there were thre things about school that I liked. One, It was the best place to spend time with my friends. Two, i had the most fun there despite the classes being boring.However, school was in the past until mornng. Now i had two things on my to-do list. Clear up the Natalie dilemma, and get to my interview. First thing i had to do was explain the situation to Natalie.
"What am I going to say?" I asked myself, I contemplated on what to tell her, as she sat there in front of the oak tree in the park, waiting for me. I waved nervously, and sat next to her.
She patted the area next to her, and smiled, "Grab a seat, dork."I sat next to her, noticing a peanut-butter sandwich on her lap. That was the sandwich i was supposed to have for breakfast.
I quickly forgot the sandwich, moving on to the real subject. "Natalie, I want you to know something..."
"I like you hunter, but i don't want to risk losing you as a friend. It's nice to be around you. You're calm, peaceful, until someone close to you gets hurt, then you lash out with a fury I could never understand. Most guys just don't care the way you do, hunter.that, and you've got the sexiest body in school second only to kent, but you know he's got rebecca."
I looked, "I can't believe you think kent is sexier than me."
"beside the point, hunter." She sighed, but didn't seem bothered by it at all. Then she layed her head on my shoulder, staring out into the infinite skies, "I want to be with you, but not if it ruins our friendship."
I looked into er eyes, seeing the deepest desires for me, "I want the same, but I"m worried that people won't approve of it."
"Who wouldn't approve, hunter? People trust you. They know you as a person to make the right choice. Why would you think people don't trust you?"
When i thought about it, she was right. People trusted me. They knew I did the right thing. they never had a reason not to trust me. I sighed, "maybe I'm just paranoid. I'm sorry."
"Tell you what, let's both take a week to think about it. Maybe we just need some time." She kissed my neck, leaving what felt like some bread crumbs.
I wiped them off, chuckling as she rested on my lap, "Well, we should get home. I'll make you another sandwich." I stood up and offered her my hand, "Unless, of course, you have any other business with me."
She took my hand, "Yeah, stop getting in trouble, you've been doing a lot of bad things lately."
"It's all for good reason." I argued smoothly.
"that doesn't mean they wont get you for it. i was worried about you today. Please stop worrying me like that, hunter. Losing you scares me."
I sighed as we started walking home together. after about ten minutes, She nudged me as we went to cross the street, "Promise me, hunter."
I was confused, not recalling our earlier talk, "What?"
"Promise me you will stop getting into trouble. Please?" She made me stand still as soon as we got to the other side of the street. I could tell by the look in her eyes that she was serious.
"I'm sorry, Natalie, but with all the things that happen around here, people need someone they can trust, even if I get in trouble."
"But if you get in trouble, you won't be able to help them much, will you?" She had a point. I couldn't help people if i was in prison.
"Well, I'll give you that. I promise I won't do anything else to get me in trouble with the law." Then she kissed me on the cheek. A kind of kiss your friend would use to tell you, 'ohmygod you look so cute when you do that' but coming from someone who actually liked me.
We made it home just in time for Natalie's parents to greet us. Strangely enough, I'd been living with Natalie and her parents since mine were killed. Her dad says he was friends with my dad, but i never payed much attention.
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