Just Another Friday
My POV~
I sat there in my first period LSN class next to Scott. We had always sat next to one another. Me on the end with Scott next to me and Chris next to him and even Nicholas next to him. I loved this class, the teacher was nice and the people were only moderately annoying. This was okay, because I could deal with the ignorance of some people. I talked to Scott and like always he talked to Chris, who always ended up telling Nicholas everything.
"So what are you guys gonna do over the weekend?" Scott asked as we all replied giving one another enough time to share.
"I have to go to my stupid stepfathers for my mother's birthday." Nicholas spoke with pure disgust in his voice at the fact he has to go near that man.
"I told Josh I would hang out with him." Chris spoke. Scott looked at him in utter disgust.
"Hey Scott you wanna hang out with me after school. We could see a movie or just hang out at your place." I said trying to make Scott feel a little better.
"Why can't we hang out at your apartment?" Scott asked. I had clearly forgot to tell him that Josh was there and I knew that was the last person in the world who would want to talk to him. If Josh and Scott even set eyes on one another I'd be surprised if someone didn't leave with a broken limb.
"Um..... Well....... Josh is kind of staying at my place."
"Oh so you've turned against me too."
"No Scott...... It's just-" I didn't have enough time to finish as Scott began to protest. The bell rang so we had to leave. I walked with Scott as he grabbed me by the hand.
"Why did you have to do this to me." Scott said as tears began to sting at his eyes.
"I'm sorry I could make him go somewhere else then you could come over. Or I could keep him in the other room and you don't even have to lay an eye on him." I tried once again to get Scott to forgive me.
"Fine." He spoke plainly as he began to sniffle.
I gave Scott a quick hug to show him I was sorry. My class was in the other direction and I was about to be late. I rushed to class and bumped into Josh on my way there.
"Wow, slow down there Gee."
"Sorry I'm about to be late for class." I said as I attempted to walk past him. He grabbed my wrists then said "Skip with me."
"Really. I would get killed."
"Fine go to your boring Tech class."
"No wait! Fine I'll skip with you." I said as I felt butterflies in my stomach. I knew that I was going to regret this.
"Let's get Scott and Chris." He spoke.
"But, I thought you never wanted to speak to Scott again."
"I didn't, but I want to now. If he's happy with Chris then so be it, but I still want friends, you know."
"We should get Nick too then. He sits in the bathroom during this class period anyway."
"Yeah sure I'll get him. Which bathroom?" Josh said excitedly.
"The one in A hallway. And I'll get Chris and Scott I guess." I spoke with as much enthusiasm as Josh just had.
"I already told Chris to meet me."
"Oh okay. Scott probably isn't even in class yet."
"Alright run go get him." Josh said as he began walking towards the A hallway bathroom. "And hurry before we get caught." He looked back and winked at me.
"Can do."
I caught Scott in the hallway. The bell had already rang. "Scott come here." I spoke as I got his attention. "Do you wanna skip with me, Chris, Nicholas, and Josh?"
"Really. You want me near Josh."
"He told me he forgives you and wants you to forgive him to." I pleaded Scott to come with me.
"Fine." He spoke and I hugged him tightly and grabbed his hand. We ran towards where Josh told me to meet him.
"You guys ready" I spoke as I looked upon there faces.
"Yeah Chris is on his way." Josh spoke softly as he tried avoiding Scott with nervous glances.
"Hey guys. Are we all gonna go together?"
"Hells yeah" Scott spoke rather loudly as we all began to laugh.
"Alright let's get this show on the road." Josh said excitedly in a sing-song kind of voice.
We all left the building as the principal was eyeing us in a weird way. We all just laughed and ran past her. She looked blatantly disgusted by me and my group of friends as we all ran out the door hand in hand.
"So where exactly are we going?" Scott said with this funny confused look on his face.
"Wherever our feet take us. Which is to my car." Josh spoke as he laughed at himself.
I always loved how humorous he was. I also loved how he could be so sad and serious then be this six year old the next day. We all just agreed to skipping the entire day. I didn't mind. I was failing most of my classes anyway. We hung out at my place. It was fairly large for a one bedroom apartment complex. We liked to hang out there. They loved making fun of the fact that I always had it clean and that I wasn't like normal people.
"You and your OCD" Chris would always say which resulted in me playfully punching him on the arm.
"You know what I'm sorry that I have OCD, but don't blame me. Blame my mother." I spoke intently.
"Alright..........so." Nicholas spoke.
"So what?" I said kidding as I jabbed Nicholas in the stomach with my finger.
He laughed and I felt bad for Josh. He was sitting there with no one. I went over and sat next to him on the couch that had been his bed for the past six weeks.
"You alright bud?" I asked him as I was trying to be as sincere as possible.
"Yeah. I'll be fine. I guess it's just hard to see them together." Josh said quietly enough for me to hear, but so that no one else did.
Nicholas was being funny and plopped himself on Josh's lap. Wrapping his arms around him and kissing him on the cheek. Making Josh smile. We have all been close friends since like..... Forever. I loved my group of friends and didn't want anything to change. Josh allowed Nick to sit there as we watched a movie. We ended up all falling asleep in my living room. Scott and Chris were lying on the floor next to each other. Nick was still curled up in Josh's lap and I was sitting next to Josh on the opposite side of the sofa. Today was good. Life was good. Josh was happy today. A type of happy I've never seen from him before.