wanted to know exactly what Carl’s problem was.
“ Carl, shut up. Instead of cackling
like a witch, try paying attention. Maybe you’ll get a decent score
this time.”
I was fully aware that he hadn’t
gotten anything higher than a ‘B-minus’ for chemistry all through
the year. I’d never mentioned anything, until now. Now, he was
getting on my nerves by laughing at Logan.
“ Yeah? You don’t
do much better, and you need Logan to help you.” He said, snarling at
me.
“ Is that so?” I asked with a
smile.
Yes, Logan helped me with
chemistry, but I wasn’t as bad as Carl thought. To be perfectly
honest, I was just as good as Logan. I just wanted him to think he
was helping me so I could pay close attention to him without him
realizing what I was doing.
“ Yeah.
We all know Logan helps you.”
“ Carl!” Logan whisper shouted; a
threat in his tone.
“ God knows you help him with his Math. Why else do you think he keeps you
around?” Carl smiled slyly at me.
“ Carl, that’s enough!” Logan said,
getting angrier. “That’s bullshit and you know it.” He turned to
me, panic in his eyes. “Chase, don’t believe him, he’s being an ass
as usual.” He said, clenching his fists on the table.
I knew Logan wouldn’t do that to
me. After all, we’d been friends for almost three years.
As I thought about it, I realized
that the majority of our time alone was spent studying. The subject
was mainly math, too. Had Logan been using me all this
time?
“ Chase.” I heard him call from next
to me.
“ What?” I asked, looking into his
eyes. Eyes that seemed to be afraid that I believed Carl over him,
or possibly worried that I’d been told the truth?
“ Don’t listen to him, he’s talking
crap. I wouldn’t do that; you’re my friend.”
I shouldn’t listen to Carl. After
all, he’s always trying to make me feel like I don’t belong, but
something about this stung. I couldn’t help thinking that Logan’s
panicked expression might have been because Carl’s comment held
some truth to it.
I didn’t say anything else. I just
nodded and got on with my work. Logan wasn’t happy, and Carl looked
like a smug little bastard. If Logan didn’t punch him, then I had a
feeling I’d be stepping up to take a swing.
Chapter
7
I managed to get
through the rest of the day, without another comment from Carl, and
I’m pretty sure that Logan had said something to him. I felt a
little awkward getting into Logan’s car after school. He’d been
passing sly glances to Carl during lunch, and Carl looked as if he
were enjoying it.
I was so confused.
Lex had been looking over to me a
few times and I wondered what was going on with him. Normally, he
wouldn’t look twice but now he was freaking me out. I had to check
myself to see whether I had something on my clothes or my face. I
didn’t understand what his deal was. He’d pushed his brown hair out
of his eyes, and let his eyes look me up and down. It made me
uncomfortable.
“ Did you say anything to Carl?” I
asked when Logan pulled out of the parking lot.
Logan took a deep breath, and his
hands gripped the steering wheel.
“ Yeah. I told him to quit being an
asshole to you.”
“ Oh. What did he say?”
I hate to admit that I was a little
disappointed that was all he’d said. If it were the other way
round, I would’ve grabbed Carl and smacked him in the
mouth.
“ He said he was just fucking
around, and also getting you back for what you said to him.” He
replied.
“ What? He was
laughing at you ! The fucking dumb-ass should quit making fun of people and
just concentrate on his schoolwork. If he did, maybe he wouldn’t be
such a fuck-up.” I spat.
Carl wasn’t a complete fuck-up. He
got mostly B’s and the occasional C, but he was still far from an
ideal student.
“ Why was he laughing at you? What’s
going on?” I asked.
“ Nothing.” Logan
shrugged.
“ Don’t lie to me
Logan. You looked
“ Carl, shut up. Instead of cackling
like a witch, try paying attention. Maybe you’ll get a decent score
this time.”
I was fully aware that he hadn’t
gotten anything higher than a ‘B-minus’ for chemistry all through
the year. I’d never mentioned anything, until now. Now, he was
getting on my nerves by laughing at Logan.
“ Yeah? You don’t
do much better, and you need Logan to help you.” He said, snarling at
me.
“ Is that so?” I asked with a
smile.
Yes, Logan helped me with
chemistry, but I wasn’t as bad as Carl thought. To be perfectly
honest, I was just as good as Logan. I just wanted him to think he
was helping me so I could pay close attention to him without him
realizing what I was doing.
“ Yeah.
We all know Logan helps you.”
“ Carl!” Logan whisper shouted; a
threat in his tone.
“ God knows you help him with his Math. Why else do you think he keeps you
around?” Carl smiled slyly at me.
“ Carl, that’s enough!” Logan said,
getting angrier. “That’s bullshit and you know it.” He turned to
me, panic in his eyes. “Chase, don’t believe him, he’s being an ass
as usual.” He said, clenching his fists on the table.
I knew Logan wouldn’t do that to
me. After all, we’d been friends for almost three years.
As I thought about it, I realized
that the majority of our time alone was spent studying. The subject
was mainly math, too. Had Logan been using me all this
time?
“ Chase.” I heard him call from next
to me.
“ What?” I asked, looking into his
eyes. Eyes that seemed to be afraid that I believed Carl over him,
or possibly worried that I’d been told the truth?
“ Don’t listen to him, he’s talking
crap. I wouldn’t do that; you’re my friend.”
I shouldn’t listen to Carl. After
all, he’s always trying to make me feel like I don’t belong, but
something about this stung. I couldn’t help thinking that Logan’s
panicked expression might have been because Carl’s comment held
some truth to it.
I didn’t say anything else. I just
nodded and got on with my work. Logan wasn’t happy, and Carl looked
like a smug little bastard. If Logan didn’t punch him, then I had a
feeling I’d be stepping up to take a swing.
Chapter
7
I managed to get
through the rest of the day, without another comment from Carl, and
I’m pretty sure that Logan had said something to him. I felt a
little awkward getting into Logan’s car after school. He’d been
passing sly glances to Carl during lunch, and Carl looked as if he
were enjoying it.
I was so confused.
Lex had been looking over to me a
few times and I wondered what was going on with him. Normally, he
wouldn’t look twice but now he was freaking me out. I had to check
myself to see whether I had something on my clothes or my face. I
didn’t understand what his deal was. He’d pushed his brown hair out
of his eyes, and let his eyes look me up and down. It made me
uncomfortable.
“ Did you say anything to Carl?” I
asked when Logan pulled out of the parking lot.
Logan took a deep breath, and his
hands gripped the steering wheel.
“ Yeah. I told him to quit being an
asshole to you.”
“ Oh. What did he say?”
I hate to admit that I was a little
disappointed that was all he’d said. If it were the other way
round, I would’ve grabbed Carl and smacked him in the
mouth.
“ He said he was just fucking
around, and also getting you back for what you said to him.” He
replied.
“ What? He was
laughing at you ! The fucking dumb-ass should quit making fun of people and
just concentrate on his schoolwork. If he did, maybe he wouldn’t be
such a fuck-up.” I spat.
Carl wasn’t a complete fuck-up. He
got mostly B’s and the occasional C, but he was still far from an
ideal student.
“ Why was he laughing at you? What’s
going on?” I asked.
“ Nothing.” Logan
shrugged.
“ Don’t lie to me
Logan. You looked
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