Chapter 9

We found Jen sitting at a table near the fountain in the school quad. Jen notices me and Selena and she waves us over. When we get to the table and put our trays down Chase came over to us “Hello ladies” and he smiles at all of us, but I noticed he looked at me a little bit longer than the other girls.

Jen rolls her eyes “What do you want ass hat.”

Chase then shushes his sister “Not in front of company but anyway, mom wants us home straight after school today for some dinner party tonight.”

Hearing what Chase just said I choke on my drink “I know you dick wad, Mom told me before I left this morning you were too busy with that bitch of yours Candace.” Jen snaps back at him and she rolls her eyes at him again that’s twice in a matter of minutes and Chase glares back at his sister.

“Jen you can be a real bitch some days yourself, anyway you’ve never given her a chance” Just as Chase finished his discussion with his sister Candace comes waltzing over kissing him on the lips as Jen and Selena gag.

“Hey baby I’ve been looking all over for you” Candace snuggles into Chase’s side I don’t know why but I can’t stop noticing their interaction with each other.

“Hey babe shall we go to the field for the rest of lunch and next period?” Chase asks Candace wrapping his arm over her shoulders, they smiled at one another and walked away. I will admit I am not convinced they were genuine smiles. Something seems off with them, but I don’t know what it is.

I ask the girls “Field?”

They both said at the same time “football.”

“Oh, that makes more sense.”

“Yeah, Chase is the star linebacker he’s the best the school has had in the last twenty years.” I am stunned by this news Jen says.

“Twenty years wow he must be good.”

Selena says to me “Next Friday is the big game of the season.”

Jen then nudges me “You should come and check it out we’re playing our rivals The Gondoliers from Venice High.”

“Venice High! Isn’t that the school they used in the ‘Grease’ movies?” I ask the girls and they both nod just as the bell rings to signal the end of lunch.

“What class do you have next?”

Selena asks I look at my class schedule “Um... music.”

And again, both Jen and Selena say at the same time “Me too.”

“Okay seriously are you two not the twins” We all laugh, deal with our lunches, and head off to music.

The three of us settled into music just as the teacher Mrs. McIntyre grabbed our attention. The first thing I noticed about Mrs. McIntyre was her thick Scottish accent and I thought to myself this will be interesting.

Mrs. McIntyre started the class with introductions, and she asked me a question “Savannah I heard you’re a music prodigy what can you play?”

“I can play most instruments, but not yet the drums” I laugh nervously at my private little joke “Yeah um... I prefer guitar and piano; I am self-teaching how to play every genre of music and I can dab a little at singing.”

Mrs. McIntyre has a bright smile on her face “Can you demonstrate a song for the class?” she pleas as I look at both Jen and Selena to see them both smile at me and encourages me to play a song. I nod at the teacher I then stand up and walk over to the guitars. I pick up a guitar, throw the strap over my shoulder, and strum the strings gently to see what key it’s tuned in.

“What would you like to hear?” I ask nobody in particular ‘Love Me Like You Do’ by Ellie Goulding a female voice shouts out from the back. I nod “Okay,” so I start to play feeling the music and forget where I am as I lose myself in the piece as I start to sing the lyrics.

The song comes to an end as I open my eyes, I see smiles on the faces of my new friends as well as Mrs. McIntyre and the class starts to clap. “That was beautiful Savannah thank you.” I take off the guitar strap, put the guitar back where I got it from on its stand, and sit back down in my seat.

After I sat back down the girls praised me for my performance I smiled and mouthed thanks back to them as the lesson continued. The music lesson felt like it was over quicker than it started as the bell rang and off to my next class I went.

The rest of the school day went by just as smoothly as it started. I could not wait for the first day of school to be over. My last two lessons I couldn’t get rid of the feeling I was being watched.

Every time I looked around out of paranoia Chase was always there either smiling or laughing or flirting with his girlfriend. I have to admit it made me both nervous and flattered that he was looking at me if he was that is.

All I need to do now is go home, do my homework, get ready for tonight, and go to this dinner party my dad’s boss is hosting for us. One I am not looking forward to by the way. But it’s for my dad so I’m happy to do it as Dad has earned this promotion more than anyone.