The Popular Girl

The Popular Girl Ch.11

The dance was in two days.

It seemed like the entire school had spring-fling fever. even the guys. it was amazing how many guys wouldnt shut up about their suits. The girls were comparing dress colors and lengths. But most of all, everyone had a date. When i say everyone, i mean it. Even the geeks had one. i even heard them talking to one another about it as i walked past their lunch table. everyone had a date. except for me.

It wasnt like i hadnt been asked, because believe me, i had. Skater guys, geeks, half the football team, and even most of the baseball team had asked me. i turned them all down. there one only one person i wanted to go with, and that person hadnt asked me. Because that person hated me. I sighed, thinking of luke always made me sigh. he had avoided me even i was sitting next to alyssa at the lunch table. i tried calling him but he didnt answer. once his mom did but she told me he was out playing football with tyler. i believed her, i knew she wouldnt lie to me.

 Now i was sitting at the lunch table and alyssa leaned over and whispered to me, “Im going to ask clay to the dance.” i nodded and gave her a reassuring smile. she got out of her chair and walked over to clay and tapped him on the back. he looked up and she said something quietly and motioned for him to follow her over towards the corner of the cafeteria. he got up and followed her. i looked away from them, giving them some privacy, well as much as they could get with a cafeteria filled with kids looking at the because they were “popular”.

 i looked across from me at tyler, who kept throwing glances at alyssa and clay. 

“Cute couple, huh?” i asked him nodding towards them, and smiling. he grunted then looked at them again.

i looked down at the other end of the table where luke was sitting. i couldve swore he was looking at me, but he quickly turned his head. our eyes met for a second, that second i thought he would let me explain, but just as quick as it lasted, it ended. i knew that if i was going to get to explain anything, it was was going to take a whole lot of planning.

as soon as alyssa and clay quit talking the bell rang, signaling everyone to hurry up and get to class. the whole rest of the day i didnt see her, she must’ve left early, was the only thing i could figure of that would explain her absence.

***

The dance was tomorrow.

“So where were you yesterday after lunch?” i asked alyssa, once she finally answered her phone.

“I called my mom, and went home early.” ah-hah! i was right.

“Why?” 

I waited a long time and she didnt answer, i didnt push the subject.

“So how’d it go with clay?” i asked, eager to know all of the details.

“He said no.” i didnt know how to respond to that but before i could say anything she said, “He told me he likes you, Addison.” I was shocked. Couldnt he just understand that i liked luke?

“Listen, Alyssa, i’m sorry. please dont be mad at m-” she cut me off.

“Addison its not your fault, i know you dont even like him... so arent you going to ask why i didnt answer my phone earlier?” i was glad that we had dropped the clay subject, and she sounded eager to tell me the reason she didnt pick up her cell.

“Why?” i asked smiling, she cracks me up sometime, moving on to one thing then the next.

“I was with TYLER!” she practically screamed. “I was outside after lunch all sad waiting for my mom when he walked outside and asked me what was wrong. i didnt tell him so he said that i should come over the next day! so i went to his house today and i had so much fun! his mom and little sister were nice, and tyler and me just hung out and he taught me how to skateboard! Isnt that hot?” i laughed, she was probably fake-fanning herself right now.

“Oh yeah, totally hot.” i joked and she laughed, she also told me how she was so over clay and that tyler had asked her to the dance. i guess i over-looked them as a couple, kind of like i over-looked luke and me...

“Well i’ve got some phone calls to make...” she said and i told her goodbye.

after we hung up i went downstairs and told my mom and izzy about everything, clay and nikki, then about luke. they listened and made me feel so much better. After talking my mom made izzy and i lemonade while we worked on drawing pictures with her new glitter-paint pens mom bought for her, overall i just felt a little... better.

***

Tonight was the dance.

The dance was in two hours.

those were the only two thoughts i could think as my mom curled my hair and piled it on top of my head making it look effortlessly beautiful. she then moved onto my makeup, she went for the natural look. 

Before i knew it i had my dress on and the dance was going to start in thirty minutes. i stood in front of the mirror with my mother and izzy behind me admiring their work. i really did look pretty.

I thanked them and gave them both hugs. My mom grabbed her car keys, ready to drive me to the dance when the doorbell rang. i went to answer it, wanting to show off how pretty my dress was to whoever was at the door. my mom and iz stood behind me wanting to see who it was.

i flung open the door to find the last person i expected to be there: 

“Luke?”

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okay cliff hanger or what? next chapter will probably be the last, but the most interesting. (: wonder what will happen with luke? hmmm... comment/vote/like please!

                                  thanks for reading, <3, Ali