The Roads To Paris

3

It's funny how he says 'you again?' like we've met before. And we haven't cause I'd remember. I never forget a face.
" Do I know you?" I say more than ask
Obviously the answer is no.
" No. No you don't." he says
" Umm..." I'm getting really confused here
" My name is Cole. Cole Cooper."
Lolzzz. He says it like it's supposed to mean something to me
" I'm the captain of the soccer team."
Again. Is that supposed to mean anything to me?
" And you are?"
" New here." Hello!??? Get the signal??? It means you literally don't mean shit to me.
He has the decency to chuckle
" I figured. Since I don't see you around these halls regularly. But I meant like what's your name."
I knew that dipshit, just didn't want to care
" Paris."
" Don't I get a last name with that?"
Nigga be playing all the wrong cards. Of course he don't get a last name with it.
" You don't."
I think I'm forgetting something.
Oh right!!
" But how do all these relate to you thinking we've met before?"
" You bumped into me in the hall."
Ok. How in the hell does a person remember someone from just one bump.
" Ok."
I need to get out of here fast. I have class and I don't want to be here.
I can feel it in my bones he's going to make me forever indebted to him for bumping into him.
" You know you never did say sorry for bumping into me."
I knew it. Such cliché bullshit. This isn't some fucking meet cute from a fucking romcom. This is real life. And in real life people don't owe people shit.
" Sorry."
" Wasn't really feeling that. Maybe you can apologize to me some other way, let me buy you lunch or dinner or something today after school."
I like food but Jesus Christ this guy is trying way too fucking hard.
" Does that always work for you?"
I have to ask cause I want to know the level of depressingly dumb girls this school has.
" Wah??" Oh God. I would have said yes for the food but he is really making me reconsider. Is he deaf, stupid or both?
Such a classic example of a bimbo
" Do you usually bump into girls just to ask them out even though you have no idea who they are or if they are serial killers?"
Cause if so then he really needs professional help.
" You're really funny but no. Just the one."
" Fine. When you say 'let me buy you dinner', you're paying right?"
What?? Girl just wanna have fun. And he's the captain of the soccer team. Shouldn't mean shit to me and yet it should, I'm a Ridgewood girl now.
" Of course I am."
" I have to go though, I have class but we'll meet up after school."
I may be a mean, horrible person but every girl ( that's straight) definitely wants a guy, no matter how much of a mean, horrible person she is.
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It's been two weeks since I had lunch with Cole. I'm beginning to like him a lot better and I think he's less of an idiot now that he's around me. I really make an impact on people's lives. Heaven and her friends continue to be really awesome with the exception of Jesse who continues to ignore my presence like the shit head he is.
I'm currently at lunch at what has become my usual table now.
Just as Benny said, Jesse's character when we first met was not his usual character. To his friends at least. He's been a little bit chatty with everyone but me and I can't help thinking I remind him of someone he hates.
" But guys honestly I really think we would have scored that goal if that prick Cole didn't do what he did. I find it hard to believe that he actually realises that soccer is a team sport."
Jesse says
" How did he even get voted captain?"
I can see these guys aren't really great fans of Cole from Benny's reply
" He's a charismatic dick. People love the guy. He's like so fucking invincible." Ivy adds
This is really awkward for me and I hope someone senses that soon
" I really feel like shoving a soccer ball up his egocentric, self-centered ass. And not in a sexual way." Damien says really firing up
" He ruined my cheer squad's pep for the rest of the season. I really think you should shove a soccer ball up his egocentric, self-centered ass."
Heaven adds
I'm sure they're waiting for me to comment on my extent of rage at Cole for messing up their game as the silence implies but Cole's my friend and I may not really know him as well as these guys do but he doesn't seem like all these things they're saying about him to me.
Well it really doesn't matter anyway cause Jesse has already filled the silence for me
" Hey where's Maeve and London?"
Why does he keep doing that. I haven't offended him in anyway so he has no right to treat me like this. I may not be his buddy but I'm a person. A person who does not like to be ignored. All he's said to me in 2 weeks is ' Welcome to Ridgewood Paris'. Two freaking weeks and that's all he's come up with.
The rest of the guys seem to notice the tension because no one is saying anything again just looking at the two of us like we're a couple of bombs that are about to explode.
Fucking right I'm about to explode. But I won't. I can't loose great friends over some dick ass childish motherfucker who can't get his shit sorted out instead of transferring aggression on a person who's trying their hardest to put up with alla his bullshit.
" But what did I do? Why does he keep treating me like that?!?"
Everyone looks at me unable to answer the question until Heaven speaks up.
" Maybe he's just mad Cole made him miss the shot because he's never let's anyone but himself get a goal in."
How does that involve me???
" And you're kinda friends with Cole aren't you?"
Oh!! So it's like that
" Wait so you guys knew I was friends with Cole and yet you sat here talking shit about him? And what is with you guys and covering for Jesse's sorry ass whenever he gives me fucking attitude?"
I'm guessing these guys aren't really my friends
" Look we're really sorry but Cole fucked up." Heaven says and turning to Jesse she says
" And so did Jesse."
He obviously doesn't get the hint cause he just goes back to his previous subject
" So is no one telling me where Maeve and London are?"
" You know," I continue
" I don't expect him to be my friend or anything, and no offense to you guys the offense here is strictly meant for Jesse but I have taste in friends.But at least he could say hi or bye once in a while."
" You know it's not very nice to refer to someone like they aren't right there when you both know they are." Jesse finally says.
Butch please. You aren't in any position to say what's nice and what's not.
" And it's not very nice to pretend like you don't notice a person's presence for two weeks straight even when the person hasn't done anything to you. So I guess we're both just a couple of not very nice people."
This time Jesse is at the end of the seat so he just gets up and leaves
" Well that was fun." Benny says
And it actually really was.
Jesse 14, Paris 1.