked to George..hes really busy,but we fixed dinner for the day after tomorrow...",i stared at her"yea wednesday night,hope you ll be free..",i recovered and glanced at my sister"sure..thats gr..eat...im looking forward to it..see ya later"i opened the door and got out,taking a breathe i walked down my driveway when a car pulled up,i gaped at the driver as he smiled at me..."hey karen,need a ride" "Brian...",what was he doing"come on i wanted to give you a ride since your car has a fault..",he held my gaze"ok,i wanted to talk to you......well are you gonna stand there all day" "no..im just shocked",i got in and he drove off..he kept glancing at me"so how was your night?" "great it went great...what did you want to talk about?" "uh.....you wanna hang out..later",i looked at him"Brian..." "dont say no pls,we have to talk" "Brian i cant keep dating you" "why...you dont like me?" "of course i like you,who wouldnt...just that...Lia..." "well what about Lia?",i bit my lip continously wonderin if i should tell him,when did my life becom so complicated"Karen.."he was waiting..."you know what,just forget it" "so we on after school?" "i have to meet up with Drew for the project.."i winced"oh yea my cousin...so when..." "i ll let you know when im free ok..." "ok...i really like you karen...i want to get to know you better...",i stared at him then turned ahead...."Hes on rebound",i recalled Drew's words,he d forget about me am sure..i smiled wanely as we finally got to school and walked in together,he went to his class nd i went towards mine when Lia hurried up beside me..."hey karen..." "hey Lia,how was the night out" "fun..Jenny and Tia got into a fight...so what happened last friday,the girls saw you get in Drew's car..they want to know if you 're dating..i told them no ,thats hes your partner and...." "he tried to rape me Lia..." "what...he what..you ok..." "im fine..."was i...?"we got to make a report" "no..i dont want a scandal..besides nothing happened." "karen he could do same to some other girl" "quit worrying ok..im fine,i have other things to worry about"i opened my locker,took out books i needed and shut it back"so what now..you just gonna let him go..." "im sure he didnt mean it..." "karen..." "what.." "whats happened..you changed" "how?" "why are you protecting Drew?" "cos i dont want this to be known,if it comes out do u know how much of an item that would make me..." "it would put Drew in his place",i rolled my eyes"i appreciate your concern really Lia,but im fine",i walked to my first class and paused at the door......Drew was already seated..beside my seat..jotting as usual...he looked up at me~.................................................................It was minutes into the class now and he hadnt said a single word to me,i kept telling myself that if only he d apologise,we d be even but i was wrong,he didnt say a word to me..he was back to the Drew i hated,though i didnt like any Drew....during fourth period class,it was announced that mr smith wanted to see us...i went there during lunch,partly glad,i didnt want to face Lia or the cheerleaders just yet...he was already there..."hi.." "hi"he said back,"how was your..date?" "it went well,thank you",he looked at mr smith who looked down his nose at us"so i hear you both are having some issues with your partnering" "yes we are..."we both started then he continued"it isnt working sir" "on what grounds...all other students are coping well " "we ve not been able to work together without fighting sir..." "fighting..its part of it,do u think all ur classmates like their partners,they adapt..thats what they do,you shoud do that",Drew and i looked at each other" sir..." "get to work kids,i dont hv all day,kill each other if you want but i want an A+ from the both of you..now shoo",we stared at him in surprise before we got out"so thats does it,im stuck with you"he said "and me with you.."i blurted, "you feeling so damn lucky right now aint you?"he looked at me "you nimron.." "hey..not outside my door"mr smith shouted,Drew and i looked at d closed door and walked away...i was about to turn and tell him to apologise to me when he turned and entered the cafeteria.....cursing aloud i made my way to the library~.Drew did not even come close to me again,it was annoying becos he was the one in the wrong...nd i had no idea why but i missed talking to him..i didnt like him for sure but y had i responded to him like that...his touch had set me on fire in a way id never felt before...nd mr smith didnt help matters...he didnt even speak to me after a game we had,how were we spsd to get an A+ when we werent talking~
