silk whispers

4

the rest of the week goes fine. me and billie are staying out of each others way so we don't start any awkward tension. as i'm getting everything ready for tomorrow i realize i didn't even touch my art piece i was supposed to do for art. shit. it's already 12 in the morning and i don't wanna wake up late. i take out my paper anyway and start working on it.
"what are you doing up still stella?" my mom says from the bathroom. "i have to finish this assignment real quick mami, i'll be quick" i shout since she's far.
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i wake up slowly from the counter and hear honking from outside my house. what the hell? it's the middle of the night. i check my phone and see it's 7:50 am. what, how am i late!?
i get ready as fast as possible, grab my back and head out. "hurry up, i'm gonna have to speed now" gigi says with a attitude. "i'm sorry, don't worry. i'll get my car soon so you won't have to give me rides anymore" i'm almost done saving up for my Camaro SS, my mom starts work at 6 in the morning so she doesn't have time to give me a ride.
as i step out i see billie, 2 parking spots away from me step out her car. it's a good car too. a dodge challenger. we make eye contact and she looks away fast. real smooth.

3rd period rolls around. as i enter the classroom billie looks at me and does a motion with her finger signaling me to go to her desk. we were doing so good at avoiding each other.
"do you have your piece done?" she asks. shoot, i forgot to put it in my bag. "yea, i'm done with it"
"why are you lying to me, do you want a bad grade?" she says sternly. what does she want? "i was finishing it at home, i forgot to put it back in my backpack" i say honestly.
she hums, clearly not believing me. "it's not worth a lot so your just gonna have to do something else for me" she says looking at my lips. is she really flirting with me right now?
"your gonna do a 3 minute speech instead, with a picture of you when you were little. just give a speech about a childhood story " she says.
oh.
"um, okay that's fine"'i say walking off. i thought she was gonna say something else but that makes more sense. why am i so stupid?

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i hear the table behind me laughing and see that Jenni was attempting to throw a open juice at me. "yo Gigi, let me tap that" a guy from  Jenni's friend group shouts. "what the hell" Angie says in disgust. it's been like that since last week but never have they said it directly towards one of us.
"Stella, how's your sister doing?" i hear Jenni ask. i quickly turn around and grab her by her hair and slam her face into the lunch table. "you mention my sister again, and i'll cut your hair off, including your extensions" i say sternly into her ear. i grab my bag and storm off.

as i'm heading towards the bathroom i hear someone jogging towards me. i turn around and see billie coming towards me. "why aren't you in lunch?" she asks. "why are you always up my ass?" i say with a tone. she takes a step back and speaks again "what's wrong, what happened?" she asks that still mad but with a comfort tone added to it.
"nothing, i just need to breathe" i say and storm off.

just a few minutes later the bell rings for 5th period, i get to class. right before billie starts speaking i find a picture of me when i was little with my sister.
a few people go up explaining why they chose to do that drawing. some were funny but most of them were just sad."Stella, your turn" billie says.
i already sent the photo to billie through email so she can present it through the board.
"this is a picture of me and my sister, i was about 6 years old and my sister was 8" i say with a shaky voice. "we were at the park when we found a dog that was extremely underweight and starved, my sister and i begged our mom to let us take the dog home. we never stopped until she said yes. we took the dog home and gave him a life. when our grandma who was very close to my sister got sick my sister had hope that she would recover. she did recover so she named the dog hope. she always had hope, that was the spark in her we would say" i take a deep breath
"i chose this picture because if it weren't for my  sister i wouldn't developed hope, i try to have it everyday hoping she would return one day" i say feeling the tear starting to sting my eye.
everyone starts clapping, some almost tearing up. as i look to my side i see billie staring at me.
as i'm packing for next period i feel a warmth tingling my back. "stay after class" billie says walking away.
the bell rings and i wait to see what billie has to say. "someone told me you slammed a girls head into a lunch table, am i correct?" billie asks . "that's none of your business" i say. "i told him i would give you after school detention, stay after school and don't cause anything else" i hear a stern in her voice as usual. fuck.

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the last period goes pass like a blur. as im about to step outside the building i see billie getting ready to leave. "Stella, come with me" billie says right when she saw me. she  ordered more than just telling me. i follow her, sending a text to Gigi telling her i'll find a ride home my self.
we head outside into the parking lot. heading towards her car. is she being for real right now?
she gets in and sees i'm being hesitant. "Stella, get in" she says. i walk to the passenger side and get in. "i can't be here, your my teacher" i say
"you sat on my lap willingly sober, im sure you being in my car isn't that bad"

"where are we going" i ask.
"to eat"

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