"Is the phone okay?" I whisper to Xavier turning around.
He raises his head and I sigh loudly and rip the ear pods out his ear, "The phone?"
"Phone, okay. Eardrums, bleeding." He says glaring at me.
I smile obnoxiously and am about to turn back around when I see Xavier wince as he leans back.
I stare at him wondering if I imagined it but when he puts his earbuds back in I notice his arms move with a certain tenseness that doesn't make any sense.
"Are you alright?" I ask him quietly. He blinks at me slowly and points to his earbuds.
My God, forget it.
I shake my head, annoyed, and turn back around to focus on class.
I always make sure my notes are thorough so I can condense the information later when I'm studying.
Today for some reason I can barely keep my eyes open, which is sad because I love English literature. I feel slightly awake when I see Sally Davidson staring at me like there's shit smeared all over my face.
I turn to the side to look at her and she frowns, "Is your mother okay?"
"Why wouldn't she be?" I ask her, more defensive than I perhaps should be.
"She called my mom this morning asking her if she'd seen Jerry..."
My throat goes dry as I stare at her and rise from my chair shakily, oh god.
"Miss Reyes?" Mr Armstrong asks me curiously, I turn to look at him dazed.
"I need to go home." I wheeze, grab my bag and walk outside the classroom.
I run all the way home and when I unlock the door with a shaking hand I find I'm holding my breath.
"M-Mom?"
Silence.
She's sitting on the couch, watching an old videotape from her wedding day.
The day she married Jerry, my dad.
I stand there perfectly still as if I'm frozen as I watch minute after minute of my parents saying their vows, kissing each other, dancing, eating their cake, and driving off in their car.
Burning.
That's what it feels like, my whole body is on fire and all I want to do is scream and cry.
"Mom" I whisper, terrified to disturb her.
She turns to look at me, "Yes?"
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine honey, I'm just waiting for Jerry to get home from work."
Burning.
"But- Okay," I say to her, because how am I supposed to remind her that her husband, her best friend, her soulmate is never coming home?
She turns back around and I walk out of my house and sink to my knees and try to hold in the tears and swallow the scream that threatens to escape.
Breathe, breathe.
I get up and keep walking, all the way until I'm at the cemetery standing in front of my father's grave.
I just stare at the grey stone for a while.
And then I do start crying, I hold a hand over my mouth and sob my eyes out.
I want my daddy, I want him to hold me and tell me everything going to be okay, I want to yell at him and slam my door.
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Romance"People are dying and no one's doing anything about it" I tell Xavier. He shrugs looking out the window, "Most people think it's Gods will and those who don't just don't care." I narrow my eyes at him, "And which category do you fall into?" Xavier l...
