Thalia

Chapter 16: Krapp y Mart

Chapter 16: Krapp  y Mart

"So you use the coefficient of the equation and combine with x." Shut up, Mr. Pepper, no one cares about some "coefficient". In the middle of me writing notes, a paper flops onto my desk. Passing notes during school hours? Tsk, tsk. The handwriting on it is scratchy and barely readable. 

'since pepper wont shut it, imma just talk to you through notes.' I look on the left side of the room and Ryan is staring at me with Zoey behind him making some weird ogling-eyed face at us both. Nosey girl, calm down, we're already together yet you're acting like its a simple crush still. 

'um..lol kay. whatd you need to talk about? :O' This is it. A short relationship, but the longest I've had. What's wrong with me? Why can't I just keep a relationship for more than a week? I'll tell you why, because he found out about the cheese.

It was a dark and stormy night. My mother just finished lecturing me on the dangers of drinking soda while driv--

Flop. Oh, he wrote back fast.

'theres a bonfire this week down at the junkyard. you wanna go with me? you know you wanna ;) we're a couple you know.' Yes, because I don't think about it every night, day, and time I clean out my ears. Well, duh I'll go. Keeps me from doing the crap I don't want to do.

'yeah! ill go :)' Act casual. Pretend you aren't peeing your pants as you write back to him and as if it's the most blasé thing in the world. I give it to Erin to pass to him and she looks completely annoyed with us passing notes back and forth. 

You need to chill, nobody is bothering you. I didn't ask for assigned seats in here, just pass the dang note.

He looks up at me from across the room and smiles a closed mouth smile. Open the mouth, Ryan. I want to see those beautiful teeth because today has been complete and utter Underworld for me. Cora isn't in this class, thankfully, but at lunch she was eyeballing me as if I would stand up on the table and start levitating at any given moment. 

If Greek Mythology were true, I'd blame Goddess Tyche for my problems.

"Parker! Skaggs! Quit staring at each other like some wild predators and pay attention." Well, since we're in our natural habitat this is considered a normal predator; not wild. Zoey's hand shoots up in the air with curiosity attacking her face.

"Ms. Jenkins?"

"Yeah, whatever. I was wondering; if you went to go get your doctrine degree, would we call you Dr. Pepper?" 

It makes sense. Why not?

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Walking towards my car after I got a text from Cora telling me that immediately after school I'm going to her house, I see Ryan waiting by the Porsche on his phone. He's so adorable even when I can't see his face. We're gonna be together forever, I tell you.

I guess I'll say something. "Hey, Rhino." His head snaps up and he wraps me in a hug. Sure, that'll take the stress off of my life for a few seconds. 

"You're really gonna call me that, now?" The vibrations of his masculine voice vibrate in my hair sending my cells out of control. Why wouldn't I? You're calling me something, too. "Okay, then, Clumsy." Like that.

He releases from the hug and kisses the top of my head. "I know I'm driving you crazy with all of this, aren't I?" He's gonna do it. He really is. He only brings it up when he's going to attempt to kiss me. Is the gas station is the most romantic place? That's out of the question and irrelevant.

"Lalalala, Lalalala, Elmo's World! Lalalala, lalalala, Elmo's World!" 

Ryan immediately jolts back. Crap. "What the heck was that? Is that your ring tone?"