Love And Hate by Z.Stark N, Editor Mel W (best book recommendations TXT) 📕

“There you are.” I said pulling out my earphones.

“Sorry, I was talking to my brother.” He said apologizing.

“It’s okay I found something to do.” I said holding up my IPod.

“Oh, I love music.” He says smiling at me.

“Me, too.” I say to him.

“Okay, so are you going to finish telling me the story?” he asks.

“Okay, well, last year I and this guy we were walking down a street we were just friends. These three huge guys come out of no where and they start asking the guy why would he be with a girl like me and some other things, the guy tells them they need to watch their mouths and just leave me alone. They ask him if they didn’t what would he do, the guy punched one of the big guys, I screamed the last thing that happened before I fainted, was I dialed 911 and told them what happen and where it was. The guy that was walking me home was a guy I met at school he was really cool and he understood I just wanted to be friends, well, he got himself hurt because of me and ever since I have never gotten close to a guy since and I am absolutely scared to.” I told him and he looked at me so deeply it’s like he was trying to pick his words very carefully.

“What happen to the guy?” he asks.

“He was taken to the hospital, he had 3 broken rids, a broke nose, two black eyes, his shoulder was dislocated, and a broken leg. He couldn’t walk for a year and the bad part was he was on the soccer team he was getting a scholarship to go to his dream college that year, even though he was only a junior, but it his only chance to get it and he lost it because of me. I ruined his whole life; his future was ruined because of me.” I told him.

“I think it was ruined because those nut heads that hurt him, not because of you.” He said to me honestly.

“Still if I didn’t let him walk me home that night it would have never been that way it would have been me instead of him. I rather would have it that way instead it be him.” I said to him

“Well, I know its bad to feel this way but I am glad it wasn’t you I am not happy it was him though. Does that make any since?” he asked me with a confused look on his face.

“Yeah, it does.” I said.

“Good.” He said smiling at me.

“Now it’s my turn.” I said to him.

“Oh, yeah the deal. Okay what do you want to know?” he asks.

“What’s your favorite color?” I asked him.

“Turquoise and black.” He says.

“Mine are the same. Do you have any sports that you play?” I ask him.

“I love soccer, running, and baseball. Can I ask you a question?” he asks.

“I love soccer and running, I don’t like baseball. And yeah you can ask me a question.” I say to him.

“Ummm…well I was wondering if you and your friend would want to hang out with me and my brother sometime?” he asks. Ohmygosh did he just say that, what should I say? No that’s what I should say and I had wanted to say that but all I said was “Sure.” I can’t believe I just said that what am I stupid? Ughh…. And why does he have to be so cute?

“Cool, well I have to go; I’ll see you later at your locker to show me our next class.” He says.

“Okay.” I say to him. I decide to go to the soccer field and dribble. After dribbling up and down the field a few times I started to dribble and kick the ball in the goal a few times. After 20 minutes of doing that I start walking to my locker. When, I get there I find Aidan with Tiffany all over him.

“Hey, Aidan.” I say to him. He pushes Tiffany off of him and comes next to me.

“Hey, you ready to go to class?” he asks like nothing just happen. That made me smile at him.

“Yeah I am ready.” I said to him ignoring the situation that was just happening. Tiffany gave me a look of disgust until Aidan said the most surprising thing.

“Don’t look at her like that she’s nicer than you are.” He said so fast it wasn’t funny.

“Ha, you make me laugh. That thing isn’t even worthy of me to even have my attention.” Tiffany said.

“You keep thinking that. And tell your little friend Lionel to back off.” Aidan said to her. I am really like Aidan right now. We walked away with Tiffany with her mouthed shaped like an O. When we got out of ear shot I looked up at Aidan and said “Thank you that was really…….nice.”

“Well, nobody messes with my friends.” He said to me. I think he likes me but I can’t be sure, he probably just likes me as a friend. We get to class I go to the back like usual and sit. Aidan looks where I sit and comes sit right next to me, were in biology so I need a partner. (No one else would be my partner so I told the teacher I would work alone.) Aidan smiles at me and opens his book to the page we were working on. I look up and pay attention to the teacher. I was so excited for the pep rally to see Jessica’s face when I beat her for captain; coach told the squad she would tell the team who is captain in front of the squad during the pep rally the only thing they didn’t know was she would call that person to tell her. I am so happy I didn’t know what other people will think when they find out. Class went by pretty quick. I almost forgot that I have to wait for Aidan.

