Choosing Star

Chapter Six

Eurel's pic^^
I threw my bag and slammed my locker shut. Today completely sucked. I literally slept in most of my classes after last night. While I was at Kayla's place for girl time, I received a call from Tyler telling me that Dad and Ella were returning earlier than the set day which was Wednesday. I had to make sure the place was organized and dinner was ready by the time they arrived. Thanks to Tyler and the twins for being helpful.
Just as we were done, they called to inform us that their flight had delayed and they would be late. If only I had known, I would have taken my time doing everything. Tyler and I sat there watching and playing games until one in the morning when they finally arrived. And that is how I was sleep deprived.

Today has been wrong in every way possible. On top of being tired and sleepy the whole day, I freaking got lunchtime detention and it was all Jorden's doing. I swear to God I will kill that boy one day. During Calculus, Jorden made it a point to distract me the whole fucking lesson. He kept throwing balls of paper at me every chance he got. I tried so hard to ignore him but he eventually succeeded in getting on my last nerve. I rolled the biggest paper ball and aimed it at him when the teacher was busy writing on the board only for him to dodge and guess what, it hit Mr. Berkley right at the back of his head. Like that wasn't enough, Jorden even had the guts to point at me when Mr. Berkley asked the class for who had thrown the paper. Now you know why I want to kill him. I'm glad it was only detention beacause by the furious look on the old man's face, I was hoping for something worse.

"Sunshine wait, " I turn to see Dave jogging after me. "Damn you walk so fast" he says trying to steady his breath. "For a person who claims he does sports, you are really unfit " I tell him with an eye roll. " where to anyway? " he asks once his breathing is back to normal. "Practice, you? " I ask. " Same" he replies throwing his arms around my waist. We walk towards the school's swimming pool.
"OKAY GIRLS, TAKE YOUR POSITIONS, PRACTICE STARTS IN TWO MINUTES. " I hear Eurel shout to a group of girls sitting by the pool. I give Dave a hug and head over to her.
"Oh hey Charlene, " she greets with a smile she spots me. "Hey Eurel, you're good? " "I'm okay, you? " she asks. "I'm fine just a little tired, " I tell her and just then a yawn escapes my lips proving my point. Eurel laughs and I smile. I'm glad she is happy today. "Let's get practice done with and then you can rest" she says.
I make my way to the girls' changing room and change into my one piece maroon swim suit.

Two hours later, we finally get done with practice and I'm happy I don't feel so exhausted anymore. Swimming always helps me to relax.
"Umm Charlene, do you mind if we go for ice-cream, I'll pay, you know, to say thank you for yesterday, " Eurel asks abit nervous. "It's okay if you don't want " she adds. I laugh at her shyness. " Are you always this shy" I can't help but ask. "Not really, it's just that I'm not yet used to you and I don't want to make it seem like I'm being clingy, " she answers with a small smile. " It's okay, making friends isn't being clingy, at least that's what I think and I would love to hangout with you, " I tell her and she beams. I like this girl.
" where is your car?" I ask her once we reach the parking lot. "I don't have one, my house is just a five minutes walk from here. " she replies with a shrug.
"Okay then, I'll drive us there, hop in" I tell her opening the door. "Nice car, " she says and I smile thanking her.

