Healing closed wounds

Part 30 - the phone

~ ALICES POV ~

"I want to skip next period." Hazel grunts as she sits down at our cafeteria table.

"We all do." Victoria sits down as well.

As I'm opening my container of salad I feel someone standing behind me. I turn around and see Graham with Ricky and Archy.

"Hello?" I ask annoyed.

But he doesn't say anything. Graham and his friends just take a seat at our table.

"There's a party Friday night." Graham leans against the table on his elbows.

"Okay?" I roll my eyes.

"What's with the attitude." Ricky laughs from beside Graham.

Before I can say something Victoria speaks up. "Who's party?"

"Jacks." He tilts his head to the guy sitting across the cafeteria.

"Isn't Friday the schools spring formal?" Luna asks.

They all nod. "Yes it is. But this is the after party."

"There's an after party?" I swear Hazels eyes beamed when she said that.

"No, no parties for you Hazel. Remember last night?" Eleanor looked at Hazel sternly.

"Oh come on! You and Aly are so boring!" Victoria rolls her eyes.

"We're not boring we're cautious." Eleanor takes a bite of her sandwich.

"No, I think Aly has other reasons." I turn my head towards Graham.

I look at him confused.

"Don't act confused." He laughs as he gets up.

"We all know you don't give a damn about being cautious. You're just stuck under your brothers rules." Graham laughs as he walks away with Ricky and Archey at his side.

"I hate him." I say as I get up to follow him. I'm not sure what I was going to do but I was going to do something.

But before I can even stand Eleanor pushes me back down to sit.

"Now what do you think you're doing?" She raises her eyebrows as she looks at me.

I sigh, grabbing my fork and taking a bite of my salad.

"Aly I he's not trying to be rude." Victoria says quietly.

"He's just like that. Ignore it." She smiles at me once I look at her.

I laugh sarcastically. "Yeah no. You can ignore his stupid behaviour if you want. But personally I won't let him walk all over me." I look down at my lunch.

"Okay sorry." Victoria says.

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Miles picked me up from school today. "So how was school?" Miles asks from the drivers seat.