25. It's Me

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Bailey's POV:

I sat between Carmen and Skylar in 6th period trying to focus on what's being presented by the teacher but these two won't stop bickering with one another and it's driving me crazy. "Why do you have a problem with me?" "I don't have a problem with you." "Yes you do, you keep rolling your eyes at me every time I talk to Bailey." She hasn't called me Beans all day, "I do not, you're overthinking it." "Really I'm overthinking it." "Will you two please shut up." I demand looking at them and they look at me shocked, I'm not one to demand anything out of anyone but these two are starting to become a pain. "We're sorry Bailey." They say at the same time and I go back to my notes, great I missed a slide.

"I'll just go, this class is boring anyway." I hear Skylar say and I watch her get up leaving the class without a word or a glance at me, okay I'm not okay with this. "Oh good, now she can stop disturbing us." Carmen scoffs and I shoot my head to her, "I thought you were okay with Skylar?" I ask her and she slightly shrugs her shoulder, "Yeah I'm okay with her, that doesn't mean I'll get along with her." She clicks her pen and I raise my hand, "I need you to be more than okay with her Carmen, I don't want you two to keep bickering because it's getting tiring." I start getting frustrated, "Yes Bailey?" The teacher points at me, "Can I go to the bathroom?" I ask and she nods her head. I bolted out of the classroom and I look down the vacant halls trying to find Skylar.

"Skylar!" I whisper loudly fast-walking down the hall not seeing her but then I see someone walk outside in the courtyard towards the student parking lot and I go through the double doors, "SKYLAR!" I call her out and she turns around. "What's up with you today?" I ask her and she avoids eye contact, "Skylar." I cross my arms, "Nothing is up with me today." She responds back, "You're lying to me." I point out, I can see right through her, "I'm not lying." She sighs, "Really you're not lying to me? Bullshit Skylar, I know you are ever since first period you've been acting like I don't exist like right now you're not even looking at me, what's wrong? I know something is wrong. Did I say something? Or do something wrong? Is it because of this morning when I was flirting back?" Was I right about my feelings for her, that I shouldn't have any at all?

"No it's not any of that, I'm just stupid that's all Bailey." She continues to look down, "Like that you keep calling me Bailey, what happened to Beans, I frankly like being called Beans. Something is up because this is the first time I've seen you like this. Was it last night? When you were at my house, was it that?" I ask, "Bailey, it's not you okay I promise it's not and it's stupid it really is and it's nothing." She turns back around and I step in front of her holding her shoulders trying to prevent her from moving any further.

"It's something, stop trying to be distant from me. Please?" I look at her and she looks at me, "Bailey-" "No stop with the Bailey. Stop calling me Bailey. I want you to tell me what's wrong or so help me next time I go on your bike I will not put on a helmet." I threaten it's not a very good threat but it's the only thing that I think she'll listen to.

"You will always have a helmet on if you're riding my bike." She points at me and I let go of her, "I won't." I advance, "Beans you will always wear a helmet whether if you like it or not." She holds onto my shoulders, "No, you won't listen to me so I won't listen to you. So if you want me to wear your duck taped helmet then you better give me an answer. I won't ask again Skylar." I furrow my eyebrows and she takes her hands off me, "You can be scary." She whimpers, "Yeah I can be, Carmen learned the hard way and so will you, so spill?" She now knows that she can't beat me.

"I just- I don't know. I don't know how to explain it but I'll tell you when I can." She sighs, "You promise?" I ask her holding up my pinky finger and she looks down at it, "I promise." She wraps her pinky around mine and we shake on it.

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School ended and I said bye to Carmen but Skylar left school before the bell even rang, she really wanted to leave. I still think whatever is on her mind is important because she was really in a mood and I didn't like it. One second we were fine, good I mean we were flirting with each other, and then it's like we're just learning to be friends again, she was ignoring me. It just didn't feel right at all and so I wanted to know, I just hope I didn't push it to much. I got home to an empty house and I make my way to my room flopping onto my bed.

Without running and baking, I'm basically enslaved to other ways to entertain myself that isn't reading because I'll end up finishing all the books that I just bought and I don't want to do that. I sat up trying to figure out what to do with my time. I don't have any homework so that means I have even more time on my hands, no running or baking but they didn't say anything about cooking, and cooking is different than baking. I blasted Chase Atlantic as I roamed my kitchen trying to find something to cook that isn't leftovers which there isn't a lot of.

"The penthouse we rented said 'I love you' I meant it, the view was expensive so you show me affection and I know you're stuck in your ways usually wanna get paid, usually nothing to say, usual grams to the face BUT! Old friends new friends where the fucks the balance YEAH!" I sang as I took my ingredients out.

