Shhh

Chapter Fourteen

"HOLY FUCKING MACARONI! YOUR HAIR IS RED!" Alice shouts.

A few heads in the school parking lot turn to look at the two of us.

"Yeah... Did I not tell you?"

"No. You forgot to mention that it is now FREAKING RED!"

"Will you please lower your voice." I beg Alice.

"NO! I WILL NOT LOWER MY- actually I might. All this shouting is hurting my throat."

"Morning Alice and Meg- red." Kevin greets us as he approaches.

"Hey Kevin." I smile.

"He's not freaking out. Why are you not freaking out?"

"I should be freaking out?" Kevin asks unsure.

"Yes! It's red." Alice states mater-of-factly.

"And why does that require freaking out?"

"It doesn't." I answer.

Heather walks over and joins us.

"Heather it requires freaking out doesn't it?" Alice asks.

"Yes." She answers staring off into the distance. "Wait, what?"

Heather snaps back into our universe and looks at us.

"Oh hey! Megan your hair is red."

"It is?!" I ask shocked and running my hands through it.

"Hey. Sarcasm is my thing. It is what I contribute to our group. Find you own thing."

"What's my thing?" Alice wonders.

"Noise." Heather, Kevin and I answer in unison.

"Cool!" She grins.

"Where is Finn today?"

"He's sick." Kevin informs.

"Aw poor him..."

"Maybe he's pregnant."

The three of us turn to Alice, with weird and confused expressions on our faces. I don't think anybody is even going to comment on Alice's strange comment.

We head inside and part our separate ways to go to our lockers and lessons.

I shut my locker door, to find dreadlock boy stood there.

"This is becoming a habit of yours." I comment with a slight nod.

"What sort of idiot would pass up the chance to see you every morning?"

"Wow... The cheese just keeps on coming." I joke.

"Do you not like cheese?" He asks.

"I prefer it on my pizza."

"Well then how about Wednesday after school?"

"Are you asking me out on a date?"

"Yes."

"Well Wednesday at eight sounds perfect."

"Great." He grins.

"I have to get to class. I'll see you same time, same place tomorrow morning."

"Yes you will." He smiles.

I walk away.

"By the way, I love the red!" He calls after me as I walk away.

I try to hide the huge grin that's threatening to appear on my face. He asked me on a date... He asked me on a date. He asked me on a date! HE ASKED ME ON A DATE! I head over to my first period happily.