Chapter 2: Not Like the Others.
Playing guitar hero by myself in a store that makes a point of letting teens find partners to play with should really give you a hint as to how much people noticed me, which is..... never.
"Wow, you're good, I mean I can honestly say I have never seen a girl who can play 'Welcome to the jungle' and get that good of a score without even trying." I heard someone say behind me while I hit notes perfectly.
"Who says I'm not trying?" I asked.
"Jackson, Michael." Said a voice smooth as butter.
"BAH!!!" I laughed unattractively. "I'm sorry, I've just, never met a celebrity before, especially a dead one." My talking to him was starting to mess up my score, grrrr.
"Hahaha, yeah, actually my Mom named me after Michael Jackson. My first name is Jackson though cause my Last name is Michael."
"No way!" I said quitting the game and turning around. Boy was I shocked when I saw a tall young man who had blue/gray eyes the color of a stormy sky. "Uhhh. Uhhhmm... hi." Why was I so awkward?
"Hi" He said chuckling. His smile made me want to sing.
"I'm awk-Kalie. Kaylie, My name is Kaylie, it's not awkward, no, that would be a silly name." I started talking really fast. "I mean who would name their kid awkward? Huh? THAT would just BE awkward, there's so many weird names in this world, I mean think about it, Jaque, Bon Kwi Kwi...." I stopped talking and held my lips together with my thumb and pointer finger. "Sorry, that was fast". Great, now he's going to walk away like all the other boys do.
"Hahaha, it's ok, I do that sometimes too." He said with a warm, knowing smile.
"OH, do what? Talk fast?" I questioned while walking to pick up my membership card from Danie at the desk. "Thanks Dan, see yah next time my cousin wants to shop."
"Yeah, it's...... a hobby I guess you could say." he said thinking.
"A hobby? I call it a bad habit." I said tilting my head in slight confusion.
"Oh yeah well...... Never mind." He said returning to his warm smile.
"Soooo.... what do you do for a living?" I asked him.
"Who me?"
"No, the other person that's with us right now." I said with heavy sarcasm.
"Oh, I see, a smart Alek."
"No, just mean." I said winking. Was this flirting? I never know if I'm flirting or not.
"Well, Just mean, if you must know, my occupancy is babysitter."
"No, seriously." I said guffawing in disbelief.
"I am, I'll prove it to you someday too."
"Who says there'll be another someday?" I asked not wanting to lead him on.
"Cause, your cousin is coming over here with a face that says somebody is about to get somebodies number." He said cooly waving at Cil.
Perfect, I find a guy I actually like, and she's gonna get his number. Life can be so unfair sometimes.
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