What have I missed?

Chapter 9: Back to school

All eyes were on me as I walked down the crowded high school corridor. My mum had convinced me that getting back to school would be good for me, but I feel worse. I have the popularity of a celebrity, but it's not as glamourous as being a singer or actor. I'm a coma girl, that's how everyone knows me. I have overheard people calling me that throughout the day many times. 

I'm in quite a bad mood because today I was reminded in science that I missed out on the school trip to the national science museum. Now I have to hear my science teacher Mr Ray refer to the 'spectacular trip that everyone should have been to' every lesson. 

The thing that has mainly upset me is my lack of anyone to talk to, without Alice, i have noone. I realised today that i depended on her way too much. She keeps showing off her friendship with Sophie all the time. Like earlier today she said: "Sophie, you are the bestest freind ever I wish i'd known you longer so I could have been your bff rather than that coma girl". That one hurt the most. 

I sat down in the lunch hall today with my cheese and ham panini and bottle of water just trying to ignore the murmurs and whispers of people surrounding me discussing my accident, when I noticed Louis across the hall...holding hands with Alice. The blood coursing through my body started to boil and I stood up to leave the hall when I heard my name called. "Ashleigh, you-" "Whatever you're about to say it is most certainly going to involve my accident so can you just leave me alone because as I said the other hundred times I do not want to talk about it!" I shouted at the now terrified looking shy, blonde girl in my year. She's really pretty and nice and now i kinda regret shouting at her, especially as most people have paused their conversations and are now watching me. "Actually, I was going to say you dropped your jacket, i'm sorry" 

I turned a dark shade of red, thanked the innocent girl that I now felt sorry for, and dashed out of the hall quick enough to avoid hearing any laughter or snide comments from the crowd that was watching me scream at a girl that did nothing wrong. I'm so stupid!