One Challenge

Ch. 1 UGHH, AGAIN!

* Camellia POV

"Why, why do I always get my hopes up high only to get them crushed?" I ask myself. Ughhh, Again

I am currently trying to eat my lunch and not barf at the same time, while watching my crush (Nick, well not my crush anymore now) kissing some cheerleader's face. 

I do this to my self all the time. I think that just because the guy I liked talks to me, hugs me, sends me streaks, and always shares his food with me, that he might ask me out. I get my hopes up high and get them crushed all over again. 

For those who don't know me my name is Camellia Lee Parker. I am a junior at San Marino High. I am the kind of girl who likes a cute guy, but the cute guy never falls for me. Maybe because of my gang? Who knows? 

"Cam... Uhh, Cam are you still alive?" I hear my bestfriend ( Jacob) ask me. "Hey, bitch I'm taking your food." Now that comment pulled me out of my thoughts.

"Remove your filanges from my food, or you lose those bony-ass fingers." I say, getting ready to fight for my food.

"I don't know who killed your cat, but you gotta take your attitude some where else" He notices my attitude. "So tell me who made my bestie mad, cause I will  beat them for you. But not right know because you need to tell me something." 

"What?"

 "Did he ask you out yet, huh, did he?"

I just sit and eat my food.

"That son of a bitch, led my bestie on, then not says anything."

I just nod and play with my food. 

" I am going to fucking beat the shit out of him at practice." My bestie is not only the quarterback of our football team , he is also the captain, and the coach's son. And Nick (my used to be crush) is the running back on the team. 

"No, don't do that. I don't think he really knows that I liked him." I say trying to calm him down. "I am pretty sure, he did want to get with me, but since everybody knows I won't give up my virginity that fast, he just gave up. All I care about is if we are still chill. You know what I mean?" I ask, I turn to face his way but he is already gone. OH SHIT!  I turn around in time to see Nick cowering in Jacob's shadow. I can't hear what Jacob is saying. All I see is Nick nodding his head to whatever Jacob is saying like a wimp. Jacob walks back towards me with a huge grin on his face, with $10 in his hand and a family size bag of takis. 

OMG! I LOVE MY BESTFRIEND! 

"Since you didn't get your human crush, I thought you might want to eat your food crush." He says while watching me tear through the bag of takis.

"See, this is why I am going to miss you after we graduate next year. Who at UCLA is going to bring my favorite food, the way you do?" I ask him. "I am going to starve to death!" I point out.

"Bitch! Stop exaggerating, I will personally drive from Berkeley and bring you food. Ok. No one else is going to give you food but me. Unless you find a man who will buy you a fucking price chopper, then I will bring you food." He explains to me.

OMGAWD! DID I MENTION THAT I LOVE MY BESTIE. HE IS MY BESTIE FOR THE RE-

RRRRRIIIINNNNGGGG! 

Well, there goes my lunch. 

"See ya, Jake!" I say while getting up from the table 

"I'll see ya after school alright." He yells at me as I am going out the door. 

"Yeah sure." I yell over my shoulder. 

"Oooooh, Camellia got a little spy. Damn! He is cute too." He practically shouts into my ear, pulling me yet again out of my thoughts. 

I look over to who he is talking about, but I only saw the back of the person's head. 

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The rest of the day goes by slow with out having Jacob in my classes. But gladly this is my last hour, and all I have to do is wait for that bell to ring then I am going home. 

"Cammy" An all to familiar voice from behind me calls.

I turn around and try to act normal. "What do you want, Nick?" I asked annoyed.

He has the audacity to answer back, "Are you mad at me?"

Im about to answer when the bells rings. I smile at being saved by the bell and I rush out of there, not wanting to have to talk to Nick anymore. I run out to Jake's car and see that he is waiting for me. As I get closer, I see she has this weird grin on his face. I raise my eyebrows as if to ask what but his grin turns into a smile. 

"What are you smiling at? You look like a crackhead." I tell him

He just point behind me and says,  "Oooooh, Camellia got a little spy. Damn! He is cute too." He practically shouts for the world to hear. 

I make a face and shake my head, "Nick is not cute anymore Jake." 

"Who said I was talking about Nick?" He asks. Then  points to a person, standing a few cars down. I look in the direction he is pointing, and my eyes nearly bulge out of their sockets as I see who he is talking about. 

"Is that Joseph Houston?!?!?!" 

OMFG! WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING HERE?!?!