Is he the one that got away???

Chapter 23: The gossip book

Time passed at school, we just continued to roll as usual and made things we got used to do every day.

Classes continued every day as usual, nothing has been out of the standard.

Nowadays there is something that became quite popular among groups, groups of friends, but also, just people that you know, or you want to know about that particular person.

You could have a gossip book, that is the best way to know about that someone that you like or even to know if that person is in a relationship.

You take a brand-new notebook, 100 sheets of paper, and in every page, you write a question, obviously you start on page #1 with the name of the person that is answering the questions, so if someone you are interested in is the number 8 in answer, in every page, the #8 will be his or her answers.

So, it was pretty common to get a gossip book and answer it.

So, I made mine.

And the first people to answer my gossip book were my ladies, then other classmates, both male and female, that I have some sort of friendship with, even my classroom nemesis answered it, yes, I have a f ucking nemesis, I didn't take her into consideration but she started been mean to me, I am not sure shy, envy maybe, she is tall, has green eyes, blond fake hair (she is not an actual blond, she dyes her hair) and she has no waist at all.

Stacy, that's her name, she thinks she is the most gorgeous girl of the entire first grade, she is not ugly, maybe even pretty, but she is not a nice person, so that makes me not like her.

She started going out with Steph’s brother, Robert, well I call him Bob, but she calls him Bobby, and she is kind of a biatch with him, I don't like him or anything like that, but she bothers me, I see him like a friend, maybe because Steph is a great friend.

In the art class we needed to go to the art shop, and we had shared the bench sometimes, so she started looking angrily at me, it is not my fault that he comes and sits with me.

Sandy met her from the elementary school, and she said she was like a diva, or she acted like one, jajaja, well sorry sweety, I don’t give special treatment to anyone, she is just some random chick for me, I don't even consider her a friend or acquaintance, just a classmate.

My gossip book has 33 lines, so that means that only 33 people can answer my notebook, and like lots of people just took it from someone else that had it not asking me, it got filled pretty soon, s**t, I didn't get to give it to all the people I wanted.

One interesting question is the question #89, Who do you like? and question #90, In which school does that person study?

So, with that you can have a fair amount of gossipy comments reading people’s confessions.

Another question that is very important is #10, Do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend?

If I manage to make Andrew answer my notebook, that could tell me a lot, but as I got no more available lines, some even wrote out of the margin, 3 extra people answered it, damn maniacs I will need to make a new one, damn it.

One tricky business with this is that I will need to answer that second notebook, again, and I don't know if I should say who I like, in the first notebook, I just wrote “None of your business”, but if Andrew takes it and reads that he may not answer either and that I want to know.

We were during every spare minute at classes, reading in couples, gossiping about our and each other's gossip books, that is thrilling.

Inadvertently, the recess bell rang, and we just got our gossip notebooks out to show each other interesting things during recess.

We were at our bench, seated in a circle, Steph on the floor, she just doesn't care to get her skirt dirty with dust.

We honestly were so focused and being such gossipers, jajajajaja, that we didn't notice Larry, standing there, watching and hearing from us, he is such a nosy man, I swear.

He loudly said “Vanessaaaaaa can I talk to you” and we all looked up and blinked, Lou even placed her hands over her mouth, she has been so judgmental about others’ businesses, jajajaja.

I just nodded no and walked with him around the bench.

He smirked and asked me “What are you doing? You look so dangerous today”

I just laughed, loudly, and I answered him with another question trying not to blow the whistle about what we were talking about.

“What do you think we are doing?” I smiled trying to look innocent

“It looks like you have something interesting to talk about, because we can’t see what are you doing inside your circle” he answered me forgetting I didn't answer his

“First thing, who are WE and why would you want to see what we are doing?”

“Hmmmm, well, you know, we, jeje” He looked back at the spot where they usually stay during recess, and I followed his gaze to see Andrew, Ralph and Leo watching us.

“Oh lord, you are worse than women, you are so nosy, I guess they send you, right? to question me and find out what is going on, right?” I sounded condemning

He smiled shyly and then just said “Well what do you want is to do, if the thing that we usually see is not letting us see it?”

