Fall in love and other problems

Chapter 6: "Date?"

   I don't even know what week of school it is, we are at lunch, sitting at the same table as always except for Grace and Teo, who are in their respective houses. They got sick at the same time, it's funny because the same thing usually happens to them, and if not, they pretend like that, no one comes to school. I feel my back being touched and as I turn around I see that it is our beloved bettor Chad. I move a little closer to him still sitting at the table.

"Than?" I ask with a smile, I woke up in a good mood and I don't plan to treat anyone badly, not even if I get to see the math or physics teacher, because I do hate them and they both hate me.

"Can you go out to the patio for a few minutes?"

"For what?" I ask him, I'm amused that none of my friends have seen it yet.

"I want to ask you something, give him a come" I just nod my head and he leaves.

"I'll be back" I tell my friends to let them know.

"Where are you going?" my best friend asks me.

"To the patio Mr. Celous" I am glad that you ask me those questions, that you care about me, that is, you always do it but I always love it. "What question do you want to ask me?" I tell him when I get to the patio, he was leaning against a tree looking towards the door of the cafeteria.

"Do you want to go on a date with me?" I laugh at his joke but he doesn't, which makes me worry.

"Is seriously?" he nods and I keep laughing like before. "No, there is no chance. It is definitely a resounding no".

"So how are we going to try to win if we don't even talk? That way we can't" there I think for a few minutes and, damn he is right, unfortunately he is right. The truth is that I don't want or feel like going on a date with him because well, it's him, but I'll have to if I want my new bike. I think I'm already regretting doing this.

"I think, you might be right" I don't like to admit it out loud, but I was going to have to end up saying it one way or another. "We will have a date apparently".

"Yes?" I nod. "Seriously?"

"You ask the same question again and no, we are not going to have anything" this boy gets me out of love, by God, doesn't he speak my same language?

"Well, I'll talk to you on w******p later".

"Well, first I would have to pass it to you" I keep thinking because we never passed our numbers at the end.

"Or not" says that and leaves like nothing.

He already has your genius number.

   But how?

Let's see, let's get into your mind to find out how he did. Are you kidding to me? 

   No, but well I'll find out.

What if.

   Well that's it.

   When I get back to the table, nobody asks me anything at all, except my best friend who asks me something he already knew.

"Where did you go?" Cameron asks with a raised eyebrow and makes me laugh.

"You know where I went, I told you before I left" he thinks about it for a second and changes his question.

"What did you go to? Or, who did you go with?"

"Mr. Celous activated ON mode, you make me laugh heart".

"Oh come on, tell me, I'm your best friend" every time he says that it gives me a little stitch to the heart, but hey. I always say my best friend to get used to the fact that it will continue to be like this, sometimes it seems a bit masochistic but no.

"Chad wanted to ask me something" when he hears that name he raises his eyebrows again.

"That something?"

"He wanted to ask me out on a date".

"I imagine you said no ... or not?" he asks everything believed as if what he says is right ... and unfortunately not.

"I said yes" he gets up angry and leaves. "And what's wrong with this one?" I ask while all our friends see us, well, they see him leave and me sitting still with them.

"They are blind right?" Laura asks, which surprises me, what is she talking about? Does everyone know something that I don't?

"What happens?" everyone at the table shakes their heads laughing but no one answers me, and that angers me, if I ask you something please do me the favor of answering at least. "Ug" I scream and I go walking angrily to the same side that my best friend went to.

   After lunch I was alone all day, I can't bear to have things hidden from me, and if they didn't want to answer me, it's because they are hiding something from me and I clearly have no idea what it is. When I returned home I took a nap but the sound of a message woke me up, or rather of several messages because if it had been just one I would not have heard it.

Unknown number: Hello!

Unknown number: Sara

Unknown number: We left today

Unknown number: I'll pick you up at 8 to go to dinner

Unknown number: dress normal

Unknown number: You don't have to wear a dress haha

Me: Chad?

Unknown number: Were you planning to go on a date with someone else?

Me: I do not

Me: Damn Chad

Me: I was napping and you woke me up with so many messages

Me: Couldn't you have just sent me one with all the information?

Me: And by the way, I wasn't going to wear a dress for you

Unknown number: Well, be ready by that time

Me: good

Me: By the way, how did you get my number?

Unknown number: Contacts

Me: What contacts?

