seven souls (the black phone characters x reader)

chapter sixty-six

We were the first one to enter the lunchroom as a bunch of kids started to pour in after us. Michael grabbed my hand pulling me away from the pile up crowd as I was looking over the lunch choices.

"There's nothing good today" I said, staring at the two options of lunch: mini corn dogs or chicken tenders that were always frozen when you took a bite. "I'm not going to eat"

"We can share, I brought my own lunch but its chicken nuggets, orange, grapes and a salad"

"I would like to, but are you sure?"

"Yeah" he said, reassuring me as I shrugged, leading him over to the back table where me and the others would usually sit as I took a seat facing the crowd of people who were pushing and shoving into the line. Michael took a seat next to my left side pulling a paper lunch bag out of his backpack, setting it between us as he took out containers stacking them on top of one another, setting the paper bag aside and taking the containers spreading them over our side popping off each top to show what was inside. My stomach let out a growl for the urge lack of food as Michael took one of the chicken nuggets handing it over to me.

"Thank you" I said, taking the piece out of his hand, chewing on it, taking another piece out to eat. Finn was the first to arrive setting his tray down shooting a look over to Michael then looked over to me slightly confused. "Hey Finn, this is Michael and Michael this is Finn"

"Hi Finn, nice to meet you" he said, reaching his hand over as Finn took it shaking his hand.

"My name is Finney, but my friends call me Finn" Finn said, trying to be polite.

"Oh, sorry Finney" Michael quickly said looking to the ground unsettled while I looked up to Finn trying to mouth out a sorry as he shook his head at me with no need for an apology returning back to the tray of chicken tenders. Vance came over, throwing his tray on the table like always before sitting down as his face turned bitter.

"Vance, are you okay?" I asked, leaning over the table a bit.

"Just fucking good" he said.

I sat back while Michael gave me a slightly worried look and I shrugged while explaining to him about Vance's mood as he realized who he was and just gave a slight smirk. The others soon joined us even Donna came over sitting on my right-side facing Finn giving him a slight star eyed look while the boys were looking at Michael like a threat. I just assume it's because he was new, and they were worried because we all stuck to each other like glue. Donna soon noticed the tension growing as she tapped my shoulder.

"Can you come with me?" she whispered, jumping out her seat heading out the doors as I stayed back for a minute before getting up walking after her leaving Gwen in charge. Donna was standing by the lockers waving me over as we started walking down the hallways talking.

"Did you notice the boys all giving Michael a weird look?" I question crossing my arms over one another.

"Yeah, it was off even Finn was giving a glare"

"Well, me and the boys have been friends before and we only stuck around with each other well beside letting you and Gwen in, but that's different Gwen is his Finn sister while your my friend"

"Maybe it's because he's new?"

"That's what I was thinking so maybe if Michael hangs around with us more the others will get used to it....I hope that's the case" I said mumbling out the last part rubbing my neck a bit as Donna stopped me in my tracks.

"You like Michael don't you!?" she shouted with glee as my face lit up like a light bulb while I was waving my hands around trying to shush her.

"I do not!"

"Then why's your face so bright?" she asked with a growing smirk. She got me there, but I had just met the guy, and this wasn't going to be some type of fairy tale.

"Just keep it a secret please"

"Hey, I won't tell anyone" She said, zipping her lip. I know I didn't need to worry much about it because Donna was good at keeping secrets, but she would also sometimes forget about those secret over time with her busy schedule. we turned back heading to the lunchroom as I noticed the boys starting a conversation with Michael asking him a bunch of questions until they stop when I took a seat. Michael gave me a smile handing me half an orange.

"Thank you" I said taking the orange peeling the skin back taking a piece off throwing it in my mouth taking a bite letting the juice run down my throat. soon one of the teachers blew a whistle yelling at us that lunch would be over soon as I nudge Michael getting up. 

"Where are you going?" Billy asked 

"I'm showing Michael around, so we get to leave five minutes early then the rest"

"that's bullshit!" Vance yelled out as Michael smirked throwing away the paper bag walking over to my side as I stuck my tongue out at Vance walking off with Michael to my class.

when school was over, I was packing up my bag walking over to the front doors waiting around for the boys while Michael stood next to my side. I told him he could go home but he refused that offer claiming that he had nothing to do when he got home. I was still waiting around for the boys for a few minutes till Michael spoke up.

"I don't think there coming"

"They will sometimes they run late" I said leaning against the locker gripping my bag a little after a few more minutes nobody still hadn't shown up and I didn't want to be rude to Michael, so I sighed pulling my jacket over heading out the doors. we were walking down the street as I was rubbing my hand together for warmth.

"Did you not bring any gloves?" 

"No, I hadn't known it be this bad"  

"here" Michael said taking off his own gloves pulling them over my hand.

"but don't you need them???"

"I'll be fine" he said pushing his hand into the pocket of his coat walking next to my side before we stopped at the front of my house as I took the gloves off handing it back to him. as I turned around, I waved a goodbye flashing a smile before entering the house closing the door behind me taking off my jacket throwing it over the chair dropping my bag to the ground tugging my shoes off before crawling over to the couch taking a seat turning the tv on.