The next day at school
He didn't show up.
Even though i was accepted among the "geeks" , I really didn't consider any of them friends.
I pushed my salad around my plate, and desided to go sit outside to eat.
I always felt better when I was outside.
My breath was knocked out of me, when I looked up to see him sitting on the bench. I clenched the plastic container that held my salad and walked up to him.
"hi."
I said and nervously sat beside him. He smiled and nodded in acknowledgment. I began eating my salad, and stared up at the leafs that decided to fall every once in a while.
"Personaly, white was a better color for you."
I was shaken out of my daydream.
"huh?"
"Your hair.... it was better white."
My half smile turned into a small frown.
He didn't like it.
"Oh right." I said.
"I saw you yesterday, at the cemetary." He said.
"Oh right..." I said, closing the container on my salad.
I wasn't hungry anymore.
"Yea, I was visiting my mother." I said.
"I was visiting my sister. She was 29, and was hit head on by a drunk driver....." He left the window open for me to say how my mother died.
Curious I presume.
"Cancer....my mom died from cancer." I whispered. He nodded.
"My condolence-" We both said at the same time, I gigled and, he laughed slightly.
"Im M-"
"Mariah, and I'm -"
"Derek."
He laughed, and so did I.
I geuss we knew
more about each other
than I thought.