“Whaaaaaat? The thing? What thing? You better not talk about us”

He just bursted into laughter and just said “Not US, only you”

“I can't believe you, and wait, wait, who are we? again”

He nodded no

“Oh, you are not going to tell me?” he continued nodding no and then a funny smirk showed on his lips

“Well, I assume it is the same as before?” he nodded yes

“The we, is composed by you and someone else?” he nodded no at first, and then nodded yes

“Oh gosh, answer me, yes, or no?” he thought for a moment and then said “Mostly yes, he is interested and loves to see that thing”

I rolled my eyes at him nodding no “You are just impossible, are you kidding me?”

He nodded no and refuse to talk

“Hey if you don't answer me, I will just go to keep doing what we are doing in our circle”

“No wait, don't go, waaaait”

I stopped and looked back at him “So what now?”

“Ok I'll tell you if you tell me and promise not telling anyone what I told you, deal?”

I smiled and nodded yes with a quick motion of my head, that is what I wanted to hear.

“Andrew asked me why you, and by you, I mean you specifically, also your friends but basically you, were acting like that” I stared at him and tried super hard to not interrupt him.

“So, he told me, hey , could you go and ask her? and I told him yes, I will come over to see my friend and you also caused me a huge intrigue, what the f uck is going on? what are you doing?” then he stopped and waited for my answer

“My gossip book is all filled, and we were gossiping about it, looking the answers”

“You have a gossip book, and you didn't give it to me? Seriously Vanessa, aren't we friends?” he said with a hurt look

“I was going to, I wanted to give it to you, but I just bought it today, and gave it to some people at my classroom and they just kept it rolling from one person to another without asking me, it even got to the other group, without me even knowing, and got people writing out of lines” I looked sad, and I think he believed my words

“Ouch you are in so much trouble with me young lady” He sounded harsh

“Relax Larry, I am going to make another, I have to, there are lots of people I want to give it to, I hope to complete it today, so I will bring it tomorrow, ok? would you be the first person to answer my new gossip book?” I said trying to cheer him up

“Of f ucking course, I will be the first” he said proudly

“And could you pass it?” I said with a naughty smile

“To someone in particular?” He replied with a naughty smile of his own

“Not in particular, but yes in general, could you?”

“You are terrible, I cannot say no to you, I swear” I did a little jump victory celebration

“Well, we are settled, tomorrow at recess I give it to you, ok?” I said when we heard the end of the recess bell ringing

We started walking and he told me “Yep, I will be answering in the recess and pass it over some people” He winked at me, he is such a funny guy

“And did you find something interesting in the one that you were reading?” He added

“Oh gosh yesssss, I tell you tomorrow”

“Hey, I almost forgot, I heard you have a pending ice cream, from someone in particular, are you?”

I shrugged my shoulders with a shy smile “Apparently”

We got close to the entrance and Andrew came over to us “Hey Vanessa, how are you?” He asked me with his beautiful smile, oh gosh he looks so handsome when he smiles like that

“I am great and what about you?” I answered and stopped to wait for his answer

“To be honest, I was a bit stressed”

“Why? Do you have exams?” I asked

“No, well yes, but not because of that”

“Then why?” and out of the blue we were left alone, I didn't even notice when Larry left

“Wait don't go” he told me when he saw that I noticed that Larry and everybody else left

I looked back at him and nodded yes

“Then, again, why are you stressed?” I asked to reassure him I will wait for his answer

“I could see you during the recess, were you hiding in that circle?”

“Jajajaja why would I be hiding? from who?” I answer him laughing

“Maybe from me, but no, right?”

“I don't have any reason to hide from you, why would I do it? and the reason we were sitting like that is-”

“Miss Vanessa, what are you doing here, your classroom is the second section of the school, and you Mister, why are you outside of your classroom?” our math teacher and kind of discipline dean caught us red handed, f uck.

“I was just leaving Professor” I started walking when he stopped me with his reply

“Apparently you were having an interesting conversation, you can continue after classes, you will both make one hundred times ‘I must be inside my classroom immediately after recess ends’ are we clear?” he didn't let it pass, f uck.

“Yes professor, we will look for you at the end of the classes, where should we go looking for you Sir?” Andrew answered him with a secure voice but not sounding unrespectful.

“I will be at the main entrance waiting for you both” he answered and then instructed me with his arm pointing to the passageway entrance to leave now.

I started walking and when I was about to enter, I looked back and saw both of them looking at me, ufff

WTF

This was not ideal, s**t.