5)
I was rushing Jake into the bathroom. I didn't care if I had to go into the boys
bathroom. When we walked in and the smell was the worst. It smelled like feet, and
sweat and well yeah you get my point, it smelled terrible. I told him to kneel down and
put his head on the sink. I turned on the water and splashed a bit of clear water on to
his head.
It dripped off his head going down the drain no longer clear but the color red.
I moved his hair to try to see if there was a crack but there wasn't, just a little cut. He sat
down on the floor while I quickly grabbed a piece of paper towel and pressed it gently
on his head.
"What the hell happened" he said confused
"Well, we were about to kiss when all of sudden out of nowhere someone threw a rock at
you and hit you on the side of the head" I said strictly.
"I wonder who it was."
"We should go back and pick up the blanket."
"Ok."
"You ok?" I said timidly.
"Yeah I'll be fine" he said.
We walked back to where the tree was. The blanket was still there. We saw the rock
laying there on the blanket. I picked it up and saw that there was writing on one said of
it. "Your off the Football Team." We both knew who it was at that point.
"It was the football team" he said as he angrily threw the rock across campus.
"I'm sorry, this is all my fault" I said. "They did it because of me"
"Don't say that Rue. It wasn't your fault" he said as he reached out to grab my hand.
"But"
"Stop. It wasn't your fault, we should get going," he said looking down.
He walked me to my car which was a few spaces away from his.
"I'm sorry" I said quietly
"Why are you apologizing?"
"Because ever since people have found
out that we have a thing they've been
treating you differently"
"And? I care about you Rue. I'll take a
thousand rocks to the head, it doesn't
matter as long as your by my side."
"Ask long as I don't get hot" I said with a smirk.
We both laugh. He pins me to the side
of my door as he puts his hands on
either sides of my shoulders. I feel like
he was about to pop the question. I didn't want him to. I didn't want him to get hurt again because of me.
"Would you like to be my girl--"
My phone rings. Thank god.
"Hello?"
"Hi Mr.Martin"
"Whose this?"
"Who do you think it is silly!"
It was one of my moms drunk phone calls. It's not the first time I get one.
"That was my mom" I said
"What did she say?"
"She's drunk, I better get home and
check on her"
"Oh, ok" he said looking down.
"I'll talk to you later" I said quietly as I reached for the door handle.
"Alright, Bye Beautiful" he said with a
James Bond sort of attitude, and kissed
me on the cheek.
He walked to his car and carefully say
down in the drivers seat. He put his
hands on the wheel and put his hands
between his arms. He stayed there for a
few minutes before driving off. I could
see the look on his face. He looked
disappointed. I felt kind of guilty that I
didn't give him that chance to ask me
to be his. I really hope I didn't fuck this
up, I actually really liked him.
For the next few days I avoided Jake.
Not because I wanted to be mean, but
because I didn't want him getting hurt.
I would wait make sure to go into the
girls bathroom before he got to my
class to walk me to my next. I would eat
lunch in different places. And after
school I would leave 5 minutes before
anyone else.
29 missed calls and 54
unread texts. By Thursday he figured
out my schedule. I caught me getting
into my car a couple minutes before
class ended. He was sitting in the back
seat of my car. I didn't see him at first.
I got in the car and sat down. I placed
my bag in the middle of both seats but
it slid off and fell backwards. I turned
to get it and that's when I saw him.
"Ahhhhh!!.... How did you get in my car!?"
"You left it unlocked"
* A few seconds go by of pure silence*
"Why have you been avoiding me?" He said looking down.
"I-- I didn't want to, but I had to."
"Why?"
"I didn't want you to get hurt anymore"
"Rue. I hope you know that you trying
to avoid me , isn't going to lower my
feelings for you."
"I know I know, I'm sorry"
"Please stop apologizing."
"Ok."
He stepped out of the car. For a minute
there I Thought he Was going to leave.
But instead he just moved to the
passenger seat.
"Hi"
"Hi"
"Guess what"
"What?"
"Guess who isn't going to be single
anymore" he said as he grabbed my
hand.
"You"
"And you..... Will you be my girlfriend Rue?"
*Gasp*
