Eternal.

Chapter Six

Text from: Lynn

I hate my parents.

So we were at the beach yesterday and I was like, walking the shore, then this guy came up to me and said hey and we just started talking. He was really cool(and cute) he looked kinda like that weird kid I told u about when I was with my friends, the one who kept asking about u. But this time he didn’t, and he was just really cool. I wanted to go back to the beach today to see him but my parents keep telling me no. They want me to bake pies with my grandma.

This text came at 10:49 this morning. The bell to end second period was about to ring. My Global Studies teacher was talking about the homework: This five page essay on anything related to the class, it was due the beginning of next month. This paper had already gone on for a month; it was a long assignment that was due at the end of the term. I wasn’t exactly sure still what I wanted to write it on. In English we’re doing pretty much the same thing.

I typed slowly back to Lynn.

To: Lynn

I doubt it was the same boy. How’s Florida? The kid’s most likely not going to be there today. Don’t wanna be a downer, but you’re there to spend time with family, there are enough guy’s here back home.

The bell rang, and almost immediately I get a text back.

To: Brigitte

Yeah I stayed here and played stupid charades with them. They promised we could go to the beach later:) Ew all the guys back home are gross, well most of them are;)

To: Lynn

Lol Lynnie.

Lynn was the girl with lots of friends, she did kind of have a boyfriend here. This guy who liked her was going to take her to prom whenever their prom was. But she’s obviously always still looking for someone else. She said she likes this guy, but she doesn’t know if she likes him enough to date him.

Algebra had been as always. Alex and I talked about his gaming, and he asked me how I was feeling. After school Alex was waiting at my locker. He smiled his cheeky smile; he almost hugged me but I turned into my locker instead. Things were weird. He was still my best friend, but ever since his kiss he’s been acting like we’re more than that.

"want to something after school?" he asked me. I wasn't sure how to answer, I did want to go out with him, but I did just want to go home. I stood against my open locker. I negotiated, "How about I take you with me to my grandparent's house next weekend instead?" I found out from my mother this morning that we're going to my grandmother's for Easter next weekend. Alex just smiled and I closed my locker with my bag and started walking ahead until Alex caught up. Once we were off school grounds he swung his arm around my shoulder. It felt like he was claiming me. His skin on mine felt very warm and comfortable; but it felt strange. "So how was your day?" he asked. I was too preoccupied to answer. I was thinking about Alex and I's relationship. Alexavier drew me closer, "hey, you okay?" I looked up at him, "yeah, fine." I thought about how Jenny Taylor likes him, and that death look in her eye whenever she sees me and Alex together. "How's Jenny Taylor?" I got a kind of bitterness in my throat.

"As ugly of a person as always." he said. I laughed out loud. I hated that that made me laugh, despite weirdness and bitter Jenny Taylor's, Alex could still make me laugh. But I got a sense in his voice that he was only saying that for me, I know he probably doesn't believe Jenny Taylor is that bad, and she's probably not, but she never lets me get close enough to her for me to see how human she is. Her and I probably relate as much as Alex and I do; humanoid as a commonality. "I was going to take you to Monkey's and buy you whatever you wanted." He said as If it's not too late to turn around. "I really just want to go home today." I said, honestly I didn't want to go for a chance at meeting strange, musty Aiden. We turned on to our street. Alex's arm had moved from around my neck to his hand across my back on to my shoulder. It made me shiver at first. I finally said something else,  "I was going to bake cookies for Easter, maybe I can stop by your house tomorrow or something and give some to you." he looked at me and smiled from the corner of his eye. "Or we can make some together."