Mission To The Heart (TeacherXstudent) (GXW)

Chapter 38 - Heading towards...

My feet touched the ground and pushed me forward to go as fast as I could, and I can say for sure that I'm gonna miss these woods this view. It has been three months, and I still feel pain in my back and shoulders from the gunshot wounds.

I still can't believe what happened, besides me almost dying that was not great and a big no-no to repeating it ever again.

Well, what can I say, my mother is alive and she didn't think it would be a great idea to let her only child know, but I guess I can't really blame her when her husband and my father his as crazy as they can get.

He was arrested and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. The disease is long gone and I hope it stays that way.
And then there's Jessica or Miss. Adams. What can I say? One moment she says she loves me, and then she gives me the cold shoulder when I'm starting to feel better. I know she stayed by my side when I was in the hospital, but when I woke up, she was long gone. The messages I sent went unanswered, and in class, she won't give me the time of day.

It's been tough trying to let go. Even though I want to hold onto the bitterness, I find myself unable to fully resent her. I guess I have to come to terms with her decision and move forward. Tomorrow marks my last day at school, and then I'm off to start a chapter in my life.

As I make my way home, I pass her house. She is on the second-floor balcony with her best friend Jackson. Our eyes lock for a few seconds until I look away. Enough is enough;
I make my way inside to be met by my baby boys.

I'm going to miss this house. I'm going to miss my friends and her. My night was spent alone, with my mother getting everything together so we could change houses. And as I fell asleep my dreams took me back to the first day I saw her.

I woke up feeling numb. I just wanted the day to pass quickly. I got dressed in the clothes I picked out yesterday, grabbed something to eat, and went to school.

I met Jason and Patricia in the parking lot.
I can't believe school is almost over guys. Jason said.
At least we sent our college application to the same universities and now we just have to wait. I said.

As we made our way inside, I could still feel all eyes on me. The rumors of what happened on our trip had spread around campus. I pulled Jason and Patricia along to the first class.

The school day was flying by faster than I had expected. At the end of the day, I would get ready to leave for the summer break instead of staying back. It seemed like the best decision for me and my mother, especially with everything that was going on with Jessica maybe it would make It easier.

We were the first ones to enter her class. Jason and Patricia greeted her, but I decided to stay quiet and sit down. When I looked up, she was already looking at me, and our eyes remained locked until the sound of more people entering the classroom made us look away.

"As you all know, today is your last day of school," she said, prompting loud cheers to erupt in the room. "So no work for you all, just try not to make too much noise."

"Hey, I can't believe we're all heading to university, maybe even the same one or at least one nearby," Jason said with a smile.
"I'm so excited to go, but I'm gonna miss you guys this summer," I replied.

It's going to pass by quickly," said Patricia, pulling me into a side hug. "Riley don't look, but our teacher can't seem to stop looking at you," said Jason.

Well, let her look because it will be the last time," I said, still trying not to look at her. "If you say so," said Jason.

Even though I wanted to stay strong and not look at her, my strength was wearing thin by the minute.
So when I looked at her I felt tears starting to form in my eyes making me look down, after three long months maybe my pain should be almost non-existent but looking at her made me realize that I still love her, that even though I want to forget that I do I really can't lie to my heart.

Riley, Riley...! Jason called.
Hmm...what? I asked.
The bell rung Camon let's go!
Oh, right! I said getting up.

In the midst of the commotion, as everyone was leaving the class, I heard someone calling my name. I knew it was her, but for some reason, I didn't stop; I just kept walking a little bit faster.

"Riley, she called you," said Patricia, pulling me against her to give me some support.

"I know, but I can't...I can't do it. If I see her before I go, I don't think I will be strong enough to go, guys," I said, almost crying.

"We got you, love, just take a deep breath," Jason said.

As we got outside we made our way to my car, the goodbyes made me a crying bitch, but it was a see you guys later really,  but it still sucked.

"I'm gonna miss you guys so much," I said.

"We gonna miss you too, Riley. " They said while pulling me for a group hug.

As I was getting inside my car with tears still running down my face, I saw Jackson and Jessica getting out of school and engaged in an intense conversation. I noticed Jessica looking around the parking lot until her eyes stopped at my car, and then at Jason and Patricia who were crying on the sidewalk. As she made her way toward them, I started my car. Our eyes locked for a few seconds before I started to drive away, only to pull up a few blocks ahead because I couldn't see anything with the rivers of tears running down my face.

After a while of crying and ignoring her persistent calls, I decided to take a deep breath and drive away. A fresh start, a new beginning.