Paying Attention

CHAPTER SIX



I am walking towards the school, and it is.... Friday! Yay! But as I am just about to step onto the sidewalk, McKay, who is in History with me, and just a few paces ahead of me, starts to trip as he is walking up on it. And picture a tall, skinny, blond guy start to trip. It's frickin' hilarious! Before he falls though he recover's his balance, but with his shoes off. I don't know how that happened, but when he, himself, notices that his shoes are off he turns around and says, "Oh, gotta grab my shoes." Seeing that all play out really makes a good day to start out with. As I am passing him I can't help but start laughing because it just so funny! I quickly begin to walk away as fast as I can so he wont know that it was me that laughed at him; but, man, that was too great.

As I walk into school with the smile still plastered on my face, I look up and see Mr. Hotty Mc Hot Hot staring as me. I quickly look down so that I have something to focus on. I don't know how to act in these situations. Do I smile? Do I wave? Do I ignore? What do I do?

"Hey Sam." Greek God say's to me. To me!

"Hi, uh...."

"Jeremie." He finishes for me.

"You know I was just about to say that."

"Oh really?" He laughs.

"Yes. In fact, I believe that I was the one who put those letters in your mind."

"Ptsh. Whatever. You haven't even met me yet."

"Ooo, you make that sound weird, because how is it that you knew my name but I didn't know yours?"

"Because Mrs. Smith always says your name whenever you zone out."

"Well, that would make sense." I say laughing along with him.

"Yeah." He smiles. Oh, man he is hot. "So since the bell is going to ring any second, and we have our first period together, do you want to walk up there... I mean... together?"

Ah, he's nervous. That's so cute. I love it when guys get nervous around girls. Especially when it's me. And it's never me. "Yeah, that sounds cool." I say, trying my best to sound cool.

We begin the walk up in silence and I think, Crap, we've run out of thing's to talk about! What should I say? What should I do? Ugh! Why did this happen to me? I mean I'm glad that he's walking with me, but now I don't know what to say!

Luckily for me, he interrupted my, soon to be, nervous breakdown.

"So the sky is blue today."

"Yeah, and the grass is green." I say, and now the tension has dissapeared and we are talking again.

"You're a funny person." He say's.

"Oh, thanks. I'm glad that you realize it." I pause. I turn to him, stop him, put my hands on his shoulders and say, "And you are beginning to be funny yourself."

"Thank you." He laughs.

"Your welcome." I sing. And then we get into class and Mrs. Smith scowls at me as me and Jeremie take our seats. Today is really going to be a great day.