Wishing for Hope

Chapter 18

I didn't get to finish my painting because I was to tired and I knew it would take me a couple of days to finish. It was a simple piece but it meant a lot to me. 

I got ready for school and left to pick up Conner. I didn't know if I was going to try and avoid Lane or talk to him. I wasn't sure yet, but I knew he was going to try and talk to me.

Once we got to school Conner ran off with his friends, or maybe to find Amber I didn't hear what he said to me because I was looking for Lane. I didn't see him in the halls while I was going to first period. 

Once in my seat he walked in with slight bags under his eyes and he looked sad. Was that just because I wasn't talking to him? I looked down at my desk and he walked to his seat. That stupid seat that he sat in a couple of months ago that turned my world upside down once again.

 I sighed and sat through first period thinking of Lane instead of Caleb and that scared me because I felt like I was forgetting about Caleb.

After first period I shot up out of my seat and went to second period. I avoided Lane until lunch and when I saw him sitting there I walked back out. He had already saw me and ran after me. I was speed walking but he caught up with me. He spun me around to look at him, but I wouldn't met his eyes, and I kept my eyes down.

 I heard him sigh and with a small voice he said "day 16, clean out your locker." I nodded my head and we both walked towards my locker. I opened it up and I saw all the pictures of us. I carefully took each picture down and looked at them sadly.

 Lane stayed back and leaned against the lockers. There was a picture from our first date, at a couple parties. My birthday, his birthday, and some goofy pictures here and there. Next were a few old books that were his favorite that he made me read. One being the last Harry Potter book that I never got around to reading. 

I opened it up and on the first page Caleb had wrote something that said 'For my darling Hope, before I die you better read this book. I love it almost as much as I love you. I love you Hope Evans and don't you forget that. -Caleb your amazing boyfriend.' I laughed a little and I felt a tear slid down my cheek. 

Lane noticed and started towards me but stopped himself and went back to leaning against the lockers. I put the book down and picked up one of my old scarves that Caleb gave me. I put it to my nose and inhaled the scent. Even though it had been in my locker since summer it faintly smelled like him and a few more tears fell down my face. The last thing in my locker was Caleb's wallet. Why was it in my locker? I had a confused look on my face and then I remembered why it was there.

Flashback

"Hope it's summer why are we in the school?" Caleb all but yelled. I turned towards him and shhed him while creeping down the hallways. 

It was currently midnight and Caleb and I stunk into the school because I needed a book from my locker for some AP work. "and why do we have to be quite? NO ONE IS HERE!" He screamed and I turned around and slapped him on the chest "be quite Caleb!" I hissed at him. 

We reached my locker and I took out my phone for the flashlight to help look for the book. There was 10 dollars on the locker floor and Caleb went to grab it but I smacked his hand away. "Ow" he said while rubbing his hand. 

While I was looking for the book he grabbed the 10 dollars and started to put it in his wallet when we heard someone yell "Who's there?" I dropped my book in shock and Caleb dropped his wallet. The book made a loud sound and we heard foot steps coming our way. 

I grabbed the book and the wallet and threw it back in my locked and closed it and then grabbed Caleb and ran. We ran into the cafeteria and to a window. "Please don't be locked" I said to myself and opened it with ease and pushed the screen out. We both hopped out of the window and hid in the bushes.