Keanu

Chapter 36: Now That I Have It...

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CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: NOW THAT I HAVE IT...

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DELIAH'S POV

After an incredibly long ride back home, I finally get up to stretch my legs. Yes, I know I could have gotten up at one of the stops we made but I was too distracted by Keanu. A little while after I fell asleep he decided to use me as a pillow and Armando decided to take our future family Christmas card photo, which came out flawless by the way. And when both of us woke up, we started talking and eating and childishly messing with each other. By the time I realized that my bladder was full, we were already about 10 minutes away from home. The bus stopped at the high school and Nate gave me a ride home. Carmen, who had just woken up, said that she was very tired and just wanted to go home and rest.

Surprisingly when I got home my mother was there. I greeted her with a silent hug and went upstairs to take a shower and freshen up. I still had an hour before one of the guys would arrive so I decided to unpack and update my diary. When a car eventually pulled up, I quietly snuck out because I knew my mother would try to stop me especially because she never really liked Damon. I mean, who doesn't love that freak of nature?

I get into Armando's car and immediately start drinking the milkshake in the cupholder.

"Who said that was yours?" he asks driving off to Damon's house.

"Yeah, Armando. Because it's normal to buy yourself two milkshakes and put one in the cupholder way on the other side of the car." I reply sarcastically. "Oh, and the fact that you remembered my favourite flavour is very much appreciated."

"How can I not? You constantly force me to buy it for you," he says rolling his eyes as he pulls up to Damon's house.

We walk up to the house and I help him with the pizza boxes.

"Finally, Armando!" Nate yells dramatically and snatches the pizza from me.

"We thought you got lost!" Damon yells as he starts munching on a meaty pizza slice.

"Again!" Keanu shouts with a smirk which immediately pisses Armando off. His facial expression makes the rest of the guys laugh and me very curious.

"Now this I gotta hear." I take a seat next to Nate and start going through the pizza options. There were like five boxes.

"So, last year, after the big game against Wedfield, we all got seriously drunk. But Armando?" Nate starts the story.

"He gets fucking wasted!' Damon says laughing his brains out.

"And at that time he was hooking up with this dumb senior who was a cheerleader-"

"Who's telling the story?" Nate interrupts Keanu with a poker face.

"I am, now shut up. So anyway, idiotic cheerleader blah, blah, blah. We were all having a good time when suddenly she grabs Armando by the arm and whispers in his ear, I'm horny babe." Keanu tells trying to imitate a whining girl voice and I burst into a laughing fit.

"Do me, Armando! Do me now!" Nate continues mocking.

"I want you and only you even if you're half Damon's size" Damon imitates the girl with a panting voice which earns him a punch from Armando.

"Can you please just finish with the story so my misery can end?" Armando asks rolling his eyes.

"Sure, babe," Keanu winks at Armando before continuing. "So they decide to do it in his car and luckily Armando was smart enough not to do it in front of my house. So they drove to her house, which was like two streets away, and you know, fucked. But she then went into her house and Armando started driving back to my place. He was driving and driving but was so wasted that he literally got lost. He called Nate, crying, crying actual tears because he was lost, afraid and convinced that he was about to die." I couldn't help it, I started laughing like crazy and Keanu kept trying to shush me so that he could continue his story.

"We went outside, ready to go pick his dumb ass up, when we noticed his car heading towards us. We figured he found his way back, but nope. He drove past us and continued sobbing like a girl. He was literally driving in circles, driving past my house each time! We waited for him to come around again and stood in the middle of the road and the idiot yelled 'they're in the road! They're in the road! They're gonna kill me!'"

"The dumb fuck almost ran me over." Damon said glaring at Armando and aggressively shoving his entire pizza slice in his mouth.

"We had to convince him that it was only us and he eventually believed us and parked his car outside my house after almost half an hour." Keanu finished the story and I stood up from the floor because that is how hard I was laughing.

"You poor, poor soul," I told Armando and embraced him with a hug but he shrugged me off and grabbed his own slice of pizza.

"That's why I keep telling you guys to do your research on what you choose to hook up with. You all saw and experienced how fast that chick's stupidity rubbed off on Armando. You gotta be careful like me or else you will be changed." Keanu says acting wise.

"Oh, so that's why you're so easy," Damon comments and I literally spit all of my milkshake onto Armando.

"Can this night get better?" he asks sarcastically before going to the bathroom.

"Sorry!" I yell, still trying to contain my laughter.

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The guys decided to each have a beer and I stuck with orange juice. We were talking about a bunch of things, mostly nonsense, when Damon asked me.

"So, Dee. Are you ever going to tell us what happened this morning?" His question made me realize that I already forgot about it.

I took a deep breath before telling them what me and Carmen told the principle and what the police officers told us. Noting more and nothing less.

A loud silence filled the room when I finished along with a thick atmosphere. We all stared at the ground but Keanu was staring at me. About fifteen minutes passed before Nate broke the ice. But Keanu didn't say a word. He just kept staring, but it wasn't just a stare. He was deep in thought and was taking in every feature on my face. I pretended as if I didn't notice because I didn't know what to say to him. The conversation about Andreen's death lead to other deep topics and even Keanu chimed in. We were in a heavy conversation about deep and personal things and I kept on thinking about how grateful I am to have these four idiots in my life.

We all eventually got tired and Nate took me home at around two in the morning. I quietly snuck back into my room and started. Started what? Well, firstly losing my sanity. And secondly, writing and planning and typing and printing. I used all of my resources, even the access to the Dark Web that I still had from the ninth grade. I just had to do something. I was losing my mind. I was finally where I dreamed to be. I actually have a girl friend and gained three loyal boy friends. We were like a family and before now, Damon was the only family I had. We all have a special bond. It scares and excites me, because now that I have it....

I would do anything not to lose it.