Runners

Chapter 7

The minute I got home I immediately went up to my room to get ready to take a shower. When I walk in my room, I hear my mom call me from downstairs but honestly, I don't feel like talking anymore so, I just pretend like I don't hear her and go straight to my shower to get the water hot.

When it gets to the right temperature I start to undress and put  my shower cap on and get in the shower.

I still can't believe that I really fought Christi today. My emotions are really everywhere, and I just don't know how to feel.

I mean, part of me is so relieved and happy that I did it but, the other part of me is kinda sad and regrets doing it because look at where I am now.

As I start to lather up my loofah with soap, I start thinking about all of the events that happened today and I can't help but start crying.

After a good 10 minutes of crying, I finally hurry up and clean my body before getting out of the shower and sitting on my bed dreading putting on clothes. As I sit here contemplating my life I hear my phone ringing, and I see that Miah and Kayla were Face Timing me. I stare at it thinking about how I don't really want to answer it but I decide to answer it because they are probably worried about me.

Before I could even say hello, they were already bombarding me with questions, and I honestly felt like hanging up because I was not about to be playing 20 questions with them. I sit there and let them ask their questions until they finally stop, and I say,

" I hope y'all know I stopped listening to half of the questions because I could barely understand y'all but, just know that I am ok and that I got suspended from school for two weeks."

"WHAT!?!? They suspended you for two weeks even though it was your first time getting in trouble, that's crazy." Kayla says as I nod in agreement

"Damn Leah what actually happened because, there is a rumor going around that you just fought her because you wanted Ced for yourself, which we know is totally not true, but we just want to know what happened?"

So, you tell them everything from the altercation that y'all had after your first period class, to the talk that you and Cedrick had that made you go sit in the cafeteria, to Christi talking shit about you and slapping you which made you start to beat her to a pulp.

They just sit there the whole time not saying anything just letting you get shit off your chest and even cry a little.

At the end they end up just telling me that I did the right thing and that if I ever need to talk about that stuff then just call them. I thank them and tell them that my mom is calling me, so I have to hang up but in reality, I didn't want to talk about what happened today anymore. So, I decided to take a nap.

I woke up to multiple calls and text messages from Ced but instead of responding to any of them I put my phone on the charger and went downstairs to get something to eat. I honestly didn't feel like talking to him right now and I don't think I am ever going to talk to him again.

I'm not necessarily blaming him for the stuff that happened today but, he played a big part in it and, I don't think I'm going to be able to get over it. Especially since he wanted to yell at me about the way Christi acts towards me like It's my fault, she does the do.

And then gonna have the nerve to tell me I need to stop letting people talk to me crazy when that's exactly what he was doing. I don't even know why I let him comfort me while I waited for my mom either. I should have told him to fuck off and go worry about Christi.

When I get downstairs the minute, I turn the corner to go to the kitchen I see my mother sitting down at the table talking to Mrs. Brown. I don't say anything as I hurry and pass them and go straight to the fridge to see what imma get to eat.

I can't really hear their conversation because of them whispering but, after a couple of minutes they go completely silent, and I hear my name get called.

I let out a quiet groan and make my way back to the dining room.

"Leah, honey, take a seat." my mom says after examining my face. I do as I'm told and wait patiently for one of them to speak up.

After a few minutes I decide to break the silence by saying, " So is anyone going to say something or are we going to be having a staring contest because I want to get me something to eat." Still, no one says anything, so I start to get up before finally Mrs. Brown breaks her silence.

"Leah, I came here because I wanted to apologize for my actions today and I totally treated you unfairly. I know how hard these past 2 years have been because of Christi but, instead of doing something earlier I let it get out of control and that led to the events that happened today.

I don't expect you to forgive me, but I just wanted to tell you that I am truly sorry and that, if you would like, you can come back to school tomorrow morning. Or you can have the next two weeks off and it won't affect you in any type of way."

All I could do was stare at her in disbelief. She said all that bull at school just to come here and apologize. And she damn right ain't getting an apology out of me ever.

" Ok, well, I will be taking the next two weeks off since you said it won't affect me but, I want to make sure Christi has the same 2 weeks suspension when she gets out of the hospital, and I do not want to have her in any more classes."

"Ok, Leah, I will make sure that happens and I want you to know this will never happen again."

I nodded my head and got up about to walk in the kitchen but before left I had to say this, " Oh yeah, can you please tell your son to stop texting and calling me it's starting to get on my nerves and I know that if I text him, he's just going to keeping doing it, please and thank you."

"Um, ok is there anything you want me to tell him while I'm at it?"

" No, just that is fine, thanks." I say as I finally make my way into the kitchen to make me something to eat.

I hear my mother apologizing for my rudeness, but I really do not care. That lady has been horrible person to me ever since I told her what Christi had been doing to me, and she still didn't try to make a difference.

So, she can go on with that bullshit ass apology and leave me alone for the rest of my senior year.