Friends again (6)

*Alexis*

The new boy showed up at the school entrance. He looked very tired, like hadn't slept all night.

"Alexis, I'm sorry. I'm really really sorry. Words cannot describe how I feel right now, and I just wanted to say, sorry. Sorry for being such a bad friend, for ruining your first day of school, for taking your phone away and being inappropriate with my jokes. Even if you never forgive me, I want you to know that I'll be there for you if you need me. I want to have another chance of being your friend, even though I don't deserve it."

"Are you ok? What are you talking about?"

I think he took seriously the part where I said that my ex died, while I was just practicing my part for "Romeo and Juliette" auditions

.

"You didn't take me seriously yesterday, didn't you? Jonathan?"

"What?"

He definitely took me seriously yesterday. You never know when you have a chance of playing with people, so I decided to use this one.

"I'm not upset about it man. I was just playing the victim. Since I'm the one who killed him."

"You did... WHAT?

It was working. He got scared. I started laughing so hard, that even my stomach started hurting badly.

"Relax Nattie, I'm just kidding" I kept on laughing. "My ex is still alive, I just broke up with him."

"But...but, HOW?"

He seemed so confused, and I felt a little sorry about him.

"So yesterday when you took my phone, I was upset. Like really upset. And I didn't want to talk about Joseph at all. But then I remembered I also had this "Romeo and Juliette" audition next week, which I forgot to practice, and you were my only audience."

He started laughing in a tired way.

"So how was I? Was the act good? Do I stand a chance?"

"Are you serious? I didn't sleep all night thinking I broke your heart, and I did six hours of workout to make myself suffer just the way I made you, and you still ask me if you stand a chance?"

"You actually did that, only because you thought you broke my heart?"

He was serious. I could see the dark circles under his eyes, his tired face and the sweat all over his body.

"Well that's what you get when you mess with me and my phone." I tried to cheer him up. "Friends again?" I reached my pinky finger to him to make a promise. He chuckled a little and said:

"Friends again."

We entered the school together, then he said:

"I thought you said I didn't have a chance of being your friend. What changed your mind?"

"The fact you stayed up all night thinking about me, proves me you're a great friend. Plus I need someone to practice "Romeo and Juliette", I wouldn't like for Vicky Hamilton to win the lead role again."

"Who's Vicky Hamilton?"

"Oh, you'll meet her soon. She hates me and tries to beat me in every way possible. I bet she's gonna try to win your heart too as soon as she sees we're friends."

"How do I recognize her?"

"Just a blonde that gossips, especially about me."

"I'll try to avoid her. My friends' enemies are my enemies too."

"Thanks!" And I smiled. Then we went both to class chatting about the math teacher (and her secret lover).