The small towns bad boy

Chapter 16

Meredith's P.O.V
Im sitting in class waiting for the bell to  ring to signal first period. I look to the back of the class and Mike still isn't there. It's been four days since our "incident" and I haven't seen him since.

"So, you hurt the bad boys feelings. You should be proud. Not very many people can do that." Luke says as he sits beside me. I look down.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know he felt that way. I just thought-"

"You thought you could use him and walk away with no strings attached." He finishes my sentence. I looked down.

"I didn't want anything more then a kiss but yes. I thought that he could distract me from my problems."

"I already know everything. Mike has been getting drunk off his ass the past four days. I should be at my place with him but my parents would kill me if I skipped another day. He's in hiding though at my house, he's not my parents favourite person."

"Can you tell him I'm sorry?"

"I can but it won't help. You need to talk to him." We lower our voices since Mr. Hood started class.

"I can't, I can't face him. I still can't believe I did that." Luke sighs and shakes his head.

"Meredith he l-"

"Ms. Johnson and Mr. Hemmings! See me after class!" Mr. Hood yells at us. I just sigh and sit back and wait for class to end.

We ended up having detention after school for an hour. Once the hour was up I grabbed my bag and left. I noticed a little boy with curly brown hair, just like mine. Shit! He must have thought I left him. I walk over to him. "Ben I am so sorry" He looks up at me with tears in his eyes.

"Mere they said I'm dumb. They said I'm an orphan. That my parents hate me." I hug him and rub his back.

"Ben they don't hate you. They love you. And your not dumb, your the smartest kid in your class. They also obviously don't know what an orphan is. Your parents have to have passed away for you to be an orphan. Our parents are alive." I let him go and grab a tissue from my pocket and wipe his face.

"Ok" he nods.

"Let's go home." He grabs my hand and we walk home. We get there and I see someone sitting on the porch.

"Hi Mike"