Friend Without Time

Chapter 5

                                                            All you want to do is hang out with me?

                                                            But why though?

                                                            I have a feeling that he is plotting something I can't foresee,

                                                            Regardless things are about to blow.

So I am walking towards the football stadium, and I am scared shitless at the moment. I mean even though I have always been friends with Nick, never in my life have I ever really went to see him play except once when he won regionals in freshman year. And on top of that, I have never talked to Tayler, even though we have been in the same class together since preschool. But on the bright side, there is always the first time for everything am I right? No, I am pretty sure that Nick is going to kill me when he finds out that I am talking to Tayler so I think this is going to be a secret that I am not gonna tell anyone for as long as possible. So with these conflicting thoughts, I finally made it to the entrance of the football stadium. And I walked in and just kept on walking until I made it to the locker rooms. Now time to find Tayler's locker this should be easy right?

How the f**k do all of these f*****g football players have no sense of individuality? Like for real?! Also not even a name tag? Just f*****g numbers?! Ughh, fine make my life 10 times harder thank you very much. Alright then, there has got to be some type of chart or something about which locker belongs to which. So I went snooping around the locker room and finally found it. Thank you, janitor, and now time for me to see which locker Tayler is. Found it, so it says he is Locker 097 now all I have to do is leave a post-id in his locker, and then I will be done.  So I wrote a note saying;

"Tayler, come to the back of the school when you are done. I need to talk to you - Benji" I wrote then slipped into the locker from the cracks. After that, I walked out of the locker room and made my way out of the locker rooms and started walking for the exit. But as I was walking to the exit I accidentally stepped onto something and I looked down and it looked like a pin. A blue butterfly pin to be exact, it was really pretty and as soon as I picked it up, there was something in my mind that happened which drew me into it. I don't what it was and I don't know what or how this happened but for some deranged reason something in this pin was drawing me into it.  So I placed it into my pocket, and just decided that I would look more into it and place an announcement to see if anyone lost it.

After my little treasure hunt, I walked to the back of the school building and just decided to just wait it out. And since I had time on my hands, my mind started wandering and that resulted in me overthinking about everything and creating situations in my head about. So the first was how I would explain to Pinky about this entire situation if she found out about it. I am pretty sure that scolding is going to be the very first thing that is going to come out of her mouth, the next she will listen to my side of the argument, and finally will just tell me to be careful because she knows that nothing is going to stop me. And then the worse situation, I could think of which was Nick finding out about all of this. Oh no, that was a situation that I wasn't ready to see untangle in front of my eyes. I am pretty sure punching and violence would be involved, and on top of that there will be some serious injuries, and after all of this was done I am sure expulsion of both parties would be the end of all of this. So yea, in order for that not to happen I am going to not tell this to anyone but myself since I can't really trust no one and on top of that just need to keep things to myself. And finally, how was I going to talk to Tayler. I mean I guess it is always good to start with a greeting right? Why am I even talking about this? I should first be thinking about what should I do if he doesn't show up. Ahh! I am going to go crazy but as I was freaking out, I heard a low voice coming out from behind me;

"Wow, it really wasn't a joke." and I turned around to see who it was and I spotted the one and only, Tayler. And as we made eye contact, it felt like time stopped for a while. I mean he was obviously taller and bigger than me. His brown hair was in a lean slick cut with a line that went all around on the side of his head. His brown eyes, and his perfectly chiseled face, and finally his light pink lips. For a second, I felt like I was in some sort of trance with his looks but I quickly snapped out of this and replied;

"What made you think that it was a joke," I asked him, and he looked panicky for a slight second as if he didn't want to tell me something, but then he snapped out of it pretty quickly and just asked me a question to completely change the topic;

"So, what did you want to talk about?" he asked me. I guess, he didn't like small talk so I decided to just get to it;

"It is about Nick," I said to him, and as soon as I said that he looked somewhat disappointed? God stop being so full of yourself Benjamin!

"Right..of course. What about it?" he asked me. Wow, he is seriously playing dumb about the situation.

"You got him kicked off the football team," I said to him as I folded my arms and that a look of shock came across his face.

"Okay, that is a stretch. I am not ultimately responsible to kick out anyone, that is all up to the coach," he said to me. God, he really is stubborn, is he?

"But didn't you rile him up?" I asked him.

"That doesn't mean I got him kicked out though. We have always never got along. Why should I be responsible for this time?" he asked me and I finally said;

"Because you called me a fag!" I said to him and he finally fell silent and didn't say anything for a while.

"So he did tell you," he said to me a lot more softly this time, and not looking at me.

"I am his best friend, he tells me everything," I said to him and he sighed.

"Look, I didn't mean to say that to you. I just wanted to get under Nick's skin and since he is always super protective of you, I just said that to him and it went a little too far. I am sorry." he apologized, and I did feel a little better but at the same time not what I was looking for.

"I honestly wasn't asking you for an apology Tayler, but thanks. I came to ask you a favor though." I said to him.

"What favor?" he asked me,

"Get Nick back on the team," I said to him, and immediately after I said that to him his faced immediately ad he let a big, fat, NO!

"Why not?" I challenged him.

"Because I don't want to dread going to practice every time, now I am free of that burden," he said to him.

"Well too bad, not everything is about you. You know?" I said to him, then he sighed in frustration this time and thought about it for a while. Then a devilish grin appeared on his face, and he said;

"Alright, then. I will help Nick get back on the football team if you help me with something," he said to me. Oh no, I don't like the sound of this.

"What?" I asked him, and he smiled and said;

"Hang out with me," he said to me.

"What?" I asked him again, to make sure I got what he was trying to say to me.

"You heard me, hang out with me outside of school about 3 days a week," he said to me.

"Why though?" I asked back.

"That is not for you to decide, but for me to do. All you have to do is say yes or no, but you know what will happen if you say no right?" he challenged me. What should I do? I know the last thing that anything my friends want to do in this world is for me to be hanging out with Tayler, but this is Nick's future that we are talking about. I mean I would do anything for him, so sorry Nick, Pinky but I guess I really don't have a choice in this situation.

"Alright its a deal," I said to him, and he looked over and offered his hand to shake, and I shook it. I don't know why I did this but I know that the outcome wasn't going to be good.