Against All Odds - Chapter 9

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Against All Odds
Chapter 9:

I got on the bus the next morning and I couldn't wait to see him. Every bone in my body buzzed with excitement to see him today. In a way I'm sort of embarrassed that I want to see him so bad.

He probably doesn't even know. I always reply to his sweetness with a joke or sarcasm. It's easier for me than saying something sweet back. I just feel stupid. I just don't want to be feeding compliments to someone, and get rejected. I don't know how I'll get rejected, but I just don't like the risk. Sarcasm is easy; I know sarcasm. But this I don't know. It's messy and unpredictable. It's scary. I mean, I know how to flirt, but this isn't flirting it's... romance. I mean, I guess that's what you would call it right? Ugh, I don't know!

I sighed with frustration and leaned my head on the cool bus window. I closed my eyes, and let my mind drift for a moment. Of course the first thing that popped into my brain was David. The next was my family.

My family.... Where to start?

Shawn is just as bad as ever. Sometimes I feel like he doesn't love me anymore. He treats me like shit most of the time and annoys me like crazy. Mom is getting more and more upset more and more often. Durrell well, he works a lot... I didn't want to think of them, so I tried to push them out of my mind. Not now.

I got off the bus and headed for my usual seat with David, Kiona, and Sam. While I was walking over I noticed that Krista, Kayla, and Jessica were sitting at a table nearby instead of their usual table that is much farther.

I managed to have a look at them, and they didn't seem to be paying attention to me. Maybe they just want a change of scenery?

I sat down next to David and we exchanged smiles. I take another glance at Jessica's table and they seem to minding their own business, so I feel relieved as David takes my hand in his. I turn to Sam and start talking about a something that happened in math class the other day, when next thing I know Jessica's table burst into laughter.

Everyone exchanges a awkward look and I look back at their table. They Kayla gives me a dirty look and the rest keep laughing. I look at David and he seems confused. The bell rings and we starting going off to class. After David drops me off at my classroom I still feel slightly bothered by the laughter earlier that morning.

What was so damn funny????

I sigh in frustration and lay my head on my desk. I can sense some drama brewing. Oh, God.
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I stand on the lawn waiting for my bus when I spot Sam and David. I start to make my way towards them when I notice a girl that I've heard of but never really talked to with Kayla and Jessica. She was dressed in a way too pink outfit with of course the heels to match accompanied with a hot pink sequin purse. She's definitely not my kind of girl.

They were all looking at me and talking low. I started to feel slightly uncomfortable and just looked away and kept walking.

When all of a sudden the girl I don't know breaks away from them and calls out to me, "Hey!"

I stop walking and turn to her slowly, not knowing what to expect.

The girl walks towards me and stands about a yard away. "Hey uh, I'm Mary," she says preppy talking down kind of way. Her tone sparks something in me. I try to keep my cool as she goes on. "You're Kiara right?"

"Yeaahh," I answer slowly saying it like "Duh, are you really that stupid."

"Are you dating David?" she asked.

I gave her another slow yeah.

"Oh, well like he's Jessica's man you shouldn't be dating him. Jessica and David are supposed to be together. You like stole David from her. You should like break up, so they can get back together like they're supposed to be. 'Cause you and David shouldn't be together. It's wrong. You like backstabbed Jessica. You were supposed to be her friend," she said in a questionable confidence as she tried to look me in the eyes and seem sure of herself as she talked down on me and delivered her lines that she hoped would bring me down.

But she was wrong instead of bringing me down they built me up. They gave me something to push against as I gave her my response.

I looked her straight in the eyes, wavering her confidence that I was now absolutely sure is false. "Uhm, Mary thanks for the advice," I paused and she gave an empty smile that was just a little too wide, "but, I don't really know you. And you don't know me or my relationship with David, so I don't plan on taking any advice from you about anything that has to do with that or anything else. You really don't have any idea what's going here. It honestly doesn't involve you and isn't any of your business." I mimicked her tone "So like thanks, but no thanks." I waved goodbye and walked off. I was feeling quite satisfied as I heard the tap of her preppy clean heel stamping into the grass.

As I reached David and Sam I quickly take to David's side who responds accordingly by wrapping his arms around his waist. Sam makes a small "Awh" looking us over and then goes just to me and asks, "What did she want?"

"Yeah, we saw you guys talking," David adds turning more so he can look at my face.

I suddenly feel like I'm being interrogated or something and answer quickly telling them what she said and what I said basically word-for-word since it happened not too long ago.

"It really made me mad that she felt like she could just say that to me. I don't even know her!" I said getting a little heated as I talked to Sam.

"Yeah, it's none of her business. I wouldn't worry about her anyway. She's stupid." she took a pause as I just simmered on how rude that was of her. "Jade hates Mary. They got in a fight once."

"When?" I asked interested. This was the first of heard of this. I really don't know much about this Mary girl.

"Sixth grade," Sam answered.

I took a quick look up at David and he seemed to be interested in it too.

"Who won?" he asked as we all made our way to a nearby picnic table and David took my hand and we sat so our were so close our legs were touch and mine were practically on top of his.... Okay maybe they were kinda on top of his. I couldn't help it.

