THE REST OF THE DAY WENT AS USUAL. TODAY WAS ALL CLASS DAY, SO CLASSES WERE SHORTER BUT ALL OF YOUR CLASSES WERE INCLUDED INSTEAD OF THREE OR FOUR. EVEN SO, LELA'S CLASSES DID NOT DISTRACT HER. HER MIND WAS STILL FOGGY WITH THE MEMORY OF TYLER'S MOM.
LUNCH CAME BEFORE SHE KNEW IT. EVEN THOUGH SHE AND JAY WERE TALKING, LELA STILL FELT CONFLICTED ABOUT HER BLOSSOMING FEELINGS FOR TYLER'S MOM. BUT THEN AGAIN, SHE FELT COMFORTED BY THE PRESENCE OF HER SNUGGLY WUGGLY, FUZZY WUZZY, HUNNY BUNNY, DUMMY BUMMY, SCHNOOKUMS BOOKUMS, BUBBINGTON.
THE LATTER HALF OF THE DAY DIDN'T WHIRL BY LIKE THE FIRST. OR MAYBE IT WAS JUST BECAUSE LELA'S HEAD WAS CLEARED BY LUNCH. SHE JOKED WITH HER FRIENDS IN FASHION NOW, TRIED HER BEST IN MATH, AND HAD A GRAND OLE TIME IN ENGLISH. THAT WAS UNTIL SHE GOT A TEXT FROM HER MOM...
Hey Lela. Sorry Grammy and I can't pick you up from school today. Please get a ride with a friend home.
LELA STARED AT THE MESSAGE FOR A GOOD FIFTEEN SECONDS BEFORE GETTING THROWN INTO AN ABSOLUTE FRENZY. WHO WAS SHE GOING TO GET A RIDE FROM ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE? AND IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE AND SHE HAD NO UMBRELLA. SHE DREADED THE END OF CLASS AND GROANED AUDIBLY WHEN THE BELL RUNG.
SHE SLUNK OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, PANICKING. THAT'S WHEN SHE BUMPED INTO SOMEONE.
"TYLER! SORRY!" LELA EXCLAIMED. TYLER TURNED AROUND TO FACE LELA.
"YOU'RE FINE." TYLER RESPONDED CALMLY. THEN, HE SQUINTED AND GOT A BIT CLOSER TO LELA. "WHAT'S THE MATTER?" TYLER ASKED WITH GENUINE CONCERN. LELA SIGHED.
"I NEED A RIDE, BUT IT'S FINE I KNOW YOU TAKE THE BUS SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN HELP." LELA RAMBLED, SLIGHTLY RELIEVED SHE WOULDN'T HAVE ANOTHER STIFLED ENCOUNTER WITH TYLER'S IMPOSSIBLY ATTRACTIVE MOTHER.
"ACTUALLY, SHE'S PICKING ME UP TODAY. THE RAIN IS SUPPOSED TO GET REALLY BAD SO SHE DIDN'T WANT ME TO GET STUCK ON THE BUS IF TRAFFIC GETS BAD. Y'KNOW, IF BEING AROUND HER WOULDN'T BE TOO BAD CONSIDERING HOW UGLY YOU THINK SHE IS..." TYLER GRUMBLED, STILL SALTY FROM THAT MORNING. "THEN I'M SURE SHE'D GIVE YOU A RIDE"
"UHHH, NO! HAHA, IT'S FINE I JUST-" LELA REALIZED TYLER WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION AS HE WHIPPED OUT HIS PHONE.
"KAY, I SHOT HER A TEXT ANDDDD..." TYLER SAID, WAITING FOR HIS MOM'S RESPONSE. "SHE SAID YES!" HE DECLARED TRIUMPHANTLY. LELA SMILED NERVOUSLY.
"WOW, THANKS!"
THIS WAS GONNA BE AN INTERESTING NIGHT...
