Almost There
Chapter 6
Two Weeks Later
The normal Saturday morning glow had been replaced with a dull gray light as rain poured from above. I was lying on my bed scribbling this weekend's algebra homework (I know, math on the weekend.) in my pink notebook when my iPhone rang. I reached down where it was laying on the floor and stretched my arm out trying to reach. I ended up falling off of my bed to get it so I answered it while laying on the floor.
"Hello?" I asked into the receiver.
"Uhh, hey, Summer?" It was Jake's voice from the end of the other line. I had no clue he had my number.
"Yeah, it's me." I smiled flirtatiously before realizing he couldn't see me.
"It's Jake. So, me, Kyle, and Charlotte are all going bowling and I was wondering if you would want to come?" He asked. ( last week Kyle and Charlotte got together so now they're an official couple.) "I didn't feel like being a third wheel so they offered a double date."
Date. Jake Adams just asked me to be his date. Even though he's using me to make it less awkward between him and other people, I was still too happy to let that get to me. I jumped up from where I was sitting and paced around my room excitedly.
"Sure, I'd love to be you're fake date." I laughed.
"Okay cool. So is eight alright for me to pick you up?"
"Eight's good!" I exclaimed. Hanging up then falling back onto my bed. Life is good.
Music blasting, rain pelting down, laughing together, Jake and I pulled into the cool new bowling ally about 15 minutes from my house. Jake pulled his old pickup truck into a space right in front, cutting off a guy going for the same spot. He yelled "Jerk!" and flipped us off. That made both of us crack up as we sprinted from the truck to the entrance, rain flying down on our heads like bullets. When we finally made it inside, it wasn't too hard to find Charlotte and Kyle. They were the couple making out by the cubbies where you put your shoes. A little girl was gawking at them from her lane.
"Hey!" I yelled over the music as we approached them. Charlotte pushed away from Kyle, looking startled, then embarrassed when she realized it was us.
"Oh, hi guys." Kyle smiled sheepishly, grabbing Charlotte's hand.
"Nice." Jake said jokingly to Kyle patting him on the back the way guys do for a greeting. After a moment of awkward silence, I gestured to the bowling lanes.
"So are we gonna bowl or what?"
"Let's do it!" Charlotte said braking away from Kyle and walking to the shoe stand. This night was gonna be fun.
***Sooo... thanks so much to everyone who's been reading and faving my stories! it makes my day when I get faves and comments. I'm not even kidding. I need some ideas for my upcoming chapters! something exciting. is there anything that could make it better? I would be so happy if I got feedback!
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