𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫

Talk

End of School

The seniors leave for class after the bell rings. "No homework. Enjoy your afternoon."

Sigh. I guess there's no more private tutoring, since Sora is...do I even want to say it?

I check emails before before packing up to leave, until I see Sora's face through the door window. I felt a little joy in my heart.

He opens the door. "Hey, teach." So he's not ignoring me after all! "Afternoon! I've been waiting to talk to you all day. Um...tutoring?"

"Actually uh...I left my notebook under the desk, so I'm here to pick it up." Perhaps I celebrated too early...

"Oh...sure, go ahead, but..." Sora goes to his assigned desk to get the blue notebook underneath. "Alright, see ya."

I can't keep letting him ignore me like this. It just doesn't feel fair to me. "Sora."

He turns back around. "Yeah." I get up from my chair. "Can you stay and please talk to me for a minute?" He hesitates. "I would, but-"

"But what?" I asked in passive aggression. His girlfriend appears at the door. "Babe, c'mon already."

Sora looks at me, then back at her. "Inna minute. Wait for me in the car." Now that I'm seeing her in front of me, I can tell why he chose her.

"Ugh." She gives me an irritable glance before leaving my sight. Why did she look at me like that?

Sora closes the door and leans on it with his hands in his pockets. "So...?"

"She's pretty," I complimented. "I see her a lot with you. Is that your..."

"My bītch? Yeah. Why you ask?" I wasn't expecting him to say that so boldly.

"Why I ask? Well I know it's none of my business, but were you not planning to tell me about it?"

"You didn't give me time, but since you know now, yes, we're dating. Can we move on now?" His attitude is quite funky.

"My intention wasn't to piss you off, so I'm sorry for getting you worked up. But anyways, I was wondering why you were acting so rough today. It's like you've been ignoring me and...I don't know."

"I've just been busy and tired," he excused. That doesn't sound remotely accurate. He's never been busy, unless it's related to his girlfriend.

"Are you tired because of schoolwork? You know I'm here if you're struggling. My schedule is not that busy, so we can tutor anytime."

"I'm good. I don't need tutoring anymore." I took a moment to process. "Y-You said you don't need tutoring...anymore?"

"Nope. My girl helps me with my work now, so..." I've never felt so replaced. He's not serious, right? Can I please wake up already?

I laughed a little to cope. "You don't need me anymore. You know, it's hard hearing you say that, right?"

"My bad." He stares at the floor. How can he apologize so carelessly? I can't find one drip of guilt in his eyes.

I shook it off and sighed. "I just wanted to make sure that you're okay. And um...I'm happy for you."

He nods and opens the door. "Okay, see you." I wave as he leaves me. I feel cold, not physically, but mentally. This feeling isn't going anywhere for a while now.

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