Living After Abortion (Adopted by Jennifer Lawrence Fanfic)

(31) Surprise

••Maddie's POV••

My first week at school has been a weird one.

After everything that happened with Romeo and the paparazzi and my anxiety attack, I expected to get made fun of at school--or at least somebody ask me about it. But no, nobody has asked me or put me in a situation where I'm uncomfortable.

I think it's because I'm sitting at Romeo's lunch table. I didn't really notice before, but I'm pretty sure that's the popular table. What's even weirder is I think I'm apart of the group.

I've decided that Sabrina doesn't like me, but that's okay, because I'm not much of a fan of hers either.

On my second day of school she was really nice and all. Then the third day rolled around and her fangs came out.

We were in fourth period, right before lunch, and she asked me if I liked Romeo. I knew I had feelings for him, but I didn't know how to answer. I mean I had only known her for three days.

I pretended not to hear her and continued working. She asked me again, but I just shrugged it off. Minutes after that, I got up to throw away some trash and she tripped me. Totally on purpose too, she stuck her foot right out in front of me. I fell in front of the whole class--it was so embarrassing.

I sat back down and she smirked at me, but didn't say sorry or anything. I'm pretty sure she knows I like Romeo and I'm pretty sure she likes him too. I'm guessing she was warning me to stay away from him.

At lunch, not even twenty minutes later, she was being as nice as possible in front of Romeo. When he would get up to throw away some trash and the other boys weren't paying attention, she would just glare at me. Ashley and Brianna started acting the same way. It must be in their girl code or something.

I was determined not to let it bother me, though. Why give them the satisfaction? So I just played along with them, being nice when they were and didn't give them the time of day when it was just us.

That seemed to work for a day or two, but then Sabrina started making little comments here and there. "You're unwanted." Was one of the things she told me. Of course, I ignored her, but it still got to me.

I'm a very sensitive person, if you can't tell. I know that I was an unwanted child and I will always remember that. That comment wasn't any different than what I hear everyday in my head and it's not like I've never heard it before. But no matter how much I hear it, it won't hurt any less.

I lived for going to science class with Romeo, because that's where I felt like I could be real with him. After school was great also, because Sabrina and the other girls always got picked up right after the bell rang.

Romeo has been giving me a lift home also. Evidently his mom called Jen who called Karen to set it up. They claim that it's "carpool", but I think they just want us to get along. Knowing Jen, she's probably already planning the wedding.

I apologized to Jen about blowing up when she called me and I was forgiven. We've mainly been texting, because it's easier and we can talk for much longer.

***
Saturday, 12:00 p.m.

There's a school dance coming up, sometime in October. About a month from now.

I'm kinda nervous, because I've never actually been to a dance before. I don't even know how to dance. Hopefully I can learn, because I really want Romeo to ask me.

Yesterday, before I got dropped off, he told me that we should do something--outside of school.

When I woke up this morning, I saw that he had sent me a text.