Super Geek (Camren)

Chapter 6: I Didn't Want To Do You Harm

CHAPTER 6: I Didn't Want To Do You Harm

The rest of the day was uneventful. I was hoping to get some kind of read from Lauren or Chloe, giving me an indication on how things went between them, after Lauren left to find her, but they seemed fine. Following another four hours, we all called it a night and drove off our separate ways. I was disappointed that Lauren didn't pay me much mind; I wanted to talk to her, learn things about her…like what other superheroes and nerdy stuff does she obsess over? Does she still draw as much as she did in elementary school? Does she still have her old Superman cape? Will she wear it and perhaps build a time machine so we can go back to the past and I can make her mine when I had the chance? I frown at my desperate thoughts…But more importantly, I wanted to ask her about her parents because I couldn't help but get the feeling that she's lonely at home. It makes me feel terrible to know that not only is Lauren rejected by her schoolmates, and ME, but she's also not accepted by her own family.

I stare out the backseat window, feeling horribly guilty, as Normani tries to get Dinah to do a Donald Duck impression. I tune out Dinah's squawking, geez she sounds nothing like Donald Duck, and I close my eyes. I let the guilt, regret, and remorse swallow me…I deserve to feel this awful, after turning her down so many times. I mean, I never was cruel about it, but I didn't give her the chance she is rightfully owed. She is the only one who ever attempted to actually woo me; she's charming and has always been the sweetest to me…and if I'm being honest with myself, she won me over a long time ago.

I wipe the tears that have fallen from my closed eyes and force out a laugh when Norminah tries to include me in their impressions game. Thankfully, it's too dark for them to see me silently crying in the backseat, as realization hits me…What if I'm too late?

When they pull up to my house, I thank my two best friends for their grand gesture, and I quickly make my way to my room, ignoring the hellos of my fathers. I immediately crawl under my covers, hugging the comic I bought for Lauren, as I let a deep sleep take over me. It seems as if I stayed in this exact position for the whole night…and all of Sunday.

Before I know it, it's Monday and I feel a whole lot better, knowing that I'll actually be able to see Lauren, in person…and not just in my dreams.

As soon as I reach the school, I park next to a car I haven't seen before; it's a beautiful shade of blue and it looks expensive. I turn to look at the interior when I see something that makes me sick to my stomach. The passenger seat is reclined all the way and is occupied by Lauren, who is flat on her back, and Chloe, who is on top of her. It doesn't take me a second to realize that they are making out…heavily. I feel completely shattered; and before I can make a run for it, the passenger door flies open, and I see Chloe being rolled off into the driver's seat, revealing Lauren's aroused lower half. I gasp at the sight and size of the bulge in her pants, but instantly duck when Lauren's upper half pops up and the brunette hurriedly stumbles out of the car. She stands up and goes to look at her reflection in the driver's side window of what she assumes to be an empty car. We both drop our jaws when we make eye-contact, and we instantly blush. Lauren quickly covers the bulge, aimed in my direction, with her Superman backpack and awkwardly speed-walks away. When she is out of my eye's reach, I look back at the open passenger door and see Chloe glaring at me from the driver's seat. I make an effort to look as if I didn't just see her and her girlfriend making out and then witnessing Lauren push her off and run away…but, as great of an actress I am, I can't pull it off, so I quickly exit my vehicle and jog inside the school.

Once I round the corner of the hall, where my locker is, I see my best friends standing in front of it. Normani is the first to spot me and runs toward me.