“Sorry.” I said to him when he caught up with me.

“It’s fine. What’s got you all excited?” he asked.

“I can’t tell you I am sorry you’ll just have to wait until the pep rally.” I said back at him.

“Okay.” He said. I looked at him and smiled then turned around and went to my locker.

“Where is your locker?” I asked Aidan.

“Right here.” He said pointing to the locker that was right next to mine on the right side, because Liz’s locker is on the left of mine.

“Oh, cool another locker neighbor.” I said to him.

“Who else is your ‘locker neighbor’?” he asked me.

“Liz of course.” I told him.

“Oh, cool.” He said.

“Yeah,” I said smiling at him. He looked at me and smiled back. He tried opening his locker but couldn’t so I tried to help him open it.

“You’ll have to jack it if you don’t get the combo right.” I told him.

“Okay, I could’ve just given you my combo so you can show me how to do it.” He said.

“Yeah, but didn’t you have lockers at your old school?” I asked him.

“Yeah, but they came with a key.” He said.

“Oh okay, what’s your combo?” I asked him. He took out a piece of paper and told me “2-7-13”

“Okay first you have to turn past 0 twice to the right, then turn it to the right to 2, then past 7 twice while turning to the left, then turn it to the right to 13.” I said to him while showing him opening it for him.

“Thanks.” He said.

“No problem.” I said to him. He put his books and stuff in his locker and some picture of someone I didn’t know. Probably someone special to him.

I had a picture of me and my grandma, a picture of me, my sisters, my brothers, and my two cousins, and I have a picture of me and Liz. And a mirror that I added in my sophomore year. We went to the class and did the same thing we did the last few classes he sat close to me and I would smile he would smile back and I would look away and pay attention. Only this time I had to leave 10 minutes early to the pep rally, thank God Liz was in this class so she can show him where the gym is for the pep rally.

I’m getting dressed in the girl’s bathroom because coach had the cheerleaders getting dressed in the girl’s locker room. Had put on my new uniform and I put a jacket over it. Coach told me that ‘it needed to be a big surprise so I needed to blend in. I went to the gym and everybody was there, I had put the hood up over my head so nobody can see my face. I go and put my back to the wall until I am called.“Hello students, welcome to the new year. I will now turn it over to the cheer coach so she can announce the new captain for this year.” Said our principal.

“Thank you, sir. Okay, people I know you’re excited to meet the new captain so I am going to tell you now. Our new captain is somewhere in this room. Will you please come and stand next to me now.” The coach said. I started walking up there and stand next to her with my head down.

“Okay, you can take off that hot jacket now.” She said. I took it off and when I did I got a lot of ‘wow she’s got a great body’ looks and a few boys whistled.

“Now will you please show your face?” Coach said. I lifted up my head everybody started to clap and scream. And then when I saw Tiffany her face was so mad, she looks like she was going to explode.

“Welcome our new captain, Miss. Janeseme Lovings.” Coach said. I saw Liz and she waved at me and mouthed congrats and waved a digital camera at me and a cell phone. Yes, she got it that is going to be put on facebook.

“Thank you, coach.” I said to her.

“Okay, I want to tell you why Miss Lovings won this title. She has been dedicated to this, she has maintained an A average all year last year, she is trustworthy, and she is very honest. She does deserve this title, no matter how many people disagree with me. So to welcome our newest captain, our football team has a little treat for you.” She said. Okay, doubt that is a good one so I look for an exit just in case I need to run. Then I see Aidan looking at me and I smile at him and he waves, I mouthed sorry to him before I see the football team come in and are dressed up in their jersey’s and a pair of khakis. I saw Kayden and it was surprising because I didn’t think he was a football player. When I see two guys step out of the line I was wondering what in the world were they fixing to do until they both got a mike and brought out an index card. Okay, then…..

“We didn’t know who the new cheer