the late shift. I made my way up to my apartment and texted Troy. He said that Josie and Remi were at Remi’s house studying together. That’s fine. I would wait her out. But it was still my turn to bring food tomorrow. I wasn’t going back on our deal no matter what.
The next morning I got dressed and went to get Troy. He shook his head at my bag of breakfast and hot chocolate in a to-go cup for Remi and said I might be barking up the wrong tree. I glared him down and he relented by saying that I was doing the right thing.
The girls pulled into the parking lot shortly after us and tried to walk towards the school but away from us. So I walked directly to the front door and blocked their entrance. I smiled at Remi and said “Good morning, today’s my turn.” I handed her the bag and the cup and walked away before she could protest.
I put my stuff in my locker and went to class. Yes, this was going to work.
By the time I got to third period I was back to worrying. But thank God Troy was in with Josie. He sat down next to me and started talking.
“ Ok, so Josie says that Remi’s not mad anymore. But that’s all I could get out of her.”
I let out a huge huff of breath and prayed that this hour went by fast.
“Ok .” I tapped my fingers on the desk until they were hurting me as I waited for the bell to ring.
The bell rang and Troy went to meet up with Josie on ‘their bench’ and I went looking for my girl. I was trying to make her my girl.
I looked through the cafeteria again and didn’t see her, so I went and looked through the windows. I saw her legs but her face and torso were being blocked by some skinny guy with a weird backwards hat on. He was crouched down on his haun ches beside her and he talked incessantly about something. She looked like she was in pain or maybe his breath stank.
I walked over to her and sat down as close as I could get. I put my arm around her shoulder and pretended to genuinely be interested in whatever stupid line he was trying to pull with her. By the way, it was the breath.
He looked me over and after a few minutes finally stopped talking.
“Hey man, what’s up?” he said
“Nothing, just came to have lunch with my girl.” I did not just say that out loud.
Remi tensed under my arm, but then relaxed and she didn’t refute it.
“Ok, well, I’ll see you later Remi.” He said as he walked off.
Good…Keep walking cowboy.
She turned in my direction after I unveiled our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
“You totally saved me. He tried to talk to me in Homeroom and I blew him off, but apparently it didn’t work.”
“Yeah, you looked like you were in pain.” I laughed at her.
“Ugh, you have no idea.”
Then she stopped and looked to the sky for a moment and then back to me.
“I’m sorry Cooper. I really am. I’ve just always been taught that guys have an ulterior motive in everything they do. But I trust you. I’ve only known you for a week or so, but I really trust you.”
She really was a pistol, she shot in a perfect line and I was her target.
I stopped eating and put my arm back around her shoulders but not before
The next morning I got dressed and went to get Troy. He shook his head at my bag of breakfast and hot chocolate in a to-go cup for Remi and said I might be barking up the wrong tree. I glared him down and he relented by saying that I was doing the right thing.
The girls pulled into the parking lot shortly after us and tried to walk towards the school but away from us. So I walked directly to the front door and blocked their entrance. I smiled at Remi and said “Good morning, today’s my turn.” I handed her the bag and the cup and walked away before she could protest.
I put my stuff in my locker and went to class. Yes, this was going to work.
By the time I got to third period I was back to worrying. But thank God Troy was in with Josie. He sat down next to me and started talking.
“ Ok, so Josie says that Remi’s not mad anymore. But that’s all I could get out of her.”
I let out a huge huff of breath and prayed that this hour went by fast.
“Ok .” I tapped my fingers on the desk until they were hurting me as I waited for the bell to ring.
The bell rang and Troy went to meet up with Josie on ‘their bench’ and I went looking for my girl. I was trying to make her my girl.
I looked through the cafeteria again and didn’t see her, so I went and looked through the windows. I saw her legs but her face and torso were being blocked by some skinny guy with a weird backwards hat on. He was crouched down on his haun ches beside her and he talked incessantly about something. She looked like she was in pain or maybe his breath stank.
I walked over to her and sat down as close as I could get. I put my arm around her shoulder and pretended to genuinely be interested in whatever stupid line he was trying to pull with her. By the way, it was the breath.
He looked me over and after a few minutes finally stopped talking.
“Hey man, what’s up?” he said
“Nothing, just came to have lunch with my girl.” I did not just say that out loud.
Remi tensed under my arm, but then relaxed and she didn’t refute it.
“Ok, well, I’ll see you later Remi.” He said as he walked off.
Good…Keep walking cowboy.
She turned in my direction after I unveiled our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
“You totally saved me. He tried to talk to me in Homeroom and I blew him off, but apparently it didn’t work.”
“Yeah, you looked like you were in pain.” I laughed at her.
“Ugh, you have no idea.”
Then she stopped and looked to the sky for a moment and then back to me.
“I’m sorry Cooper. I really am. I’ve just always been taught that guys have an ulterior motive in everything they do. But I trust you. I’ve only known you for a week or so, but I really trust you.”
She really was a pistol, she shot in a perfect line and I was her target.
I stopped eating and put my arm back around her shoulders but not before
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