CHAPTER 5: Gettin' A Lil' Crazy
Once Matt, Greg and Lori all discussed the plan Greg and Matt went off in a different direction thinking she had parked away from them. When they turned around and saw her walking a few feet behind them Matt
asked, "Where'd you park?"
"Right next to Greg." She laughed. "Imagine that. I come to the mall to buy Ryan Cabrera's CD and I end up parking right next to Greg. What a coincidence." She giggled, "I knew if I 'dreamed on' it would eventually happen."
"What would eventually happen?" the guys asked.
"I'd see my crushes again." she laughed.
"Crushes?" The guys stopped walking and stared at her.
"Yeah. CRUSHES." Lori said.
"What do you mean, CRUSHES?" they asked eyeing her. They looked her up and down, giving her the once over.
"You're smart guys. Figure it out." she said before she walked by them and headed to her vehicle. It wasn't actually her vehicle, it was her mom's. Her mom's red van.
"I think she's trying to say that she has crushes on us." Matt explained to his friend, who still looked confused.
"So, why can't she just come out and say that?" Greg asked in a whiny voice.
"Because she's a girl and she likes being difficult." Matt said jokingly.
"That ain't cool." she said when she heard him. She turned around and glared at him. She shook her head. "I'm not difficult."
"You were when I first met you and I bet you're still going to be difficult to irritate the shit out of me." he said.
"If I irritated the shit out of you why'd you follow me around the store?" she challenged him.
"Because I felt like it." Matt shrugged his shoulders and said, "Like you have a good enough reason for MAKING me chase you around the store."
"I did." she said loud and proud.
"I'm sure you did Lorr." he said with a heavy sarcasm.
"Don't be an ass." she warned him.
"I'm not being an ass." He laughed.
"I'm leaving. BYE!" she shouted before she walked off and headed straight to her van.
She took the keys out of her purse once she got in and started the engine. She buckled up and adjusted the radio to a song that she recognized. When she heard Hoobastank's "the Reason" she cranked it up and blasted it.
She sang along to the song. "I'm not a perfect person
As many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you
I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
Thats why i need you to hear
I've found a resaon for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is You [x4]
I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you
I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you."
When she realized she was being stared at she looked around and realized that Matt and Greg were watching her. She rolled down the window and said, "Quit staring you guys." Then she rolled it back up and proceeded out of the parking lot.
"She's so mean." Matt whined.
"So tame her." Greg laughed.
"She's not a dog or an animal Greg. She's a girl with feelings...some very strong and weird feelings." Matt joked. "We shouldn't be staying here any longer. We might lose her."
"We wouldn't want that, now would we?" Greg teased.
"No we wouldn't." Matt answered calmly.
Once "The Reason" by Hoobastank was over Lori sang along to Britney Spears' "Toxic".
"Baby, can�t you see
I�m calling
A guy like you
Should wear a warning
It�s dangerous
I�m fallin�
There�s no escape
I can�t wait
I need a hit
Baby, give me it
You�re dangerous
I�m lovin� it
Too high
Can�t come down
Losing my head
Spinning �round and �round
Do you feel me now
With a taste of your lips
I�m on a ride
You�re toxic
I�m slipping under
With a taste of poison paradise
I�m addicted to you
Don�t you know that you�re toxic
And I love what you do
Don�t you know that you�re toxic
It�s getting late
To give you up
I took a sip
From my devil cup
Slowly
It�s taking over me
Too high
Can�t come down
It�s in the air
And it�s all around
Can you feel me now
With a taste of your lips
I�m on a ride
You�re toxic
I�m slipping under
With a taste of poison paradise
I�m addicted to you
Don�t you know that you�re toxic
And I love what you do
Don�t you know that you�re toxic
Don't you know that you're toxic
With a tast of your lips
I'm on a ride
You're toxic
I'm slipping under
With a taste of poison paradise
I'm addicted to you
Don't you know that you're toxic
Intoxicate me now
With your lovin' now
I think I'm ready now
I think I'm ready now
Intoxicate me now
With your lovin' now
I'm ready now."
When she realized that the guys weren't around she pulled into a parking spot and waited for them. She sang to the different songs on the radio to kill some time then she heard somebody blast their horn. She looked in the rearview mirror and saw Greg and Matt making funny faces at her, both trying hard not laugh.
She shifted it into reverse and slowly backed out of the parking spot, being careful not to hit Greg's vehicle and once she was face to face with the guys she gave them the finger. As soon as she was ahead of them by a few feet she burst out laughing. "Losers." she muttered. "But definitely cute losers." She giggled.
"She just gave us the finger!" Greg shrieked.
"I saw it dude. I'm not blind you know." Matt said trying hard not to laugh.
"You should have given her the finger!" Greg yelled at him. He hit Matt upside the head when they came to a redlight. He looked in front and saw Lori holding her hand out the window, waving to them. He smiled. "She's such a goofball."
"Goofball? Who the hell says that?" Matt burst out laughing. "Come on Greg. It's not the 1920s. Get with it already."
"Keep an eye on your girlfriend and make sure she behaves." Greg retorted.
"Girlfriend? Lorr...my girlfriend? We just met like an hour or so ago!" Matt said in complete shock
"I was joking dude." Greg said.
"And it's a green light. You're holding up traffic." Matt said when he looked in the side mirror to see a bunch of cars behind them. He let out a laugh.
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