It All Started With A Dare

Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven
I had never been more anxious and ready for Monday to come. It wasn't the good kind of ready but more so the kind in which you're so worried about something that you just wanted it to be over. In my case this was Caleb.
I found myself sitting on the roof far more often than I usually did, in hopes that Caleb would be out there. He never was, in fact, his window stayed firmly shut with the blinds drawn all weekend.

Alyson and Vikki had come to check on Lucas and me every day. Of course, they had found some way to turn the tragic night into a fangirl session. The second I told them what happened with Caleb they went ballistic. All I heard from them was how adorable it was.
I didn't think the same. Right now, I wasn't even sure that Caleb ever wanted to see me again. I guess he realized I came with far too much emotional baggage. I wouldn't blame him if he never wanted to speak to me again. I couldn't tell which was worse: thinking about what happened with Derrick or wondering if Caleb was ever going to talk to me. As annoying as he was, I wasn't sure I wanted him out of my life just yet.

I was going to tell Allyson and Vikki this but when I finally decided I wanted to, Elie showed up. For some reason, I couldn't bring myself to tell him about everything involving Caleb. I barely told Elie about anything that happened that night in general. The only reason Elie came over in the first place was that I never texted him after the gig. I gave him the quick rundown, just stating that Derrick was there and so we left. I didn't say a word about anything else.

This was the first secret I had kept from Elie. Ever since we were kids we told each other everything. Even the things you normally would never want to know, for instance, Elie had told me all about his butt pimple, in gory detail. That was the kind of friendship we had, and I loved it. I loved that we were always honest and comfortable with each other. For some reason though, when I went to tell him about Caleb I couldn't get the words out. I guess part of me knew Elie wouldn't approve, so I kept my thoughts to myself.

When Monday finally came I was a nervous wreck. Since I sat next to Caleb in all my morning classes, if he was going to avoid me it was going to be pretty awkward. All I had wanted since Caleb got here was for him to leave me alone, but now that I may have gotten what I wanted I wasn't so sure about it. I hated to admit it but I missed Caleb Hunter and all his irritating mannerisms.

I definitely was not expecting to walk into class and have Caleb act just as he always did. It was like nothing had even happened. He still stole my paper and drew on it, called me Love and Scarlett, and made about a hundred innuendos throughout the day. He never even said a word about Friday night.

At the moment, Vikki and I were currently sitting at our, as always, empty lunch table. The sun was beaming down on us from the huge awning windows. "So how was the science test?" Vikki questioned me, squinting, and attempting to block the sun from her face.

Anybody who knows me knows that I absolutely sucked at science. At one point in my life I believe that I wanted to be a chemist, that dream was killed the second I stepped into honors biology my freshman year. Needless to say, I wasn't doing a stellar job, my usually 4.0 GPA quickly tanked. After the second week of the class, my teacher suggested taking regular biology. That was probably the smartest decision I ever made.

"Not well, Caleb scored higher than me," I replied.

Caleb made it very clear that he would never let me live it down. He bragged about it all period. Vikki snickered, "How badly did you have to do for Caleb to beat you?"

I muttered under my breath. It was not my fault the test made no sense. What even are action and reaction forces? Physics made no sense, "Okay well I'm never going to need physics, so it's not like I am missing anything essential," I grumbled.