My Sister's Boyfriend

The Awkward Car Ride

Night Bluu

I wake up the next day with a pounding headache and I actually consider not going to school, but then remember that it's the first day of school. Even as I want to keep up my bad girl rep I still can't miss the first day of school, today is also Emma's first day of her third year in college. Leo and her graduated early from high school, when they were both seventeen. Leo had just graduated last semester, two semesters early under Biomedical Engineering. Smart and good looking. What a catch.

In school I hold first place in every class for our grade, I'm an A a student but I get in trouble a lot, I ditch school, talk back, and just plainly do what I want. It was my way of rebelling, maybe of not being like everyone expected me to be.

I change into the school uniform, and put black leggins under the black skirt that they make girls wear. I don't bother buttoning the black blazer that I wear and leave it open with the white school shirt underneath. I brush my black hair down until it becomes flat and not puffy, I put on my extremely rare and expensive white combat boots. They were a gift from my father. I grab my phone and backpack before heading out the front door, I lock the door carefully and walk over to the bus stop.

I flip open my phone and start to read random texts, when the bus finally arrives I'm still the only one there. The yellow school bus is filled with screaming teens, I crack my neck and whisper "Here we go" before I get on the bus. As soon as I enter the bus everyone starts whispering, is there more whispers than last year? Maybe because last year I spray-painted the words 'Schools Out!' in every door of school two day's before school ended, when they gave me my school record it was completely clean. I'm their only hope for a good college foundation.

I sit in the bus with everyone whispering and smile, it's a new year everything is possible.

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After school a lot of people came up to me wanting to meet me, I'm not as aweful as I sound. I got in trouble three times for texting today, half of my teachers already hate me and hate themselves for knowing that I will be their best student. My best friend, Ren, comes up to me and picks me up bridal style.

"Where to me lady?" he mocks. I hate it when people pick me up, because I can't stop myself from laughing -it's like a disease that won't let you be picked up with out laughing. I laugh under my breath trying to kick myself away from Ren but all that does is make me laugh more. "No seriously where to?" he asks.

"My.........sister she......is....picking me up." I say between laughs.

"Ah!" he shouts. Some people turn to us, all knowing who I am, Ren throws me on his shoulder and this time a loud laugh escapes me. More people turn to us. "Okay, tell me where your sister's car is." he says. I try looking around in between my laughs, I see a car that I recognize, a black one-of-a-kind convertible. Inside I see Leo, Ren see's me looking at the car as he looks at me, turns around and starts walking over to the car.

"Wait!" I say punching his back. I kick my legs back and forth, kicking his chest, we arrive at the car and Ren knocks on the window. Leo slowly pulls it down, when he sees me hanging from his shoulder he smiles but he grips the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles go white. Ren puts me down, we say our goodbye's with our usual friendly cheek kiss, I enter the car. Leo starts the car and we set off.

"Why are you picking me up and not Emma?" I ask.

"Emma has to stay late at school, since I was going to you're house today she asked me to pick you up." he whispers.

"Oh....." I say. We stay quite for ten minutes before he speaks up.

"Is.....is that your boyfriend?" he asks quietly. I have to lean in so I don't miss any of it, I blush madly and start to say no but close my mouth. I've known Ren for twelve years, his my childhood friend, he has confessed to me twice but I never thought of him as an actually lover. I think more deeply. He can help me forget about Leo.

"Yeah...." I whisper. The words bring a smile to my face. "Ren is my boyfriend." the words fill me with happiness. Do I actually like Ren that way?

"Oh." he says. The rest of the trip is quiet, and awkward. When we arrive home I run in the house before Leo can even get out of the car, go into my room, slam down on the bed and call Ren. The phone rings three times before anything happens, when he picks up his voice shocks me.

"Hello? Night?"

"Yeah it's me."

"Whats up?"

"Do...." I gulp loudly. "Do you still like me?" I speak quickly. There is a long pause.

"Yeah...." he whispers shyly. A smile appears in my lips, he still likes me, he likes me! Do I like him?

"Do you want to go out on a date?" I ask after a moment.