The New Boy

Chapter four

I actually get a lot of sleep last night and the thought of cutting didn't come across my mind once. I'm also amazed that I didn't wake up at all in the middle of the night like always. I slept from 10:30 to 6:30 straight, which is insane to me.

I slowly sit up, feeling like I have a reason to wake up today other than school. I stand up and walk to the bathroom.

I go through my morning routine, the same as yesterday morning. I slip on a white oversized sweater that reaches over my hands along with a pair of red skinny jeans. I put on a pair of socks and walk to the bathroom. I take my medicine and I cup my hands, filling them with water. I drink it and dry my hands off on my pants. I walk out of the bathroom and I hear someone knock on the door and I open the door. Jake is standing at the door and I see Gavin and Gemma walking past him.

"Do you, uh, want to walk to school?" he asks me and he puts his hand on the back of his neck. I smile and nod.

"I have to get my stuff." I say and lead him inside. He steps inside and closes the door. He looks around and I can tell he knows I wasn't lying when I said my house was much worse. I grab my book-bag that's laying on the floor. I can't find my jacket so I just go without it. I slip on the same black vans as yesterday.

"Ready?" he asks and I nod. He opens the door again and I walkout.

We start to walk, I glance at him every once in a while, he does the same to me. Our eyes meet a few times, I feel like it should be awkward but it's not at all. He lightly nudges me and I go to the side a little. I smile and nudge him back but he doesn't move. We keep walking and he laughs.

"That's not fair," I say and he looks down at me.

"It is for me," he says back and I roll my eyes.

The wind chill picks up a bit as we walk. I couldn't find my jacket and I didn't want to keep him waiting so I went without it. I cross my arms and try to keep warm as we walk. I know we are still about ten minutes away from the school. I feel something being wrapped around me. I look at Jake and he pulls his hands away from my shoulders. I see that he isn't wearing the jacket he was before and I look at myself, I'm wearing it. He lightly smiles at me.

"You looked cold." he says to me and I notice that he has a long sleeve shirt on already. I grasp onto the jacket and almost instantly notice it smells like him. It's a strong smell I can't explain. It's like a cinnamon smell. I smile a little.

"Aren't you cold?" I ask him and keep looking at him. He shrugs a little and shakes his head.

"Nah." he says and smiles at me.