I stepped out of the principal's office on a beautiful Monday afternoon after having a long talk with principal Mathew, scratch that the weather is really hot right now.
I know what y'all are thinking, don't tell me she got into trouble staying in NorthCrest high for just a week.
No, is far from it but much worse. I had a talk with dear principal Mathew about which school club I should join, well basically his the one that invited me cause my awkwardness could never.
According to him everyone in this school are part of a school club of sort and is mandatory for me to join cause it will help with whatever he was saying cause I was spacing out most of the time. But am sure you will know what he was talking about.
"So why did principal Mathew ask for you", Riley asked. When my name was blared through the speakers during lunch...yes lunch, he made me rush my food. The nerve that man has, Riley had said she would wait for me after fifth period to go for gym class, which now were headed to the locker room.
Shrugging I replied her with air quotes "He tried talking me into joining a school club"
"Just that, but you spent your whole fourth and fifth period there"
"How do I put it your dear principal had a meeting after lunch so I was made to wait in the reception area until he was done and Riley", I said with a sigh and paused for dramatic effects. "You really don't want to experience being in the same room with the receptionist, that woman snores like a blow horn", I said making Riley giggle.
"The next one hour was him literally advertising all the school clubs in NorthCrest high for me to choose...like where does he have the time for that", I said making her chuckle.
Upon reaching the locker room, the girls in there stopped what they were doing and stared at me and then turned back to their friends to probably whisper about me. Ah I almost, forgot due to the fact Ace has started taking me to and from school I've become the talk of the school and not the good time.
It didn't bother me though at least now people were paying less attention to Riley which is a good thing, but that doesn't change the fact am going for revenge.
We changed quickly into our gym clothes and left for the gym and sat on the second row on the bleachers.
"So which club did you then choose", she asked continuing our conversation.
"I told him am going to think about it, which if you must know am not doing"
"It's actually compulsory though"
I scoffed at that, "You were with me last week during leisure.....or are you still part of the media club"
"I dunno..I doubt so either.... everything now feels so weird and uncomfortable around them"
"Hmmmmm", I hummed and then went into a thinking position. Gasping with the realization I made, I asked eagerly, "what if we make our own club"
"You need at least five members for it to be approved", Riley pointed out.
"And we could make it work"
"That's highly impossible, almost everyone are already part of a club and the only students you could say that are not part are the weed guys aka the smokers which are actually a group themselves but an illegal one"
"Either way you don't want to be involved with them", she concluded.
"But.....I have a plan"
"Of course you always do....I hope is safe", Riley asked eyeing me suspiciously.
"Chill you need to have faith in me", I said with a pout.
"Sorry", she chuckled "you can go on and tell me your plan". The teacher was five minutes late now.
"Ok so about our plan and the essay you turned in last night which by the way was very surprising since you basically screamed your lazy", I said eyeing her too suspiciously.
Shrugging Riley said with a chuckle, "Turns out I was really bored"
"That's actually good though,the earlier the better"
"And, I also went through the year book you gave me and remembered your introductions too. I found some interesting students and loop holes in your essay in the year book and essay"
"Now am feeling intrigued"
"Ok, so there's this particular guy in your essay which you mentioned you passed like three to four times the night of the party.....was it rude that was his name"
"The obsessive phone guy", Riley question.
"Yes. You told me his always doing vlogs, taking pictures and videos of everything anything for the life of him, so basically his phone camera is always on"
"Don't tell me you think he captured what happened that night"
"That little Riley is an eighty five percent probability cause he obviously have videos of about ninety five percent of what happened that night"
"So you want him to be a part of your group", she asked which I nodded. "Firstly his in the tech crew and secondly, that boy hardly lets anyone use his video unless you pay some cash"
"Not a problem, he is the owner after all"
"Apart from him, who else would you like to be part of the club"
"Your friend"
Riley chuckled "I don't think am talking to any friends right now"
"Am talking if the tennis girl"
"Oh", Riley said quietly her mood suddenly changing.
"I've been meaning to ask, which I know that am probing into your private life but did you guys have some sort of falling out or what"
"I would like to believe we didn't, last Semester she left at the middle of it for a states championship.Then I saw her at the party but we didnt talk, she didn't tell me she was back and after everything went down we haven't really talked"
"To me, what I strongly feel is that she still cares about you", I said remembering the day she helped me to find her.
