Pure Joy
Spencer's POV:
I don't know why but whenever I go to sleep at night I think of Aria. I should be thinking of Toby! I'm dating Toby, not Aria! Why would I think that? I sighed and sat at my desk. I turned on the radio and let the music take me away. Treat You Better By: Shawn Mendes was currently playing.
I know I can treat you better than he can
And any girl like you deserves a gentleman
Tell me why are we wasting time
On all your wasted crying
When you should be with me instead
I know I can treat you better
Better than he can
I oddly related to the song (except for the gentleman part) I think I might sort of like Aria? No, no, no, you like Toby, Spencer! Ugh! This is all so confusing. During lunch, I stare at Aria's lips. Those pink, perfect lips. Those beautiful brown eyes. She was like a little doll. Even though she was short, I still liked her. In fact, it actually made her really cute. Whenever we took group photos she would always have to raise her arms to hold onto our shoulders. Cutey.
I admire her because she always has been free and has always been who she wants to be. She doesn't let haters get to her and she's not worried about what people will think of her. I remembered when she had pink streaks in her hair and she wore a fake nose ring. She's always experimenting with different things. Maybe she'll experiment with me? No, no, no, no, no! I groaned. I need to get my head out of dream land and focus on my homework.
Homework is usually a breeze for me but I've been at it for 6 hours and I haven't even gotten to my Physics paper do tomorrow. I have to write a paper about how Newton's Laws of Motion have affected science today. I groaned and whipped out my phone. My thumb hovered over Aria's number. Should I? I clicked without thinking about it again. My phone rang three times. On the fourth ring she picked up.
"Hey, Spence! What's up?"
"Nothing, I'm just totally swamped in homework and I feel like my brain is going to explode!" I made an explosion noise with my mouth to emphasize. Aria giggled into the phone. I could feel her smile through the phone. It's good to know someone's happy.
"I feel you. Ezra has us writing a 10 page essay about Great Expectations. I'm literally dying of laughter! How can I take this paper seriously when there are these stupid names like Abel Magwitch and Miss Havisham? They're so weird!" Aria was laughing so hard and I couldn't help but grin.
"I guess we both better at least try and complete our homework before 1:00 AM," She gasped.
"What time is it?" She sounded worried.
"Uh...11:00 PM, why?"
:"No, no, no, no, no, no, no!"
"Aria, are you okay?" She whined.
"This paper is due in an hour and I've typed two words! My name," She cried.
"If you want, I can help you," She eagerly replied yes and I hung up the phone and quietly made my way downstairs and out the door. If Aria needed my help, I would be there for her. I grabbed my bike and started pedaling down the road. Halfway there some lawn sprinklers sprayed me. I'm now sopping wet and miserable.
"Ugh," I groaned. I grabbed the key from under the door mat and entered her house. I took one step and the floor boards creaked. I winced. "If you run It won't make a sound!" Aria whispered from up the stairs. I sprinted up the steps and into her room. It made sense. The more pressure on the floor boards the more they creaked.
"Why are you so wet!" Aria whispered. I blushed slightly.
"Lawn sprinklers," I groaned.
"I'm going to go get a towel for you. Be right back," She left the room and quietly ran down the hallway. She was talking care of me. Aw!
I sat down in her seat and began typing.
"What are you doing?" she entered the room and put a towel over my shoulders.
"I had this exact same paper, I can do it for you," I started typing away the first couple paragraphs.
"Have you ever even read the book?" Aria nervously asked. She grabbed Pigtunia and squeezed her. It was cute that she still kept that pig after all these years.
"Please, I had this paper last year. And my teacher was Mr. Moore, that was the easiest paper we ever got in his class." She let out her breath and sat on her bed.
"What can I do to repay you?" Aria asked. I grinned and turned around to face her.
"You could come to my field hockey game tomorrow?" She nodded her head. Yes.
"Done!" I proudly announced at 11:54 PM. I looked to the bed and saw that Aria was fast asleep. I sarcastically rolled my eyes and sent the paper to Ezra. I yawned and stood up to leave. It felt like my legs were jelly. I couldn't bike home in this condition. I shrugged and flopped on the bed next to Aria; falling asleep with her hair in my face. The last thing I thought about before falling asleep was how good her mint scented shampoo smelled.
Aria's POV:
I woke up and stretched my arms. My hand hit something and I flinched. I turned to my side to see Spencer drooling on my covers.
"Hey, asshole, wake up!" I shouted.
"I'm up! I'm up!" Spencer screamed. She was so hilarious.
"You were drooling on my covers!" She apologized and blushed before wiping her drool away with the sleeve of her sweatshirt. She was a little bit of a cutey, I had to admit.
"So, you slept over?" I asked. She nodded her head and told me she submitted the paper for me because I fell asleep. I owed her big time.
"Hey, what time is it?" Spencer asked, rubbing her face.
"Uh, 9:00, why?" She had the same face I had when I realized my paper was due in an hour.
"Oh no! I have a field hockey game!" She scrambled out my bedroom door and out the house. I sprinted after her.
"Wait! I can drive you! She stopped and looked back at me.
"You sure it's not too much trouble?" She questioned. I nodded my head and unlocked the trunk of my car. She threw her bike in and hopped into the passenger seat.
"Hey, you owe me," I pointed my finger at her and she laughed and agreed. Once we arrived to her house I hugged her and sent her on her way.
"I'll be sure to be at you field hockey game!" I shouted from my seat.
"You better, bitch!" Oh, Spencer. I grinned and drove back to my house to freshen up for the game. Wait, what time was it at anyways? I grabbed my phone and texted Spencer.
AM: What time is ur game?
SH: Like 10
AM: K, see u then
SH Bye
AM: Bye
I didn't have as much time as I thought to get ready. It was 9:15 and it typically took me a while to get ready. I put on a small amount of make up and grabbed a dress. I didn't have time to put on more makeup or choose jewelry. I was out the door by 9:30. I took out my phone to notify Spencer I was on my way.
AM: On my way
She didn't text back. I shrugged and entered the Rosewood High parking lot. I parked my car and started to walk towards the back of the school where the field was located. It was 9:50 by the time I got to the bleachers and I was sitting down. I noticed Spencer practicing. She wasn't wearing a bra. I could tell because, well, two dots were poking out of her shirt. I blushed. This is something I usually didn't notice but I couldn't not take my eyes of her. I didn't know a field hockey uniform was so sexy. Huh? I'm with Ezra! Since when do I notice girls?
I looked away, trying to find a distraction. A wad of gum was stuck under one of the bleachers so I decided to stare at it. It soon became too gross to look at so I looked away. The game started and Spencer charged down the field with the ball. She was so amazing. I kept cheering her on and before I knew it, the game was over and Rosewood High had won. I ran down the bleachers and hugged Spencer.
"You guys did so good!" I shrieked.
"I can't believe it! The Timber wolves are an undefeated team and we beat them!" Spencer squealed. I was glad she was happy.
"I wasn't really surprised that you guys won. You are pretty competitive," I told her.
"Oh really? Last one to the parking lot is a rotten egg!" And before I knew it, Spencer was sprinting down the field to the parking lot.
"Hey! No fair!" I ran after her and she stopped for me. We walked back together to the parking lot and everything felt so peaceful right then. No drama, no worrying, just pure joy.