Sticking with you (bxb)

Chapter 64

Geo's pov.

Sometimes I hated sunny days…everything was so hot and there was too much sun in the way as well. On the other hand, the weather was just going crazy and it was driving us insane too. It has been so cold the past few days that most of my scarves were out of my cupboard. Me myself, yesterday, when I had gone out with Arthur, Lisa and Alice, I had dressed as if my next trip was to the coldest city and today, suddenly, all of us were ready for swimming in the sea

“Jeez I'm so bored” Arthur complained, letting his head lay down between his hands. We were sitting at the back of the classroom all together as the teacher hadn't yet had the honor of attending the lesson. It's quite possible that he wasn't willing enough to get in as we were one of his worst classes but that was fine with everyone

I had my textbook, open, in my desk. The pages were too white before I grabbed my pen and started moving it over them. Different lines started to form and even when I knew my low level of drawing skills, I didn't stop. The creation was so "loud" inside my mind, taking me to a world without worries. Whatever that would be I wanted to present it to myself in the end

Whispers started attacking my mind from the surrounding environment, as my friends were talking about the game and our after-party. Alice's little chuckle was loud enough to make me stretch a line outside the page. She was showing her happiness, as some certain news was repeated over and over again in our heads. I had the same reaction when the siblings‘ words made their way out of their mouths for the first time. Both Arthur and Lisa had made their own special move to their beloved ones, even if the last one had declined everything about Jamie…but no one tended to believe her when the truth was quite obvious

By the end of their conversation, the sun had retreated behind some clouds, leaving me to make out my plan in the darkness, which had enveloped me on all sides. It had embraced me without blocking the ongoing heat. Fortunately, the finished design gave me its own little light in my heart. A small familiar house was displayed in front of me and my eyes widened at the immediate recognition. That headache you get when you remember something or see something new had me under its spell for a moment.

Some minutes passed before everything in my body shut down. The darkness had swallowed the rest of the voices, so I could feel the loneliness. Only an idea made its way to my head freeing me from my thoughts, like the light in the dark…

Everyone turned to look at me when I shoved my desk a little too hard with my hasty moves, but quickly my attention turned to my friends, who had their eyes on me too. Arthur looked more puzzled than anyone. He always knew what was going on with me every day, but today my mind decided to play its own game

As my mouth opened and I was ready to form his name, the door suddenly opened. Everyone stayed startled at the sound. Every conversation was immediately quited done and all the attention was drawn now to the new silhouette, standing at the door…it was our teacher, his cheeks red and the tired look in his eyes accompanying him. He was holding his books tightly while he was trying to steady the rhythm of his heart with a few deep breaths. He had definitely run a whole race to get here

“Well, sorry everyone for…”

With a sigh my eyes moved down. I'm sure, our teacher had  begun to recount his great adventure of his late arrival and I didn't want to pay any attention. Any of my friends would inform me if we were ready for the lesson so I didn't have to worry about this

My mind was filled with a large number of memories. The small house which was standing in front of my dilated pupils was the one me and my father had built when I was younger. It was settled in the middle of the forest, just outside the city. We had built it there just for fun and because I was obsessed with such things back then but after all these years, after everything that had happened this was my own hideout…

When I couldn't come to terms with myself and solve my problems, I needed some time alone away from everyone. This was the place I would disappear to for hours and only my mom knew about it. Later, when me and my friends were still close with Lisa, we could stick together all day and then visit it. They were the next people I trusted with my secret place

Of course everything changed when my dad left us for someone else. Everyone knew that all the things were reminding me of him, after he had left this small, undetailed letter in our fridge. No one ever referred to our cozy cabin again and after some years Lisa walked away. I chose to forget about its existence, but it was still locked in the back of my mind as a distant memory

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Students were running down the corridor, while I was stuck between my friends' complaints for the much pages of homework we had. Our pace was slow, our steps small compared to the others who were going the same way with us. My body was slightly pressed against the lockers and my eyes were constantly seeking for forgiveness, as several kids were yelling at me, above all voices to move a little away…but I stayed where I was, listening to Alice's soothing voice. One question was trying to stick to the same sentence as the other until the last one was accompanied by my name“Hey Geo, are you okay?”

“Something just popped to my mind out of the blue” I replied as I looked over at them. They did seem to wonder, but they were also discreet enough not to push me, not that I cared. I furrowed my eyebrows and cleared my throat, already wishing for the others around us to shut up for a minute “I was thinking about the little house in the woods. You know the one we used to visit daily” thinking of its name it was like it came out of a fairytale, the one I always loved

A soft chuckle penetrated through my ears, like the summer breeze would have done and then it stopped abruptly. “There has been years…” Arthur exhaled in surprise and I shook my head negatively “Not so many”. The girls were following every word, hanging at the edge of them and trying to predict my presentation of this very thought.

My interlocutor nodded at me with the biggest smile drawn in his face. Memories flooded him… I knew that face through all these years beside him. “And how come you remembered about it?”. Well "from a little childish draw" was a pretty dumb answer, so I could make up my own answer for this. “I don't know…it's just came in my mind” I finally convinced him with my short answer, “the thing is that I think we should pay a visit anytime soon. What do you think?”

Arthur turned towards me and put his hand loosely around Alice's shoulder, whose face had suddenly shone at the idea. “It's not a bad idea. We should certainly go as a group again, it'll be fun” and that was the end of our short discussion. They seemed happy with my idea, so it would be difficult to forget about it. We only had to plan our little new adventure. I was so excited that even when Sophia showed up suddenly from behind us, I didn't let her angry look get on me and ruin my mood. Even Lisa seemed to erase her form from her sight, just for these few seconds until she disappeared

Soon we were surrounded by more yellings. I swear, stepping into the cafeteria feels like entering into a playground full of small children. There was a blast of food smelling but my stomach was against it. So, without waiting in the line , I walked straight to the table where the others were seated. Bruce had already stood up, embracing me in his warm hug in seconds. I stared at him for a moment before our hands intertwined and he moved me to the seat next to his

I sat down and greeted the others. Then, they slipped to their own conversations again. Jamie seemed to fit just right in our close company and I couldn't say I was against it. Instead, I was extremely happy that both he and Lisa got to get away from Sophia. With a sigh, I closed my eyes and remained listening to my boy mumbling about me not getting something to eat. Suddenly a familiar feeling crawled into my body. I shivered as I felt someone's intense gaze on me, trying to poke holes and see through my mind

I chose not to turn around, letting my mind relax a little at the thought of me and my friends going to our secret hideout just like when we were kids without problems tiring us out

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