"It's About Time" Georgie Cooper

New Feelings and a Video Tape

Carrying my backpack over my right shoulder I walked through the hallways in silence until I saw Georgie talking with some girls. I listened in on the conversation until multiple girls ended up hugging him. " I think the saddest part about it is just how sad it is."

"Is there anything that we can do?" One girl with short brown hair asked.

Georgie shrugged his shoulders fake crying. "I don't know. A hug might help."

"Of course." The girl hugged him.

He saw the other brunette and blonde standing there. "What's wrong with you two? Don't you care about my brother?" The other two girls embraced him in a hug too.

Clutching my hands into fists at my sides I felt anger boiling up inside of me. I assumed it was because he was lying to those girls for their attention. But I had noticed it recently after he had taken an interest in a girl named Veronica and she liked him too. Stepping forward by an open locker I slammed it shut and the group separated from each other. "Ah woah!" They all screamed and jumped backwards from me.

"Oh I'm sorry. Did I interrupt your conversation?" I sarcastically responded, crossing my arms over my chest.

The group of girls sent each other a look and walked away from him. Georgie turned to face me giving me a confused look. "What was that about?"

"There wasn't anything behind it. I leaned against a locker and it shut hard. What of it?" I played it off like it wasn't what I was really thinking.

Georgie nodded glancing over my shoulder. "Okay, I'll see you later. Veronica!" He waved seeing the taller blonde girl coming out of a classroom.

"Hey Georgie, Y/n." She waved at the two of us.

I waved politely at her. "Hey. So I bet you got a lot of homework to go start."

"Nah I finished most of it. I was just about to leave and go to my car." She answered me.

Georgie piped up. "I can walk with ya."

"That'd be nice." She smiled.

The pair began to walk off causing me to call out knowing my mom was picking me up today anyway. "I'll see you later, George!"

"Oh uh sorry. I'll see you later Y/n." He hollered back over his shoulder before they went out the doors that led to the parking lot. I shook my head spinning on my boots when the clock struck three meaning my mom was here anyway. I knew this was jealousy coming from seeing and talking with other girls. I was his best friend but I wanted to be more, maybe just maybe.

Later when I was over at their house for dinner I knocked on Missy's bedroom door and she lifted her head up pausing her drawing she was working on. Sheldon was outside helping his mother take down something in the garage. "Hey, Missy. Can I tell you something?"

"Wouldn't you be talking to my brother?" She asked me.

Shutting the door with my hand I leaned against it so Sheldon couldn't barge in. "It's about Georgie."

"Ohhh tea. Spill." Missy sat up on her bed and I sat down on the other end.

Clasping my hands together in my lap I sighed heavily. "He was talking with Veronica and a few other girls and I started getting really annoyed."

"I love Veronica." Missy squealed where I made a sad face towards her and she changed her answer. "But honestly you're way more awesome than her."

"I doubt that." I disagreed with her.

His sister throws her hands up in the air nearly tumbling off the side of the bed. "Do you not realize how awesome you are? You literally blew up an old tv, you didn't rat us out to Memaw when we stole her car. My brother would be the dumbest boy alive if he didn't like you."

"Thanks, Missy. But unless you can see if Georgie magically feels the same way I don't think we're gonna get together." Tucking hair behind my ear I thought about the idea of us being together.

"Dinner is ready!" We heard Mrs. Cooper holler from the kitchen alerting the whole household. We got up from her bed rushing down the thin hallway and into the dining room area. Connie sat at the end of the table with George Sr at the head of the table. Missy sat by her mother with Georgie and I across from them.

I sat down seeing that Sheldon wasn't at the table like normal. "Where's Sheldon?"

"Who cares. We can eat in peace." Missy replied with a month full of spaghetti.

Her mother sent her a glare. "He's still cleaning the garage. He can't have dinner until he's done."

"Woah. I guess you really put your foot down when he turns the garage into a safe house." I chuckled while putting some spaghetti in my mouth.

Connie bolted from her seat rushing into the living room. "Ohhh it was hilarious. I got it all video taped on my camera."

"I wanna see it." Georgie got up from his chair and Missy followed him.

Mrs. Cooper scolded them. "We are eating dinner!"

"I've gotta see this." George Sr got up too and I couldn't resist the temptation to see the video tape either.

Mary shouted again from the dining room with all of us scattered into the living room. "Come back and eat dinner." Connie slides the tape into the video part of the tv.

Our group was seated on the couch and the reclining chair waiting in anticipation. The video was in black and white colors. "Sheldon! You can't run away from me forever."

"I don't have to do it forever. Just till you get tired." Sheldon responded by moving across the screen wearing a spaceman suit.

Memaw's voice could be heard cackling in the background. "Don't catch him yet."

"This is not a joke! Sheldon, get over here!" Mrs. Cooper growled at her mother and ran around the large train table still trying to catch him.

Georgie nudges me with his elbow. "I said I would pay to see someone throw a pie at Sheldon. But this takes the cake."

"It is pretty funny." I laughed, sending him a smile.

Mary called from the kitchen. "No it isn't!"

Sheldon ducks underneath the train table with his mother still chasing. "Get over here. Sheldon Lee Cooper, get here. Right now."

"Lord, I think I'm gonna wet myself again." Connie nearly rolled down into the floor in laughter beside me. Everyone except for Mary was laughing since we had re-played the video about three times until it was getting really late and we had school the next morning.

Getting up from the couch I pulled my coat from the rack by the front door. Sliding it on I was about to leave until Mrs. Cooper came around the corner. "Y/n, tell your parents that we need to get together. I want to thank them since you have been so sweet."

"Awe thanks. I'll be sure to tell them, Mrs. Cooper." I nodded to the woman.

She makes a raspberry noise like it's no big deal. "Oh please call me Mary."

"Okay...Mary." I paused trying to let it slip from my mouth. Turning around to grab the doorknob I said night to her. "Goodnight."

"Georgie, you need to get Y/n something good for her birthday coming up." Missy's voice made me halt in my tracks hearing them talk in the living room.

He questioned her. "Why? I mean she's my bestie but we agreed nothing fancy."

"Because she's basically your girlfriend." Missy answered.

Georgie didn't say anything for the rest of the time before I left their house. Unknown to me he went to his bedroom climbing up onto the dresser drawer opening the air vent on the wall. "Hopefully she'll like it." He mumbled to himself taking out a piece of jewelry that he had hidden in an envelope with some money he was saving up for a Mustang car.

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