reality
Chapter
3
Keith pulled into his usual parking spot
behind the school. He shut off the engine and sighed, throwing
his head back against the head rest. His few seconds of slight
relaxation was brutally interrupted by the sound of two loud,
obnoxious voices yelling.
“Keeeith!” the voices shouted,
those voices being Tyler and Collin.
“Hey guys,” Keith said, attempting
not to sound like he didn’t want them around at the moment,
which he didn’t.
Keith jumped down from his truck when a car, a
silver Porsche, pulled up, almost ramming it’s bumper into
his stomach. Drake’s head popped up from the driver’s
seat. He turned around and chuckled cruelly, showing those white,
shark-like teeth of his.
“Ooh, so close to running you
over,” Drake said, walking towards him, about a foot away.
He pinched Keith’s cheek. “Aw, did little Keith get
scared?” he asked, talking baby-like.
Keith smacked his hand away.
“Don’t touch me,” he said angrily, ready to
smash his face in. Drake laughed his cold laugh and walked
away.
Drake and Keith had never always hated each
other. They were good friends, actually. It was up until Keith
began dating his sister, which Drake had no problem with. It was
that she has died in a car accident after her and Keith had a
fight. Drake thinks that if Keith had never argued with her, she
would have no reason to go in that car, and she might still be
here. Keith felt guilty, thinking that maybe he was right. He
tried not to let the thought enter his mind too
much.
“C’mon man, let’s go,”
Collin said, noticing that Keith’s hand was balled up in a
fist, and was trying to calm him down. They began walking into
the school, when Tyler started slapping Keith in the shoulder
rapidly.
“What, man, what?” Keith
questioned, annoyed.
“Caitlin and Rebecca are here,” he
said excitedly.
“Oh, dude!” Tyler chimed in.
“Keith…” he said, hoping that he would
understand.
“Yeah, yeah, go,” Keith said,
fanning them away.
“Oh, thanks man,” Tyler patted him
on the back before running off.
Keith shook his head and smiled, amused by how
they suddenly go stupid for a couple of girls. He continued
walking, when he felt a body collide with his. He heard books
drop to the ground, saw papers flying, along with a few stares
from the students in front of the school. He bent down to pick
them up, and another pair of hands joined in.
“I’m so sorry,” a voice said
frantically.
Keith handed the person the last set of
papers. “It’s fine,
don’t—”
He looked up and saw a pair of green eyes
staring at him. He stood there, gazing, his eyes locked on hers,
and slowly handed the girl the papers.
“Don’t worry about it,” he
said softly, still mesmerized.
The girl took the papers from him, and quickly
tucked a few strands of her long, dark brown hair behind her
ears. She clutched her books to her chest and blurted out,
“Thanks.”
Keith gave a crooked half-smile. “No
problem.”
The girl flashed a fake smile, looked down and
walked away.
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OOOOO! Yay, they met! Okay guys,
it gets kinda intense from here on out. d: Thanks for reading.
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