Gravity

Chapter 34

It's been a whole week since Ashley left and I'm losing my mind.

We've talked, but she's not here so... it's not the same.

"I miss..."

"If you say you miss Ashley one more time..."

"You'll what?" My head snaps in Frankie's direction so fast.

"Um.." Frankie says clearing her throat.

My look pretty much says it all.

I will murder her.

"I'll send you a strongly worded text?" She says making up a lie on the spot.

"Right." I laugh a little at her lame ass lie.

Me and Frankie are hanging out at her house.

Madison and Jade are supposed to meet us here. They both had to turn in some work and take a test so they couldn't exactly ditch with us at lunch.

I should also say that I cut class again.

Don't worry, today wasn't anything important.

Plus it was in the back building and everyone knows that it burned down in 1987.

"Can I tell you a secret, Carlin?" Frankie asks, never turning to face me as she flips the channel on the T.V.

I'm a bit nervous about what she has to say. Her tone is genuine and kinda creepy.

"Sure." I say, turning to her.

"I like you." She says, still not turning from the T.V.

"Frankie don't-"

"Nah. Hold up." She says, putting the remote down and finally turning to face me. "I know you're with Davies and contrary to popular belief, I respect that. I would never try to fuck you two up. That ain't my style." She says and I give her a pointed look. "Okaaaaay." She drawls out with a smile. "That ain't my style when it comes to you." She corrects herself.

"Well, I'm glad to hear that Frank. I like hanging out with you and I wouldn't want to have to stop because you got touchy feely with me." I tell her with a raised eyebrow and a smile.

"I would only touch you if you asked me to, Carlin." She says with that damn Frankie smirk and I can't help but shake my head and laugh at her. "So we cool now?" She asks, raising a brow.

"Yeah." I nod and smile. Frankie is actually not a bad person when she stops trying to fuck everything in sight.

"Good. Cause you're pretty fun to hang out with, Carlin. That is, when you're not obsessively missing your girlfriend." She smiles.

"That's two SAT words in one day, Frankie. I'm starting to think you might actually have a brain in there somewhere." I say, ruffling her short black hair that was done up in a fauxhawk also known as an alternative lifestyle haircut.
"Off the hair, Carlin." She tells me slapping my hand away and smiling.

"What are you two bitches staring at each other for?" Madison asks as she walks down the stairs to the basement where Frankie and I have been all afternoon.

"We were um...we..."
"Save it, Frankie. You better not be hitting on my friend or I'm gonna have to kick your ass." Madison says as she comes and takes a seat next to me.

"She was very well-behaved." I tell my friend through a giggle. "Hey Jade."

"Hey Spence, how's Ashley?" She asks and looks at Frankie. Ahhh...gotta love Jade.

"She's good." I nod. "I miss her like crazy though." I tell her and she nods knowingly.

"Only a few more weeks before Christmas vacation. You'll see her soon enough." Jade tells me and I sigh.