Not Just Another Number

Unlucky night

Sarah's POV

"Hey, Sarah, you coming over tonight? I could really use your help on some stuff." Steve says as he slams my locker shut. I roll my eyes. "Steve I already told you that I have a double shift tonight. Why don't you ask your girlfriend for help?" He groans as I walk to class. "But Byers, everytime we study, I get all distracted, and you know..." He whines, trailing off.

"Ah, yes, because as a best friend, my duty is to help you study so you won't sleep with your own girlfriend for one night." He nods his head, and I groan. Does this boy not know what sarcasm is? I see Nancy walk up to us and I sigh. "Hey guys, what's up?"

"Your boyfriend's sad that I can't tutor him." I say. I hear Steve let out a noise as Nancy laughs. "Why? What are you doing tonight?" she asks. I sigh, I just can't get a break. "You know what I'm doing tonight Nancy. I have a double shift at work, if I didn't, then I would love to hang out, but I just can't." Now they both start to whine. Great. If they're reacting like this, just imagine how the party's going to react.

I walk off to class, while the others go off to their other friends. Throughout class I can't help but feel sad that I can't hang out with Steve. For the longest of time, I've had the biggest crush on Steve, but he's dating Nancy. I can't help but be jealous, but they're happy together. All I can do is stand on the side and be happy for them, no matter how much it hurts. The class was over fairly quickly. As the final bell rang, I started to walk to my car. All I need to do is pick up my little brother and get ready. I drive over to the middle school and honk my horn.

"Hey, little bro! Get in, we need to hurry!" I yell.

"Sarah!" The party cheers.

"Hey Druid, it's DnD time!" Dustin cheers.

This was the part that I was dreading. "Sorry boys, but I have work tonight. I promise I'll come to the next one. Druid's swear." The boys start to whine and beg, but I shut them down immediatly. "Sorry, but my boss won't take no for an answer. How about if I supply the snacks next time, huh?" I negotiate. Luckily that got them to calm down. Will puts his bike in the trunk and gets in the car and we drive off.

"So, anything happen? Those asswipes mess with you again?" I ask, concern in my voice. "No,we were just ignored like every other day." Will says.
"Why can't you come tonight? We were planning on this forever! It won't be the same without you." Will asks. I sigh in defeat. I feel so bad that I can't make it, but I need the money. "Will, you know why. I promise you that I'll make it to the next one. I'll plan out everything, how does that sound?" I try to make him feel better.

He's silent for a few seconds, but finally speaks up. "We really can't live without you, can we?" He chuckles. "Sure you can, it just won't be as fun without your big sis buying you guys a bunch of food." I joke. We laugh and sigh in content. As we make our way home, we are surrounded by a comfortable silence

Time Skip

"Are you sure you can ride your bike to Mike's? I can drop you off. I have a few minutes to spare." I ask worridly. "I'll be fine, Sarah, just get to work before you get into even more trouble." Will says, pushing me out the door.

"Fine, fine. But remember, if none of us are here, you lock the door and let no one in. Understand?" I ask. He nods his head in agreement. I sigh and grab my car keys. "Okay, just have fun and I'll be back by the morning. I love you, and stay out of trouble." I say as I make my way to my car. He waves back at me. Little did I know that, that was the moment I shouldn't have taken that shift. That was the last time I saw Will.