High school love 2

" Why do I still love after-school activities,” Annabelle asks as she lay down on the grass.

" Maybe it’s the fact that it's AFTER-school activities” Linda answered for her chuckling.

" One score for you Linda, any other possible answers Cass,” She asked me.

" No” I answered.

" Hm, you're correct also, one score for you too, why are you all so smart my students?” Annabelle teased.

" Maybe it’s because we know our teacher so well” Linda states.

Annabelle nodded and giggled standing up from the grass.

" Mhm" I paused. "It’s 2:30, I think the boys are done basketball practice,” I say looking at the time on my phone. I tucked it back in my pocket.

" When did you start to keep track of time?” Annabelle teased.

" Since I started to want to get home early to eat some snacks” I lied.

Actually, It’s been a month since Jake and I started dating. It still hurts that I haven’t told them yet since Jake still insists we date in secret first after he had broken it off with Tiffany. At first, I insisted then I allowed us to date as a public couple but he thought dating in private was ok. Up till now I still don’t know.

" You could have just bought some candy from the candy cart, it’s always there you know” Linda suggests as we enter back into the school going into the gymnasium.

" Nah, I don’t have money” I lied.

" Oh really, then borrow some” Annabelle suggests.

" No, I’m ok,” I say as we enter the gymnasium, the strong scent of sweat hitting our noses.

" YUCK” Annabelle gags to the strong scent that hits our nose.

" I think you should get used to the smell by now,” I roll my eyes.

" UGH, no, It’s always so strong,” Annebelle groans again taking her perfume from her purse about to spray.

" Um,” A voice says behind us.

We turn around to see the boys who looked like they had just gotten out of the shower. They all had towels on their head trying to dry their head and Jake and Lucas had towels around their neck.

" You girls waiting for us?” Rick asks after he hugged Linda.

" Yes, I was thinking about going to Starbucks afterward,” Linda told Rick.

" oh yeah,” Rick hangs his towel on his neck.” but I think going to Starbucks in the morning is much more fun”

" Too bad, I want Starbucks in the afternoon” Linda stuck out her tongue.

We laughed at Linda’s childish behavior.

" Want to go anywhere?” Lucas asks Annabelle who was still busy with her spray and rejected a hug and a kiss from Lucas.

" No....or yes if you want to go,” Annabelle says as we start to get out of the gymnasium with the boys behind us.

" Where are you going then?” Lucas asks.

" Library, for my essay,” Annabelle sighs sadly.

" I’m out, but I can drop you off tho” Lucas suggests.

"No, I have to go with my sister” Annabelle sighs again.

" Oh well I guess I’m going to be alone this afternoon,” I lied and sighed so they could believe me.

" Seems like it” Jake smirked at me and eyed me from the corner. I smiled and looked forward right away.

" Ya’ll go ahead. I’ll catch up later” Jax starts heading the other way.

" Where are you going?” Jake asks.

" Catherine,” He winks waving us goodbye.

" I guess love does really change people” I sigh again.

" Yup, if you found one, you’ll change too,” Annabelle says.

I turned and take a quick peek at Jake to see his reaction. He smiled my way. I shrugged.

" Hm, Let’s go to Starbucks real quick Linda, I have some business to deal with at home,” Rick states dragging Linda along with him before she could say anything.

" Bye,” She waves following behind Rick like a puppy.

" How much does Linda cost?” Annabelle asks dumbly.

" Dunno, About 1 cent” I played along.

Annabelle laughed.” If Linda costs 1 cent then how much do I cost?

" You’re for free” I laughed.

" HAHA, a good one,” Annabelle said annoyed.

" C’mon I’m joking” I nudge.

Annabelle rolled her eyes.

" To make you feel better, Let’s go right now to your house, you kidnap your sister while I grab some snacks from your mom, then I drop you both at the library,” Lucas says taking away Annabelle to his side.

" Yeah, if you’re hungry just say it,” Annabelle says leaving with Lucas.” See ya Cass...and Jake” She gave Jake and me her crazy look that always freaked me out.

She chuckled a little and exited the school with Lucas.

" So, ” Jake says and looked around to see if anyone was around us.” The coast is clear,” he says before placing a peck on my cheek.

" Wanna come over, I mean my Mom and Dad are at work and Jax heading to Catherine’s” I suggest.

" I was thinking my house, but yours ok, Let me drop you off, then stay at your house in the meantime,” Jake says hugging me from my back.

" Uh no, you go home and change into PROPER clothes” I roll my eyes.

" What do you mean?” Jake pouts.

" I don’t like seeing you in your basketball wear..... for some reason, it’s too tempting,” Jake placed his index finger on my lips.

" Say no more” He winked.

At home........

Done homework, out of the way.

I walk to the kitchen to prepare a snack for Jake and Isince when he comes over he’ll probably be hungry from basketball practice. I looked inside my pantry and just grabbed whatever I saw first which was the veggie sticks.

This one is only for me.

My love for veggie sticks cannot be explained. I am in love.

I decided to give Jake only 4 chocolate cookies and pour him some milk. I know, A child's snack. But you know, Milk is healthy so what's the problem?. I placed the snacks on the table and jumped over to the couch to watch a few episodes of fuller house season 8.