Chapter 2

The next day during class, I couldn’t concentrate. I didn’t know why, but the thought of it gave me a head ache. I guess it was because I studied too hard last night, or was it the meal I had in the morning. But meals are supposed to give you stomach aches, not head aches.

“Holly, are you okay? You don’t look so good…”
“Not really, Angela… I feel like vomiting.”
“Do you need to go to the nurse’s office?”
“No… It’s okay. I’ll be okay.”
“Okay…”

While walking out of class, I felt worse ‘cause of all the noise. I was walking down the stairs and suddenly I stepped on my shoe lace and fell. Luckily I was only at the second step. Again, I dropped my books and glasses. I heard Bryan and Jake having a conversation about falling or asking or breaking, or, or something. Hope they weren’t talking about me.

“There she is! Go ask her now!”
“She fell again.”
“Hahahaa. Just go ask her dude.”
“But…”
“Look Jake, do you want to win the bet or not? You already agreed.”
“Fine. But it’s only for four weeks right… RIGHT Bryan?”
“Yeah. Haha”
“I had to break up with Jessica for this? So wrong.”
“Whatever, Jessica acts like a jaguar. Rawrr.”

I saw Jake and Bryan walking towards me. But it looks like they’re trying to get something from someone. I picked up my books and glasses and power walked away. I heard Bryan calling my name footsteps walking behind me. I just kept ignoring him ‘cause I thought he would just say another insult. I couldn’t outrun them, so they caught up to me and stopped me from walking.

“What?” I said angrily.
“Jake wants to ask you something.”

I was looking at Jake like I wasn’t going to care about anything he was going to say. He had a blank face and so did I.

“Just say it Jake, dang.”
“Hi Holly.”
“Hi?”
“Listen I-“
“I’ve been listening.”
“Look, are you busy Saturday night? No? Okay. Meet you at the festival at six to go eat or whatever you wanna do. “
“Actually, I have plans Saturday.”
“What? A girl like you haaa-“

I saw Bryan pinching Jake on the arm where it really hurts to make him stop saying something or some sort.

“Never mind… Where are you going?”
“To my art show, which you wouldn't care about.”
“No, no, no, I’ll come.”
“You? Like art?”
“Yeah… Love it”
“Okay then, bye.”
“Wait, wait, wait, hold up, hold up.”
“What?”
“You didn’t even tell me where yet, or what time to be there.”
“It’s right next Greenfield Avenue. Be there at five pm., or don’t be there.”

I walked away after we had that conversation. That was actually the longest discussion I ever had with a guy who wasn’t related to me. Well, it seems like Jake and Bryan were up to something talking to me for the first time.

“Finally! Was that so hard to do?”
“Bryan, that was humiliating.”
“What!? Nobody saw you. Except me, hahaha!”
“Don’t tell anyone about this or you’ll go down with me.”
“Okay. Okay… See yah.”

Right after I got home I called Angela and told her everything.

“WHAT??!!” she screamed in my ear.