Chapter 13: Oh no

"Early dismissal."

Well, this would be lovely if I had the ability to drive. This morning me and the gang walked to school. I'm strictly on no driving privileges after my concussion. For the rest of this week! Sense Michelle's car isn't big enough, and she is scared to drive big cars, we all decided it would be best to just walk.

   This morning it was a grand idea. Now, I just really don't want to. I've gotten lazy over the hours. I sigh, in deep agony.

    "What crawled up your ass and died? He said EARLY DISMISSAL!" Ethan says, making fun of me.

    "I know what he said. I'm not deaf." I say and walk away. I'm not sure why. I just don't think its normal to just be talking to him as if we're friends or something.

   "Rude!" He shouts out to me, but I just ignore. I just want to start walking and get over it but I stop in my tracks. If Ethan is here, and Seth is out skipping.....who is he skipping with?

   "Hey Ethan!" I yell at his walking figure. He turns around looked confused. He had that 'this girl is freaking nuts' look on his face and what can I say? I mean...I am.

   "What?" He asks, looking uninterested and interested at the same time.

    "Where are the sad boys?" I ask. He gives me a look of true confusion and then I laugh. I forget that I come up with nicknames in my head.

   "Your friends, I mean." I say. He still looks confused, but he responds.

   "I don't know. Probably ditched or something." He says and I click, from humored, to raged.

   "I don't know what your deal is, but stay away from my brother!" I yell and smack his arm. He frowns down at me and snatches me to the side away from the crowd of kids, calling there parents.

   "Hands off!" I yell. As I snatch my arm away and look down angrily at the ground.

   "My problem? If you hadn't noticed! I AM AWAY FROM YOUR BROTHER!" He yells and looks at me wide eyes that are saying 'are you freaking blind???'  I huff and cross my arms over my chest.

   "Like, seriously. I'm standing right.....here! An-an-and I don't....I don't get you! You want me to stay away from your brother, yet you bring yourself AND your little sister to meet up with me and BREAK IN A STORE and when I try to get you out, you wouldn't let me because 'I'd get caught'. " He says looking aggravated and Im just quiet. I let him get his thoughts out.

    "And by the way. Im not even that cool with your little brother and you want to know why?..." he asks. I stubbornly and slowly nod my head yes.

   "Because....he told me to stay away from you and I got pissed, because I don't take orders, and..... because I don't....want to." I snap my pouting face back up to look him in the eyes. Nothing but surprise in my eyes.
 

  What is he saying?

   "I....I gotta.. goooo." I say and sprint before he could protest. I grab onto Gabbie, and Sarah's arms and Gabbie grabs onto Michelle's and I drag them in the direction of home. Running as fast as possible.

     "Shit!" I yell. We turn back and I grab Travis and start to run again. Im not sure what any of there faces are saying but Im sure they are thinking Im crazy. I say nothing until we are about 4 blocks away from home.

   "I think.... Ethan just told me he liked spending time with me and I dont know what to do." I blurt out. They all look at me with blank faces until all of a sudden outburst of conversation started happening.

"Finally!"

"Who's Ethan?"

"Baaad news!"

"He owes me food."

"I call love."

"When's the wedding?"

"Seriously, who's Ethan!?"

"Okay! Enough!" I shout over all there banter.

   "This means nothing. Because I'm ending all tithes to him. No glances in class, conversations in the hallway, spy missions! Nothing!" I say.

"....spy missions?" Michelle asks, confused.

  "It doesn't matter! Im never speaking to him again!" I shout.

   "As much as Im happy to hear that....why? I mean...he's into you and he's hot." Michelle asks.

   "Because. He's trouble." I say. Not knowing if Im even being completely true.

   As the conversation dies down we get to our street and bid our see you later's and good byes.

I go up stairs to my room, take a shower, change into my Shrek pajamas, brush my teeth, and hop in bed. I decided to listen to sappy love songs and sing/scream into my pillow. Only looking up to breathe or take a sip of my half full Dr. PEPPER.

   ETHAN WILL NOT GET INTO MY HEAD.....after today I guess. Because right now....he's all I can think about.

  Crap