Chapter Eighteen

I woke up what a start to the sound of someone calling out my name. I opened my eyes and sat up rubbing my neck because it felt really sore. Tevoris was standing near the door smoking a cigarette. Seeing me awake, he walked up to me and placing his cigarette between my lips said, "Thank goodness you're up. Morning. You have half an hour to dress up. It's 6:30 am already and I am driving you to school today. Don't say a word.Go and freshen up now." Being extremely hungover, I had no strength to argue even though I wanted to. So, I decided to just go by his words.

I was done in around 25 minutes. Wearing my shades and putting on a white T-shirt along with a pair of Ralph Lauren denim jacket and Vega shorts, I ran down the stairs. Tevoris was already waiting downstairs in his car. I opened the door to the passenger side and got in. He passed me my bag and a white snapback. "I took your bag on the way out and I felt the cap would go well with your outfit", he told me. "Thanks Tevie", I mumbled. "Sure thing girl. Imma grab myself a burger on the way. You want something?", he asked. "Two full bottles of water and a pint of beer", I replied. Laughing, he revved his engine and backed into town.

It was 07:15 am when we reached the gates. He revved his engine not once, but thrice. Everyone was staring at the car and I looked over to Tevie to see him grinning from ear to ear. "What?", he asked me innocently putting up a puppy face. Boys and their cars. It was just a 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT-8. School kids be damned. Tevie parked just beyond the gate. I got out of the car holding my bag in one hand and saw all the kids staring at me. Ignoring them, I walked over to the driver's side and Tevie got out too. He hugged me and whispered, "Yesterday was amazing, biatch." I put my tongue out to put on a cute face. The next thing I knew was that he kissed me deep and passionately. I returned the kiss with as much vigor. We broke apart and I pulled his cap over his eyes. Screaming "Byeeeee", I ran towards the entrance of the building.

Once I was inside, I had this awkward feeling like I was being followed. I turned around to see Tevoris racing up to me. I stopped and stared at him. Everyone was staring at him and I didn't like that. "You're fucking fast girl", he mumbled once he reached me and doubled over panting. "Why're you here?", I asked, entirely confused. He stood up straight and looked at me like I was a fly he was planning to swat away. "Aren't you supposed to meet your principal with an adult today?", he asked me. I had completely forgotten about that. I facepalmed myself and started walking towards the Principal's office.

Jake was already standing outside with his hand in a cast. When he saw me, he smiled and started walking towards me. "Hey", I said. "Did you read it?", he asked. Confused, I stared at him before it hit me. The envelope. I had completely forgotten about it. "Sorry. I forgot. I'll do it now. Tevoris here is my best friend and it was his birthday yesterday so I got drunk and passed out. I'm really sorry", I told him. Shaking his head he told me, "No. Don't do it now. Do it after you meet Jackson." After a pause he continued, "Who's this Tevoris?" I moved to the side and waited for Tevie to reply, which he didn't. I looked at Jake's face to see him looking behind me with his mouth open in wonder and saw that Tevoris was having a very serious conversation with someone dressed in a black hoodie and jeans with black boots whose back was towards us.

I turned to ask Jake who it was, but saw him talking to Principal Jackson. "Into my office both of you. Bring your guardians also", he called out beckoning to us before walking into his office. I walked upto Jake who was still standing there. "Why didn't you enter?", I asked him once he was within earshot. " I j-just w-wanted to a-apologize f-for having d-dragged you into this", he replied looking down at his shoes. "Hey, it's alright. You're a friend and that's what friends do, right?", I told him patting him on the back to try and cheer him up. Nodding his head, he smiled at me and we both walked into the room together.