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Chapter 16

"So you want to hang out with Lucy and me after school?" Bell questioned as she drove the car to school Tuesday morning.

"I can't I got work," I explained leaning my head against the cool glass of the cars window. I wasn't really feeling up to going anywhere today. My head was pounding.

I didn't get enough sleep because of Enzo. He kept on coming into my room with the goat copying the sounds it made and laughing loudly after. I don't understand how he stayed up for that long and still had time to bother me this morning. It didn't help that Ruby left to go sleep in my moms room instead. I wasn't really used to not sleeping next to Ruby. It messed up my sleeping schedule even more.

"What about after?" Bell asked again with a shrug.

"Got to study with Austin," I mumbled out closing my eyes for a short nap.

"Aw, where are you studying at?" Bell pouted.

Pushing my head away from the window I leaned my head against the back of my seat instead, "He said he knew a quiet café not to far from school."

"That sounds a bit romantic," Bell teased with a smirk.

I grunted in reply not really in the mood.

"You okay?" Bell asked me when I didn't answer.

"Not really, Enzo kept coming into my room ruining my sleep," I mumbled out.

"Take a nap, I could take the long way to school we have time," Bell told me as she turned a corner.

"Thanks," I mumbled out closing my eyes again, sleep quickly found me as I was pulled into a dreamless sleep.

"Emilie," A voice echoed through my head. I gave out a grunt annoyed by the sound.

"Emilie, come on wake up we're at school," The voice continued on. I swatted the voice away like a fly hoping it would leave me alone.

"Don't make me pinch you," the voice threatened but I couldn't really find it in myself to care.

"Don't say I didn't warn you," the voice grumbled out before I felt a sharp pain on my upper arm. I jumped back from the pain only to hit my head on the window.

"What the heck?" I grumbled out angrily rubbing the pain in my arm and head away while glaring at Bell aka the voice.

"I tried to wake you up but you wouldn't listen," Bell shrugged like it was no big deal. I scowled at her still upset she pinched me.

"Come on we're gonna be late for school," Bell smiled happily before getting out of the car.

Rolling my eyes I grabbed my bag and headed out of the car and into the school along side her.

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Walking out of my second to last class I made sure to avoid physical contact with the other students. I quickly stopped by my locker to change my books before heading to my last class.

I need to call Mrs. Lopez I don't think I could make it through work and tutoring, I could barely make it through my classes without falling to sleep a couple times.