Nerd Boy (COMPLETED)

20. Human-like and Bat Sh*t Crazy.

"Ed is going to be so p*ssed that he missed you all human-like," Darnell said as he sat staring at me with a wide-eyed but happy expression until there was a horn honking at us from behind that caught his attention and he cursed quietly under his breath.

"Since when did you start cursing," I asked. Now starting to wonder what sort of zombie state I have been in and for how long. And what were my parents doing about it?

"Since forever, and you do realise we have this same conversation every time you wake up, man, and its getting old. Ok, listen I promised Ed that the next time you woke up, I was going to keep you awake. Right? Steven? As your best friend, I'm going to help you sort this out." He said as he shook his head and sighed.

I caught myself staring at his huge afro, Darnell always kept his hair cut short to his head how did I not see this.

"When did you get this chatty? You used to be so shy and quiet." I asked regretting the question the moment I said it.

"Since you stopped talking, Ed and I have had to start answering questions for you this year; This has been the worst spell and the longest." He shook his head again; it seems to be a small habit that he does that I have never picked up on before now.

"Is that why you and Ed answered Purdy in the lunch-hall that day because you thought I wouldn't speak to her?" I ask, thinking to myself; I must be hard work to be around.

"Well, yes, we didn't want you to blow your chance with her." He mumbled and shook his head again.

I looked out the window; we were moving so slowly and not because there is loads of traffic. "You drive like an old man Darnell can you go a little faster?" I asked.

"One, I'm adhering to all the speed limit laws. Two, you want to get to school quicker to see Purdy. Three, I could go even slower to annoy the cr*p out of you. And four, I could always pull over and let you drive, no wait you can't drive and why is that, oh yes mummy dearest from hell won't let you." he let out a raspy chuckle and nodded his head this time instead of shaking it.

"Dear Lord, will this 'Darnell trying to be funny' torture end? someone, please put me back in the zombie box." We both look at each other and burst out laughing. I continue saying, "Purdy has organised for Crusher to teach me, only please don't tell my mother."

"Fu*k no, I'm not speaking to that monster again. And Sh*t man, Dean Crusher is going to teach you how to drive, he's one scary big man."

"Dean Crusher is his name thank goodness; I thought he had the name Crusher because of a bad reputation, I feel a little silly," I say out loud, but an understanding washes over me that I could tell Darnell anything and he would keep our chat to ourselves.

"Stop staring at my hair you weirdo and what's with yours did you fight with the hair clippers this morning," Darnell said still grinning.

"Took an angry spell and decided to shave it, also I might have smashed the clippers. I threw them into the sink when I had finished. Also thought you would drive me to your barber to get it neatened up a bit." I asked, already knowing that he would.

"It doesn't look that bad, makes you look scarier than normal tho. The girls are going to go nuts when they see you; You've already got this bad boy crazy cool rep and now your rocking this Viking vibe. I'm warning you now-now that you're not hiding behind your hair. They are going to go bat sh*t crazy."

"Darnell. What are you talking about, the only rep I have is a geeky nerd boy like you and Ed."

"Whatever you say, man, but wait and see," he said still grinning. It takes Darnell sometime to park his car, and then we go and sit on the college wall to wait.