Short stories

Best friend (part 1)

     I fell in love with my best friend.

     I don't know how.

     I don't know when.

     It just happened.

     It scares me. 

     Me, a nerdy girl was somehow blessed with a great best friend. 

     One that would always have my back. One that I would never trade for the world. 

     But should I risk my friendship with him to try and make it blossom into something more?

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   I was so engrossed in the story I was reading this morning that I didn't hear my dad yelling for me.  He finally came and got me for school.  He also told me Warren was waiting on me.  That got my butt into gear. 

     My best friend, Warren Campbell, and I have been friends since I can remember. 

     We've always been together.  Our parents have been life long best friends so when we were younger we'd have play dates all of the time. 

     We'd build pillow forts, play outside in our imaginary kingdom, and when we got older he got me addicted to video games, much to my parents disliking. 

     Now we're older. We're in high school now. 

     Warren is now a player, a lady's man, whatever you want to call it.  He is one of the captains of Green's lacrosse team.

     Yeah, normal schools have football as their big sport, but not Green, were lacrosse people. 

     Anyway, all the girls want him.  He's hot, but I'd never admit it to his face, he's already got a big enough ego.  With his light blonde hair and striking emerald eyes, and not to mention his abs, he's got any and all the girls throwing their panties at him.  Disgusting.

    I, on the other hand have hidden from the "lime light."  I have turned to books and music. 

     You can always find me in the school library in a quiet corner reading a novel.  I love books so much, they send me to a different world or era.  Books are magic I believe. 

     I am a nerd, I study and get good grades.  No one would ever think that Warren and me would be best friends.  Maybe so he could get some homework off of me, even thought he gets better grades than me, but they'd never think we'd be best friends.  He's a popular jock and I'm a loner.  Wow, that kinda sounds depressing, oh well, it true.

     I wish we could go back to simpler days.  Warren and I still are best friends but we don't hang much anymore.  He's always got practice or he's partying.  I, myself try to stay as far away from the partying scene as possible.  He always invites me but he understands when I decline. 

     The first, and only party I've been to I got wasted, Warren had to take me home, and then I had a killer hangover.  Not to mention I had to go to school the next day.  Warren now always jokes around about me being a light weight.  Seriously though, I am not a light weight.  I had at least 3 beers, that's a lot.  Okay, maybe he's got a point there. 

    Today, at lunch, I was reading a book about these two people who were madly in love.  They grew old together and everything.  I really wish I had that.  My perfect life would be to have an amazing husband to grow old with and three wonderful kids. 

     I started thinking of Warren in that day dream.  Ew, why'd I start to think of Warren?

     Speak of the devil, Warren found me in my corner.  Yes, I said my corner.  He came over and shared his lunch with me.  He knew if he didn't make me eat lunch I'd sit in the library with my face in a book, he was totally right. 

     We talked about our day and about what we're thinking of doing on the weekend. 

     He told me he was going on a date this Saturday and that he was actually nervous for it.  I asked, "why are you so nervous? You've been on dates before?" 
    "I feel like she's different though, Lizzie." He whined.  Man, he sounded desperate for help.
     "Fine, you big baby. I'll help you get ready for your date." I joked.  I felt odd when I said those words, though, like a pit in my stomach. 

     For the rest of lunch he told me all about her.  I found out that her name is Emily Stout, that she has beautiful brown eyes and hair, and she has a wonderful smile.  Yes, the whole entire lunch, he was just describing her appearance. 

     I honestly don't know why he feels like she's going to be different than every other girl.  Most of the time he liked girls wanting him, but on the rare occasion he actually wanted a partner, Simone who'd continually be with him.  Not just a one night stand.

      Him telling me this made me kind of upset for some reason.  I disliked the girl without even knowing her.  Why?  What makes it worse, was that I wanted to be the girl he was so awestruck about.  Again, why am I thinking this?!

     He was so nervous for his date.  He was fidgety and he was sweating, badly. 

     My original plan of putting him in a light blue shirt was cancelled out when he put ginormous pit stains in it.  Then my backup shirt for him was a light green shirt, but again he had to go sweat through that one too. 

    He finally agreed just for him to be in a black v neck.  He said he wanted to look extra nice for Emily but he was sweating through everything and black was the best choice because of that. 

      "Go get' em tiger" I said to him before he left the house to pick up Emily.  That pit was still in my stomach.  And I still disliked her for no reason.  Why?!

     He even asked Anthony, his brother, to borrow his car since his truck wasn't the cleanest. 

     Once he got back from his date, he had to tell me ALL about it. 

     Jeez, I'm sorry, but he's just as bad as a boy crazed girl. 

     Emily did sound like a nice girl.  Well raised and liked by others.  He said she was great. 

     I really disliked her now.  Dang it!! Why do I dislike her so much!

     I really don't like that I'm feeling this way.  So, me being me.  I turned to Google to see what these weird feelings I'm feeling are. 

     Jealousy. 

     Jealous!!!

     I am NOT jealous.  How can I be jealous?!

     To be jealous of Emily that'd mean I'd have to like Warren, right? 

     Great, have I lost it?

     Have I finally gone boy crazy? 

     Most importantly, have I fallen in love with my best friend?!