freaks ; c.hood

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CALUM -

it was friday morning, and everything was going okay, normal actually. i got my favorite cereal and turned on the tv to watch spongebob. i happily ate my cereal. that's when michael skipped into the living room looking all happy and shit. him and the other guys slept over at my house last night and we were getting ready for school.

"morning, cal pal! it's a very very beautiful day ahead of us!" michael said, going into the kitchen and grabbing his cereal. i cringe at the nickname he called me and looked at my watch.

"michael, it's 7 am, you never wake up this early what the fuck crawled in your pants and gave you a blow job to make you this giddy?!" i joked. michael gave me a look while pouring his cereal.

"ha-ha. very funny, calum. as you may consider, i am a changed man." he stuck out his tongue at me and sat by me eating.

"good morning, fuckers." ashton walked in, rubbing his eyes. luke follows him into the kitchen.

"hey, dont swear!" luke shrieked at him. i rolled my eyes at them. michael laughed, looking at them.

"shouldnt your statements be the other way around?" michael asked, chuckling. ashton scoffed.

"do you think our luke would say 'fuckers' at 7 in the morning? think again, because he's like a 5 year old in a 18 year old's body." ashton turned to luke. luke, not really paying attention and eating his cereal, realized that ashton insulted him and he widens his eyes and punches ashton's arm.

"rude!" luke whined. ashton stuck his tongue out at him. ashton murmured a sorry to luke and they ended up hugging it out.

i roll my eyes.

"okay, enough with this love fest. you guys have to help me pick out the best clothes to wear for today." michael said, standing up and putting away his cereal.

"i dont know man, but you in your boxers," i said, while fanning my face with my hand jokingly, "im falling for you already."

michael stuck his middle finger up and rolled his eyes. the guys and i laugh and i sit up from the couch.

"seriously, mikey. whats with you today? waking up early, declaring you're a "changed man", and now asking for fashion advice?" i asked, curiously. michael proudly smiled and looked at all of us.

"okay, ill tell you guys. im going to ask...saturn on a date today! pretty exciting stuff right?" michael asked us excitedly.

my grin faded from my face. all luke and ashton did was nervously look at me and michael.

saturn? out of all the people he chose to ask saturn on a date. i couldn't say that i didn't see it coming, i was just hoping i was wrong.

i also couldn't say that i didn't have something for saturn. i felt like i could really relate to her, even though we just met like yesterday. she's beautiful, i wish someone could tell her that more often because it seems like she doesnt know it at all.

but even if i didn't have something for her, i didn't want michael to break her heart, like he did to all the girls he dated.

"hello? earth to calum? pretty exciting plans for today, right?" michael stared at me. i held in all my feelings (it was mostly hatred but whatever) and faked a smile at him.

"very exciting plans, michael...very."

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it's now lunch, the time michael is going to ask saturn out. i've been trying to talk michael out of it.

"come on michael! what if she isnt the girl for you?" i walk beside him as we walk towards our table. he rolls his eyes.

"pretty sure she is, cal. she likes to dye her hair like me, she seems cool, and she likes tattoos. like us." he smiles dreamily, probably thinking of her. i groan.

"but... what if youre gay?" i ask him, knowing the answer already. michael started to laugh. he puts his hand on my shoulder shaking his head.

"now youre just teasing me, calum." he grins and we both sit on our table. i raise my hands up in exaggeration.

"but what if you are! you wouldnt want to date saturn and lead her on!" i whine, not caring if i sounded stupid. i would do anything to buy michael some time before asking her out.

michael chuckles shaking his head.

"dude, im pretty sure im not gay. im not into dick." michael drinks his water as ashton and luke sit down next to us.

"what about not liking dick?" ashton asks, smirking. i roll my eyes, grabbing my lunch from my bag.

i see michael anxiously look around the cafeteria.

"where's saturn? i thought i saw her this morning-" i look up and see saturn walking in the cafeteria.

she wears a big black sweatshirt and skinny jeans with vans. her hair is perfect, as always, and it looks like shes looking at the place she sat yesterday. it seems like shes debating whether to sit there again, or somewhere else.

im about to speak but michael beats me to it.

"there she is! ill invite her to sit with us." michael grins, getting up and fixes his hair a little. ashton doesnt look up from his phone as he speaks.

"good luck, mikey." ashton said in a monotone. he knew michael will get the girl in the end, he always did. and it irritates me.

"you got this, mikey!" luke smiles. michael smiles back and looks at me for words of encouragement.

all i manage to do is fake a smile at him and give him a thumbs up. michael takes in a deep breath and starts to walk over to her.

right when he couldnt see me, i bang my head against the lunch table. i hear ashton sigh and he pats my back.

"there are plenty of fish in the sea, my friend. dont worry about it." ashton softly tells me.

i shake my head, my face still against the table.

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