Ten minutes we are parked at Joe's Ice Cream. " I love this place,  they have really nice ice-cream. My sister and I always come here. " she says excitedly, looking at the place with adoration. I can't help but laugh  she is such a kid. We place our orders and pay, or rather Eurel insists on paying for the both of us. "So how old is your sister? " I ask once we are seated. "She is thirteen, her name is Eunia. " "Do you have any siblings? " she asks me. " Yeah, two step brothers and a step sister." "How old are they? " "One of my brothers is five months older than me and the other brother and my sister are twins, they are seven" I reply vaguely not wanting to go into details of names. I didn't want her to know that Tyler is my brother. So far it's only my friends and his close friends that know and I would like to keep it that way, at least for now. I don't want girls trying to befriend me to get close to him. I know Eurel doesn't look like the type but I can't be so sure.
"How is it that you have a British accent? "she asks. "Oh I grew up in the UK with my aunt, just recently moved here to live with my dad, " I reply with a smile glad for the change of topic. "And your mum? " I look at her, contemplating if I should tell her the truth. "She passed on " I reply anyway. "Sorry about that, didn't mean to scratch a scar, " she says in a low voice. "It's okay, it's been a while now, " I give a small smile not wanting her to feel bad about asking. "I lost my dad when I was twelve. It's been five years but it still feels like yesterday. He was my best friend. He died in a car accident on his way to pick my sister and I from school. " she poses probably trying to stop herself from crying. "It's okay Eurel, you don't have to tell me about it, " I tell her holding her hand. I don't want her to talk about something she clearly isn't comfortable saying. She gives me a small smile and shakes her head, she probably wants to finish the story. I squeeze her hands tightly in an effort to comfort her. "We were in Canada by then When he died, life wasn't the same for our family, that's when my mom decided we move here to start all over again. Now we live in a four bedroom apartment downtown. " "Anyway like you told me yesterday, it's better to reminisce the good times with them other than thinking about the future without them. " she adds with a smile. I smile back at her but my smile immediately falls. "I don't have any memories of my mum, she died when giving birth to me. " I say in a low tone. "Sorry about that, " she says giving me a hug. "Enough about the past, tell me more about you, your hobbies and all that " I laugh trying to lighten the mood. I really like how conversation comes easily with her.
"There is really nothing much to say. I love swimming, I love art, it's like an escape for me, I like singing, I suck at dancing. " "Your turn, " she says clapping her hands. " Let's seeee. I love swimming, I like reading it's an outlet for me, I can sing, I love dancing too, " I tell her.
"I guess we have quite alot in common, " she says with a huge grin. "Yeah"

I hangout with Eurel for quite a while before we called it a day. She is too chatty. I found myself opening up to her about my aunt and mum without any difficulty. She is those people you can tell anything and will be sure they won't judge you. I'm glad I made another girl friend apart from Kayla and Sasha.
I dropped Eurel at her apartment and headed home. The exhaustion of the day finally hit me that I had to skip dinner to take a nap. I was at the verge of falling asleep until someone decided it was okay to interrupt my peaceful sleep. Why didn't I switch off my phone? Urghhh.
Checking the caller ID, it's Dave calling. Why the hell would he call me right now? "This call had better be important because you just woke me up, " I mumble into the phone. "Sorry Charlene but I really need your help" He replies in a serious tone. When Dave calls my name, I know its always something serious. "What's up?" I ask while sitting up. "I think I like a girl. " REALLY!!!! I want to scream. Is this his serious issue??? "Seriously Dave, don't you always like a girl, " I tell him rolling my eyes even though I know he can't see me. I'm actually pissed. "No, I mean I like like a girl, like I have feelings for her, " he explains.
I laugh, I laugh so hard that my stomach hurts. David Williams has  actual feelings for a girl. I thought I would never see this day. Dave having real feelings for a girl is like teaching a Goldfish how to play the Clarinet. So damn impossible. "Charlene this isn't funny. " "It's actually very funny,  you, David Williams, likes one girl," I tell him amidst my laughter. "Okay  I'm sorry for laughing, have you told her yet? " I ask becoming serious once again. "Now that's the problem, she hates my guts, " he says with a sigh. He is definitely exasperated. I start laughing all over again, this time tears are actually rolling down my cheeks. " I like this girl already, " I tell him still laughing. " Are you done?" he asks clearly not amused by my reaction. "Not yet, give me a minute, " I try to compose myself. " Finally a girl who doesn't throw herself at you.  Who is she anyway? " I ask when I'm finally done laughing.
"Crystal Woodley, redhead, cheerleader, " he says. Immediately my mind runs to the bitchy redhead I met in the bathroom. "Best friend to that girl who is your captain, what's her name? Eurel Martinez ?" he goes on to elaborate when I don't say anything. "Yeah, I know her though I haven't really talked to her, " I tell him. I ignore the part of me that wants to rant about her bitchness. I don't want to be too quick to judge. Besides I guess Dave really likes her, he never gets stressed over a girl.
"So what do you think I should do, she despises me, that means I can't tell her about my feelings just yet. "
"Dave I really don't know what to tell you, I haven't talked to her so I don't know what she is like. Maybe you should try to become friends with her then you see where things go from there. By the looks of it, she is a hard target so good luck, you'll need it. " I tell him truthfully. "Thanks Sunshine, that's why I love you. " he says. Dave is literally my boy best friend and more like a brother to me. He's my other to go to person. "Good night Dave" "Night Sunshine " he says and I hang up.
I close my eyes forcing sleep to come once again. Remind me to never sleep late on a school night.

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