Bonfire novel Chapter 3

Alex went and sat on the play structure. There was a little tunnel that she went and sat in. It was a fairly big tunnel, which was good or else Alex would have never been able to fit in there.

"Really? A tunnel?" Piper said as crawled in and sat facing towards Alex.

"This is my favourite place in a playground- or was, whenever I use to go to one."

The two of them sat there in silence for a while. It wasn't really planned. Neither of them new each other well at all, but they both seemed to want to be around each other. Alex normally kept to herself, and why she asked Piper to skip with her was beyond her. Why Piper even said yes made no sense to either of them.

"So uhm, are you new in town or are you just new to the school?" Piper asked.

"New to the school. I use to go to that school just a few blocks away from here. but then i got kicked out..."

"Oh. What happened?"

Alex was hesitant to answer. She wasn't someone who really spoke to people about things like this. "I uh- I..."

"Now look who's flustered." Piper smiled a goofy smile and laughed. Alex laughed sarcastically.

"I got kicked out for fighting. It really wasn't my fault though. These jerks had been bullying me all year, and things got rough. This one girl pushed me onto the ground and I hit my head against the ground pretty badly. She then kicked me a few times and then stopped, letting me get up. I then decided I should fight back. So I punched her in the face. More then once too."

Piper had no idea what to say. At first she thought that maybe she shouldn't be around this girl, but as she continued speaking, she realized that she was trying to defend herself. Why was everyone so horrible to her?

"Did she get kicked out too?"

"No, she didn't." Alex said as she shook her head. "Since I was bigger than this girl, the school thought I started it, and that she was just defending herself."

"What the hell... that's fucked up." Piper shook her head and then looked over at Alex. "Do you wish you were still at your old school?"

"At first, I hated the idea of moving schools. My best friend Nicky is there, and I hated leaving her. But then when school started, I hated the fact that I switched schools even more..." Alex chuckled and looked at Piper who looked sad.

"I'm sorry. That really sucks, and I wish there was someone here for you."

"There is... at least I hope there is." She stopped for a moment. "Can I ask you a question?"

Piper nodded her head, unsure of what could possibly be running through Alex's head.

"Piper, do you wanna be my friend?" The second the words left Alex's mouth she regretted saying it.

"Yeah, I would actually really like that." Piper smiled.

Just like that the two were friends. They were to opposites, but they worked so well together.

"Oh god. Do I have to be friends with those people who hate me? Because wow, That won't be a fun situation." Alex laughed.

"No, I think you'll be okay. Besides, i'll make sure I have tons of time with you." Piper smiled. She then rested her hand on top of Alex's.

"Good, Because I think they really fucking hate me."

The two just sat there looking at each other for what seemed like ages. Piper's phone chimed, startling the two.

Sarah- Piper where are you?

"Oh shit. I have class." Piper tried to jump up, but she hit her head on the top of the tunnel.

Alex laughed and then slipped out of the tunnel. Piper, on her second try, followed. The two headed back to school, unable to control their goofy smiles.

I kind of hope she was talking about me in that text. Piper thought as she looked over to Alex.

"That was such a boring class. Oh my god. I can't believe that was only an hour. It felt like five." Sarah groaned as the leaned on to Piper. "So are you getting nervous?"

"Uhm, you know I actually managed to take my mind off of it. But now that you mention it... I'm nervous." Piper replied.

They got to their lockers. Piper started to put away some of her binders. She noticed Alex walking her way. She smiled at her and waved. Piper was about to walk up to her when she felt a tap on her shoulder.

"I have to get going, so i'll make this quick. But uh... Can I have your number?"

"Uh, yeah sure." Alex got a pen out of her bag, rolled up the sleeve of Pipers hoodie and wrote down her number.

The touch of Alex's hand on her skin made her feel good. She liked the feeling of Alex touching her, even if it was just for a few seconds.

"You're going on a date with that Todd guy tonight, right?" Alex asked as she put the pen away.

"Yeah I am. Why?" Piper questioned.

"I was just wondering..." She paused. "Look, I still don't know you very well, but I would be careful with him. I sit beside him in one of my classes. He's nice but... I would just watch out."

Piper didn't know how to take this information. She was grateful for it, but she also didn't like to hear that the person she was about to go on a date with, didn't seem, that great.

"Thanks... I'm going with two other people, so i should be fine... but uh, you sit beside him? Well, I hope I don't lose him to you then." She laughed.

"Oh I don't think you'll have to worry about that." Alex said. She stepped away from Piper.

"Yeah? And why's that? He's hot, your... hot... It makes sense, " where the hell did that come from Piper?

Alex started to walk away, still facing Piper. "It's because i'm really fucking gay." She laughed to herself and then turned around and continued to walk. She turned around for a second to see Piper just standing still. She laughed some more and then waved. Piper waved back.

Piper ran back over to find Sarah, who was sitting talking with their friend Amy.

"Piper, you finally made it back." Sarah said as she started to walk away from the school.

If Piper didn't have to go home with Sarah she would have walked home with Alex. Or at least down the street with her. It was actually faster to go that way, but none of her friends seemed to cares about how Piper wanted to get to her own house. They always just started walking where they wanted to.

Sarah and Piper had spent the rest of the afternoon getting ready. It was 6:30 and the boys were right on time. Mark was a year older than us, so he was able to drive.

Sarah got in the front seat with Mark, and Piper sat in the back with Todd.