the scientist // billy hargrove

F o u r t e e n

Thursday's were weird. You didn't know if you liked the day or not because Friday came next but you still had an extra day in school. The brunette pulled on some ripped jeans, black boots, and a long sleeve cold shoulder. Jade grabbed some coffee to go and hugged Dustin goodbye then got into her Impala where Beverly was waiting.

"Why didn't you just knock?"

"I have a hangover so everything's very loud."

"Alex goes to school everyday high and why did you get drunk?"

"I didn't want to smoke weed so I drank for every blunt. My boyfriend can handle a lot."

"We're going to his house."

"Why?"

"I wanna see what it's like to be high. Not a care in the world. I already smoke more than I should."

"School starts in an hour, J."

"Alex goes to school high all the time. We're going to his place."

"Whatever just play Def Leppard." When they got to their best friend's house they found him sleeping on his porch using his leather jacket as a pillow. Jade squatted in front of him and smiled.

"Wakey, wakey, junkie." Alex squinted his eyes and saw Jade.

"You're name starts with J so you're the junkie."

"Whatever, Al. You got any blunts left?"

"You've only smoked once before."

"Yeah, well, you know I got my reasons so we got about fifty minutes for this shit to kick in." Alex grabbed his sunglasses from the first step and reached into his jacket.

"How many do you want? I already rolled 'em."

"As much as you got for me." She grabbed the first one and lit it. "Let's go. Just wear what you're wearing now." Jade put her hair up in a messy bun and got into her car. Alex got in the passenger seat and lit a blunt for himself while Beverly got situated in his lap. Bev grabbed Jade's coffee cup and drank the black liquid with two teaspoons of sugar.

"How do you drink this stuff? I'm hungover and can't even handle it."

"You can't handle shit when you're hungover," Jade giggled and put on the sunglasses Billy gave her. Jade pulled in between Steve and Billy.  Her ex wasn't at his car at the moment so she got out and looked into the car through the rolled down window and opened the glovebox. She found her jacket and put it on then laid out on the hood of her car, giggling and lighting another blunt. Alex finished his blunt then picked Beverly up onto the hood of the car and began making out with her. Jade continued to giggle and stare off into space.

"Hey, Jade." The brunette jumped up not paying attention to her surroundings.

"Hey, Steve-o!"

"Are you drunk?"

"Well, I haven't not drank if that's what you're asking, but I'm not drunk. Beverly's hungover though. Alex and I have been smoking weed."

"School starts in twenty minutes." The brunette shrugged and finished off her blunt.

"It appears I don't care."

"Jade, I know you're hurting but getting high won't fix anything."

"You never know 'til you try it, mom," Alex said between kissing Beverly.

"Hey, no baby making on baby!" Jade giggled at herself. Billy was watching his ex girlfriend talk to Harrington and how she had the biggest smile he'd ever seen.

God, she's beautiful.

Alex and Beverly were making out behind her back and she yelled at them for it. Seeing her in his jacket brought back so many memories with her. The only time she'd take it off was when she would shower or if she were too hot and wouldn't admit it so he'd take it off of her.

"Hey, Billy." The mullet haired teen turned his attention to his ex's rival, Gretta.

"Can I help you?"

"Preferably in my pants but that's not what I came here for."

"Would you just spit it out instead of wasting my time?"

"We should make out in math today. I'd love to piss Jade off by sucking face with the hottest guy in school. Also it'd be nice seeing how her pregnancy hormones react."

"I remember her beating the shit out of you, actually, and what makes you think I'd want to make out with you?"

"Most popular guy plus most popular girl, we should be having sex at this point."

"You're delusional for thinking I'd want to fuck a bitchy cow."

"Hey, pretty!" Billy turned to the sound of his secret ex's voice and she blew a kiss to him. A small smile hinted at his lips and he looked away before he'd let himself.

"I'm not a b-"

"Moo," the gorgeous teen interrupted. Gretta raised her hand to slap him but he caught her wrist. "Don't even try," he growled then started heading to the high school.