The Story of us

17. #1 teacher

January- sophomore year(school 16)

"You did what?" I ask Mason Taylor, dropping my pencil. It lands on top of my algebra worksheet. I have been a sophomore for a few months now, so I'm used to all of the homework.

She shrugs,"John was being super annoying. He honestly wouldn't stop following me. I kept asking him to go hang out with someone else but he just kept saying these stupid pickup lines."

"Like what?" I ask carefully.

She rolls her eyes,"okay well I'm pretty sure he was a little drunk because he kept repeating the same three pick up lines over and over and over."

"What was the first one", I ask.

Mason Taylor scoffs,"your eyes are blue like the ocean, and baby I'm lost at sea."

"Well that's not cheesy", Zach says totally sarcastically. He's sitting on the carpet, leaning against my dresser as he rereads the fifth Harry Potter book.

Mason Taylor shakes her head,"it gets better. Then he started saying that he got me a late christmas present. So I asked him what it was, and he said a date with him. Can you believe this guy? So I told him I wanted a recete to my gift because going out with the school player is the last thing on my bucket list. So then he said some crap about me being an angle from heaven." Yeah, Mason Taylor rambles a lot.

I chuckle."Let me get this straight, you were at a party last night and John was being annoying so you convinced the whole cheerleading team to dump beer on his head?" I don't even want to know where they got the beer from.

She nods,"pretty much." Zach and I burst out laughing and she offers us a huge cheesy smile. "What else was I supposed to do", She asks us, smiling.

"As your best friend I would have advised you to just run, but your idea was way funnier!" Zach says.

"Anyways.." I give Zach a look.

He takes the hint and picks up the conversation,"so Rowan and I were wondering what you would want for your birthday."

I continue to spin around in my swirly chair,"name one thing you want."

She shakes her head,"you guys don't have to get me anything."

I roll my eyes. Mason Taylor is too nice."We are your best friends Mace, we want to get you something. Your birthday is in three weeks and we haven't gotten you anything." Lie.

"Yeah,We don't even know what you want", complains Zach. Another lie.

It's winter now, January to be exact. Mason Taylor and Zach and I are all best friends. Some people think it's sort of weird how Mace and I are best friends with a boy. But it's not weird, it's completely normal. Anyway, Zach and I already got her a new camera. She's going to absolutely love it, considering she wants to be a professional photographer. Every year-well last year and this year-Mason Taylor and I give each other a small gift the day before the others birthday. Like a new lipgloss or some cheesy shirt. So Zach and I don't know what to get her for a small gift.

"I will love what ever you two get me", She says simply. I know she will. Mason Taylor's family is very wealthy so most people expect her to be snotty and stuck up. But she is defiantly neither of those. Mace is an extremely grateful person.

"So would you like it if we got you a potato for your birthday?" Zach asks her sarcastically.

"Why would you get me... you know what, yes. I will like my present no matter what it is, even if it's a stupid potato." How about a surprise party? Ohh that would be lots of fun!