The Difference Between You and Me (GXG)

chapter 22

dakota's p.o.v

i freaked out that whole night after lucy dropped me off home. she gave me yet another small kiss before i got out of the car. and when i tell you i walked inside my house and screamed, i mean it. i sort of woke my mom up from her nap.

now as i walk into school rushed, like almost every morning, i'm still freaking out. kenzie is going to flip her shit.

"kenzie, hi!" i say quickly, standing next to her as well as in front of my locker. i open it, doing what i need to do. "we talked about it."

"and..?" she asks anxiously closing her locker. i take a deep breath, smiling at her.

"i think she kind of likes me." i say and her jaw drops instantly. i laugh a little, seeing the look on her face.

"holy shit dakota! did you tell her you are like madly in love with her?" she asks, but i just glare at her. i roll my eyes, shaking my head.

"no! i told her i liked the kiss. she said she's not completely sure how she feels but she liked it too. i told her i'd wait for her to figure things out but in the mean time she keeps kissing me!" i say getting quieter at the end. kenzie smiles widely and hits my arm multiple times, freaking out. well, she shows her craziness. i don't.

"that is so cute!" she says and i giggle, shutting my locker. "lakota." she says which makes my eyebrows furrow.

"huh?" i ask confused.

"your ship name is lakota!" she claps her hands, proud of the ship name she gave me. my heart starts thumping inside my chest at the rate of lightning.

"you're weird, but i like it." i tell her. she gives me a excited hug, jumping while she wraps her arms around me. "okay okay you can stop freaking out now."

"sorry, sorry." she says trying to calm down and act cool. "your girl is coming over so i will see you at lunch." she says which makes my eyes widen. she winks before walking away from me. my girl?! oh god.

i turn around and am met by lucy, coming over with a smile. she waves cutely. "hey."

"hi, how are you?" i ask her sweetly, grasping my backpack straps tightly. she nods.

"i'm uh, i'm good. how are you?" she replies and then asks back, making me blush.

"i'm great." i tell her, nodding my head now.

"guess what?" she says reaching for something in her backpack. i furrow my eyebrows, curious on what she's doing.

"what?" i ask, staring at her hand in her bag. she pulls out my book i let her barrow and hands it to me.

"i finished it!" she says excitedly and zips her backpack up. she swings it back around her shoulders and i just hold it in my hands. "thanks so much for letting me read it."

"yeah, o-of course. did you like it?" i ask her.

"i loved it! best book i've read by far." she nods, wobbling a little in her place.

"um, do you mind putting it in my backpack for me?" i ask handing it to her. she takes it and nods. i turn around, feeling her hands move my hair away so she can unzipper my bag. she puts it in and zips it back up.

before i'm about to turn around, i notice nicole down the hall giving me a complete death stare. she shakes her head in the meanest way possible, if that's even possible. i gulp, zoning out of everything.

"dakota!" i hear behind me and i jump. i turn back around, seeing lucy with a concerned look on her face. "are you okay?"

i give her a fake smile. "yeah, i'm okay." i tell her. she crosses her arms, looking down the hall. her face drops when she sees nicole. she must still be staring at us.