Two Cheers for High School.

It’s been six months since Ashley and I got back together. I know…I can’t believe it either! It’s the end of April and my softball season is just starting. My coach is essentially an ass hole and Ashley hates him. Anyways, remember when I told you about Ashley and me being in the same physics class? Well…that’s probably the worst part of my whole week. Our teacher is constantly nagging me to make Ashley bring up her grades and to do her homework, and Ashley just always argues with the teacher or just gets up and leaves class.

“it’s eighty two…” Ashley told our teacher while he was trying to figure out some problem

“no seventy eight…” our teacher said

“I’m telling you it’s eighty two” Ashley told him

“someone put it in a calculator” he said

“eighty two” the kid in our class said

“guess you were right Ashley…” he told her

“psh I could have told you that from the beginning…” she said and everyone laughed and I just sat there shaking my head laughing then her friend Larry came into class

“thanks for joining us Mr. Kramer” our teacher said to him

“Larry…what’d he make you shave with?” Ashley asked him because that’s why he had to leave cause he didn’t shave like all week “…a cactus?” Ashley added and everyone started laughing so hard

“uh…yeah” Larry said sitting behind her

“seniors…I would like to remind you that if you do not pass this final you could very well fail physics…and while all your other classmates are having fun out of school you will still be here finishing the semester” he told them and Ashley just shook her head

After class I went into the student center and sat at a table with Kelsey and Beth “so Eric asked me to prom…” Beth said

“ooh shocker” I replied and she rolled her eyes at me “sorry…” I told her

“what’s your problem? Didn’t Ashley ask you?” Kelsey asked

“no…I think the fact we’re going together is just implied” I told them both

“oh…well she may still ask you…” Beth said “…you never know”

“yeah but I know Ashley…she wont ask me…” I told them and they didn’t say anything “…plus seniors have two weeks left of school, so she’s running out of time if she’s asking me here…” I added

‘you’re being dramatic” Kelsey told me and I just ignored her “fine…wallow in self pity. You know you have an advantage, you’re gay, you can ask her you know…” she said

“unless Ashley wears the pants…” Beth chimed in

“Beam…” I told her

“what? sorry…” she said laughing

“oh…you remember when Ashley rotated discs in her back?” Kelsey asked me

“uh yeah…that was three weeks into second semester” I told her

Ashley walked into Physics with her head looking straight ahead and she wasn’t in a good mood at all “ash what’s wrong with your neck?” Larry asked her

“shifted a disc in my back…pinched nerves in my neck…it hurts so fucking bad” she explained

“that happen in a game?” he asked

“yeah…I was going up for a lay up and the girl latch fouled me, just wrapped her arms around me a threw me…” she explained “…apparently people don’t like me cause she started chirping right after”

“ouch man…” he told her then she just looked forward and fell asleep per usual

“Ashley…” our teacher told her “…care to join us?”

“seriously?” she asked “I have like…two months left of school…”

“try three” the teacher corrected

“same difference” she replied then she put her head back down and then fell asleep the rest of class and then she met me by my locker while I was standing there with Kelsey “you giving me a ride home?”

“are you staying for practice?” I asked her

“I’m not allowed to play for two weeks…” she told me

“then yeah…” I told her “…since your mom doesn’t want you driving…” I added but I guess she didn’t find it funny

“okay I’m gonna go” Kelsey told me

“do you always have to make her feel awkward?” I asked Ashley

“I didn’t fucking do anything” she told me “sorry I’m walking funny, I almost broke my neck”

“I don’t need you to bitch at me okay?”

“and I don’t need you bitching at me” she snapped back and I just rolled my eyes

“I’m leaving school at four…if you’re not by my car then I’ll leave without you”

“we got into like the biggest fight that day…” I told Kelsey and Beth

“all you ever do is fight…” she told me

“not true…” I replied “…but the fighting keeps us balanced…”

“you guys have makeup sex?” Beth asked

“Beth…” I cued “…since when are you so into the lesbian sex life?”

“I’m interested in your relationship…not your sex life” she corrected and Kelsey and me laughed

“actually we haven’t…” I told her

“what? why not?!” Beth asked

“we’ve been fighting so much…and she always apologizes over the phone and usually right after when we could have sex we fight again…” I explained to them

“why though?” Kelsey asked me

“it’s usually over college…” I told them “…like I don’t know what we’re doing when she leaves for Coastal Carolina…”

“well do you want to stay together?” Beth asked

“I have no idea…I mean we’ll probably end up together in the end, but she thinks I’ll go back to Kristin ever since she showed up at that one softball game to watch me and I told Ashley to stay away from her…”

“oh shit I remember that” Kelsey said

“yeah and you had to watch her for me…” I added

“Ashley or Kristin?” Beth asked

“Ashley…otherwise she would have fought her again” I told her

“gotcha” Beth replied

After school Ashley was out by her Jeep with her friends and I was walking to my car with Kelsey and Claire “she coming to the game?” Claire asked me

“she better be” I told her “Ashley!” I yelled through the parking lot

“what?!” she yelled back

“come here!” I yelled and she slowly started walking over by my car

“what?” she asked me standing by my car

“are you coming to the game?”

“is your coach playing you?” she asked

“yeah I’m starting…” I told her

“then I’ll be there” she said “hey Cheech is having a party Friday night…you coming with me?” she asked randomly

“uh I’ll meet you there…” I told her

“why?”

“cause you’ll be with Aiden and Colin…aka if the cops show you’ll run and I don’t feel like running…plus if I drive you I guarantee wherever you’re staying is completely out of the way from my house…” I explained

“why can’t I stay at your place?” she asked

“you can, but I’m leaving when I’m leaving” I said

“okay fine then” she said then she walked away

“where are you going?” I asked her “my game starts at four thirty”

“okay I’m going tanning…I’ll be back” she told me then I saw her get into her car and drive away

“ugh she’s such a pain in the ass” I told Kelsey

“not really…” she replied “…you always try to pick fights…I mean she’s already your tool, she does everything you want her to and more” she told me

“I know right? I have the most popular senior girl at school wrapped around my finger…” I told her and Beth and her laughed

“so that party Friday night…”

“yeah we’re going…” I told them

“saweet…” Beth replied and Kelsey and I laughed at her

“yeah, but I have to go get ready for my game…” I told Beth

“shit me too” Kelsey said and then she grabbed her stuff out of her car next to mine

We ran to the locker room and put on our jerseys then we went out to the field and our team was already warming up “shit…” I said as we sprinted

“way to be on time…” our captain said

“you know what? I had things to do” I told her and the team laughed

“back talking…ten cents” she told me

“put it on my tab…” I added and everyone kept laughing

We warmed up for our game, then we went over to our bench and we took the field first and I warmed up on the mound “Spence how’s the arm?” my coach asked from the bench

“good” I told him simply then I threw a few over the plate. Ashley didn’t get to my game until the fourth inning and we were nearly run ruling them if we got three more runs. I didn’t look at her I just ignored her

“Spencer…” she called from the bleachers with Aiden “…spencerrrrrrrr” she wined and you could hear Aiden laughing

“leave me alone” I snapped at her

“what did I do?” she replied back in a sarcastic tone

They called the game about ten minutes later when we won by fifteen. I put all my stuff in my bag and then Ashley picked it up for me “I got it” I told her