Future 17 Chapter 2

Chapter 2
I panicked, my heart beat fast, faster and faster, my mouth went dry. He was coming towards me. Joey. He was actually coming towards me. I told my self 'stay calm and be cool' I suddenly realized I hadn't brushed my hair this morning. I never really do, because I don't really care what I look like but today does matter this very minute I do care what I look like. Forget what said before about 'love is a waste of time' it isn't, it really isn't. My hands started to frantically pat my hair down to make it go flat, but it would just bounce back up. It was too late.
"I think you'll find people usually use a brush…"
I looked up, Joey was standing right in front of me
"Um well ya know I was er well I was er…" I could speak. Today of all days why couldnt I speak?
"never mind. " Joey said in his super cool, calm voice "I came over cos you always seem on your own, in lessons and now at lunch"

"oh well I prefer to be on my own, well either that or people don't choose to be with me, it's their choice really."

" I guess I'll er go then see ya around" he stared to turn round

"NO don't er stay that's if you want to anyway its just no ones ever wanted to stay by me before let alone speak to me"

Joey smiled, turned back round and sat next to me. I listened intently to his stories and jokes. For once I felt comfortable around someone and lucky enough for me that someone was Joey.
After lunch, he walked me to my last lesson and said "don't think about what other people think of you just get on with life and something good will happen soon"
He walked off to his own lesson, leaving me standing there, my eyes watching his every move.

The next day, I never thought of not wanting to go to school, I thought of how I couldn't wait. I went through my usual routine of getting ready for school, when the phone rang
"I'll get it." I shouted to mum who was in the laundry room

"No that will be work calling me if I've finished the papers for Thursday, so I will get it."
She came in and picked up the phone while I carried on packing my bag
"Its for you, a Joey? Maybe josh?" my mum whispered,
I gasped a secretly smiled when mum wasn't looking. She handed me the phone and went back to do whatever she was doing.

"Joey? What are you doing calling me?" I said as quietly as I could as mum would probably be listening

"I was wondering you wanted a lift to school as you take the bus and sit alone?"
His voice rang in my head until I realized he actually was wanting my answer

"So? Cassie are you even there?" he asked

"Yes sorry um thanks for the offer but I don't want to cause your mum or dad to much trouble." I replied trying to be polite, even though I really wanted a lift

"It won't be my parents driving, I'm 17, I can drive, so do you want a lift now?"

"oh ok yeah sure why not…" I said.
At quarter past eight, a sliver Audi came round the corner.
"Hop in." Joey said with a cute smile. I said good-bye to mum and got in. It was all silent until Joey said "have you brushed your hair or something?"

"Um yes, I thought it probably needed it." I said nervously

"Oh," he said, his left hand reached across touched mine. His skin felt like velvet as he rubbed it against mine.
"No need to be so nervous!" he whispered, as if he had read my mind. I smiled but said nothing.
When we reached our school, everyone stopped and stared in amazement, as me and Joey walked side by side up the steps to the door. Even as we walked in people stopped, speechless. When we passed the group of girls that had gone up to Joey on his first day, he immediately slipped his arm through mine and my heart skipped a beat as I saw the girls faces. I felt on top of the moon.