Not just a teacher (18+)

Chapter 10

"Natalia!! Natalia!! Wake up!!" Julie said all teary eyed.

"Please wake up!"
Julie began shaking Natalia, trying to get her to wake up from her deep sleep, but Natalia wasn't budging. "Please Nat! It's an emergency"

Natalia's eyes started fluttering, slowly gaining consciousness. "Huh, what is happening?" Nat questioned, still trying to wake up and adjust to the brightness of the sunshine.

"Wait, Julie. Why are you crying?"

Julie was gently wiping her tears away with her finger, trying hard not to let her emotions take over. She took a pause before answering, trying to form the correct words and sentence.

"I don't know how to say this but, uh-" Julie stumbles her words, just thinking about it made her tear up even more.

"Julie what's wrong?"

"Well, you know Nate right?"

Of course I know him I went on a date with him.

"Uh yeah, you hooked us up. Remember?"

Julie nodded her head, "He got into an accident, le- leaving him..."

"Leaving him what?"

"Dead."

There was a long pause between them, silence filling the air. But soon enough, Natalia realized what Julie just said. Her eyebrows begin pulling together causing her eyes to pool with tears.

"Wha- what? How do you kn- know?"

Julie sniffles, "it's all over the news."

Natalia gasps, she couldn't believe the news. The last memory she had of him was just last night, a wonderful night, a night where she felt on cloud 9.

"How- what?!"

Natalia's mouth was left open, the thought of the horrific news left her speechless. She couldn't say the words that were caught in her throat.

"Julie, I'm so incredibly sorry. You guys were so close." She whispered.

Julie's tears couldn't stop running down her cheek, she couldn't even keep up the conversation. "I'll uh, let you get ready for the day, I know you have calculus first thing so, uh yeah."

Nat tried to comfort Julie but she wouldn't give in. She seemed reserved and not her regular self.

*sniffle* "if you need anything Julie, and I mean anything, please don't be afraid to ask."

Julie shook her head and headed right into bed, holding onto a box of tissues as if she was hugging a human.

Natalia proceeded to do her morning routine, trying hard to not let her tears get in the way.

I can't believe Nate died, like it doesn't make any sense at all. The only chance I had to love was him! From that date we went on, I couldn't help but imagine more dates we'd go on in the future. But I jinxed myself.

With the thoughts conjuring in Natalia's head, she walked herself out the door. Making sure Julie had everything she needed before she left to class.

How could Nate possibly have died?! He wasn't on any drug or alcohol from what I noticed.

Clank!

"Ouch! What the?"

Not paying attention to her surroundings, Natalia unintentionally bumped her face right into a glass door in the direction of her calculus class. Her cheeks turned a bright tomato red, her head turning to make sure nobody saw, but unfortunately for her, her peers saw.