Free Spencer's Face (Buckeye Hawks) by Autumn Brown

shorthand, Spencer invited
me to lunch. I told him that I usually did lunch with Sandy, but he could join
us if he wanted. He agreed to meet me in the parking lot at lunch. Sandy and I
waited for him by my car at lunch.
     
    “So you like him?” Sandy
asked, as if she couldn’t believe it.
     
    “I do.” I told her with a
smile. I could always tell her anything. She’d been the closest friend I’d ever
had in my life. “He’s the nicest guy I’ve ever met.”
     
    “Honestly, I’m not sure I
could handle the birthmark.” Sandy said.
     
    “I don’t even notice it any
more. Cheryl told him it was pretty.” I told her. “My little sister.” I added
when she gave me a funny look, telling me that she didn’t know who I was
talking about.
     
    “That’s cute. You know he’s
really good looking except for that. He’s got quite a body, and great hair.”
     
    “His face is perfect too.”
     
    “Except for the birthmark.”
Sandy added.
     
    “That makes him more unique,
more special.” I told her. I meant it. He was beautiful.
     
    “I don’t think I’ve ever seen
you this caught up in a guy before. Even Jose didn’t have you this clabbered. Or
Jim. If I had to put money on which guy you would have fallen for completely, I
think it would have been Jim.”
     
    I laughed at her. “I can’t
really explain it. I just like him. A lot. Are you and Dwayne going to start
dating now?”
     
    “Nah. He’s an awful kisser. Just
like you said. I had razor burn all day Saturday. It burned when I washed my
face with my acne wash. The guy actually hurt my lips because he kisses so
hard. My lips were swollen all weekend.”
     
    “Tell me about it. I can’t
believe Vicky actually wants to fight for the guy.”
     
    “I can’t believe she didn’t
believe me. I was ready to take a punch for it and she didn’t believe me.”
     
    “I wonder why she’s all convinced
that it’s me.”
     
    “Probably because Dwayne is
still in love with you.” Zane said as he walked up to us.
     
    Zane startled us both. We hadn’t
seen Zane until he spoke. Spencer was right next to him. I was glad they didn’t
show up a little earlier when we were discussing how much I liked Spencer. That
would have been embarrassing.
     
    “Hi.” Spencer said. “Can we
all fit in your car?”
     
    “Sure.” I said to him.
     
    After pushing my gym clothes
to the floor, Zane and Sandy climbed into the backseat, giving Spencer the
front seat. It worked out perfectly. I drove us to Pizza Hut. We all had the
buffet since it’s quicker than ordering. We only had forty five minutes for
lunch. We all laughed and talked and ate pizza. Spencer was getting to be more
fun the more he opened up to me. Even Sandy commented on how much fun he was
now that she knew him a little better.
     

Spencer POV.
    After lunch with Taylor,
Sandy, and Zane, we walked onto school property from the parking lot. That was
really fun. Taylor definitely had a goofy side to her. The jokes and the
silliness didn’t stop all during lunch. Zane suddenly stopped in front of us,
causing us all to bump into him. He put his hand on Taylor’s stomach. “She
won’t touch you.” he said in a protective voice.
     
    What was he talking about? We
all looked up to see Vicky coming toward us. It was more like stomping. Damn,
she was a big girl. I hoped she wasn’t about to pounce on Sandy or Taylor.
She’d cream them.
     
    “Who?” Taylor asked him,
looking around him to see what or who he was talking about.
     
    “I’ll grab her. You grab
Taylor.” Zane said to me. He made it sound like a football play. He didn’t seem
too worried about Sandy, only Taylor.
     
    “She’s not going to try
anything here.” Taylor told us. “The principal’s office is too close.”
     
    She had a point. Most fights
didn’t happen this close to the principal’s office. Maybe Vicky was going to
say something mean, then be on her way. She was a pro at that.
     
    “You bitch.