Forever Light(2)

Landon grabs my book bag, his jersey riding up slightly exposing his back, and then reaches for my hand. We walk out of the classroom just as Steven, Alexa, Madison, and Cash walk out of theirs. Landon turns in my direction and leans down to place a kiss on my lips, I’m not one for PDA but when he touches me it’s like he casts a spell over me and nothing else matters.

He leans his head against mine, “I’ll see you in a little bit.”

“Okay,” I lean forward and kiss him again. His body inclines against mine with each passing second.

I barely register someone clearing their throat until Landon smiles against my lips. He places one more kiss on my lips before pulling back.

I lean against the wall, cheeks flushed and slowly die of humiliation at having been watched. I feel my twin sister, Madison, and my best friend, Alexa’s, eyes on me but I don’t look at them. Landon does his guy hand shake with Cash, my sister’s boyfriend, and Steven, Alexa’s boyfriend.

“You ready?” Cash asks Landon, watching Madison walk towards him.

“Oh yeah,” Landon reaches out to lightly punch his shoulder, “you?”

“Yep.”

“No one cares about me?” Steven fakes looking hurt that no one asked him if he’s ready.

Landon and Cash starting laughing, “We don’t need to know if you’re ready, you always are.” Landon answers.

The boys laugh and Cash pushes Steven down the hall, “Let’s go before coach bitches about us being late again.”

Yeah, they’re always late but this school would wait forever for these boys.

The three of them make their way to the locker room. I catch up with my sister and Alexa who are watching them walk away.

Alexa sighs watching Steven’s ass. “How’d we get so lucky?”

I huff, “I was just asking myself that same thing a few minutes ago.”

“Don’t you girls mean how did they get so lucky?” Madison pipes up.

Alexa shakes her head and reaches for the lock on her locker beside me. She opens it and tosses her books inside. Stacey, one of the cheerleaders, is coming down the hallway heading for the gym. She’s one of those girls who think just because she’s a cheerleader she owns the school. Little does she know she doesn’t and mostly everyone here at Canby High hates her. She’s always walking the halls with her nose stuck up in the air, something none of us can stand.

Madison stands up straighter when she notices and squares her shoulders. Alexa looks over at us and then turns her head in the other direction just as Stacey stops in front of us. I place my hands on my hips preparing for another battle.

“Nice shirts.” Stacey says with a nod towards Madison’s t-shirt.

Madison rolls her eyes in Madison fashion, “Jealous?”

Alexa and I snort while Stacey’s face reddens. “There isn’t anything to be jealous about.”

Alexa slams her locker shut and spins around, her anger present in her features. “You sure about that?” Alexa tosses her hair over her shoulder as a smile plays at her lips. “Rumor has it that someone was throwing themselves at Landon last weekend.”

I look to Madison waiting for her to come to my defense but she just glares at Stacey. I take a step forward and Alexa slides back behind me. “Oh, you mean when you got high with him and offered to give him a blow job out back of Brian’s house?” I huff, “That’s classy.” Stacey’s face is now bright red, her hands are fisted at her sides and she looks everywhere but at me. “Run along, Stacey.”

She growls and stomps off.

Alexa and Madison wait all of about two seconds before they start bursting out laughing and I can’t help but laugh right along with them. Landon would never go for a girl like her. She has nothing to offer the all-star of Canby or any of the other guys for that matter.

Alexa nods her head in the direction of the gym, “We better get going. You know the boys won’t come out ‘til we’re seated.”

“Let’s go.” Madison answers.

As we walk down the halls a sense of anxiety rushes over me. So many things are changing and so fast. This is the last time I’ll ever walk down these hallways to a prep rally. This is the last time I’ll be wearing this very hoodie with Landon’s number and name on the back, same with Madison and Alexa too. I’ll never go to another prom or a homecoming. This is our year that we rule the school, after this I don’t fool myself into thinking that everything will remain the same. Friends will go off in various directions to college and those who we thought we’d stay in touch with forever will slowly fade away, just like the light of each day as it fades into the darkness of the night. It’s a very melancholy moment I’m having right now before this pep rally. I seriously need to put my own game face on so Landon doesn’t think anything’s wrong.