"Are you fucking kidding me?" Arabella mumbled.

It was after school and Arabella's ride Taylor, had to go to a meeting for whatever sport he played, and couldn't give her a ride home as he normally does. 

Arabella would have to walk 20 minutes to her house.

It wasn't the fact she had to walk that pissed her off, it was the fact that it was storming outside. Rain, wind, thunder, the whole nine yards, and she would have to walk 20 minutes in it. 

Arabella sighed and threw her hood over her head mentally killing Taylor, preparing for the journey home.

With one last pissed off sigh, she threw open the school doors and started walking across the parking lot.

Arabella wasn't the only one wanting to murder mother nature right now.

On the other side of the parking lot Jack was viciously trying to open the door to Gilinsky's Jeep. Gilinsky was frantically going through his pockets trying to find his keys, but to no avail.

"Fuck my life" Gilinsky says frustrated.

"What?" Jack questions.

"I can't find my keys"

Jack glares at Gilinsky and sighs.

"I guess we have to walk home" Jack groans.

"Wait bro, I can call a tow truck." Gilinsky says looking very proud that he was the one to come up with the idea.

"I already have" Jack says matter-a-factly.

"Well, you can take that cell phone and shove it up-"

"ANYWAY" Jack yells, cutting Gilinsky off before he could finish telling Jack where to shove it.

"They said that it would take 2 hours minimum. It would be faster to just walk and worry about your car later" Jack tells Gilinsky, glaring at him for losing his keys like a imbecile.

"Fine, but if my car gets jacked i'm blaming you" Gilinsky says, picking up his backpack from the wet pavement.

With that the two start on the walk home.

"Hey, is that Arabella?" Gilinsky asks pointing across the parking lot.

Jack looked over and recognized her hoodie and favorite acid wash jean jacket instantly.

I could spot her a mile away.

"Uh yeah, that's her" Jack replied nervously.

Oh God, what if Gilinsky calls her over here? What if I trip and fall on my face? What if my hair is messed up? It's raining, of course it's gonna get messed up!

So many thoughts were running through his head.

So many thoughts of the many ways he could potentially embarrass himself in front of the girl he loved from afar.

"Yo Bella! Is that you?" Gilinsky called over.

Gilinsky would hang out with Arabella's group a lot and somehow befriended Arabella in hopes to eventually bring her and Jack together.

"No, it's motherfucking Santa Claus" Arabella replied as she rolled her eyes, walking over to the two.

Gilinsky laughs and and not so subtly, elbows Jack as she approaches.

"Nice hoodie" Gilinsky comments, flicking the hood.

"You should like it, it's yours" Arabella replies smirking.

As Gilinsky and Arabella conversed, Jack stood there awkwardly staring at Arabella.

"Oh yeah! Bella, this is my best friend Jack" Gilinsky introduced.

"Sup" Arabella says as her gaze fell on Jack.

Jack's eyes widened as his cheeks turned a shade of pink.

She talked to me

"Um I-I, oh god, uh I um...sup" Jack replied trying his best to sound cool.

Oh shit. I sounded like a complete imbecile. Why can't I be cool like Gilinsky?

"Okay then" Arabella replies as Gilinsky chuckles at his best friends attempt to sound 'cool'.

Well, this kid is awkward, but it's kinda cute Arabella thought.

"Do you happen to be Jack Johnson?" Arabella questioned.

"Y-Yeah" Jack replied stuttering.

"Cool, I guess you're my tutor."

"Oh I know- I mean... cool" Jack says blushing.

I need to get it together Jack thought.

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Another chapter kids. Did you all like? Hopefully...