Nose in a Book

Four-Jared

It's funny how you can go forever with out noticing a person but when you do notice them you see them everywhere. Mags is pulled into the corner of the room with my team mate Cole. I made the mistake of pulling her into the corner of the stairwell today and now everyone thinks that I was cheating on Tanny with none other than the book nerd, Mags. I need to stop I was thinking of Mags as a rebound and I can't believe I'd ever do that, she's a bitch I can't deal with it. I walk out of the kitchen and return to my group of friends but my mind keeps going back to Maggie, I give in and steal a look at her. She's still in the corner Cole by her side talking to Sarah Walburg and Steven Joyse, she looks uncomfortable  as she trys to fake small talk.

"Are they true?" My friend David brings me out of thought. I turn to him before answering hoping that I wasn't caught.

"What?" 

"The rumors that you left Tanny for dark and mysterious over there" He nods towards Mags and I begin to wonder who started these rumors? It wasn't Tanny if she'd started any rumors they all would have been of her dumping me! "Well, Are they? Dude you've been staring at her since she got here." David continues. Damn it!! I was caught.

"They're not true" My tone is dull and I slide away from David before I have to answer anymore questions. I need some fresh air so I step out back into an even larger group of kids. I still can't breath, so I find my own way to the roof. I'm only alome for a couple of minutes before Tanny joins me.

"Hey, so Maggie, I can't believe you left me for her, and then she doesn't even show up at the party with you! No she's here with COLE!!"

"I'm not into to Maggie GOD DAMN IT!!" I say leaving Tanny behind me saying something like "Well excuse me" I find myself in the front yard deciding weather to leave or not. One the one hand if I stay I'll have to hear about more rummors of Mags and I, and on the other hand if I leave I'll have to go home to my parents, and Monday I'll hear all the rumors any way. The front door opens but I don't turn around to look. I need to think so I hope its just another person leaving not someone sent to check on me. But life is life and not everything goes the way you please. Mags walks up and stands next to me.

"You know this is your fault, but I'm sorry anyway...if we didn't go to such a dramatic school know one would have noticed the stunt you pulled in the hall way, well maybe I don't know you are the quarterback" Mags says as her hair falls around her face. She's trying to comfort me and I know it, but I still need time to think. Before to long I realize I should say something.

"I know I never should have down that, but you have to admit you were flirting with me" She was too. The playful type of flirting thats like fire, you want to touch it and see if you get burned but when you take it too far it hurts you. 

"Maybe" She laughs, a beautiful laugh, that automatically makes me feel better. "I'm sorry we're in this mess" She says again her voice along with her face dropping.

"Me too, but it didn't help that you showed up here tonight with Cole" Wait? What? Was that jealousy, I couldn't be jealous Mags and I had only talked today and what I already liked her so much that I was jealous? No! Maybe protective. Whatever it was I hoped that Mags didn't pick up on it. But the smirk on her face showed me she did. "Wipe the smirk off your face" I say turning my gaze to the ground.

"I can't help it. Jared tell me you're not jealous. Look in my eyes and don't lie" She turned to me, as I turned to her. I looked at her and I was going to say that in no way shape or form was I jealous, but then I did something I shouldn't have. I kissed her. But to my surprise she kissed me back, she started teasing my bottom lip and our kissed deepened when her mouthed opened and our tongues met. There was a warmth i'd never felt before and I never wanted it to end it was like a heavy drug, but then against my will I let her pull away. Her eyes gleamed up at me and then she took a step back. 

"Was that also my fault?" I ask jokeingly.

She hits my arm and says "No, I suppose it was a team effort". I laugh and so does she. I know its bad but Hopefully no one saw us the rumors would only get worse.

""Well I'd hate to leave you after a kiss like that, but I'm gonna go I can't handle that crowd right now... you want a ride?" I know this also wouldn't help the rumors, since she came with Cole, but I'll be damned if I wasn't both jealous and protective already. And I would feel a whole lot better if she left her with me.

"Thanks for the offer but the rumors are bad enough, sorry I'm just gonna stay" I want to beg her not to, but I know she doesn't feel the way I'm feeling right now, she can't be. We say are good byes and I get in my car and drive away, leaving Maggie in the hands of  Cole.

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"Jared is that you?" My mother's voice comes from the kitchen, I reply yes ma'm before entering. She has dark bags under her eyes and the color of her face is drained. Her and Dad must of had another fight, she never sleeps after them just stays up in the kitchen reading and praying. I know it's bad but sometimes I think they should just get a divorce at least she could sleep then. "Are you hungry darling? Do you want me to make you something?"

"No thanks Mom, I think I'm just going to crash" I say turning to walk up stairs.

"Jared, that was a stupid thing to do, and on the first day too?" Damn it, I forgot the school must have called. God damn it why do I do this it only adds more pressure. I turn back around and my mother looks like she's about to cry, I pray she doesn't I already feel like throwing up.

"I'm sorry, can we talk about this in the morning though? I'm very tired" I'm not I'll probably just stay up thinking but, I can't deal with this right now. She nods and before I head up stairs I say "Mom please sleep tonight" It's quiet and I don't know if she heard me but I hope she knows if she doesn't sleep tonight it will be punishment enough for the prank I pulled today.