My whole body was buzzing. It was hard to focus on anything but my body touching his. Whatever I was thinking about that was always what was in the back of my mind. Our bodies, touching. I felt my eyes glaze over a little as I listened to Sam.

"Jade won. Well, she would have destroyed her if they didn't break it up. She was about to really punch Mary. Right in the face" she made a punch in the air in an imaginary face, "but, they separated them right before it could happen. But it was obvious Jade won to everybody." Sam giggled a little, "It was kinda funny. Mary started panicking and was swinging her purse around trying to hit Jade with it,' Sam pretended to swing a purse around frantically. "Everybody was laughing, even Jade."

I laughed a bit and David just smiled, but he looked at me as he did it which made me giggle a little more than needed and smiled a little brighter. "That's funny. Her purse? Really? Wow, she must really be stupid."

I made a glance over to where Mary, Kayla, and Jessica were. I spotted Mary and gave her a once over seeing her now as even stupider than I had assumed before.

"Some people," I thought to myself.

But I wasn't really worried about her. I'm not gonna stress about some random trash Kayla swept up to try to throw at me. I know who's the real enemy here.

Enemy? Really? We're enemies, for real? This isn't fair. It shouldn't have to be this way. Why?

A sigh escaped me as my thoughts reeled and that grabbed David's attention. He looked at me. And I just gave a weak smile. He moved closer. I didn't even know that was possible!!! "Kiara," an internal shiver went through me, "you alright?" I just nodded.

I don't know what it is about that voice, but it's just amazing. It's husky in a way a man's voice is which is odd because he's only 14, but still I like it a lot. It's gruff, but still smooth in a way.

A warm sensation started to fill me starting with my stomach and growing from there spreading all over. It was like butterflies set on fire, but a warm fire. It didn't burn, only heat.

"So anything new?" I asked trying to calm whatever it was happening inside me. Am the only one who feels this way?

He smiled and a zap of electricity hit my stomach. "Nah, nothing really. Well besides, dating an amazing girl."

Actual butterflies got me with that one, but I didn't dare let it hit my face I only let a slow smile reach across it as I looked into his eyes doubtfully and said, "Really? That's it? No other accomplishments of the great David Douglas Jameson?" I giggled a bit. And when I did I had moved my head and noticed that Sam had left.

Her bus must have left. A sting of disappointment hit my joyful mood as I realized she didn't say goodbye. I'll have to text her later.

David let out his snicker-giggle which brought my attention back to him. He made a thinking face. I smiled at his playfulness.

"Actually there was another accomplishment."

"Oh really? And what might that have been?" I raised my eyebrows in interest.

"A beat my personal best in kills in Call of Duty."

I released an exaggerated sigh and pulled away from David and sat side by side with him instead of our previous entangled state. "Oh God. Video games!" I exclaimed with fake frustration.

Talking to David all the time now has led to my discovery his sick obsession... video games. Call of Duty usually. He loves to play them and usually is 9 out of 10 times anytime we're on the phone. It doesn't really bother me, but I like to bother him about it, because sometimes it does get kinda annoying when your boyfriend can't pay attention to what your saying because he's trying to focus on an "epic battle" he's in at the moment.

He laughed a bit then poked my side.

I looked him in the eyes and said. "You're ALWAYS playing video games, David. You have a problem." I smiled.

"I have no such problem," He said and placed his hands on the table for emphasis.

I turned so I was facing him with my legs on either side of the bench. "You do," I said to him.

He turned and sat like I was. "I don't," he said with a smile.

"Yes you do," I replied in a sing song voice and leaned towards in a little while I said and then leaned away.

"No, I don't," he said and leaned closer to and looked me in the eyes.

I smiled and looked back in his eyes as I leaned in and said, "Yes, David, you do," and then backed up again but not as far back as I did the first time.

David scooted up closer to me and looked down then back up at me and smiled. His was voice lower and more husky as he replied with, "No."

I leaned back in, "Yes." I said in a softer voice than before. This time I didn't lean back away.

"Oh, God. We're so close. He's gonna kiss me!!" I thought as I went haywire on the inside, but for some reason as completely calm, cool, and collected on the outside.

David didn't say anything back this time. He just looked into my eyes smiled again, then he looked at my lips and then back to my eyes. He leaned closer and I started to look down. And then...

"Bus 26 and 14," someone announced in the distance, and those were of course our buses. People were already rushing to the buses and we were gonna be left behind if we didn't go ahead to our bus.

I gave one last look to David then got my bag and stood up. He hesitated and then did the same and took my hand as we made our way to the buses.

We reached the buses and our hands slipped apart.

"Bye," I heard him say.

I turned to him as I was walking in the other direction, "Bye."

"I love you,"

I lost my breath and a big goofy grin went across my face. I was too shocked to remember
to say it back. Finally I regained the ability to breathe before he was too far away.

I gave an airy "I love you too" back.

He smiled, but this time didn't do one of his holding back smiles it was a full on smile. I smiled even bigger back. (if it was even possible for me to make my goofy grin any bigger.)

My heart thumped as I practically floated onto the bus for some I reason I had the need to rush to my seat as if it all wouldn't be final until I got to sit in my seat and think about it all over again.

I sat in my seat, and played the moment over and over again in my mind. I couldn't help smiling to myself as I replayed him saying it to me.

I love you. I love you. I love you....
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