I woke up to see a figure standing over me. I rubbed my eyes and blinked a few times before I could see who the figure was. It was my sister. She was looking at me worriedly. I gave her a questioning look.
"You were screaming, Sis... What happened?" Jacey, or Jaceline, questioned.
"Honestly nothing. I had a dreamless night. I don't know why I was screaming. I'm sorry."
"It's alright sis. I'm just worried about you. You know I love you, right?"
"Yeah, I know." I stood up and kissed her forehead. "Let's go get something to eat, ey?"
"Yes. Let's."
We giggled and half walked/half ran to the kitchen. I looked around to see if my dad was awake but I didn't see or hear him so I figured the coast was clear. I walked to the fridge and got out the milk deciding we would have cereal for breakfast. I opened the cupboard with the cereal in it and saw all cheerios, my sister's favorite.
"Cheerios it is then..." I mumbled to myself as I grabbed a box of already opened cheerios.
I grabbed two bowls out of the cupboard and two spoons from the drawer. I set them on the table and poured the cereal into the bowls and then the milk. We ate and made some small talk until we were both done eating. I washed our bowls and spoons quickly and went back to my room to grab my bag and my phone. 'Thank God its friday,' I thought to myself.
"BUS IS HERE!" Jaceline yelled to me. I bolted out of the room and to the front door. I pulled it open and ran out to it. I hopped up on the step and almost slipped backwards, but I caught myself with the railing. I inhaled sharply and walked down the aisle to the first empty seat. I slid in and leaned my head on the window.
I completely spaced out and didn't even realize there was any one sitting next to me until they tapped my shoulder. I jumped three feet. He tried to hold back a laugh but epically failed. He burst out laughing and I felt the burn of embarrassment.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"Rionelle...."
"Kody. You new here? Never seen you around."
"No.... I've been here...." I replied looking down slightly ashamed and hurt.
"Oh. I'm sorry. Well its really nice to meet you. What grade you in?"
"I'm a senior. You?"
"I am too...." We went silently.
I looked back out the window and started thinking. 'I wonder what mom would say now.' I thought. The thought made my eyes well with tears. I tried blinking them away but they just ran. warm and cold at the same time, down my face. I couldn't hold them back. I broke down. Right there on the bus next to some guy I didn't even know hardly at all.
Kody took one look at me and then pulled me into a warm embrace saying soothing words while petting my head. "Hey, hey, hey. It's okay. Shh. It's okay," he repeated over and over.
I just kept crying into his shoulder until all my tears were gone. After they stopped falling, I wiped my face to try to dry my face off. I looked at him and he just gave me a look as if to ask why, and I just shook my head.
We got to school and everyone started getting off. I sat in the seat for an extra minute or two so I could calm myself down before getting off.
I walked off the bus thanking the driver. I took a deep breath before putting on my fake smile and walked into the school.
I walked through the overly crowded hallways and pushed past people to get to my locker. Once I got there, I twisted and turned the knob putting in my combination. I pulled it open and threw my bag inside. I pulled out my first hour book and notepad and slammed my locker shut. I turned to walk to my class and almost jumped out of my socks. Robert was standing there, staring at me.
"Are you okay?" Robert asked.
"Honestly no, I'm not 'okay'. I really don't want to talk about it though. Sorry," I replied a little too harshly.
"Damn, calm down. I didn't do anything to you. Jeez. Forget I said anything," he said and then walked away. Great. Fucking fantastic. Now, Robert was mad at me.
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Okay, so I know this is probably pretty short, but I wanted you guys to know I didn't forget about you all. I love you guys. Hope you like this. :)
Love,
Emily
