Echoes In The Field

Chapter 22

"Wanna go back?" Galio changed the subject. Kyle finally looks at him.

"Yeah."

"What did you do together?" Jane fidgets her necklace as her dyed dark blue hair with growing roots strands hits her face cause of the fan facing her.

"I was talking about my life to him." Kyle didn't looked at Jane, busy playing his guitar after not touching it for so long.

"What did he say?" Replied Jane sitting beside Kyle to the edge of the bed.

"He understands and felt sympathy." Kyle strum a rhythm when silences occured them.

"I don't know why but, he never tells his stories about his life." Jane complained and lay down to the bed.

"Maybe he's not comfortable yet?" Kyle responded when he stopped strumming his guitar.

"I wanna know his story badly. You need to get more closer to him and gossip it to me when he finally opens up." Jane sat up again and lean her arms back.

"I'm not like that, Jane. How about you get close to him so I won't have to snitch behind his back." Kyle announced quietly.

"Do you really like him?" Jane said out of blue. Kyle flinched.

"What kind of question was that?" He said, blushing lightly.

"You always blush when I say that type of question. You had to be hiding something from me." Jane scoffed from his stupidity in liking boys.

"S-shut up! I don't like him I just feel fine with him!" Kyle complained, gripping the neck of his guitar tightly.

"Whatever Kyle I never realized you liked boys all along." Jane laughed and get up from the bed to leave.

"Sh- Hey!! Don't say that to anyone! Especially Galio!!!" Kyle yelled in embarrassment and follow after her watching her way to the front door.

Jane grinned and waved goodbye to him before shutting the door. Leaving Kyle speechless and upset she had to know his hidden side.

"Tch, Jane..." He mumbled off before storming back to his room.

"Then you add the x and y is over there and blah blah blah...." The teacher flaps her mouth over and over Kyle seems like he's about to collapse in his chair out of boredom. His palm resting over to his cheek while staring out of the window and his mind wanders off....

"Kyle."

Someone calls.

"Kyle..."

"Kyle......"

"KYLE!"

his eyes opens wide, flinching to see the math teacher glaring at him.

"You fell asleep in my class. Again." She exclaimed and Kyle groaned.

"Sorry Ms. Brude I... Many things is happening lately-"

"I don't need to her any nonsense Kyle Schimidts, I'll report you to the principal's office tomorrow." Her stoned-up expression was not giving a hint of pranking him. Kyle stood up from the chair.

"But Ms. Brude... This only happened Twice!" He raised his voice.

"Detention. Now." Ms. Brude said in a strict voice a teacher would always do to scold a student.

Kyle stared at her and growled quietly in anger. He grabs his bag aggressively and left.

Lunch time passes by with Galio sitting alone since he couldn't find the others but most importantly, Kyle.

He took a sip of his orange juice when suddenly a student sits Infront of him to analyze it was Kyle looking really agitated.

"What's up Kyle?" Galio said between sipping his juice.

"I got yelled at Ms. Bruce saying I broke another chance of me to try not to fall asleep in class. I went to detention earlier and had to go to the principal's office tomorrow." Kyle murmured and look down to his tray of food, seems like he has no appetite to even eat.

Galio stares at him and take a bite of the baby carrots.

"Just for falling asleep?" Galio responded.

"Yeah! I couldn't hold myself, so many things is happening I can't help but...just...feel-" Suddenly, Kyle starts breaking down into tears. He cover his eyes and tries to not make his whimpers not to audible for people to hear his weepings.

Galio's lips parted as his fork moves away from his mouth from taking another bite. He looks around the chaotic cafeteria and decides to stand up and take Kyle somewhere more private.

"I can't help it, I have been causing so many troubles I don't want to upset my mom from me getting beaten up and has to waste our left over money to go to a hospital-" Kyle sniffles and struggles to breath. Galio's arm wraps around his shoulders for support and sits in a nearby bench.

Galio only supports there quietly, not seeming to know how to help his best friend. He stares at the ground and pats his back while he sobs gets more worse. He doesn't know how to help. He feels horrible right now.

"Mom, I'm home." Kyle announced quietly, closing the door with his foot with his head down, not wanting his mom to see his dry pain eyes.

Kyle went upstairs to place his bag down and lay down on his bed, taking off his beanie and staring at the ceiling. His mind wandering off in another world.

He stepped foot on the door mat and went inside, placing his bag down and to the kitchen. Galio couldn't stop thinking last lunch, seeing Kyle all sad and blames his life going downwards for him. Galio seems to take his fault instead.