Attending a Vampire School

Chapter 14: Going By Myself

❝Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.❞ | Rabindranath Tagore

♕ SAIGE ♕

"Where do you think he is?" I asked, looking around the nearly empty parking lot.

Hadlee and I had been standing here waiting for her brother to come out of the building for the past twenty minutes. I got so tired of standing, I decided to plop my bag and me on the grass next to the sidewalk.

Hadlee had sat down next to me and we were still patiently waiting. I have been staring at the double doors for most of the time. For some reason, I felt anxious.

It was really awkward during the study session I had with Harley during the rest of lunch period. Even though he managed to make me feel better, I really didn't want to talk about what happened with Nolan.

Ugh, I get chills down my spine even just thinking about him and what he did. What worries me is how he just let me go after he saw Carson's necklace. Almost like he'd seen it before.

"I don't know, but when he gets here I'm going to berate him." Hadlee made a fist and narrowed her eyes.

I couldn't help but let out a loud laugh. Here I was thinking she was quiet and fragile like me. When it came to her brother, she became a slightly different person.

Hadlee frowned at me and dropped her fist. "What? What's so funny?"

"Nothing" I smiled and shook my head.

Hadlee only stared at me, her blue eyes studying me. I continued to smile when I noticed a shadow move in the corner of my vision. I slowly turned my head towards the movement and saw someone walk out the doors.

It was only Reece. His brown eyes were narrowed and his hands were buried in the pockets of his blazer. He looked angry like he got into a fight with Carson again. I gulped as he stomped down the sidewalk.

Hadlee was watching him too, her playfulness disappearing like a puff of smoke. We could only remain sitting on the grass as Reece got closer. I noticed that Hadlee had stiffened slightly beside me.

When Reece came out of his angry daze, he glanced at the both of us. His face went blank and he stopped walking, his body slightly starting to relax. I watched as he stared at Hadlee, observing her almost.

Hadlee turned her head away from his and I spotted the movement of her fist clenching tightly. Her skin turning pale. There was definitely tense air forming. And it was hard to breathe.

All of sudden, Reece smiled and continued to walk on past us. He glanced at me and for some reason when I caught his eyes, they seemed darker. Almost deadlier.

I watched his back as his figure retreated into the parking lot. When he was out of sight, I sighed loudly which caught Hadlee off guard.

"That was weird..." I grumbled as Hadlee let go of her clenched fist.

She still had her head turned away from me and that made me slightly worried. The chilly wind blew, causing the nearby trees to rustle loudly. Autumn would soon be ending and winter would come.

"Yeah." Hadlee's sudden and low reply caught my attention.

I stared at her, afraid to say something. In an instant, the friendly mood turned unbearably quiet. What was I supposed to say? I still don't know much about the relationships of this school.

Though, according to what has happened so far, I could probably guess who were friends and who were enemies. I rested my chin on the palm of my freezing hands.