Just Friends

Chapter 1 ~ Maybe...

"Wouldn't it be funny if I kissed you right now?" Tae said.

My heart fluttered and I thought it would be close to the most perfect thing in the whole world if he'd just kiss me. But, I have to play hard-headed because I can never make the first move.

"I told you if you tried to kiss me I wouldn't let you" I replied. I laughed sheepishly and started blushing after I said it, in a way kind of regretting it.

I could feel my cheeks start to burn. I hoped I didn't look like a cherry tomato ready to be harvested.

He stepped up onto the next stair, closer to my face. I started to back away but, I guess it didn't help that I didn't see the wall behind me. I kept thinking "Shit! Shit! Shit!" over and over again in my head.

He said, "I bet you will.." While gazing into my eyes. It was almost as if he was trying to read me. I looked up at him about to tell him no before I was cut off by the softest, most gentle lips I've ever experienced. The moment was perfect, and I started to kiss back after a moment or two.. but, before I knew it, just as quickly the kiss had happened, it was over. I didn't have time to close my eyes, I didn't know what to do.   It was so sudden.. I was speechless for the first time in my life. It was my first real kiss, a kiss that made me feel something other than tongue.

I might be getting a little bit ahead of myself, let me start from the end of my freshman year.

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"I know I look like shit" I said to my bestfriend as I shrugged into the school. "I stayed up late on the phone with this stupid bitch all last night.." Jokingly talking about her. She didn't smile, and I know she wouldn't get upset over something like that. That's just our relationship, love and hate type of thing. "What's Wrong?" I asked sheepishly.

She looked up at me and stared and then all I could do was ask again. suddenly she replied while laughing a little "Nothing bitch, I'm tired! Your dumbass wanted to talk about Lucas all night!"

I laughed and then replied with, "Well Ms.Rankins I'm not the only one who had their share of problems last night." (Rankins is a nickname for the guy she likes, well is dating, dated... It's complicated. We call him Rankins because if we said his real name everybody would know who we're talking about, since he only graduated, last year...)

We were walking to my locker and just laughing and gossiping about these two girls in the morning who always talk loud and walk around switching their hips. It was the main girl that really irked me. Her name was Angela, she had red hair, not sure what her real hair color is but she just always insisted on wearing leggings with no underwear. I don't think she realizes the only reason people couldn't stop staring at it was because it was nasty and hard to look away.

"Do you know what we're doing in weight training today?" Trescella asked as we passed by.

"Nah girl sorry.." I replied quickly and went back to my conversation with Maia. When we got to the freshman hallway it was almost dead empty with only a few of the teachers kids there, and one of my old friends just hanging around my locker. It's usually like that in the mornings when we get there though.

I put my locker combination in and lifted up on the lock in hopes that the combination was right.

It was.

I set my book bag down in front of my locker and started to take off my jacket so everybody could see what shirt I was wearing today. Once I had accidentally flashed Maia and the little boys behind her (whom I had just scarred for life with my nothingness for boobs), I picked my book bag up and put it in my locker.

Every morning we always walk around the school till the rest of our group shows up, in OUR group there's never tension. Never drama with each other, we're open. We don't like something? We say it loud and proud, fight about it, laugh, then go back to what we were originally doing in the first place. Everybody has a place or a role in the group:

Maia - Leader, holds the group together. Makes us laugh, daring, pretty, and out there.

Lupita - Mature one, tells us when we're acting like retards, gives us advice, pretty, and fun to be around.

Mikyia - The quieter one, mostly just listens to what we talk about and then jumps in when she likes or doesn't like the topic. She's also a mature one, somewhat daring, pretty, and has a kind heart.

Breonsay - Somewhat mature, laughs about everything, is really nice, pretty, funny, and has a gorgeous smile that would make anyone smile along. She's the sporty one. Well, she's the only one currently playing sports, I'm vey athletic but that's for another time.

And then.. There's me. Elizabeth.. Im pretty much the DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) of the group without the fat part, cause I'm the skinniest one of the group. I'm usually the bestfriends boyfriends bestfriend. The guys always come to me about advice for the girls, or how would I handle a situation. I'm really good at answering those questions too, I've always paid really good attention to people. I just want people to see me the way I see them.

As I was spacing out to Maia and Lupita's conversation about a talkative girl coloring in her eyebrows in jet black when she has blonde hair, the bell rung. It was the Thursday before exam week and we knew class was going to be tough.

We all walked around dropping each other off at our classes, saying our goodbye's and I went to go grab my book bag. I thought about how I hoped our group would stay together next year for the tenth grade, I shocked myself when I thought about it, OF COURSE our group would stay together next year.. we love each other.

I walked into my First period Spanish class with my book bag on and ready to make fun of Garwood for whatever dumb things he said. I sat down thinking for a couple minutes, "What if I don't pass the Spanish exam.. 😰 Then I won't be able to take Spanish 3 next year." Thoughts like that kept rushing through my mind, then Mr. Alley walked in the room and saw I wasn't talking, he suddenly announced to the class,

"Guys, please note that on this Thursday morning Elizabeth is not talking." Everybody started laughing and I snapped out of my thoughts and started laughing too, Mr. Alley has always had a good sense of humor, I mean, of course sometimes it got annoying but.. It's teacher humor what can you expect?

The class pretty much flew by, we just reviewed our Spanish material and getting ready for the exam next week. I really wanted to listen to it but, I always do something else other than listen when it comes to important (boring) stuff. I can't help it. I was born to ignore... to be a rebel. I just hope one side of my brain was listening because this conjugating thing really threw me off this week.

The rest of my day went pretty smoothly, and by smoothly I mean I didn't have to yell at anybody or aggressively tell somebody to be quiet. So.., no need to give you unwanted or unneeded details.