Sophia by Marisa Redhead16 (different ereaders .TXT) 📕

him." l realized l felt even worse. My entire body hurt so much. l heard Dad talking to himself. "First month's weight loss goal: fifteen pounds." Dad was going on a diet. l was feeling so tired, so in pain.

l heard Dad again. "Tobias! Tobias, wake up. Wake up, son." "What's going on? Dad, why am l in a hospital bed?" "Son, you fell asleep. You were sleepwalking. At first you were moving furniture, then you walked outside and got hit by a truck. Mom will be here soon with Tony. Tobias, you're lucky to be alive. You had some bleeding in your stomach and leg, but they fixed it. Son, you also passed out and got a concussion. Please don't be mad at the next person who wakes you up." The TV was on. l watched a movie with my father until lunch. By then, Mom and Tony were three hours late. "l'll call them." Dad said. He went into a hallway.

When l woke up again Tony was sitting beside me. "Good news, little bubby. You can go home." l went home with a bruise on my back and my left leg in a cast. l was going to stay home for a few days. When school was over, l texted Micheal, Nina, and Logan. 'OMG! i hope ur ok Sophia says hi and she thinks ur hot' I stared at Nina's text for a long time. Sophia. Thought. I. Was..... Hot. l loved her so much. She thought l was hot. But she was with Billy. 'Tell her i said hi.' "Do you like her?" Tony asked, reading the texts. "Yeah. I like Nina's sister a lot." l said without thinking. He grinned and waggled his eyebrows. "Tell her you like her." "Sophia or Nina?" l asked as if it wasn't obvious. "Both." "OH TOBIAS!" I turned around and came face to face with Mom. She had tears in her eyes. "Say you need her number for a project or survey or something. When she answers your call a few days later tell her how you feel. Make sure you buy her favorite flowers on your first date. A little chocolate would also help unless she hates it or is allergic to it." Mom was talking so fast she had to catch her breath. Mom was dangerously excited. She cocked her head. "What happened to Ruth?" "She wasn't my type." l told her. So l texted Nina and she gave me her sister's number. l texted Micheal and Logan after Nina. Micheal never responded, and Logan just said 'Wow.i feel sorrow 4 u'.

So l spent a few days at home with Dad. All l did was watch TV, read books, get fatter, and sleep. l tried doing ab exercises, but most of them involved both my legs, and doing exercises like the mason twist was hard, so l just stretched. l texted Nina,Micheal, and Logan. l felt like l was getting more heavy than l actually was. l dreamed about kissing and loving on Sophia. One day l was so happy and blind l didn't realize l was on the floor until Jazz sat on top of my face. Tony had to capture that on videocamera and digital camera. Before l knew it, it was already online. "Ahhhhhh, this ruins my life." l moaned. "Don't be Mr. Dramaqueen. You'll be fine." Mom said. "l had to endure pictures of me and my boyfriend in bed back then. It was embarassing, and we never talked for weeks." "Luckily your mother was the prettiest girl in school. She wasn't the most popular, but she hung out with them ninety percent of the time. Even Phoebe couldn't beat her. Pheobe was the most popular girl, but your mother was the prettiest." Dad said. Dad acts weird and mentions other women when Mom talks about or to another man. l pictured Mom in a cute sweater with popular girls sitting on a good car. Maybe with big curly hair and tacky glasses, even though she does't wear them and her hair is naturally straight. My mother is one of those people who looks great in everything even if it's as ugly as sin. She literally looks fantastic in everything she puts on.

l wanted to kiss Sophia. Of course. I've kissed only one girl before, but she liked me, l didn't like her at all. Yes, it was Chloe. Major ouch. She hated me for a while after l said "l wouldn't date you if my life depended on it." But l got into a fight with my ex-best friend, Jake. He'd asked my crush out even though he knew l liked her. Her name was Rogue. She had wavy red hair and small violet eyes.The most beautiful girl anyone's ever seen. Hallways either stopped or slowed every time she walked into one. Everyone wanted to either date or be friends with her. Jake and Rogue both go to another school. l'd bet over one hundred dollars they broke up.

Speaking of Jake, Mom called me into the kitchen. l figured it might be a friend. l sat down at the dining table. "Hello?" "Tobias Shane Grass? lt's Jake." My heart stopped. "Listen, l'm so sorry about Rogue. l know it was over a year ago, Rogue broke up with me last week. Said she found somebody else. Some male model with buffed abs. He's older than her by two years. He promised me he would protect her and won't break her heart. Accept my apology?" he said."Sure." We ended on a good note.

l felt so stressed and out of shape. l wished l was skinnier. Much skinnier.

