Stranded Together

Chapter 2

🔵Gabe's POV🔵

"Hey man did you see where Zack went?" My mate Travis asks over the High School Musical wannabes.

Even though we are in the comfort of my car, their singing of lame pop songs is painfully annoying. We can't drive away due to the fact that they're blocking the road...and we're waiting for our other friend Zack.

When the bell rang moments ago signalling the end of the school term and the start of spring holidays, the car park instantly filled with cheering students.

Trav, Zack and I had gym last period and coach Carter let us get changed and leave early since it was the last day. Coach Carter is also our football couch and on Fridays the team usually practices after school. He cancelled practice this afternoon however, probably still in a good mood from our victory against our rival last week. It's always a close game between us and the snotty neighbouring school on the other side on town.

We saw Zack earlier making out with some blondie amongst the dancing crowd. But being too cool to sing and dance, me and Trav headed straight to my car without him.

"I didn't see where he went." I mumble looking over the large crowd in front of me.

"I'm here. Glad to see you guys missed my presence." Zack says startling me as he jumps into the back seat of my car. I let out a little chuckle as I turn to face him in the back. He has a few different coloured lip stick markings over his face as well as a few phone numbers scribbled on his arms. It's as if girls just smothered on lip stick so they could leave a mark on him.

He looks like some heartthrob that belongs in a romcom. Or a member of a boy band that got ravished by screaming fans.

"Have fun?" I ask lifting my eyebrows in amusement. He gives me a smirk, knowing that I was observing the markings that covered him.

"You could say that." He says rubbing one of the lip stick marks on his cheek, creating a purple smear. "At least I know what I'll be doing these holidays."

"So, what are you doing Gabe?" Travis asks me ignoring Zack telling us about himself being a "chick magnet".

"Girls. That's what he's going to be doing." Zack suddenly says, dropping what he was previously talking about. He gives me a grin knowing I wasn't going to deny his claim.

I look over at Travis in the passenger seat. He has a small grin on his face also.

"Yeah, girls will mostly be what I'm doing. My mum actually booked a two week cruise in the Carribeans. We're leaving tomorrow." I explain smirking knowing what Trav and Zack are going to stay next.

"You're going to be surrounded by bikini babes for two weeks!" Zack asks raising his eyebrows. "Sweet." He adds approvingly.

"Dude!" Travis exclaims punching my arm. "You lucky bastard."

"So what are you doing?" I ask Trav.

"I have work." He groans as he runs his hand through his dark brown, almost black hair. "Still saving up for uni."

"Well I'll be sleeping, eating, Xbox playing and lady seducing." Zack adds even though we already know what he's going to be doing.