Chapter 8
So I’ll skip all the details that most of you could have probably predicted, just know that my little tactic worked. I guess pretending to not be interested in a damn thing works quite well, it also helps that I naturally just don’t care about anything, and apparently it works for Zoey too, since her and the other baseball boy are moving along. After one particular day of school me and Zoey stood by my car waiting for her boy, well, she stood, I sat on the car smoking.
“So you two are hitting it off huh?” I asked.
“Yea you could say that.” she replied.
“Don’t try acting cavalier. You two were up till what? Four yesterday?” I asked.
“It was Five.” she replied looking down at her shoes.
“Well, he’s a good guy. Don’t go doing your normal routine.” I said.
“What the fuck is that suppose to mean?” she asked.
“You know damn well what it means. You always get involved with a guy and then pretend to not care about ‘em when things get serious.” I reminded her.
“Better than you’re routine.” she then reminded me.
“True, but I’m not the one getting into something.” I said.
“Don‘t give me that shit, it’s obvious you’re interested in Kevin.” she stated.
I just smiled and put out my cigarette.
“Yea. Exactly.” she said with pride.
“Here comes your boy.” I said.
And you know the rest of that moment, but what you may not know is the conversation that took place in the car on the ride home.
“I guess I should have the talk with Nathan then.” I said.
“Oh god, don’t start.” she laughed.
“Invite him over, I’m sure me and dad would love to see what he’s made of.” I smirked.
“That sounded kind of gay.” she giggled.
“Really though Zo, if you’re going to be serious about this one, you really do need to have dad approve.” I said.
“Yea I know. Just waiting for the right time to do that.” she replied.
“It doesn’t matter what time you did it, you’re the one dad always approves of.” I stated.
“Oh bullshit, he’s approved of both of us the day he got us.” she replied. “But stop talking about me, what about you?” she continued.
“What about me?” I asked.
“Are you going to get serious with this boy?” she asked.
“I want to, but do you think it’s too soon?” I asked.
“What? Because of that asshole Garrett?” she asked.
“Yea, it wasn’t that long ago.” I replied.
“Fuck that guy, you’re done with him so what’s it matter how soon you move on?” she asked.
“Yea I guess so.” I sighed.
“You’re not fully over him are you?” she asked.
“I don’t know.” I replied.
“Seriously? Get over it Madison, right now, this very fuckin second. Move on. He’s an ass and you never should have given him all the chances that you did. I mean look at what happened the last time you gave him a chance to make up for it.” she said.
“There’s just a lot of memories that I have to get rid of ya know?” I asked.
“What, the like three good memories? There were more bad times, just remember that.” she mentioned.
“You’ve just always had a better time forgetting about people than I have.” I said.
“That’s because you’re a romantic kind of guy. Me, I’m a bitch, so it’s really easy.” she laughed.
“Biggest one I know.” I smirked.
“Don’t ever forget it. But anyway, so, if you and Kevin get all serious, are you going to tell him?” she asked.
“I don’t know, that’s a pretty big thing to mention. It’d probably freak him out.” I replied.
“Your choice, I’m just sayin’ that if it were me, I’d probably mention it to the guy I want to continue being with.” she said.
As we walked into the house, dad was in the kitchen unpacking some groceries. I sat my folder down on the counter and pulled out one of the four stools that sat by the granite topped island in front of him. I was picking at the grapes he just washed and put on the counter in front of me.
“So how was it?” he asked.
“Ehh.” I shrugged.
“Zoey!..How was it!?” he yelled out, clearly knowing he won’t get a solid answer from me.
“It was alright! A lot of bitches though!” she yelled back.
“So then she’s fitting in perfectly.” he whispered to me.
“Pretty much.” I laughed.
“Hey Fuck you guys!” she shouted as she turned the corner now wearing small shorts and a tank top.
“Did you go to all your classes?” Dad asked.
“Nope.” Zoey and I said in unison.
“What’d you skip?” he asked.
“I walked out of English and didn’t show up to History.” Zoey said.
“I didn’t go to..Most of ‘em. Only to P.E and Woodshop.” I said.
Dad just shrugged and said “Well, it was your first day, can always say you got lost.”
“I’m gonna be in my room.” I said as I started to stand up.
“Oh dad, I almost forgot, Mad’s interested in someone.” Zoey said with a huge smile.
“Oh? Well, bring him over.” Dad said to me.
“It’s nothing yet.” I replied as I grabbed my folder and left the kitchen.
“So what’s his name?” Dad asked Zoey.
I stepped backwards and leaned my head into the kitchen. “Oh, Dad, by the way, Zoey is getting involved with a boy who clearly wants to fuck her.” I said as I smirked at Zoey.
