Gone

Journalist

I concentrate on the paper in front of me and bite on the object in my hand before I hear a CRUNCH!
"Ugh!" I groan and throw it at the ground. Useless pens!

"Another broken, Kay?" Peter laughs, handing me another.
"It's not funny! This article is due tomorrow and I've got nothing but a couple of doodles!" I complain and slam my head down on the wooden surface of the small office room's table.

"We've been here all day. Let's go get lunch and you can get some air. You need it."

"Wow, thanks." I say sarcastically, glaring at him and gathering my stuff.
" That sounds fantastic actually."

"I knew it would!" He yelps excitedly and skips towards the door. He rips it open and we walk out of the damp, warm journalist office room and into the noisy, smelly halls of Blakeworth High.
We try our hardest to slip past everyone to get to the lunchroom but I'm stopped by Rochelle, one of my best friends.

"Woah! Why the rush?" She laughs, grabbing my arm.

"We are going to go stalk her little lover boy!" Peter says very enthusiastically.

"What?! I thought we were going to get lunch!"

"Yeah that too. Wanna come?" He says, turning his attention back to the girl laughing hysterically in front of me.

"Yeah sure. I just need to go get my stuff out of my locker. See you in a few!" She smiles and turns on her heels, speeding in the opposite direction.

After I grab my lunch in the cafeteria, I set my tray and journal down at a table outside with Peter and begin digging in.

"Woah, And I thought I was hungry." I hear from behind me. It's my longtime crush, Griffin. I've known him since the 2nd grade and since then I've imagined us together, married and with kids, happily living in a Victorian home in the Hamptons. I've also, maybe, had a few wet dreams about him. But who hasn't? That chiseled jaw, that beautiful brown hair you just wanna run your fingers through, that laugh, those perfectly aligned, white teeth. I love it all.
I quickly wipe the food off my face with my sleeve and turn to him. "Hard day in the office, that's all."

"Is that right?" He laughs and quickly snatches my journal off the table and before I could stop him, he starts flipping to today's date." Yep, looks like it was a busy day indeed. So busy that you didn't have time to write anything down. Impressive." He jokes and places his tray down next to mine. He settles his beautiful self in his seat and turns to Peter who sits across from us. Peter is looking dreamily at his face, like he's never seen anything more beautiful in his entire life.

"Hey Pierre!" He greets. Peter doesn't respond. He's still hypnotized by the hunk in front of him. Griffin waves his hand in front of his face before looking back to me with a cute confused look on his face.

"Um.. He hasn't taken his meds.." I say trying to convince Griffin into getting his mind off of Peter and onto me. I'm his little attention whore, I know.
"Anyways, how's your day?"

Griffin rambles on about something his football coach said to him. All I hear is football...nuts....ball...and cup. I lick my lips at the thought. I just smile like an idiot and shove tater tots in my mouth as he speaks. Soon, Rochelle decides to join us. Peter's still in his daze so she ignores him.

"Hey Griffin!" She smiles at him and picks up the gelatin cup off of Peters untouched plate. She picks up her spoon and slices a perfectly round circle in it and slowly places it in between her freshly glossed lips, leaving it there before quickly sucking it into her mouth. Griffin's watching her the whole time, that's a bad sign. Maybe he's into her, not me. Nah, he sat next to me! I'm just overthinking it.

"Uh.. I.. gotta g- go.." He stammers and grabs his binder, placing it below his hips as he stumbles away.

"Uh, me too!" Rochelle says and speed walks into the building just like Griffin had. What is he hiding? What is she hiding? I try not to think about it as I finish my lunch with Peter.

New book. Hope you like it. Trying a different style of writing. Justin will come later but for now it's Griffin time!
XoLoveyouXo

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