Nose in a Book

Fourteen-Mags

"So after a week you're in love with Jared? Mags Johnson, sounds nice don't you think." Holly says laying on my bed her her favorite pajama booty shorts and a tank top. She looks up from the magazine she was flipping through and her eyes search  mine for answers.

"I am not in love with him, I'm just having fun." I say with a shrug. "Its only been a week and we've only been on one date." I say with another shrug.

"You've met each others parents and he calls you baby." She says sternly. "Please I give you a month before one of you drops the L bomb." She says taking her eyes off me and going back to the magazine.

"I don't think I'll make it that lone. " I say. "It's only been a week and everything's moving so fast. And the drama, ugh" I say walking over to my bed and flopping down next to Holly. Minutes of silence pass by and the only sound apart from our breaths is Holly turning pages. "He didn't even know I existed before." I say.

"Well he does now, seriously how long have you guys gone without checking in on each other" She says. "Two minutes, four?" She proposes.

"I just need life to slow down." I say.

"I feel exactly the oposite. I need life to speed up so I can runaway to college and find the love of my life." Holly says looking out the window.

"What happend to all the guys you had lined up?" I asked.

"Well now they all have to compete with Mr. Superstar Jared Johnson, if I want to double date with my best friend, so..." She says shrugging. When she looks over at my stern face she breaks outlaughing and hits me with a pilloe. "Oh, come on you know I'm just messing with you, I totally ship you and Jared, you know that."

I sigh. "Mags door!" My grandfather yells from upstairs.

"Bet it's lover boy" Says Holly. As I walk upstairs I throw a pillow at her, she yelps and when I open the dorr I can't help but have a smle on my face. Which is soon changed to shock when I open the door to fine none other than Tanny standing infront of me.

She steps inside and oes a double take of the place before looking at me. "Girls night?" She asks eyeing my shorts and a tank top. "Listean you and I need to talk.

"No thank you I am not interested in whatever bull shit product you're selling maybe try the Kartwrights three doors down." I say walking back over to the door and opening it for her. I guess Holly heard her voice because she appears and the top of the stairs and looks like a body gaurd ready to punce given the chance.

"I'm serious Maggie, I have a proposition forr you." She says.

"Is it a make over to look like a fake ass barbie doll, so she can twin with you?" Holly says. "Because in that case I'm going to have to say she's not interested.

"I miss Jared." Tanny breaths out.

"Jesus it's only been a week." Holly says.

"A week too long." Tany whines. I roll my eyes and she sees that I'm obviously not buying it. "Anyway," She coutines sternly seeing that pouting wasn't working."Jared and i were the power couple of the school and my parents arne't happy that we've broken it of, therefor I'm purpared to offer you a check if you help Jared find his way back to me, what ever amount you want." She says with a smile.

"Holly did you hear that?" I say looking back at Holly. " I can finally live my dream of going to college and all I have to do is help a lost boy find his way home." I say trying not to laugh. Holly smiles and I turn back to Tanny. "I'm sorry Ma'm but I don not have a moment for Jesus today." I say. Opening the door again. This time Tanny takes the hint and leaves slamming the door behind her.

I sigh and walk down stairs bury my face into a pillow on my bed, "Holly I don't think I can do this ay more I don't want to be 'popular', it's too hard, I've tried but this week has nearly killed me." I whine.

Holly sits at the edge of the bed and trys to give me a kind hearted smile, "Honey you shouldbe happy your senoir year is going to be the most exciting one yet." She says with an ear to ear smile this time.

Maybe she was right. Maybe I had be in the shawdows too long and now that I was in the light at the center of attention I'd have the best year. Or maybe I wasn't cut out for even being in the same rea as the football quarter back and I should convince my Grandfather to pick up and move just so I can finish my senior year in piece. Fuck that! I was not going to run from drama I wasn't going to deal with it. At least not in till I was for sure that Jared and I were even a thing. I'd try out this new social class for at least a month and by then if it wasn't working I'd give up and go back to being the girl in the library. And just like that I thought of a way to cope I needed a new book!