The Game

Chapter 56

Serena

"Thank you." I say as Dean puts my plate in front of me. I'm glad it's not awkward from last night when I came on to him like that. "You welcome." He says and sits down next to me.

"I'm going out later." I tell him and he looks up. "I'll be back fast again. I just need to take care of some things."

"What things?" He asks me. I hesitate to answer, I'm not really sure if I should tell him.

"Well?" He says as I still haven't answered him.

"I got a call from the school, and I've decided to drop out.. I don't want to go to school anymore." I say quietly. He doesn't say anything for a while, he's just chewing his food and looking at me.

"So what exactly do you want to do? Work in McDonald's?" He says.

"God you sounded just like my dad right there. Don't say that again." I say as I remember the day I told him I didn't like school and he said the same thing.

"There are other things beside school, okay? And McDonald's." I say a little annoyed.

"Such as?"

"Such as singing, acting, becoming a billionaire like Bill Gate and Mark Zuckerberg." He puts his fork down and gives me a bored look.

"What?" I say and takes a deep breathe.

"Are you serious?"

"Yes."

"You want to be a singer/actor or Bill Gate/Zuckerberg?" He says mockingly.

"No. I just mentioned some things that doesn't need a school education." I say and he just shakes his head.

"You can't just drop out of school, Serena. It's stupid and irrational." He takes his fork again and eats. "You are going to regret it." He says and looks at me again. "Don't do it." he says and takes my hand. "I mean it, if you drop out I won't talk to you anymore. In fact I think you should start going to school again. I know you said the people are being dicks and stuff, but seriously screw them and just concentrate on your school." He says and his hand is still on top of mine, caressing it.

"I'll see..." I say. I don't feel like arguing with him about this. 

.....

I've just talked with the principal. I really wanted to tell him to sign me out, but what Dean said kept playing in my head. So I didn't. I told the principle that I will be starting again. I am not ready to be back yet, to see all the assholes right now. I need some of my books and I have to take them quickly before the bells ring and rush hour begins.

I open the locker and put the books inside my bag. I close it again and then I get scared by Rachel standing next to me.

"Jesus!" I jump and hold my hand over my chest. "You scared me.." I say and try to act cool. Rachel just smiles putting her hands in her pocket. "Long time since you last were here, huh?" She asks, surprisingly politely. "Yeah.." I answer. I don't really feel like talking to her. I remember how she really enjoyed watching me being humiliated in front of everybody.

"Where have you been?" She asks me.

"Places.." I answer coldly. She sighs and roll her eyes.

"Look I know we had that fight, but that's a long time now. Can we get over that?" She says. I just stand by my locker, lean against it sideways while I look at her.

"Why?" I ask skeptically.

"Why fight?"

"We not fighting, we are just..... not talking.." I say and keep looking at her. It's weird that she apologizes now. "But whatever.. I guess we can cross that off the list.." I say.