"I guess your right though", she said with a small smile "but she's also in a club already"
"Like I said not a problem and plus this would be the phase two of the plan"
"Oohhhhh", Riley awed.
The gym became more noisy causing us to look up and pause our discussion to see what the commotion is all about.
And what would you know is Ace Collen and his friends
"Urgh this school is really getting on my nerves", I said rolling my eyes at the girls fangirling.
Riley chuckled and was about to speak but I cut her up.
"And no, don't tell I will get used to it cause I really doubt that", I said making her raise her hands in a mock surrender gesture.
Just at the right moment the gym teacher finally came in and blew his whistle for everyone to keep quiet, stand up and move to the middle of the gym.
Ace walked up to us with his friends like as if it's a normal thing for him.... am not complaining, I've gotten used to the stares and whispers I get anytime he talks to me and mostly when I step out of the car.
Hell I've heard so many ridiculous rumors of me from just being here for week. Some said am chasing clout, some that I just want his fame and money, others said is a PR dating but those didn't bother me except from the one that says 'I paid him to date me'
Gawd the audacity, when would girls learn stop bringing down other girls just to feel relevant. It's utterly disappointing.
"Sup Callie", Ian said standing beside me and ruffling my hair which he earned a scowl from me.
Ace stood next to him and was surprisingly quiet maybe is due to how s fact he was typing away in his phone. while Felix stood next to Riley.
The teacher started yelling orders and started to call people at the front to start the dodge ball, giving us room to still continue our discussion but in low voices.
"You guys seemed deep in conversation may I know what got you interested", Ian asked.
"No you may not is girls only", I said folding my arms.
"Why not", he whined with a pout. Ian was literally a man child but a cute one.
"Puppy eyes don't work one me"
"Fine. But you will wish you told me"
"Nah I doubt that", Riley said and I chuckled.
"Oh come on, these guys have been boring all day, they keep staring at their phone screen"
"Stare at yours then", we said in unsion and laughed.
He gave us a pout again and looked like he was about to cry which am sure his just joking. I hope.
"Argh, ok fine. Me and Riley are planning on forming a Club"
"Is it allowed though", Felix piped in joining the conversation.
"It should be...he said I should join any one of my choice"
"But that's not the same thing", Ian pointed out and I glared at him.
Rule 14: if you can't be or join a club form one of your choice.
And that guys is what am doing, no harm in it.
"If you do eventually make one, what would you name it", Riley asked.
"Am still in the thinking process"
"I can always give suggestions...am good at naming", Ian said smiling proudly.
Felix rolled his eyes and muttered "Says the guy who named his dog jimmy pawter", but we all heard him and laughed.
"About the party stuff you mentioned on Saturday", Riley whispered to me so the guys won't hear her. I formed an 'O' with my mouth remembering our first phase of revenge plan.
"Hey Ace", I called.
"Hmmm", he hummed putting his phone away and giving me is undivided attention. I stifled my laugh on how Ian was gaping at him.
"I plan on hosting a party but am not sure when would you be able to come", now it was Riley's turn to gape at me and how direct I was with my plan.
"Sure. Why not", he said taking the boys and Riley by surprised, while I just had a full blown smirk on.
They all stared at him for some time trying to grasp what he just said.
"Why you guys staring at me like that"
"Sure. Why not", Ian mimicked.
"Are you sick"
"Never in the world have you ever accepted a party invitation", Riley said.
"Yeah. You don't even come to mine", Felix said.
"And when you do come you stay upstairs throughout the night in my room playing video games", Ian said and glared at him with folded arms.
"Geez guys, It's just one party", Ace said rolling his eyes. The boys looked at Ace and then smirked to each other.
"That settles in then, you guys are also invited. I will keep you updated when I figure out the time", I said and turned to Riley who started wiggling her eyebrows at me.
"We can always help you with that, you know", Ian said.
"How Riley said they basically use to book all the weekends of the semester first day of classes"
"And we dear Ashley own half of those weekends", Felix smirked.
"Of course you do", I said rolling my eyes remembering his year book picture literally screamed under 'party king'