Past Shadows, New Love|| Scott Barringer || Higher Ground

𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙣

It was dinner and I was in the cafeteria line. Peter had assigned a worker to follow me around every time I had to eat to make sure I was eating enough, he would also stay with me for 30 minutes after to make sure I didn't throw it up. He would sit at a different table than me I just had to be in his eye line.

Once I got my food I was figuring out where to sit, there is nothing worse than not knowing where to or who to sit with on the first day. While looking, I saw Scott. I thought I would go sit with him because we are both new.

"Can I sit here" I said and put my tray down on the table

"Sure, whatever" he said giving me a quick glance before shifting his attention back to his plate

"So, Scott right?" He turned his gaze back to me and nodded  "I got in yesterday, so we're both fairly new. You're in the cliffhangers group right? Me too"

"Cute right" he sarcastically said and started to play his food on his plate

"Why are you here?"

He hesitates for a moment before telling me "because I did some drugs"

I scoff "every single person here has done drugs, why are you really here"

"I barely know you, stay out of it!" he get defensive and slams his hands down on the table catching some peoples attention

"Geez take a chill pill"

"Look I just like getting high" he says and lowers his tone, smirking "Look do you uh, know if anyone has anything to smoke" he whispers leaning closer to me looking around to see if anyone could hear what we are talking about

"No, I just got here too" I say in a duh tone

"Right" he says leaning back in his chair disappointed

"But, if I do, you'll be the first to know" I say now whispering, and leaning closer smiling "we could uh, smoke together"

"Okay, yeah same" he says smirking, staring at me for a  couple seconds before he gets up to walk away.

I look over at the table, where the guy Peter assigned to me is staring at me. I roll my eyes and quickly finish my food.

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I get up and walk to my dorm, with the guy following behind me. I get to my dorm and attempt to go into the bathroom but the guy stops me when I try to close the door

"Dude do you mind" I say with lots of attitude "I just gotta pee"

"How do I know your not going to try to throw up, the rule was no bathroom 30 minutes after eating" he says with a blank expression on his face but a stern voice

"Look dude I've got one nerve left, and right now you're really getting on it." I say angrily, getting in his face

"Fine, you have 2 minutes" he says

I finally walk into the bathroom and lock the door. I get on my knees and lean over the toilet, I start trying to trigger my gag reflex enough for me to vomit.

After about a minute I successfully throw up the dinner that I had just eaten not long ago.

I hear a knock on the door from the guy "alright times up you better be done cause I'm coming in" he tells through the door

"Geez one second, I'm putting my pants on" I lie and flush the toilet "do you need a play by play cause right now I'm washing my hands" I say and turn on the tap.

A couple seconds later I open that door "done" I sarcastically smile "happy, I didn't throw up" I lie again.

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