CHAPTER EIGHT

ELIOT POV

I haven't seen Amelia since classes start. I should have asked her out when I had the chance.

"Eliot wait up" I heard someone shout, "just the man I've been looking for"

"Sup 'Mari" I joked, remembering the nickname his girl called him.

"HA HA, you funny" he said sarcastically, " but you know what's not funny, my girl demanding that I be her spy"

"Dude, no disrespect but your girl still scares the shit out of me"

Though I haven't seen Amelia around, I have noticed Tisha watching me in the cafeteria when she had lunch with Jumari, and let me tell you, it wasn't any ordinary stare, it was like she was trying to read me or something. Creepy.

"That's why I love her, she keeps me in check"

Is this the year for love, I thought to myself, it seems as though everybody I associate with is falling in love...

"Enough about my love life, Tisha wants me to interrogate you and find out if you 'genuinely' like Amelia" he said, placing a lot of emphasis on the word genuinely.

"Dude I warned you about Amelia, I don't think this chick is into guys" ah not that lesbian shit again...

"Stop saying that, I think I like the girl" I finally confessed to myself, and Jumari...

"I know, but they all liked her, and she sent my guys home literally crying, she's evil" he said while laughing.

She can't be that bad, I said to myself...

"But" he continued "the fact that Tisha asked me to interrogate you about your feelings for Melia it could mean that there's a possibility that she likes you too."

That could be true, she was staring at me that day she ran into me during my jog, gosh I can't figure this girl out, which makes it even more exciting...

"Tell, you what, this Saturday I'm taking my girl to Coney Island, how about you come with us?"

"dude I'm not a third wheel nor a cock blocker" I joked...

"Funny, I was going to ask Tisha to invite Melia but since you don't wanna go..."

"Wait, you forgot to mention that part"

"haha haha, dude u sprung" now it's his turn to laugh at me...

Now I could finally have my date with Amelia. But what if she doesn't want to date me? Would she treat me like the others? This could be my only chance to win her affection or lose her... no pressure, the annoying voice in the back of my head said.

"I'll pick you up tomorrow at six, then we could go for the girls together" Jumari informed me before he left. "oh and before I forget, we're staying over at my family's town house, so I wouldn't have to drive late"

AMELIA POV

I'm already being labeled as the "smartest girl in class" and" the go to person for when you're having problems", among other names. It doesn't bother me that much because university is way different from high school childish nonsense. Instead of being bullied, I'm being praised by my peers and lecturers for my intelligence.

After class I met up with Tisha and a couple of her friends, she practically forced me, saying that I hang out in the library too much or something along that line. To avoid her argument I just agreed to hang out with her, seeing that it is Friday and all.

We hang out at an ice-cream parlor walking distance from campus. Everything was going smoothly until Tisha decided it was time for us to leave. It was weird because we were there for only almost twenty minutes. We did not drive to the parlor so we had to walk back to our dorm.

"Melia we're going out for the weekend and I'm not taking no for an answer"

"What, no Tish" I whined "I have to go through all that I did for the week"

"Well you better get all that finish by tonight" she ordered,

"Plus I have..."

""Melia, please, stop making excuses, Jumari is taking us to Coney island,"

"You want me to be a third wheel, comon Tish, that's your boyfriend, you guys could go without me"

"NO!" she shouted, "I would really love it if you come with us,'

"You don't have to babysit me Tish, I could take care of myself...."

"AMELIA" Tisha shouted even harder like her patience was running out"

"What did I say" what's up her butt, I thought to myself.

"Okay, here's what's going on since your being sooo difficult, Jumari and ELIOT are taking US to Coney Island tomorrow"

"What the f*** Tish" THIS BITCH DID NOT JUST CALL HIS NAME

"I know you like the guy and I made Jumari interrogate him, he actually likes you and he agreed to going with us,"

"Wasn't it you the one who told me that I'm moving too fast"

I want to be mad at Tish but I'm not, at this point I'm having mixed feelings about the whole situation. I'm mad at the fact that she went behind my back and made Jumari interrogate him, what does this guy think of me. I'm probably seen as a crazy chick, but then again, he agreed to going with them. The entire week I've been trying to avoid seeing this guy because I was following Tisha's advice, and now she does this...

"Melia, I know you're mad, but I'm just trying to help"

"I know you are Tish, but in the future please include me when you decide to poke your nose in my business"

"So does this mean you're going?" she said with an annoying grin visible on her face...

"Whatever" I said then all of a sudden I'm being pulled into a hug, while Tisha jump up and down.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you".

No matter how crazy she may seem, she does mean well. It looks like I'm going on a date, uuuggggghhhh