Orange chicken is what is for dinner, for my dinner. I've made it before and it was so good so why not make it again. I wonder if Skylar likes orange chicken, I know she has a big sweet tooth but I wonder if she would like my cooking too. I plated up my food and I sat at the head of our dining table with a can of Dr. Pepper because it is the superior soda and I set up my phone for a facetime.

*Hey it's my favorite niece! Also, don't tell that to your mother she'd freak the fuck out because I didn't mention the rest of your cousins but how are you?!* I see my Aunt Jacky pop up on my phone screen. "Aunt Jacky! Hi! Look I made orange chicken and I won't tell mom she isn't even here right now. But I'm good. How are you?" I raise my plate to show the masterpiece.

*Damn that looks so good, care to share all I got over here is M.R.Es and they aren't the best. I'll be sure to bring you some so you can try them because I want to see the look on your face.* She laughs holding one up, "I think I'm good I've seen people eat them and give their opinions and I'll think I'll stick to my home-cooked meals thank you." *I would too but tell me everything that's going on? I got time to hear about your senior year.*

"Senior year is good, prom is coming up and I think I'm gonna go I don't know yet and I don't know what's happening with me and college if I'm being honest, ever since my suspension college kind of flew out the window for me and I actually been trying to change who I am with the help of Skylar but I don't where it's going at this point." I eat a spoonful of my food, *Oh yeah I had to tell your mom to calm her tits because she was overreacting about it all, I remember your mom getting suspended for the first time, and oh your grandma had the biggest fit about it and as the great little sister I am, I just laughed at it all.* "I can see grandma throwing a fit about it." I laughed.

*It was so bad but you should totally go to prom, that was my favorite dance when I was in high school and I didn't have a date I went with friends and we drank and danced till our feet fell off but I heard you mention a name, care to tell me more.* She pulls the phone closer to her face, "A name? I didn't say a name." I avoid her request, *Who's Skylar, they sound fun especially since you said that they're helping you be bad and you're going to elaborate with me on that. Is she the reason you got suspended, your mom didn't tell us why.* "No she isn't the reason why I got suspended, I was accused of cheating and no one believed me when I said I didn't so Skylar is helping me be like her, you know the bad girl type." I explained a little.

*Skylar seems like a pretty cool gal but you don't seem that happy about it, wait is something up between you two I know you like girls so did you know, feelings arise?* "Skylar and I made a deal, she's one of those kids that's a rebel you know and I'm tired of being the good kid and people just not believing me or taking me seriously so, I'm making her chocolate chip cookies for helping me be like her and so we're spending a lot of time together and I think she's very very attractive and maybe I do have feelings I don't know but she snuck in last night and I showed her the pride and prejudice movie and we talked for a little, she's got me out of school and we snuck into some rich guys very nice aesthetic pool and we connected, we had a heart to heart Aunt Jacky and today she started acting weird, she was ignoring me and she stopped calling me by the nickname that she gave me and I'm just confused because before we were flirting with each other and so I don't think she actually likes me." I sigh after practically giving my poor aunt an entire speech.

*Woah, you got some girly problem my dear niece and that's something that we can work with but are you sure that you don't have any feelings? Actually, what does she look like?* "I'm sure I don't have feelings because she probably doesn't have any for me but she's taller than me maybe by an inch or two, she has a strong torso and black frizzy hair that I think will look beautiful if was straightened and I caught a glimpse of it when we went swimming together, her eyes are almost a mix of brown and green which I think is cool. She has an addicting smile, the kind of smile that you wouldn't mind seeing all the time which now sounds a little weird, and she is always warm like a human heater and that sounds weird too. But she's kind, observant and she's considerate except for today after I talked to Tyler." I watched her eyes widen.

*You talked to a boy?* She asks and I nod, *She's jealous Bailey, that's why she was acting weird with you today, she was jealous trust me, she was and yeah you're right you have absolutely zero feelings for this girl.* She starts laughing moving her phone about. "You're supposed to be helping me not laughing about my situation." I groan, *You're right, you're right but come on, it's obvious to me, she got jealous when Tyler was talking to you because she likes you and she's probably not going to admit it until you do because she's doing this for your cookies she's going to keep it as a deal but soon enough something will happen between you two like a kiss or have a date and boom you'll be together.* She imitates an explosion with her hands.

"I don't think she can even get jealous." I finish up the last bits of my food. *All girls get jealous especially us gays, okay but I have to go, I got a big day tomorrow and I finally get to fly but you have fun and I think I'll be able to come home from deployment in a few months. I gotta see my favorite niece graduate so goooooooooodnight.* She kisses her camera making me smile, "Goodnight Aunt Jacky, and be careful." I wave, *I'm a pilot, we're always careful.* She clicks her tongue and the call ends. The space around me fell silent and I look around feeling lonely again in my dark house.


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