Purple Tips (My New Escape)

Twelve

I forgot mostly everything last night aside from the drive, dinner, and drinking. Everything else was a blurr.

I start to wake up, still half asleep, and open my eyes to see Lane. She was looking at me. Her blue eyes made me feel safe and comfortable.

Her lips curl up into a smile, "Morning." I smile a bit, "Mornin'" I sit up and grab my head. "Oh...my head! Its pounding! Ugh, what happened?"

She adjusted herself before saying, "You and the jocks had 'a little fun' at the party last night." I spun myself around so fast that it caused Lane to jump. "wHAT?" She giggles a bit.

"Nah I'm just playing. We just danced together all night after you got drunk." I sigh out in relief. "Ok thank God. I didn't do anything stupid did I?"

She nodded slowly "you DID try to kiss me and you said 'I love you'"

"Psh. Ok like I would believe that. I would never-" then I remember and my jaw drops as I burry my hands in my palms. "Oh...." I groaned.

She chuckles a bit. "It's not funny!" I shouted sounding a little muffled. In my hands. "It kinda is. You would be expecting me to say something like that!"

I pause for a minute before slowly turning to face her. "We didn't....kiss....right..?" She shook her head. "Nah. I wouldn't do that to you. You were unaware so I wasnt going to take advantage of you."

She sounded more mature then normal. I give her a smal applause.

I turn over to look at the clock. "Oh...its 1:00......oH IT'S ONE O' CLOCK!" I jumped and fell off the bed.

She looked down at me smiling. "Yeah, okay so?"

"We have school."

She bolts up. "Shit!" She pulls her hair down. "My parents are gonna flip if they find out!" She yelled. I guess her parents weren't home yet so we had time.

"Chill out! Just. Just!" I sigh. "Change our clothes and then we can leave. They won't find out."

Her breathing slows down. "Ok ok..." She gets up and searches through her clothes. I do the same and pick out something.

"We can just go on a drive." I reassured her.She nods and I head to the bathroom to change.

Once I change I walk back in and she was dressed this time....thank God. "Ready?" She nods and we walk to the car together. I let her drive.

I sigh. "I'm so worn out from last night." I rest my head on the window. "Same." She sighed out.

Skipping school wasn't new for me. But for Lane, that's a different story. Her parents were strict, assholes, and unaccepting. We brought our backpacks with us so that it looks like we went to school.

We hoped that our parents wouldn't find out but that wouldn't matter for us because of the unexpected future we had coming.

One stupid mistake.

"I'm hungry." I said. She rolled her eyes. "Of course you are. Wanna go to a diner?" "Yeah sure-" "Like a date~?"

I had to prosses what she just said. Once I did, I buried my face into my palms to cover my blush. I knew she was teasing me for the stupid things I said. I'm not even lesbian. I mean, I've never had a crush on a girl before....not even a boy, but that's beside the point!

She smiles "I'm just kidding."
She didn't even laugh about it. She just smiled. It seemed a little off but I knew it was nothing. I just overthink too manythings.

We arrive at the diner and we take our seats. "Finally! Something to eat." The waiter comes over.

"Hi! My name is Carl. Can I get you started with something to-"

"Milkshake please." I cut him off. She glares a bit. "I don't want anything." Lane said. He nodded and walked away.

"Ha! Did you see the way he glared at me?" She didn't say anything and rolled her eyes. "Oh come on, he talked too long. I was bored."

"It was a little ru- nevermind." She said quietly. She crossed her arms and looked out the window.

I just went on my phone. The waiter came back and placed my milkshake on the counter and walked off. I took sips of my drink and me and Lane didn't talk. She just sat in silence. I stayed on my phone.

She seemed like she was in a bad mood. It could literally be anything. My phone broke the silence with my ringtone sounding off.

"Damn. Could you turn that down?" "

"Shit."

"What?"

"Its my Ma."

"Well shit."

I answer. "Hey ma."

Lane motioned me to stop.

"Hey sweetheart, how was the party?"

"It was eventful."

"In a good or bad way?"

"Good."

"And that friend you went with, was she nice?"

"Yeah."

"Will we get to meet them?"

Me and Lane make nervous eye-contact. She shook her head no. She was being a bitch today so I did the opposite.

"Of course ma."

"Lovely. Can I meet her today?"

"Yeah. Bye."

"Have a good day."

I hang up. "Really?" She said ticked off.

I took a sip of my milkshake glaring at her. "What's your issue today anyway?"

"Huh?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Your attitude."

"You sound like a parent."

"Whatever."

"I'm just-!" She lets out a sigh. "I'm just not in the best mood okay?"

I shrug. "Fine....I'm sorry." She said. I smirked. "Yeah, ok. Lets go."

She nods and we walk to the car and drive off.