The Book I wrote||✓

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"What exactly is this book trying to say?" I said silently flipping a page while squinting from behind my glasses

"Why are you still here?" I heard a voice asking "aren't you going for lunch?"

My eyelashes flickered and I met Hugo standing in front of me, I realized it's been a while since it was lunch time and everyone had left

I was reading a book I found in the yard this morning, it's a really confusing one though, its language is complex and the words in it are just-

"Hey hey" he said clicking his fingers to get my attention, I blinked "what's up?"

"Nothing I'm fine, why'd you ask?" I laughed

"Cause" he sat in his usual weird position; backwards on a chair, placing his hands on the backrest "everyone's out for lunch and you're here reading" he took the book from my hand "this book"

"Gimme that" I yanked it from his hand playfully "so what if everyone's out for lunch, I wanna stay here and read this confusing and interesting book"

"Aren't you hungry?"

"Me?" I tucked my hair "not really though, I just wanna stay here"

"Woah I die if that's me"

I laughed, Hugo's my interesting and good-looking friend

He's got blue eyes like Paige's, the kind you get lost in, he's tall, not as tall as Noah though, he's got black spikey hair and baby eyes, like I said the ones you get lost in.

"The alone time is all I need to concentrate"

"Concentrate on?"

"Anything" I shrugged "like my thoughts and the book I'm reading of course"

"Thoughts she said" he chuckled

"What's funny?" I chuckled too "thinking sure needs serenity" I tapped the side of my head "and I definitely can't read in a noisy place"

"Are you just trying to avoid people?"

"Yes!" I answered real fast realizing it was funny "that and the fact I have to read in silence"

I looked out the window to find them at the usual lunch table, Noah was there and so was Leah and Paige

They're definitely talking about me and how I find peace in serene places that are quiet and partially dark and how I love to self-isolate

"That's just you overthinking"

I gasped and turned to Hugo in shock to see if he heard the voice but he looked causal. I can't be crazy this time I swear it was loud enough for-

"What's wrong?" Wait he didn't- that's impossible

"N-nothing"

"You sure about that? did you see something?" He looked behind him, empty class

"No" I tucked my hair "I- uh- just remembered something, I was supposed to do and forgot to" hope he buys this

"Really, well will you go do it now or?"

"I'll get it done later" I smiled exposing my one-sided dimple on the right

"Alright then, I'll be on my way"

"No sit!" I half-yelled tugging on his sleeve and pulling him back down, he can't leave me here, not after I heard that voice

what if the voice comes to get me?