Surviving Life with the O'Conner Boys

Chapter Thirty-Six- Train Rides Suck

Chapter Thirty-Six – Train Rides Suck

I was speed walking across the lawn of the school laughing as I was being chased by Nathan. Okay, this is much more fun than dancing in the gym of a high school. I’m so going to sprain an ankle if I keep running like this. But then again I’m sure he’s going to catch up, I can hear him catching up.

I let out a loud shriek when his tight grip wrapped around my waist. I kicked off my heels and started laughing.  He kept spinning me around and around, the fabric in of my dress flying around. I haven’t had this much fun in so long. It turned out to be a great night.

Meeting his friends, bumping into his overly sweet suck up girlfriend, thinking that his back stabbing best friend was kind of hot, I guess it did turn out to be an interesting good night. And a good excuse to dress up and stay out late. Overall a really good night.

“Nathan put me down!” I laughed trying to pry his fingers one by one.

“No I still need a date for the rest of the night! Or else people are going to think I’m a loser!” He informed me squeezing me closer.

“You are a loser.” I laughed telling it to him straight.

“Then you’re accompanying a loser to his own school dance. That makes you a loser too.” He replied talking very closely to my ear. I giggled throwing my head back hitting his shoulder.

“Oh stupid me. Why did I ever agree?” I played rhetorically laughing as I looked around campus. “Where are we?” I asked.

Nathan’s head looked up for a moment and back at me, “The back of the school.” He replied resting his chin on my head.

I looked up at the dark sky thinking for a moment. Outside was so peaceful and quiet, relaxing and beautiful, inside was like the anti-outside. “Why do you think bad things happen to good people?”

“Why you thinking about that?” He asked his chest vibrating as he spoke.

I narrowed my eyes at the sky not sure why I said it, “I don’t know. I was just thinking about some people. How they’re such great people and have good intentions and kind hearts. And then somewhere in life they get knocked down when they least expect it.” I muttered not using a brain to process my thoughts. Where was I going with this?

“Yeah I guess.” He mumbled pulling away slowly. “Come on lets back in there. There are people in there that’s missing me terribly.” We chuckled walking back slowly and picking up my shoes that I had stopped and kicked off.

“So we have to go back in there? Honestly it smells like sweat and fruity punch.” I giggled holding his shoulder so I could put on my shoes again.

“Ah, the sweet smell of public high school.” He laughed helping me balance myself.

I laughed holding his upper arm as we walked to the door faintly hearing the music coming from the gym. “Are you actually going to dance with me or am I going to have to ask Brent to dance with me again? His date is going to get bitchy at me just watch.” I said wagging my finger at him.

He laughed shaking his head, “I don’t dance.” He told me with a crooked smile.

“It’s easy. You just need a little practice.” I told him turning him around a bit to face me.

“No, no I don’t dance Brook.” He laughed shaking his head.

“Give it a chance.” I smiled holding his left hand in my right as I wrapped my left arm around his neck getting in closer into his personal bubble.