She of course looked at me like she wanted to kill me.
“What?! He want’s to do what?!” Dad shouted.
And my job was done. I could now walk proudly up to my room. I closed the door behind me and immediately started thinking about what Zoey told me in the car. So I began to grab all the things that Garrett had given me off my counters and tossing them into the trash. Little “love” letters, small charms here and there, and of course the stupid dog plushie he gave me, that I hated but kept because of him. I finally sat down at my computer desk and opened my laptop to see that I left my messenger online, and of course, at the center of my screen, was a messenger window from Garett.
“I’m sorry, call me : Garrett1230”
“Where are you? : Garrett1230”
“Call me right now: Garrett1230”
“Who are you with?!: Garrett1230”
“Why the fuck havnt you called me?: Garrett1230”
“You’re a piece of shit, I’m glad we’re through!: Garrett1230”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that. I love you.: Garrett1230:
“Jesus, what a fuckin spaz.” I said to myself as I happily clicked the little red X at the top.
I was checking my email and there it was, one that made my jaw drop. “New friend request from Kevin Hunt.” So clearly, without hesitation I signed in and clicked accept. I did what any person would do when they get a friend request from the person that they like, immediately went to look at their photos. As I stared at his photos, I heard that little “bloop” sound and there he was, at the bottom right corner of my screen.
“Hey. -Kevin H.”
“Sup. -Madison K.”
“Not much, listening to that cd you gave me
-Kevin H.”
“How do you like it? -Madison K.”
“it’s not too bad. -Kevin H.”
“bullshit, you’re probably dancing and singing along to it. -Madison K.”
“How’d you know?! Did I leave my webcam on again? Lol. -Kevin H.”
“Hah, left it on from all that midnight cam sessions. Grooosss. -Madison K.”
“As if you’d know. -Kevin H.”
“Well there was that time when Zoey wanted me to go with her into the showers to talk to your buddy. -Madison K.”
“Ohh..riiight..forgot about that. -Kevin H.”
“Somehow, I doubt that. -Madison K.”
“Lol, good one. Alright well I gotta get ready to head out with Nathan I’ll hit you up some other time. -Kevin H.”
And then he signed off, and there I sat thinking. “Shit that was stupid, not even sure he likes me in that way. Awesome job Mad."
So I’ll skip all the details that most of you could have probably predicted, just know that my little tactic worked. I guess pretending to not be interested in a damn thing works quite well, it also helps that I naturally just don’t care about anything, and apparently it works for Zoey too, since her and the other baseball boy are moving along. After one particular day of school me and Zoey stood by my car waiting for her boy, well, she stood, I sat on the car smoking.
“So you two are hitting it off huh?” I asked.
“Yea you could say that.” she replied.
“Don’t try acting cavalier. You two were up till what? Four yesterday?” I asked.
“It was Five.” she replied looking down at her shoes.
“Well, he’s a good guy. Don’t go doing your normal routine.” I said.
“What the fuck is that suppose to mean?” she asked.
“You know damn well what it means. You always get involved with a guy and then pretend to not care about ‘em when things get serious.” I reminded her.
“Better than you’re routine.” she then reminded me.
“True, but I’m not the one getting into something.” I said.
“Don‘t give me that shit, it’s obvious you’re interested in Kevin.” she stated.
I just smiled and put out my cigarette.
“Yea. Exactly.” she said with pride.
“Here comes your boy.” I said.
And you know the rest of that moment, but what you may not know is the conversation that took place in the car on the ride home.
“I guess I should have the talk with Nathan then.” I said.
“Oh god, don’t start.” she laughed.
“Invite him over, I’m sure me and dad would love to see what he’s made of.” I smirked.
“That sounded kind of gay.” she giggled.
“Really though Zo, if you’re going to be serious about this one, you really do need to have dad approve.” I said.
“Yea I know. Just waiting for the right time to do that.” she replied.
“It doesn’t matter what time you did it, you’re the one dad always approves of.” I stated.
“Oh bullshit, he’s approved of both of us the day he got us.” she replied. “But stop talking about me, what about you?” she continued.
“What about me?” I asked.
“Are you going to get serious with this boy?” she asked.
“I want to, but do you think it’s too soon?” I asked.
“What? Because of that asshole Garrett?” she asked.
“Yea, it wasn’t that long ago.” I replied.
“Fuck that guy, you’re done with him so what’s it matter how soon you move on?” she asked.
“Yea I guess so.” I sighed.
“You’re not fully over him are you?” she asked.
“I don’t know.” I replied.
“Seriously? Get over it Madison, right now, this very fuckin second. Move on. He’s an ass and you never should have given him all the chances that you did. I mean look at what happened the last time you gave him a chance to make up for it.” she said.
