Nerd and Nerdier

5

"So what's up?" Dan asked awkwardly. I turn to look at him. "Nothing much" I say. He nods looking at the scoreboard.

It's quiet for a few seconds and I rest my free arm on the table.

"So Scarlet didn't finish high school?" Dan questioned turning his body to me. "Oh yeah. She dropped high school and did homeschool" I answer lifting my head up from my hand. "Makes sense" he's says hanging his arm on his chair.

Johnny walks up. "Who's going" he stated demandingly holding his hand on his hip. "I'll go" Dan said getting up. I looked at the score bored Johnny scored 2 and a gutter ball.

Johnny sat next to me were Dan was sitting. I peers my lips trying not to laugh.

Dan throw his ball and walked over. "You're turn" Dan says. I get up. "We're doing this?" I ask as I go get a ball. "Yeah it's easier this way" he replies sitting down.

Diane looks up from her phone. "Wait who's turn is it?" She asks. "It's his" Johnny says.

I throw the ball knocking 3 pins down. I groan and walk back. Scarlet gets up smiling. "You guys are shit" she taunts grabbing a ball. "Shut up" Johnny groaned.

While I sit down I spot something in the corner of my eye. It's take guy again.

"You've got to be kidding me" I mumble looking over my shoulder. "What's up?" Dan asks. "Dude I have been seeing this guy all over" I point over to the redhead. "Him?" He says looking at him.

"That doesn't matter we are loosing" Johnny butts in getting up.

"That's because you all suck" Diane says sitting down. "And because you play all the time" Scarlet adds.

I turn to Dan trying to crouch down so he doesn't see me. "I don't know if he's following me or we just go to the same places" I say.

Johnny walks over. "Come on your turn" He says snapping his fingers in my face. I get up. "You're acting like you have a pinecone up your ass" I say walking over and grabbing a ball.

I throw the ball getting the rest of them except 4. "I'm so bad" I say walking back.

Dan is laughing when I sit down. I punch his arm smiling. I look over to the guy he's with a girl and another guy. "I guess he's not following me" I say.

Dan looked over at the three. "How do you know him?" Dan asked leaning on the table. "Oh he was on a visit to the school" I tell him. "Cool" he says sitting back and looking at the scoreboard.

Johnny gets up for his turn. "Hey I'm going to get some fries, want something?" Diane asked leaning on the back of my chair. "Oo get me some cheesy fries" I say passing her a 20. "'Kay 'kay" She says walking away.

"Woo strike!" Johnny yells at Scarlet. "Oh shit finally" Scarlet says back. Dan got up for to get a ball. "Go Danny! Give us a strike!" I yell at him. He turns back with a smile plastered on his face as he grabs his ball.

Johnny leans over to me. "Hope he's lucky" he says. "He will be" I ensure watching Dan throw his ball. He gets all but 3 of the pins. "Yes Danny!" I yell getting up. "Just 3 more and I could have gotten a strike" he says holding up 3 fingers.

"Back! Got your cheesy fries" Diane says holding a tray with a carton plate of cheesy fries and plane fries.

"Diane you are awesome" I exclaim pointing at her, taking the plate. "Yeah I know" she hums with a smile. "Wait what else do they have?" Dan asks. "Oh they have Hot dogs, Pizza, big pretzels, and nachos" Diane states counting on her fingers as she lists.

"Cool, be back" Dan says walking backwards then turning around walking away. I walk to get a ball.

***

After the game we all start to leave. The girls won.

We walk by and I guess that guy finally notified that I'm here. He waved and went back to his friends, a guy with glasses, and a girl with dirty blonde hair.

"I guess he's not following me" I joke to Dan. "That would be weird" He says.

Johnny is next to me pissed. "You owe me" He says pointing his finger at my face. I grab his finger. "No, you do" I say back at him. I hear Dan laugh for a second. I smile at Johnny but he's still bitter.

"Heyy losers, where are we going now?" Scarlet asks up ahead of us. "You're so mean!" Diane laughs. Johnny is quiet walking next to me with his arms crossed.

"Sorry if this wasn't what you expected tonight" I say. "It was fun don't worry about it" Dan says.

Scarlet walks up to  us. "So what we doing?" She asks. "Well I have to get going so talk to you later" Dan says starting to walk away.

"Wait hold on" I walk with him. "What's up?" Dan asks holding his hands in his pockets. "How about we hangout just the two of us?" I ask. "Sounds cool" He says a smile on his lips. "Cool call me" I say smiling and jogged back to the three of them.