The Roads To Paris

11

The rest of the weeks go by at incredible speed and before I know it, it's spring break.
Well it's the last day of school before spring break, and unlike what the movies will make you believe, there's a lot of things to be done. Last days are usually more strenuous than first days and I'm trying my best to get my shit in order.
By lunch I'm a nervous wreck as I keep calculating and recalculating to make sure I leave no stone unturned.
" Are you sure I've done everything? I had to go back to when I started school here to recalculate my steps, if I miss one detail it's mostly because of the length of the time frame and the time I had calculated for each activity is not nearly enough. It looks like I'm going to have to start planning for spring break during the break. Oh my God guys, I hate not being sure , I was supposed to take a walk yesterday because walking makes thinking so much easier and eases the stress but I miscalculated yesterday and skipped out on the walk. Now it's too late, if I forget even one detail that's on me....and......and..."
I have a fear of forgetting important things and that makes me to stress over minor details cause a minor detail could become very major at the last second.
" Chill Ri. Just take a deep breath." Maeve says trying to calm me down
I breathe in, and out. In, and out. In, and out.
" Ok. Sorry. I'm chill now." I say after the breathing exercise

" So anybody got plans for the break?" London asks
We all look at her and begin to mumble incoherently

" We're just gonna go with the flow." Benny finally answers for the rest of us and we all mutter in agreement.

" I'll probably try and get a job." Maeve says

I know it sounds shallow but I just assumed my group of friends, we won't have jobs in high school because we can mostly afford college, while those that barely can have scholarship worthy talents.
So you can understand my surprise hearing Maeve say that, making me raise a questioning eyebrow at her.

" I just want to get away from the house, and from my....... annoying neighbors, you know, all up in my business and shit." she answers

" Yeah, I can understand that." I say even though I can't understand a thing
I barely know my neighbors cause I don't come out much and they don't come around often. The context of nosy neighbors is foreign to me.

" I'm going to see some of my family up in Houston for this weekend but I have no plans for the rest of the break." London announces.

" Hey, you could take that walk with me if you're still down for that today after school." Jesse says addressing me

" The walk sounds a lot more stressful now that I think about it." I say looking anywhere but at him.
Since that talk in his car the day with Cole's shit and stuff, I have avoided any private moment with Jesse and I want to keep it that way.

" Lazy ass. Come on, it'll be fun, I promise." Jesse says trying to persuade me

" Yeah sure. A walk plus Jesse's nagging sounds like a party." I reply sarcastically
" I don't nag. I barely talk enough for it to be called nagging." he defends

" You barely talk but each time you do, you nag. Oh, Cole this, goal that, phone's dead, too much noise, so much fucking stress ." I say mimicking a nagging tone that sounds nothing like Jesse.

" I don't sound like that. You're just tryna change the topic. We're going on the walk." Jesse says rolling his eyes

" Fine." I say, giving up.

Arguing with him is so pointless, he's so convincing and he makes it hard for me to actually want to stand my ground.
" Controlling much." I say rolling my eyes back at him

" I swear, you two fight like an old married couple. So cute." Benny says still forging ahead with his unreasonable ship.
We barely became friends yet Benny assumes some miracle will turn us into a couple.