Unknown number: You'll never know

Me: damn you

Unknown number: Have you already booked me?

Me:I do not

Me: I'm not going to do it

Unknown number: Good

   At 7:50 P.M. I was getting dressed. As he told me to wear a normal dress, I assumed he was referring to how I dress every day or more or less like that so I put on jean shorts, a black top with daisies and some black bootie heels, I feel pretty I have to admit it.

   At 8 P.M sharp they knocked on the door, my whole family was coming down. What an awkward moment I find myself in.

"Are you going somewhere?" asks my dad crossing his arms becoming the super hyper mega overprotective father, the truth is that I had never had a date before, I always only go out with my friends and brothers.

"Yes, on a date and I already told mom" she nods as if affirming what I just said and he doesn't seem very convinced.

"You never had a date".

"I know" I roll my eyes, I don't want him to lecture me, please god no.

"Well go on" okay that was much easier than I imagined it would be.

"Are you really going?" David asks raising his eyebrows as if I'm crazy and I just nod in response, tired. "We're not letting you go".

"I'm not interested, my dad left me, my mom left me and I don't need anyone else's permission".

"You're right" my mom laughs when she talks while tapping her on the back, I wink at my brother and I go to the door, what's wrong with everyone today? I feel like the only sane person in my group of friends.

"You're beautiful," Chad tells me as soon as I step out the door and close it behind me.

"Thank you" I reply with a smile, being friendlier than normal. If I want to make this boy fall in love to get a new bike, I'd better do it well, and with my bad temper, sometimes I'm not going to achieve it.

   He takes me to a place for dinner that is neither very delicate nor fine, but not too much junk either. We order the food and we stand there just smiling at each other.

And yes, who else are they going to smile at?

   Well, it could have been someone else I don't know.

I can't believe it sometimes, I swear I can't.

   Shut up and let me enjoy my date.

Enjoy your date with Chad if hahaha you don't make me laugh a lot it's going to hurt me.

   Better shut up Sarita.

Better shut up Siriti.

   Quiet you look prettier.

"Who is Sarita?" my date asks the other side of the table and I already had to screw it up, I think.

"Nobody" I answer pretending I don't know anything.

"But you just said quietly, you look prettier, Sarita".

"There are high chances that sometimes he thinks things and says them out loud, but I don't realize it" he laughs and I get angrier. "Did I say something else?"

"No, you didn't say anything else" he answers my question still laughing, what if I said something else and he doesn't tell me? Dammit. Dammit! DAMMIT. DAMMIT!

   They bring us food and we stay that way, perhaps making a comment from time to time but mostly we just sit, eating, without saying a word. It is more than clear that this is not a good date, in fact I think it is the worst date that has ever existed in the world and I mean it.

   When it's time to go back, we just put on music all the way and maybe sing the odd song. He doesn't seem like a bad boy but we don't go together, we don't connect, something is missing.

   Like Cameron is missing and Chad is left over.

Can be.

   Can be? You know very well that I am right.

It's true, but I have to start trying to date other guys.

   Well.

Well.

"I think the bet is over" says my date before I get out of the car, so I stay a few more minutes.

"By?"

"We couldn't even talk, is anyone really going to fall in love like that?" well let's admit that he's right, you can't make someone fall in love just with your eyes or smiling, but this whole situation is so rare. It wasn't a good idea to do this, but I don't want to get off now either.

"I do not know. But hey come on, let's get on with the bet. It's fun, we'll see how we do" I try to convince him.

"Well, do you want to go out again? But as friends, no dinner or anything awkward or weird like tonight" we both laughed because yes, it was like that but neither dared to say it before.

"I accept" I say smiling and shaking hands with him.

"Well goodbye".

"Bye" I greet him, get out of the car and go into my house, in which everything is off, how strange that they have all gone to sleep so early because they never do that and less if any of us are out of the house.

   Well ... what happened today?

The world turned upside down.

   No Sarita, I'm changing, I really want to start dating other guys. But why? Could it be that I gave up on Cameron? Wait ... did I give up? But how can I give up on something that I didn't start, that I didn't even try at first. Why didn't I want to finish the bet? Do I like Chad? Can I get to like it? God I want to know.

Well ... that's too many questions Sara.

   It's true, but I don't have the answer to any of them and I don't like that at all.