If I'm Not Back In Time

The Start

Nick watched curiously as Christie sat with her friends from across the lunch room. Put your bag down. Say hello to Karen. Kiss David on the cheek. Look longingly at Nicholas King while you bite your lip; he thought to himself. It's the same routnine every day. Not that last one.

"Hey man I totally bombed my chem quiz just now". Patrick, Nick's best friend since elemtray school slides into his usual spot at their not so crowded lunch table. " But hey listen, cut me some slack Ms. Nugent was totally buggin about so-

"DUDE SARA MILLS GOT HIT BY A BUS". Josh a newish addition to their duo comes running, interuptting Patrick. "I swear to god there was so much fucking blood I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Would you shut up Josh? No one cares about your stupid stories" Patrick rolls his eyes and throws a tater tot at Josh. "AS I WAS SAYING..Ms.Nugent was all screaming and cryin-"

"So she gets out of her car right? And just as she reaches the side walk, BLAM Sara Casarouel" Josh steals tater tots from Patrick's lunch.

"JOSH I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD NO ONE CA-"

"WOULD YOU GUYS SHUT UP"! He could hear his own voice ringing in his ears. Everyone in the lunch room is staring at him. "Great, just great now everyone's fucking looking at me". Nick looks up to hopefully find one partucilar person staring at him. Of course, she's too focused on her boyfriend. "You know what guys? I think I'm done for the day. I'm going home". Nick gets up to throw his lunch away.

"Hey I'm sorry dude". Patrick grabs Nick's sweater.

"Yeah man we're so sorry". Josh gets up behind Patrick.

"No you shut the fuck up" Patrick turns around and jokingly pushes Josh.

"Please I just need to leave right now". Nick puts on his jacket and book bag. "I'll see you guys tomorrow" Nick walks towards the doors to the parking lot. He turns his head to take one last look at Christie. Again, fixated with her boyfriend and not Nicholas King.