At school the next day, Micheal stopped me by my locker. "Are you okay, dude?" "Yeah." "Logan and Nina are worried about you. So are my parents. Dad wanted to give your family some food." "Why? We're fine." "Yeah, but he said your family might be too upset to cook. He has it in his head that someone died." "No one died." "Yeah, that's what l've been trying to tell him. He probably gave your mom or dad some sort of cakey slash crusty dish that l forget the name. l know it's as Greek as he is though. One hundred percent." "Hmmm. Tell him thanks." "Okay." l zoned through my classes, feeling the occasional butterflies in my stomach when my girl walked by, getting ugly looks from my enemy, and doing whatever l missed.

For gym l stretched extra hard. l wanted to be skinny soon and make Billy jealous. The song "Kiss the Girl" played. It was Ashley Tisdale's version. l want to kiss her, but she has a boyfriend. "Quick random love advice. Stop the treadmills and everything else." l stopped running and took a drink of water. "Did you know that even if a girl was married or had a boyfriend, the guy told her he loved her anyway?" "Nice." Billy said, grinning. "Would he then cheat and commit adultery?" Everyone giggled, even me. Glen smiled. "That was up to the woman." he said. "The hour's almost up. Blame me if you're late. l'll call the office. Go change." l changed into my clothes. l had a hard time getting my jeans on and my shirt to cover my waist.

Okay, so Nina convinced me to go to a talent show with her, Micheal, Sophia, and...Billy. Billy glared at me when l met with them. "What is he doing here?" he asked. "Billy, pretend you like him for two hours for once. He's our friend." Sophia told him. We found seats together near the back. It started with Chloe singing 'Ex-Girlfriend' then 'Barbie Girl'. Ruth sang a song she wrote herself. It was about me and her. Sophia, Micheal, and Nina tried not to laugh. Billy did laugh. l was blushing and trying to hide. Everybody else laughed. Logan made sure his shirt was working properly. (l know that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, but it's Logan.) A stuck up cheerleader did a routine while singing a song about kissing somebody who didn't like her back. A couple sang a romantic song l'd never heard of. Halfway through the song l saw Billy grabbing and rubbing Sophia's hand. She leaned her head on his shoulder. l didn't like that. My heart broke a little. l loved Sophia but Billy had her and Sophia's sister Nina was dating Micheal Logan was flirting a popular blond who secretly liked him back...my life was in a triangle.

Yes Logan had just started flirting with a popular blond. Her name is Lindsay and she's cute. She has a heart shaped face and big green eyes. She hangs out with Sophia, Nina, and Maureen. Speaking of which, l saw her with her mom and sister. She was texting and talking. l understand why her mom was there, she's the president of the school board. She looks exactly like Maureen except hair color and texture. Think Emma Watson. Long and wavy-curly. Very pretty. l know her not just because of Maureen, but because my mom won a case for her once. That's how l know her and Maureen. That's also l met Nina. She and Sophia were staying at Maureen's house for a few months while their parents were in rehab and she brought them over. The case was for a woman who constantly cursed at and threw stuff at Maureen and her sister because she hates children. Boys more than girls, though. Mother protecting her children. My mother completely understood that.

When it was over Micheal's dad was at the door. He seemed to have lost a few pounds. "Tobias," he said getting off the phone. "Your mother wants me to help you pack a bag and go to my house. Your father is both hallucinating and drinking and swearing. He's also passed out several times. You and your brother will stay at our house." "Ok." While he called his wife l turned around. "Is everything all right?" Sophia asked. And the butterflies work their way into my belly, l thought. "Yeah." l said. But l knew she heard. Everybody, including Logan, had heard. For once Logan kept his mouth shut.

l was so tired, l held ice on my head. l slept in Micheal's room on the floor. Micheal's room was big with posters and pictures of basketball and football stars. And a few male models along with a female model. Micheal also had a few pictures of Nina on his desk. You could tell how much he loved her. The next few days were fine. Micheal let me shower and brush my teeth in his bathroom.

School was okay except for one little thing. l was sitting on the benches again. "Tobias?" l looked up. It was Mr. Johnson. "What are you doing?" he asked. "My brother is picking me up. He does every day." "Where does he go?" "He's a sophomore." "Oh. So he's in high school." "Yeah." He jogged off. Jog? Yes. For the first time l noticed he was wearing a tight tank top and biker shorts and he was jogging. For a minute l felt jealous of him. Of his body. Listen to yourself. Jealous of your own teacher. Hey, what's wrong with Nina? l wondered. She was walking toward me with her arms crossed tightly. But it wasn't cold. In fact, l should not have worn jeans. "Nina, is something wrong?" l asked her. She shrugged. "Micheal cheated on me. The chick he slept with told me to stay away for a year." "Oh l'm so sorry," l hugged her a little. "How did you find out?" l asked her. "Hafize was talking to Micheal about it. l overheard. Then you-know-who found me and told to stay away and that l'm ugly and dumb." She