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I sighed.
That’s okay...right?
I Love Hugs!
But Don’t Hug Me
“What?” he asked.
Beck
I waited.
I sighed.
She grinned.
I shook my head.
She frowned.
Her phone.
It blinked:
5:51am.
“Yeah?” I answered.
“Yup.” I grinned.
I smiled.
“Yes, it is.” I said, not looking away
from her.
Alex
I rolled my eyes.
“Hello?” I answered.
“Which was?”
“Oh yeah.”
He looked back at the doorway where
the shoe I threw at him earlier was
wedged in the wall.
“Thanks.” I said.
“Yes.”
I rolled my eyes.
I growled.
“You...you...!” I sputtered.
“I believe we’re mammals.” He smirked.
“Yeah...” I said.
“Yeah.”
“Then why aren’t you sweating?”
“Everyone sweats.”
I frowned.
I smiled at him.
Beck
“You were.”
“Of what?”
“Exactly.” I smiled.
I frowned.
I frowned.
She frowned.
“Wow.”
“Yeah...”
“Alex...Alex...Alex...Alex! ALEX,
LOOK AT ME!” I screamed.
“Fine.” I shrugged.
Alex
I sighed.
This would be my last day to hang with
Beck since my family and friends were
coming back.
I shrugged. “So...?”
“Yeah...?” I frowned.
He laughed.
I frowned back.
I frowned.
“Alex, please.”
“But—”
I stiffened.
I frowned.
“Yes...”
“Yes.”
“No.”
“Yes.”
“No!”
“Yes!”
“No—”
Beck
“Nothing,” I muttered.
“What?” I asked.
I frowned.
“How current?”
“Very current.”
“This morning.”
I frowned.
“I know.”
“Then do it.”
“TEEEEEEACHER! I NEED A
TEACHER! STRANGER DANGER!”
she shrieked.
Suddenly, Ms. Brown, our science
teacher, passed us and smiled.
I shook my head.
She sighed.
Alex kept her eyes down and crossed her
arms over her chest. I frowned and
grabbed her face.
Alex
I growled.
“A little birdie told me you ratted out to
Beck.” I snarled.
He frowned.
“Harsh.” He commented.
Andre laughed.
I rolled my eyes.
“No.” I whispered.
He smiled up at me.
“I will—”
Nothing.
Nothing…
Nothing!
“A—”
Beck
“Then what is it, Beck? She’s gone
now!” Taylor argued with me.
Alex.
Alex…
Alex!
“Wait!” I yelled.
I smiled at her.
“Wait! Taylor!”
“What!?”
I smiled to myself.
Alex
I rolled my eyes.
I turned to him.
“WHAT!?”
“I know.”
“But…”
“I know.”
“B-But.”
“I know.”
“But…Beck…”
“I kn—”
THE END!!!