Shattered Asylum

Chapter 21

This is Grayson's outfit.

Today is Wednesday and I still don't know if I want to go. We had a game yesterday winning by one point. We have another game tomorrow. I feel like this season is going by fast, we only have two more games before the tournaments start.

I'm walking to English when I hear my name being called behind me. I turn around to see Layla jogging towards me. "Hey Amber, right?" She asks once see reaches me.

"It's Aven." I correct her. "Right anyway, I've been seeing you around Grayson a lot." She says, with a fake smile. She has dyed red hair and greenish blue eyes. She's tall too, no wonder she's a model. She has to be at least 5'10.

"Yeah, we are friends." I say, fixing my backpack. "Awesome, so you won't mind putting in a good word for me then?" She asks, batting her fake eyelashes at me. "What do you mean?" I ask confused.

She rolls her eyes, lightly hitting my shoulder. "I mean, tell him i'm single now and I'm ready to get back together." She says.

Since when did I become a mailman?

"No. Sorry." I say fixing the straps on my shoulder. If she want's him, she can do it herself. Her smiles drops. "No?" She asks, venom in her voice.

I nod my head.

"Okay Amber listen. He won't talk to me so I need you to talk to him for me." She pleads. "If he's not talking to you, it's probably for a reason. Listen, I need to get to class, sorry I'm not much help." I say, turning around to leave.

She grabs my arm, her nails digging into my skin. I look at her hand in shock. I look around at the empty halls, the students already in their classes. She let's go of my arms, fixing her dress. She put's on her fake smile again. "I'll be seeing you around." She says, before walking away.

Is it just me or does she remind you of Madison?

I get to English five minutes late. I do the walk of shame to my seat. We are presenting our presentations today. I hate doing them, every time I get up in front of the class my mind goes blank.

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I dodged a bullet and didn't have to present in class. I am in the lunch line with Nora and Kristina. "You should really come camping. It's so pretty up there." Nora says trying to convince me. "I'm still thinking about it. What do you guys even do anyway?" I ask. "We swim, have fires, eat s'mores, tell spooky stories, I think Vinnie is even bringing his dirt bike." Kristina says, excited.

It does sound fun and I would be making memories with my new friends. "Maybe I will." I say. "Oh, Layla came up to me in the halls this morning. That's why I was late for English." I say, remembering the weird conversation. Nora gasps. "What did she say?" She asks, curious.

"She wanted me to talk to Grayson for her." I say while grabbing a lunch tray. "About what?" Kristina asks grabbing a fork and spoon. "She wanted me to tell him that she wants to get back together." I say, grabbing chili and a cinnamon roll. "Shut up! She did not!" Nora yells in disbelief. The lunch lady looks at her, her face emotionless.

What crawled up her ass and died?

"She must need him for something. That's all she used him for. Grayson was the one that started her fame." Kristina says. We walk to our table. "That's horrible, who would ever do that?" I ask, taking a bite of the cinnamon roll.

I moan as the frosting melts in my mouth. You can never go wrong with a cinnamon roll.

Delicious.

"What's horrible?" Vinnie asks smacking his food. I scrunch my nose up in disgust. "Nothing and stop talking with your mouth open." Nora says. Vinnie opens his mouth, showing us his food. I gag.

Curse you weak stomach.

Grayson comes up behind him, smacking the back of his head. "Ouch!" Vinnie yells, rubbing his head. "Don't be gross at the table." He says, sitting down.

He looks at me, smirking. He looks good today. He has a fitted, navy blue long sleeve shirt that has two brown stripes going around each sleeve. He has blue jeans that hug his legs just right and paired it with white shoes. He has a black hat that he put on backwards and an angel wing dangling from his left ear.

"You have some drool on your lip." He says wiping his bottom lip with his thumb. I roll my eyes, my cheeks getting warmer. I got caught red handed. He chuckles before taking a bite into his chicken. His teeth are so white and straight, it's not fair.

I finish eating my food while listening to Nora and Vinnies conversation. They're both so weird, they just go together.

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I'm in history working on my study guide for our test tomorrow when I hear Madison trying to get Nora's attention. They haven't talked since Noah picked Madison over Nora. "Nora, there's something I need to tell you." She whisper shouts. Nora rolls her eyes before holding her phone up, shaking it at her. Madison nods her head before typing away.

Is it bad that I don't want them to be friends again? Nora is a totally different person when hanging around her.

I get back to my study guide, looking through my notes. Someone starts talking into the speakers. Principles Doyle's voice filling the quiet room.

"Hello students, we will be having a fake fire drill here in the next few minutes. Please do not panic when you hear the alarm. Thank you." He says. I hear a few students groan, not wanting to do it.

The alarm goes off ten minutes later. "Alright class, we are going to meet up next to the pole outside. Please do not run." Mr. Dahlke says as he's walking to the door, holding it open for us. We file out of the room one by one. 

We get outside onto the grass. As I make my way to the pole, my foot catches on a sprinkler head causing me to stumble.

I hold my hands out as the ground grows near. I feel an arm wrap around my waist, pulling me to their chest. My hoodie bunches up, exposing half of my stomach. I look behind me to see a smirking Grayson.

"You are probably the most uncoordinated person I know." He chuckles. I feel my cheeks grow warmer.

His body is flush to my back, I can feel his muscles tensing. I need oxygen, I feel like my body has stopped functioning.

"You smell good." he says, his nose brushing my neck. I bite my lip, my face becoming warmer. Is it me or did it just get hot? "Y-You can let go now." I stutter.

He's way too close. He still has his arms around my stomach, hugging my back. "Not even a thank you?" He asks letting go of me. I fix my hoodie, looking around to see if anyone saw my near death experience.

I lock eyes with Nora, her mouth hung open. She is not going to let me live this down. "Thanks." I say, looking at the ground while walking. I will not embarrass myself again.

We wait outside for fifteen minutes before we go back inside. We only had a few minutes before school was out so Principle Doyle let us leave. I pack up my stuff before heading to my car. I can't stop thinking about Grayson's body so close to mine and why I... liked it. I think i'm coming down with something.

I think miss girl is forming a crush on a certain someone.

What's something embarrassing that happened to you at school?

See you later.