All Our Broken Pieces

Chapter 16

I woke up in the late afternoon and got ready to go down for dinner.

I smiled to myself remembering the events of the day. That boy was really making me crazy.

I went downstairs to get some food, and when I walked into the hall, everyone went silent.

Hundreds of eyes followed me to my seat and watched me put my food on my plate.

I didn't care though, they could believe what they wanted, I'm sure many of them had bad opinions of me before I started causing scenes.

After collecting all the work I was missing, I made my way to the library to hopefully get some of it done before it closed for the night.

I often avoid the library, even though I adore its beauty, it's often too busy for me to concentrate but now everyone scatters away from me when I enter a room, it's actually okay in there.

"Enjoying the work load?"

"Not really." I patted the seat beside me and down sat Enzo,

"Stop skipping then." He chuckled.

"Shut up," I smiled and picked up my quill.

"You okay Nor's? Like seriously? Do you want to talk about it?"

"Nah it's fine, I know what going on and I know the people I care about believe me so."

He said nothing.

"You do believe me don't you?" I felt uneasy having to even ask him that but, even now I didn't know who to trust.

"Of course I do. I'm just worried about you lashing out again that's all."

"I won't lash out again. Unless I'm provoked of course, I couldn't make any promises then."

"I thought that would be your answer."

We sat in silence for a while and I finished up my first essay of the night, and a long night it would be.

"Draco and Riddle have gone home for a few nights."
he said out of the blue.

"Again?"

"Yeah some business with their fathers I think."

It always some business with their fathers.

"Yeah of course it is."

The library closed and Enzo helped me pack my books and lug them back to the common room.

"What is up with you and Riddle Nor's?"

"I honestly couldn't tell you." I hadn't thought about us at all.

Was there even an 'us' to think about?

"Just be careful with him please. He's one thin fuse away from being a live wire."

"I am careful Enzo."

"I know, I'm just saying."

"You're always just saying, I keep myself safe, just for you." I tapped him on the nose and carried on walking and he frowned at me.

Enzo likes to get too serious, he needs somebody that can counteract his worrying.

A few days went by and neither Draco nor Mattheo returned to school, I did miss them but what can you do.

I guess I did wonder why Mattheo never told me when he was going to leave, maybe he didn't know himself.

A few more days went by, nothing happened that was out of the ordinary to be honest.