Had To Be You

Nowhere to be found | Ch: 15

I wasn't sure if I wanted to go to school today. It isn't only Chloe or Liam or Leo that I'm worried about. It's the entire Swindon High. Everyone whom I knew or everyone who knew me, were now going to look at me with a very different angle.

But to hell with the entire school. I had to explain things to Liam and Chloe. Chloe has been my best friend since childhood, I knew it wouldn't take much of an effort to convince her that the post was all a lie. But what about Liam? He'll be devastated. I have been calling him since I saw that post but his phone was switched off.

After getting changed for school. I go downstairs.

I was so worried about the whole post thing I forgot to sit for breakfast.

"Evelyn. Evelyn! Aren't you forgetting something" says mum pointing towards the breakfast plate that she already has ready on the table.

"I'm not really feeling hungry today. And I need to go to school as soon as possible. We have this test and I think I need to revise."

"Evelyn, are you sure you're ok? If you're not feeling fine, maybe skip school today." Mum looked tense and a little bit of curiosity was overshadowing her concern.

"No... uhm. I'm fine, it's just that there is a new geography teacher who is not very pleasant and it's the first time that he is taking a class test so, I just don't wanna screw up." I try my best to keep up with the poker face. "And you know how worked up I get when it comes to academics."

"Yeah sure. I understand and I am sure you will nail it." Her face looks convincing. "But skipping breakfast isn't good, at least grab a few pieces of bread. Eat it on the way."

"Fine" I grab 2 pieces of bread with peanut butter spread all over it.

"Ok then see you after school"

I shove the bread inside my mouth "Yeah yeah after school yeah" and step out of the house in a hurry.

I go by Chloe's place and wait for her to come outside so that I can explain everything. But no one comes out, for the last 15 minutes. I call her and she doesn't answer.

I couldn't stop myself from thinking that she might be really pissed off but then on the other side of my mind I knew that she won't get pissed off so easily, she knows me we have been friends for like... forever! And she won't just believe an anonymous post on Instagram and get mad at me.

I ring the doorbell.

Chloe's mum comes out

"Hi, um.... Chloe?"

"Oh, Evelyn, Chloe left for school early today" What!? But why? She can't be mad at me because of that post. "Didn't she inform you? I thought you two were going together?"

"Uh, no, did she mention any reason for why she was leaving early today?"

"Nope, nothing in specific she just said she had some work to finish...."

"Alright. Ok thank you."

I still can't find the reason why Chloe would leave so soon. Was she trying to avoid me? But she knows that it's not possible, we are gonna meet at school anyways. Also we're literally neighbors!

I almost reach our school gate when I see Leo waiting for me. He comes rushing towards me as he sees me, "What the hell on earth is going on!?'' I look at him with absolutely no reaction on my face. So many things were going on in my mind I did not know which one to focus on.

"I don't know. I am still trying to figure it out"

"That post yesterday, what was that all about? Was it cropped? It did not look cropped?