Running on Adrenaline

He looked up “ ‘ello” he then put his head back down.

“I’m Amelia, Mrs. Green assigned you to tutor me?” I was unsure.

“Oh shit” Oli stood behind me and I turned around to roll my eyes “Yeh the one I’m gonna be tutoring?”

“You’re the one who’s gonna tutor me?” we both sounded as surprised as the other.

Oli sighed and walked away to sit a few tables away. I turned back to apologize to this stranger.

“Sorry, he-“

He interrupted me “In this book, the good guy gets the girl, but I guess that isn’t how it happens in real life”

I was speechless at this boy lectured me about life.

“Look, if yeh even think about me, the name is Brian. But I doubt that will happen after you spend an afternoon with him” He referenced to Oli and then picked up several books to walk away, adjusting his glasses as he left. I couldn’t help but smile.

Once I arrived at the table Oli was sitting on, I sat across him; he looked up from the book we were studying.

“I can’t tutor yeh over there” he raised his eyebrows.
I sighed heavily and moved next to him, keeping my distance.

“Okay so wha’ are yeh having problems with?” I thought for a second “Yeh nose looks better by the way, I didn’t even notice it”

“Thanks” I reluctantly answered “And to answer your earlier question, I just don’t get shake sphere” I leaned my chin on my left hand and waited for his lesson to start.
“That helps a lot” he said sarcastically “Well yeh should understand the language, do yeh read often?” he busted me.

“I don’t really read often, English has never been my thing”
He sighed again and began talked about the technical structure of the language, and how everything he wrote mattered. I couldn’t help but listen, something about the way he taught it made me more interested.

After what seemed like hours, I was surrounded by pages of notes Oli wrote to help me, he checked his clock and instantly looked panicked.
“We went 20 minutes over time” he started to gather his books explained to me he was meeting Heidi.

“Hope yeh nose looks smaller when I see yeh next” he shouted back to me.

I scoffed “Yeah, hope that limp gets better too” I was then shushed by a women; I held my hands up in defense and gathered my things quickly, knowing I was late for practice.
“Sorry” I called and turned to a room of lazy people, they lay on the floor laughing and they greeted me loudly when I came through the door.

“Guys, we should be practicing” I laughed and lay down beside Tom.
“Yeah yeah, we’ll ge’ to it” Jeremy sighed.
“Oh” Hannah jumped up “I have a new drum line you yeh” she began drumming slowly, and then went into a rumble of a heart threatening drum beat.
“Drum Solo!” I shouted, Hannah continued and Jeremy and Tom cheered and whistled.
Once Hannah was done Jeremy stood up and picked up his guitar.
“Damn were talented” he mused.
“So modest” I commented sarcastically.
“I’m just sayin’, look at us. I hate how no one else can see tha’” We all sighed simultaneously and continued our practice as usual.

Tonight unusually we ended up finishing before the lights went out; we all walked up quietly and resumed normal order once we reached the hallways. Students walked the halls in their Pajamas and we all parted out separate ways. Hannah and I walked with our arms linked, when I saw a familiar blue beanie, I smiled and told Hannah I would see her tomorrow.
I walked briskly to catch up with him and finally I was close enough to call his name.

“Brian”
He turned and saw me for an instant, until I was grabbed and pulled into a dark closet.

“Can you fuck off already” I knew it was Oli from the way he grasped me.
“Oh, what the bonkers? Thought yeh were Heidi” he scoffed.
“So you too make out in dark janitors closets?” I laughed “So fucking classy”
“I mean” I turned the door handle left “you could at least do it somewhere nicer” I turned it right “or, or…” I trailed off realizing the door handle wouldn’t budge, I juggled it a bit and then panic set in.
“Oli, um, this- well- it won’t open”
“Wha’?” he panicked and reached for the door handle pressing himself up against me from behind, I jerked away from his body and backed up behind him.
“Call Tom” he ordered.
“What? If he finds us in a closet together he’ll think the worst” I cautioned “Call Heidi”
“ ‘ello? Do yeh realize what this looks like?” he quietly mentioned.
“Oh my gosh, you are so her bitch” I laughed; he turned, offended and shoved me lightly.
“Face it dude, your whipped, and that’s sad cause I’ve only known you for a few weeks and I already know that” I laughed even more, I found a box of something to sit on while I held my stomach from laughter.

“I fucking like her, yeh gonna sue me or somethin’?”

I breathed and faced him “I’m not being in your business or anything, but she doesn’t really look like she returns the feelings”
He didn’t have an answer; instead he looked a little pained. He jiggled the doorhandle a little more and finally gave up; with a big sigh he plopped on the floor. He then handed me his phone and told me to call someone.

I sat quietly and texted Tom.
“Fuck you” he finally breathed.
“Toms on his way” I answered back and handed him his phone.
“I really don’t like you” he said under his breath
“And I return that feeling, simultaneously” I smiled.
“I think yeh have yeh verbs mixed up there darl” he smirked
I sighed “I’m doing the best I can, math’s is my strong suit” I admitted sheepishly.
He looked up at me from the floor “Seriously?”
“Yeah?”
“I need a lot of help with maths” he admitted desperately, looking down at the floor.
“I guess I could help you?” I offered.

“Alrigh’ im here now, you guys don’t understand how suss this looks” Tom broke through the door and just stood there looking down at us. I smiled apologetically and stood, I offered oli a hand but he dodged my grip and just stood up to thank Tom under his breath, and walked briskly down the hall to Heidis room, which was also unfortunately my room.

“Thank you so much Tom” I hugged him tightly.

“This isn’t helping the whole ‘friends’ thing Lia” he restrained and I stepped back to say sorry, but he stopped me and told me to get some rest.
I stood behind Oli while he explained everything to Heidi, she didn’t really seem to care much, she just nodded and kissed his cheek. I stood there with a disgusted look on my face, she then shut the door and he turned to look at me.

“Wha’?” he snapped

“Hey, you guys make a cute couple” I lied.
“Hate you” he called as he walked past in the most casual tone.

“Hate you too” I smiled and knocked on my bedroom door.

Heidi answered and just let me in without a word. I was guessing Oli lied to her, because, knowing her aggressive state, she would have attacked me by now.

I slowly and carefully approached my bed and grabbed some clothes to slip into, I walked to the bathrooms and sleepily showered while carefully running my fingers along my new tattoo, the hot water stung the freshly drawn tattoo, so I stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around my torso. Looking at myself in the mirror, I pulled my wet fringe back and sighed at my tired appearance, I didn’t want to sleep tonight, because I was afraid of my own head. I thought hesitantly about asking Hannah to sleep in her room for the night, I decided that might be the best thing, because I almost knew my head-space would be haunted tonight, with something so familiar to me.