You're in my Seat ~ M. Sturniolo

Chapter eight - wheres peyton?

3 WEEKS LATER****

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Thursday, April 16
6:26 AM

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I woke up to my alarm blaring in my ears. Another day. Every day just the same. One after another. I got ready as usual and my dad drove me to school.

School dragged on for what felt like years. I had no motivation, no feelings, nothing. My mind was blank. You may be wondering why I'm being like this all of this sudden. Well, let me take you back.

THREE WEEKS AGO****

I walked into my apartment to find my dad on the phone. I tried to ask him what was going on but he told me to shush. When he got off the phone, he explained everything to me.

"Honey, Peyton wasn't at school today. She told me she was going to her friends house after school and stay the night and I said okay. I got a call from the school saying she was absent today so I called the mom of her friend she said she was hanging out with and she said that she hadn't seen Peyton at all. I tried to track her phone but she turned off the location. I can't get ahold of her...she's missing"

I stood there, shocked at what I was just told. Why would Peyton run away? She had always been a little unstable but I never knew that she didn't want to be here with us.

"I already contacted everyone she knew and nobody knew where she was. I called the police and they're filing a missing persons report and they said they'd look for her but other than that I don't know what to do" he broke down. I ran up next to my dad to hug him and we cried in each other's arms. We both went our separate ways to our rooms after we shed some tears and didn't talk for the rest of the night.

Now, three weeks later and we still can't find her. Police told us she could have been hiding but we both knew that wasn't the only possibility. For all we know, she could be dead in someone's basement. I haven't been able to take my mind off of it. Negative thoughts filled my mind and I didn't know what to do.

I haven't told anyone yet but my friends have definitely noticed a change in my behavior. They keep bugging me and asking me to tell them but I don't feel like talking to people right now. I've kind of drifted away from my friends and stopped talking to anyone. I just wanted to be alone.

"Vivianne." Chris clapped his hands in front of my face. "What" I look at him with no expression. "Do you need a ride home?" He asked while walking towards the van. "No. I need to walk. To clear my head" I respond dryly. "Viv" Nick sighed. "What" I look up annoyed. "Just get in the car please. We need to talk to you. There something going on and we want to help" Nick pleaded. "Guys come in she probably just being dramatic as always. Let's go, I'm wasting gas" Matt said to them out the window of the van. "Bye" I said to Nick and Chris. They just watched me walk off down the street.

Dramatic? I'm not dramatic! Matt is such an asshole. Why would he say that? He doesn't even know what's going on. Not that he would care anyways. We were actually starting to get along before the whole Peyton situation happened. I told them all that I wasn't in a good spot and I didn't want to talk about it. They didn't listen so I just ignored them. I guess Matt took it personally so he started to be a dick towards me. Well two can play at that game. Fuck him.

When I get home, I just lay in my bed. The same thing I've done for the past three weeks. Nothing else matters right now. I don't really give a shit about school or homework. My thoughts are interrupted by my phone vibrating.

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Unknown

Hey baby

Who tf is this?

Guess 😘

No.
Who are you??

Come on baby, really?
It's Bobby ❤️❤️

How tf did you get my number

It's a secret 🤫😘
Anyways...go to prom with me

Uhhh fuck no
You're creepy as fuck.
I'm blocking you

You gonna be my prom date
Whether you like it or not 😉

Bobby
Stop
This is creepy
It's not the time for you to be acting like this

Well prom is next week and you don't have a date so this seems like a perfectly appropriate time ❤️

I do have a date

Wait what? Who is it??

I'm not telling you Bobby
You're gonna do some crazy shit

Well ig your date isn't gonna be with you the WHOLE night so I'll find a time to steal you away for a while 😜

Bobby no.
I'm fucking reporting you and blocking you

Vivianne took a screenshot
Vivianne took a screenshot
Vivianne took a screenshot
Vivianne blocked Unknown

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I shut off my phone and drifted off to sleep.

The next day in homeroom, Matt tried again to talk to me, still not understanding the fact that I needed space.

"Vivi, are you okay? You look terrible" he whispered. "Thanks Matt. That's one thing to say to someone who's looks upset" I say sarcastically. "Sorry, I didn't mean it like that but are you okay?" he tried to recover. "Matt just leave me alone. Why do you keep bugging me?" I say annoyed. "Jeez. I was just trying to ask if you were okay. You seem upset. That's all. Stop being such a bitch" he scoffed.

"Matthew and Vivianne, do I have to separate you two?" Mr Winston asked. "No" Matt groaned while I just stayed quiet with my head on the desk.

I started to feel tears welling up in my eyes. I don't know why. Matt called me a bitch all the time and it never affected me. Why now?

I continued the rest of the day, avoiding people and keeping my head down on the desk. Can today just be over already?

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