“There’s just a lot of memories that I have to get rid of ya know?” I asked.
“What, the like three good memories? There were more bad times, just remember that.” she mentioned.
“You’ve just always had a better time forgetting about people than I have.” I said.
“That’s because you’re a romantic kind of guy. Me, I’m a bitch, so it’s really easy.” she laughed.
“Biggest one I know.” I smirked.
“Don’t ever forget it. But anyway, so, if you and Kevin get all serious, are you going to tell him?” she asked.
“I don’t know, that’s a pretty big thing to mention. It’d probably freak him out.” I replied.
“Your choice, I’m just sayin’ that if it were me, I’d probably mention it to the guy I want to continue being with.” she said.
As we walked into the house, dad was in the kitchen unpacking some groceries. I sat my folder down on the counter and pulled out one of the four stools that sat by the granite topped island in front of him. I was picking at the grapes he just washed and put on the counter in front of me.
“So how was it?” he asked.
“Ehh.” I shrugged.
“Zoey!..How was it!?” he yelled out, clearly knowing he won’t get a solid answer from me.
“It was alright! A lot of bitches though!” she yelled back.
“So then she’s fitting in perfectly.” he whispered to me.
“Pretty much.” I laughed.
“Hey Fuck you guys!” she shouted as she turned the corner now wearing small shorts and a tank top.
“Did you go to all your classes?” Dad asked.
“Nope.” Zoey and I said in unison.
“What’d you skip?” he asked.
“I walked out of English and didn’t show up to History.” Zoey said.
“I didn’t go to..Most of ‘em. Only to P.E and Woodshop.” I said.
Dad just shrugged and said “Well, it was your first day, can always say you got lost.”
“I’m gonna be in my room.” I said as I started to stand up.
“Oh dad, I almost forgot, Mad’s interested in someone.” Zoey said with a huge smile.
“Oh? Well, bring him over.” Dad said to me.
“It’s nothing yet.” I replied as I grabbed my folder and left the kitchen.
“So what’s his name?” Dad asked Zoey.
I stepped backwards and leaned my head into the kitchen. “Oh, Dad, by the way, Zoey is getting involved with a boy who clearly wants to fuck her.” I said as I smirked at Zoey.
She of course looked at me like she wanted to kill me.
“What?! He want’s to do what?!” Dad shouted.
And my job was done. I could now walk proudly up to my room. I closed the door behind me and immediately started thinking about what Zoey told me in the car. So I began to grab all the things that Garrett had given me off my counters and tossing them into the trash. Little “love” letters, small charms here and there, and of course the stupid dog plushie he gave me, that I hated but kept because of him. I finally sat down at my computer desk and opened my laptop to see that I left my messenger online, and of course, at the center of my screen, was a messenger window from Garett.
“I’m sorry, call me : Garrett1230”
“Where are you? : Garrett1230”
“Call me right now: Garrett1230”
“Who are you with?!: Garrett1230”
“Why the fuck havnt you called me?: Garrett1230”
“You’re a piece of shit, I’m glad we’re through!: Garrett1230”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that. I love you.: Garrett1230:
“Jesus, what a fuckin spaz.” I said to myself as I happily clicked the little red X at the top.
I was checking my email and there it was, one that made my jaw drop. “New friend request from Kevin Hunt.” So clearly, without hesitation I signed in and clicked accept. I did what any person would do when they get a friend request from the person that they like, immediately went to look at their photos. As I stared at his photos, I heard that little “bloop” sound and there he was, at the bottom right corner of my screen.
“Hey. -Kevin H.”
“Sup. -Madison K.”
“Not much, listening to that cd you gave me
-Kevin H.”“How do you like it? -Madison K.”
“it’s not too bad. -Kevin H.”
“bullshit, you’re probably dancing and singing along to it. -Madison K.”
“How’d you know?! Did I leave my webcam on again? Lol
. -Kevin H.”“Hah, left it on from all that midnight cam sessions. Grooosss. -Madison K.”
“As if you’d know. -Kevin H.”
“Well there was that time when Zoey wanted me to go with her into the showers to talk to your buddy. -Madison K.”
“Ohh..riiight..forgot about that. -Kevin H.”
“Somehow, I doubt that. -Madison K.”
“Lol, good one. Alright well I gotta get ready to head out with Nathan I’ll hit you up some other time. -Kevin H.”
And then he signed off, and there I sat thinking. “Shit that was stupid, not even sure he likes me in that way. Awesome job Mad."
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, and a soon(ish) chapter will be seen through the eyes of someone besides Madison or Kevin, which I hope to be an interesting turn of events. But anyways, here's that snid bit.