Not the right guy

chapter 7

Alex POV

"It is band camp today!!" My alarm on my phone said.

Band camp is learning basic block, drill and flag. It's also scorching hot. I spent three minutes bemoaning my fate as a band chick. Then I got up and went to the school.

I didn't have time to do my hair up so when I got there I asked Alyssa (a guard girl) to do it.

"Sure thing Alex" she said. "I absolutely love playing with your hair. What do you want in it?"

"Just a braid... So how was your summer?"

"Well technically it's still summ-"

I cut her off "summer is over once band camp starts" I said teasingly. I felt her finish my braid, but she kept it in her hands. I turned around and saw Thane. Manly Thane doing hair!?! I didn't believe it. He must have noticed the look because he said "I learned how to braid by braiding rope." I guess that made sense.

"Thanks" I said happily, taking my hair out of his hands.

"You're happy today" Thane said.

"I am usually happy."

"Your not doing drugs are you" he said teasingly. I shoved him.

"No. I don't need drugs to be happy. "

"I know you don't."

"Get out to the field." Miss. Lagerfeld (our band director) said. So it starts.

We spent the whole morning doing basic block. I have had it memorized for the last two years. After lunch I was getting up to throw my trash away, but right before I got there I felt someone jabbing my sides just right so I tickle. I half screamed half laughed Thane's name. I whipped around and punched his arm playfully.

"How are guys so good at tickling? Its not fair."

"Get used to it. Life isn't fair." he replied smiling.

When he said that I remembered what day it was. The anniversary for the day my dad left. Yeah I had to go to band camp the rest of the two weeks with my dad having recently run away. I didn't intend to remember, it just happened.

On the way out to the field after lunch he was telling me why fighting was fun. But he kept swearing. I glared at him after he dropping the f bom for the fourth time in this conversation.

"I didn't think you swore this much." I said. He just smirked.

That's how the rest of the week went. Him flirting and tickling me. More drill and flags. The weekend was better. I got invited to a horror movie night at my friend's house. I got there and was surprised when Colton showed up. He of course sneaked up on me and ticked me to death.

"Whats with guys always tickling me" I said exasperated.

"Its just what we do." I stuck out my tongue at him. He chuckled.

The first movie was something about aliens. It wasn't scary but some of the other girls would hide their faces in there boyfriend's shirts. Colton and I cuddled during most of that movie. With his arm around my shoulders and my feet up on the couch so I was leaning on him. I have to admit I am a sucker for cuddling.

"You're happy tonight."

I shrugged "I just like being with you."

Whoa was I flirting. I NEVER flirt. Well there's a first time for everything. We started the second movie "The Woman in Black." That movie is scary! So now it was my turn to hide in Colton's shirt. I was going to regret staying up this late tomorrow.

I was in a dark room tied up to a chair. Someone came in and started sharpening knives. "Choose" he said

"Choose what?!?" Anya then came in.

"You can't have two boyfriends at once" she said "that is called cheating and cheaters die a painful death."

"I don't even have one boyfriend how can I have two!?!

"Choose." They said together

"Choose choose choose."

I woke up in a cold sweat.