The Other Side of Silence

Landon

*A few days before*

I arrived school cautiously, still looking out for Luke but still no sign oh him. I went straight to my locker to get my Geometry text book because I had remembered Mr. Gilbert gave us an assignment on a topic worth 10 marks and we all know I need those extra credit now more than ever because I haven't been really concentrating on school anymore for already established reasons.

I shut my locker door and was spooked by the someone that was way too close for comfort, I stepped back and lost my balance due to how much of a clumsy idiot I am and I felt a hand on my waist helping me regain my balance. I didn't have my glasses on so I couldn't properly see who it was and I wasn't in the mood to stick around and find out so I awkwardly thanked the tall, muscular figure and walked away.

I thought the locker experience would be the last but oh boy was I wrong. At PE he was there, at Gym he was there, at lunch he was there, everywhere I turn it feels like I'm being followed but this feeling seems a bit more friendly and relaxed than the way I feel when it comes to Luke. Who is this guy?

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Finally the school day had ended and I was finally free from all the fear of being watched and followed or so I thought. Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder and I immediately jumped out of fear loosing my balance yet again and again he caught me by my waist and helped me regain my balance.

I didn't like being touched like this, I don't even let Johnson touch me like this so whoever this is doesn't have that right either. I pushed him off me immediately after both my feet where firmly on the ground but he didn't budge, it was like my push did nothing at all but to respect my wishes he let go of my waist.

I was fed up of all this stalking and decided to take matters into my own hands. I took out my glasses and put it on and almost instantly recognized who it was.

"Oh Lycan it's you." I sighed a sigh of relief.
"Yeah it's me. Ava are you okay? I've been trying to talk to you since this morning and you've been ignoring me" He sounded hurt and my facial expression changed from relieved to apologetic. I'm very empathetic so the emotions of others can affect my mood.
"I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you, I wasn't wearing my glasses so I couldn't properly see your face, and I thought you were someone else that's why."

"Ooookay, Well I noticed Maya hasn't been in school for months now, is she okay?" He sounded concerned. Why didn't anyone tell Lycan?
"Oh well about that, Maya changed schools, Hehe." I laughed nervously as he stared at me dumbfounded.
"Wait wait wait, Maya left, and you didn't bother to tell me? You didn't think it would matter? What if I talked to her and she stayed huh what then? You knew what she meant and still means to me as you didn't care to tell me?" I saw the tears welling up in his eyes and I started feeling bad.

He just stared at the ground and his hands started twitching. "These hands could've be holding my Maya right now if you had told me when you found out, she could've been with us right now but you didn't care, you didn't, I would've texted her or called her but she changed her number and i know if i ask you to give me you won't." He said with his tears already sliding down his cheeks.

He was right, if he asks me I won't give him because Maya told me not to give anyone her new number and now I can't because she'll get even more mad at me. Ugh I need to deal with this Luke-Maya-Me problem quickly.

I knew that if I said anything at this moment I would make things even worse and I can't just walk out on him again so I did the only thing that came to mind at that moment, I hugged him tightly till he gasped. He hugged me back the same way and I felt his tears on my shoulder. I of all people knew what he was going through at that moment because the girl we love is not anywhere close to us and no longer in contact with us, a very painful feeling.

After about 5 minutes of being in that position he let go of me, wiped his tears and begged me for her number. I tried turning him down but I couldn't give him a reason that wouldn't expose the fact that Maya and I had a falling out. Then a lightbulb lit up in my head.

"I have an Idea, what if I organize a meet up session for the both of you. I'll tell her we should meet up because it's been long since we saw, bla bla bla and instead of me coming, you'll be the one showing you instead. She will be happy if you come instead of me anyway," I muttered the last part to myself. "So what do you say?"

"Yes, Yes, thank you thank you thank you soooo much." *Coughs* "I mean, yeah sure thanks." I just laughed at him and he rubbed his arm awkwardly.

"Okay so on Friday, that's 3 days from now Maya and I will be meeting up at a coffee shop by 8:00 AM so you better be there, I'll send you the details on the coffee shop, location and other stuff okay?"
"Yeah sure." He responded contently and I just smiled although I was hurting on the inside.

"I gatta go, I was supposed to be home like 10 minutes ago so bye." I waved him and just started walking away because I couldn't stay there any longer.
"Bye." I heard his voice one more time before I couldn't hear anything other than the sound of my own tears.

I Ubered my way home and once I got through the doors of my room I collapsed on my bed from Exhaustion, Weakness because all the tears that came out of my body dried me up amd the fact that I've yearned sleep for days because of the fact that I'm always up believing I'm been watched or monitored. In less than 5 minutes I fell asleep.

*Now back to the present*