Spin the Bottle

Chapter Four

The rest of the day crawled by sparing anymore exciting events like the morning had held. Although I did have more classes with Damon, he nearly said a word to me for the rest of the day. I probably scared him off when I smashed the piece of cardboard pizza right into his shirt. By the last class of the day, people were beginning to say hi to me in the hallways using my actual name. I hadn't thought I would be known so well only on my first day of school here. Although, I probably had Damon to thank for that one. If it weren't for our first encounter this morning, I would have enjoyed a peaceful day of simply just being the new girl and getting the awkward glances my way. It wasn't like that at all. Other students were talking to me, asking me about California, myself, and lots of other things.

"On the plus side to things, we don't have any homework tonight," Maddy spoke as we stood up to leave the sculpture room which was tucked back within the art wing of the school.

"That is extremely true, homework on the first day wouldn't be too kind," I said, "Oh hey, do you want to come back to my house? Jerek can come too if he wants." I asked her. My mom said she wanted me to feel free to bring any friends that I made home so she could meet them. Back in California, my parents never really met my friends since I attended a private academy. We lived there on the campus all school year long and came home for the summer. 

"Of course we will come over! Usually Jerek and I meet up at the Smoothie Hut on First Street after school, but we will gladly come over." She chirped happily as we made our way to the front doors of the school.

"Oh cool, is it like the place to go after school you know like the hangout?" I asked.

"Oh totally. It's right on the coast so it's always busy literally all year round even in the winter sometimes. Me and Jerek have been going there every day for as long as I can remember." She smiled to herself.

"I have a totally random question for you," I asked her.

"Knock yourself out, not literally though," She corrected herself, "I don't think your mom and dad would like it if you wound up in the emergency room your first day at school." I laughed out loud.

"So do you and Jerek ever talk like well you know in a more than friends type of way," I asked as we walked down the cement stairs of the school that led out into the student parking lot. 

"Like in a relationship talk type of way?" She asked tucking a piece of hair behind her ear turning a shade of light pink. I nodded my head, "Oh no no no, strictly just best friends, no feelings no nothing," She was lying.

"I think you might be lying," I laughed.

"Ugh, it's so complicated. I'd like to think we do have some sort of chemistry, but I don't think he will ever see anything other than us being best friends," Maddy said sadly.

"We are forever going to be the dynamic duo."

"Well I disagree with you. I have known you both for not even a whole 24 hours and I already can tell he definitely has it bad for you. Have you seen the way he gazes at you?" I asked her while digging for my keys in my backpack, "It looks pretty romantic to me."

"I guess I'm just not good at realizing stuff like that," she said looking down.

"I'm just saying that from a completely third person perspective, that it looks like he might care about you a smidgen more than just a friend."

"I just don't want to read to far into it," she bit at her finger nail, "You know read into the little signs and such,"

she said while I was unlocking the doors to my jeep.